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Tesco shoppers are told to check their bank statements after thousands are charged TWICE due to ‘technical error’ Thousands of Tesco customers are warned they may have been double-charged Retailer said a ‘technical error’ had triggered a wave of overpayments nationally Issue stretches back to February 6 at shops in Borehamwood and Newmarket ***Have YOU been … Read more
Burberry repays Bank of England loan after a sales bounce-back in China By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 14 February 2021 Boost: Burberry’s online sales in China grew by a ‘triple digit’ percentage in the third quarter Burberry has repaid its Bank of England loan … Read more
The Duchess of Cambridge was left delighted after a little girl introduced herself as a ‘princess’ during a video call about the ‘lifeline’ provided by a baby bank that has become a vital service for parents during the pandemic. Kate, 39, who is based at her Norfolk home Anmer Hall, highlighted the emotional as well as practical support … Read more
February is known as the month of romance – but lockdown rules have resulted in further isolation for singletons, leaving thousands with lonely hearts seeking love remotely. But with this desperation comes another threat: romance fraud. It has become a very lucrative industry for fraudsters, and last year victims of this type of scam were … Read more
Hundreds of people formed the ‘largest queue’ ever seen by staff working at a food bank as Covid-19 continues to cause unprecedented levels of food poverty in the UK. London’s Community Kitchen livestreamed people queuing 7ft apart outside the bank in Wembley, West London on Saturday at 11am. The group’s head of outreach Afzal Parkar … Read more
The rapid rollout of the vaccination programme across the UK means a decisive corner has been turned in the battle against Covid. A decisive corner is about to be turned for the economy too, with enormous amounts of pent-up financial energy waiting to be released, like a coiled spring. With 13 million of the most … Read more
Britain’s economy will bounce back like a ‘coiled spring’ once liberated from lockdown, a Bank of England boss says today. In an exclusive article for the Daily Mail, chief economist Andy Haldane insists the public are ‘desperate to get their lives back’. He believes a ‘decisive corner has been turned’ thanks to the Covid-19 vaccine … Read more
Britain’s first bank in 100 years to lend money solely to farmers has opened its doors to everyday savers with a range of competitive deals, This is Money can reveal. Cheshire-based Oxbury Bank, which obtained its banking licence in January 2020, will pay savers 0.58 per cent on a 95-day notice account, the third-best rate … Read more
A fifth of Britain’s wealthiest people are TURNED DOWN for mortgages despite having hundreds of thousands in the bank Not having a monthly pay slip means they struggle with ‘tick box’ applications Wealthy individuals also have issues applying for overdrafts and credit cards The problem has become worse, according to survey by a mortgage provider … Read more
Fraudster blew £175,000 on Riyad Mahrez’s bank card as he treated himself to £20,000 Ibiza spree, gambling and even a trip to Greggs -but it took Premier League football ace five WEEKS to realise cash was missing Riyad Mahrez, 29, didn’t realise his card was being used for five weeks in 2017 Sharif Mohamed, 32, … Read more