European banks hike international payment fees for British expats

Thousands of UK expats living in Europe face having to revamp their finances in the aftermath of Brexit as British banks close their current accounts and European ones hike the cost of sending money overseas. Customers of some of Britain’s biggest banks including Barclays, Lloyds and Nationwide Building Society living in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands … Read more

Azealia Banks posts disturbing video of herself ‘digging up dead cat Lucifer and boiling it’

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT AND IMAGES AHEAD  Azealia Banks is trending on Twitter after posting a gruesome video of herself appearing to dig up her dead pet cat Lucifer and boiling it. The 29-year-old rapper posted – and deleted – a disturbing set of clips in which she and another person exhume the bagged remains of … Read more

Year in Monzo: Bank’s customers reveal how they’ve saved money

Jade Hilder saved up £1,000 into an emergency fund after worrying about whether she could financially support her family Tesco employee Jade Hilder credited going ‘fully Monzo’ and joining the popular ‘Monzo Savings Squad’ Facebook group for helping her develop a savings habit, having previously had ‘no idea about money’ and spent money she didn’t … Read more

Balance transfer credit cards: Some banks boost interest-free deals

Banks have brought back or boosted balance transfer deals over the last month as they loosen the lending taps, but borrowers looking to clear their debts still have less choice than ever before. MBNA, Sainsbury’s Bank and Virgin Money all lengthened the interest-free terms on some of their cards, while the supermarket lender also reopened … Read more

Brittany Banks accuses Yazan Abo Horira of cheating on her and stealing money

Brittany Banks accuses Yazan Abo Horira of cheating on her and stealing money during their relationship as the exes reunite on 90 Day Fiancé Bares All By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 17:41 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 17:41 GMT, 4 January 2021 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way star Brittany Banks has accused … Read more

Will 2021 see the end of free banking as banks struggle to turn a profit?

At the start of September, buried in an otherwise nondescript update about changing terms and conditions, the digital bank Starling made an unusual announcement. From 4 November, the bank would ‘introduce an interest rate of -0.5 per cent on deposits over €50,000’ held in its euro account.  Starling had become the first British bank to … Read more

Investment banks scoop £5bn from UK firms racing to raise cash

Investment banks scoop £5bn from UK firms racing to raise cash to see them through the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:18 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 29 December 2020 Investment banks have scooped £4.9billion from UK firms this year as desperate companies scrambled to raise cash to … Read more

Netflix and creators of Outer Banks sued over ‘stealing’ plot of teen drama from author K.W. Wooten

Netflix and the creators of Outer Banks sued over ‘stealing’ plot of their teen drama from author K.W. Wooten By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 16:29 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 16:29 GMT, 27 December 2020 Independently-published author K.W. Wooten has reportedly sued Netflix and the creators of Outer Banks for ‘stealing’ the plot … Read more

Boost for smaller banks as Treasury names Keith Skeoch for major review

Boost for smaller banks as Treasury names City veteran Keith Skeoch for major review Keith Skeoch will lead a review of banking regulations  He will revisit the stringent rules put in place to rein in banks after 2008 crisis The review is also expected to form part of plans to boost the sector after Brexit  … Read more

End of mortgage drought as banks gear up for price war in New Year

End of mortgage drought as banks gear up for price war in New Year By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 19 December 2020 Banks have kick-started a mortgage price war, ending four months of rate hikes.  In a report, the Bank of England revealed … Read more