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Best current accounts: First Direct brings back £100 switching bonus

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New logo, old switching deal: First Direct brings back £100 cash carrot as current account switching battle returns The bank closed its doors to newcomers last March amid the pandemic  Its £100 switching bonus hadn’t been available for almost a year Its parent bank HSBC brought back £125 to switch since last week Virgin Money … Read more

Best current accounts: First Direct brings back £100 switching bonus

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New logo, old switching deal: First Direct brings back £100 cash carrot as current account switching battle returns The bank closed its doors to newcomers last March amid the pandemic  Its £100 switching bonus hadn’t been available for almost a year Its parent bank HSBC brought back £125 to switch since last week Virgin Money … Read more

Jon M. Chu signs on to direct Universal’s adaptation of Wicked

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After losing director Stephen Daldry last fall, Universal Pictures is back in business with a new director for their long-awaited Wicked adaptation, Jon M. Chu. Daldry had insisted on shooting Wicked in London, with the lack of stage space available and Universal’s insistence on moving quicker than he was comfortable with cited as the reasons … Read more

Norway denies ‘direct link’ between deaths of 33 elderly people and Covid vaccine they received 

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Norway denies ‘direct link’ between deaths of 33 elderly people and Pfzier Covid vaccine they received Head of Norway’s medicines agency said there was no evidence of a direct link Steinar Madsen told Bloomberg the vaccine’s mild side effects could theortetically affect pre-existing conditions in elderly patients All those who have died were 75 or … Read more

Direct cremations made up a quarter of all funerals during early pandemic

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The cost of a basic funeral has risen to £4,184 on average, but more families opted for budget cremations during the pandemic and their price has dropped to £1,554. A ‘direct cremation’ takes place without a funeral service, and ashes are returned to a family afterwards, allowing them to organise a personal memorial for a … Read more

Save a small fortune in 2021 by sifting through your direct debits

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Are you looking to streamline your finances running into the New Year? A great way to start is by sifting through your direct debits and standing orders to pin down exactly what you need and don’t need spending. It can be hugely satisfying to weed out the superfluous expenses. Covid-19 restrictions have made many subscriptions … Read more

Fury as energy giant E.On takes 1.5MILLION customers’ January direct debits up to 11 DAYS early

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Fury as energy giant E.On takes 1.5MILLION customers’ January direct debits up to 11 DAYS early without warning – leaving them out of pocket on Christmas Eve – as firm blames ‘IT issue’ with no refunds until the 29th Thousands complained online, with some saying they now have no money E.On told MailOnline that around … Read more

Fury as energy giant E.On takes 1.5MILLION customers’ January direct debits up to TEN DAYS early

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Fury as energy giant E.On takes 1.5MILLION customers’ January direct debits up to TEN DAYS early without warning leaving them out of pocket on Christmas Eve – as firm blames ‘IT issue’ with no refunds until the 29th Thousands complained online, with some saying they now have no money E.On told MailOnline that around 1.5million … Read more

Patty Jenkins reveals that she might not return to direct a third Wonder Woman film

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She returned to direct the highly anticipated sequel Wonder Woman 1984 after the first film was rapturously received. But now Patty Jenkins has indicated that she may not return for a third movie in the blockbuster series starring Gal Gadot. During a conversation earlier this week on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the 49-year-old … Read more