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Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke calls licence fee ‘dumb’

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Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke calls the licence fee ‘dumb’ and suggests it has no place in modern television Mr Dyke, 72, led broadcaster from 2000 until 2004  and said fee is out of date He said the idea of a ‘compulsory tax on the TV set sitting in the corner’ is ‘dumb’ The licence … Read more

Downton Abbey creator accuses BBC of putting the TV license fee at risk with its ‘ridiculous’ bias

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Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes accuses the BBC of putting the TV license fee at risk with its ‘ridiculous’ bias that alienates viewers Julian Fellows says that the BBC displays ‘ridiculous’ bias that alienates viewers Downton Abbey creator stopped short of calling for licence fee to be scrapped The dramatist and Tory peer said that Channel 4 … Read more

Will you be charged a fee for using credit card to pay back Klarna?

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Credit card customers of high street bank Halifax have reportedly been hit by charges when trying to make Klarna repayments, the buy now, pay later firm said.  In a statement on its website published last week following an exclusive story from This is Money which revealed a Tesco Bank credit card customer had been charged … Read more

New poll reveals that more than half of Brits want the BBC licence fee abolished 

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A new poll has revealed that more than half of Brits want the BBC licence fee to be abolished. Data collected from 2,005 adults across the country also found that the majority of people (79 per cent) believe the corporation should pay for over-75s licences. It comes amidst debate over the future of the fee, … Read more

DAN HODGES: Coogan and Dimbleby can weep and wail, but the BBC licence fee MUST be scrapped 

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Alan Partridge is taking to the streets.  ‘I would man the barricades to defend the BBC,’ actor Steve Coogan pledged last week, before warning Ministers that ‘they’ll have a fight on their hands if they threaten it’. He won’t be alone. Yesterday BBC royalty, in the shape of veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby, joined the uprising. ‘The … Read more

Ryanair told to reimburse passenger charged fee for hand luggage on a Liverpool to Alicante flight

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Spanish court orders Ryanair to reimburse a passenger who was charged a fee to take hand luggage on a flight from Liverpool to Alicante The no-frills airline was ordered to pay the traveller £40 (50 euros) and interest She claimed was asked to pay to take carry on bags on a service from Liverpool But … Read more

Interactive Investors unveils monthly fee model while Hargreaves Lansdown announces new global fund

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The Isa season officially ended with the tax year but the UK’s biggest DIY investment platforms have upped the ante in their bid to win investors’ funds by unveiling new propositions.   Interactive Investor has announced the introduction of three subscription plans involving a monthly fee to replace its existing quarterly charging structure from 1 June. … Read more