3 h. ago Another high street bank joins the cash offer war in bid to win your current account

NatWest will give you £175 to move banks - and you could earn even more

Economics

4 d. ago Slimmed down Peter Wright barely eating in bid to be first Scot to win three World crowns

Snakebite has shed three stone as he attempts to get his game back to peak performance

Politics

4 d. ago This high street bank will pay you £200 to open a new current account

A major bank is about to launch a new current account switching bonus, allowing savers to earn £200 for moving their current account.

Economics

4 d. ago Major high street bank launches new £200 cash offer to switch your current account

Lloyds want your cash and are offering incentives to attract new customers

Economics

4 d. ago Prince Harry visits Ukraine on surprise trip to offer help to soldiers injured in war

Duke of Sussex aims to do ‘everything possible’ to help thousands of wounded military personnel

Events

6 d. ago Major UK bank giving away cash prizes up to £10,000 to customers

Customers will be automatically entered into the Dream Fund prize draw if they deposit £5,000 into their personal current account or savings account before September 30

Economics

6 d. ago Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent

One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardshipDowning Street’s failure to tackle child poverty and reduce food bank use is helping to drive public discontent with falling living standards and fuelling a desire for political alternatives, the UK’s biggest charity food provider has warned.Trussell said one in six UK households went hungry last year and, without ambitious policies to tackle deepening poverty, Britain faces the prospect of locking in a “new normal” of increasingly severe hardship across society. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Street robber brutally attacked stranger and took his bank card to withdraw £400

Malakyi Thompson, 23, punched his victim who was treated for facial injuries, including a cut to his face, grazes and bruises to his nose as well as two chipped teeth

Economics

8 d. ago Major high street bank closes 4 more branches this week – see full list of locations

NatWest is set to close four more branches this week as part of its plan to axe 106 branches by the end of 2025. The bank has already closed 53 branches in January 2025

Politics

8 d. ago Major high street bank closing four branches in these locations this week

NatWest announced in June that it would be closing a further 53 branches, with four set to close in September. Here's the full list of branches that will be closing this month

Politics

9 d. ago Women's Rugby World Cup 2025: Latest results, standings and knockout fixtures as England unbeaten in pool play

High expectations as England bid to win on home soil

Politics

1 week ago Walker Cup: Why captain Dean Robertson has faith in his 'band of brothers'

Scot has prepared meticulously for his bid to land rare win on US soil in event’s 50th edition

Politics

1 week ago High street bank cuts opening hours at one Scottish branch and 40 in UK

The bank has confirmed big changes to walk-in branches while other locations will shut for an extra day each week.

Politics

1 week ago A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying

The pictures from this week’s military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the earlier economic gathering would seem to offer a striking, maybe even sinister, message to the United States and its allies — evidence of a possible new reconfiguration of rising power in Eurasia, an “Axis of Upheaval,” as one U.S. analyst has called it

Politics

2 w. ago Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake

Prime minister brings in chancellor’s deputy and former Bank of England chief to newly created senior roles• Downing Street shake-up: who’s in and who’s out at No 10Keir Starmer has attempted to wrest back control of economic policy from the Treasury by bolstering his No 10 team, bringing in the chancellor’s deputy and a former Bank of England chief to senior roles.Ahead of what is likely to be a tumultuous autumn for the government, he created two new roles with Darren Jones put in charge of day-to-day delivery and Minouche Shafik appointed the prime minister’s chief economic adviser. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago James Bulger killer Jon Venables could be freed within months after parole bid win

Jon Venables could be released from prison in just a few months if his killer wins his latest parole bid.

Events

2 w. ago Marc Guehi breaks silence on Liverpool transfer bid after starring in Crystal Palace win

Liverpool transfer target Marc Guehi was on the scoresheet as Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Sunday, but the defender remained coy on his future after the match

Sport

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Tax raid fears hit banking shares, US inflation data in focus

FTSE 100 banking stocks are under pressure after a think tank urged Rachel Reeves to consider tax raid on major firms such as Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest.

Economics

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Banking stocks hit by levy fears, US inflation data in focus

Banking stocks are under pressure after a think tank urged Rachel Reeves to consider hiking a windfall tax on major firms such as Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest.

Economics

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Call for bank levy, US inflation data in focus

Stock market sentiment will be tested later when figures in the US show the impact of tariffs on the prices of goods and services.

Economics