17 h. ago Why did Starling block me from buying a EuroMillions ticket and lock my bank account for two days?

I couldn't buy a £2.50 Euromillions ticket on Friday as there was a gambling block I knew nothing about on my account.

Economics

17 h. ago Starling Bank blocked me from buying a EuroMillions ticket and locked my account for two days

I couldn't buy a £2.50 Euromillions ticket on Friday as there was a gambling block I knew nothing about on my account.

Economics

18 h. ago DWP confirms rules you must follow if you're going on holiday to avoid losing support

The DWP has issued a warning to millions of people about things they must do if they are going on holiday.

Politics

34 h. ago DWP confirm what counts as 'taxable income' as winter fuel payment rule announced after U

Millions of people in the UK will have their £300 payment restored this winter

Economics

39 h. ago DWP confirms qualifying period for Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 this year

All pensioners in England and Wales will automatically receive the one-off payment this winter.

Economics

40 h. ago DWP confirms group that won't have £300 winter fuel payment restored under new rules

After a hugely unpopular decision to strip universal payments and start means-testing pensioners last year, the government has confirmed more people will get support this winter - here is everything you need to know

Economics

4 d. ago Lily Allen gets huge boost after David Harbour marriage split

Lily Allen recently split from her five-year-long marriage to actor David Harbour and has since received an unexpected boost in her bank account, despite releasing no new music

Politics

4 d. ago Natwest bank app down with thousands locked out of accounts and unable to send payments

Around 66% of the overall reports were for mobile banking, 25% were for mobile login, and 9% were for online banking. Although the number of reports has started to drop, they continue to remain in the thousands

Economics

4 d. ago Nationwide issues clarification over £200 payments for customers

The mutual bank has issued clarification on the terms of its £200 current account switching offer

Economics

4 d. ago What is Britain's elusive 'national character'? The Ballad of Wallis Island might just tell us | Gaby Hinsliff

Rain, cardigans and puns: a melancholic new romcom set on a windswept island hints at a relatable British identityIt is, according to no less an authority than the romcom king Richard Curtis, destined to be “one of the greatest British films of all time”. But don’t let that put you off. For The Ballad of Wallis Island – the unlikely new tale of a socially awkward millionaire who inveigles two estranged former halves of a folk-singing duo into playing a private gig on his windswept private island – isn’t some floppy-haired Hugh Grant vehicle, but a reflection on our national character that is altogether more of its times.It’s a lovely, melancholic comedy about the acceptance of failure, loss and the slow understanding that what’s gone is not coming back: an ode to rain and cardigans, lousy plumbing and worse puns, shot in Wales on a shoestring budget in a summer so unforgiving that a doctor was apparently required on set to check for hypothermia. Its main characters have not only all...

Politics

5 d. ago Why mum stole £50k inheritance from her daughters as she's forced to pay it back

Margaret Hill and her father Gerald Hill acted out of 'greed and spite' as they drained the bank account containing £50,000, which was meant for Gemma and Jessica Thomas

Economics

5 d. ago Halifax and Santander account users get update as bank users told 'don't delay'

Halifax, Santander and Accord have all changed their mortgage rates in the past 24 hours

Economics

5 d. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payments will not be issued to all pensioners this year

The UK Government has not yet set out who will now qualify for payments of between £200 and £300.

Economics

7 d. ago Exact dates millions of Nationwide customers will get £100 payment in bank accounts

Eligible members will receive the Nationwide £100 Fairer Share payments in June and July

Economics

7 d. ago Government threatens legal action over Abramovich’s frozen Chelsea billions

The £2.5 billion proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC has been frozen in a UK bank account since 2022.

Politics

8 d. ago Embezzling mother who changed her name and swindled £500,000 from two different jobs by raiding OAPs' bank accounts is ordered to pay cash back

Stephanni Houston, also known as Bryden, had previously raided cash accounts of a blind lady aged 93 and an 89-year-old frail woman in her relentless pursuit of money.

Economics

8 d. ago DWP to carry out new checks on Universal Credit claimants with more than £6,000 in bank account

Anyone claiming Universal Credit with between £6,000 and £16,000 in their bank will start to get reduced benefit payments under Labour's new plans

Economics

8 d. ago DWP confirms exact number of years to assess all PIP claimants under new eligibility rules

DWP estimates that by 2036/37, 440,000 claimants will no longer qualify for the Daily Living component of PIP.

Politics

8 d. ago Lloyds Bank making huge change to accounts today with fees increased

Club Lloyds gives you one lifestyle benefit each year - you can choose between a Disney+ subscription, six cinema tickets, a magazine subscription, or 25% off certain food and drink brands

Economics

9 d. ago I crisscrossed America to talk to people whose views I disagreed with. I now have one certainty

I’ve spoken to white nationalists in Tennessee and Black activists in Texas – and learned about what it takes to connect across differenceThe residential community was lodged near a national forest on the outskirts of Scottsdale, Arizona. Forbidding gates and sentry posts restricted access to the exclusive development and its elegant homes. But security here went much further.Each cul-de-sac in the colony had its own individual railway gate, and many of the homeowners had installed gates across their own driveways as well. Anyone coming in or out of those houses would have to clear three checkpoints that set them apart from the wider world beyond. Continue reading...

Politics