1 hour ago Government issues new update for millions who must give Winter Fuel Payment back

Pensioners who earn over £35,000 a year will need to pay back their Winter Fuel Allowance

Politics

5 h. ago Crime expert claims doorstep murder of Alistair Wilson was 'professional hit linked to job'

Leading criminologist Professor David Wilson says the murder of Alistair Wilson was a professional hit linked to his work as a bank business manager and police should be using a forensic accountant to look at his dealings with clients.

Events

6 h. ago Government confirms date Winter Fuel Payment will start to be paid to pensioners

Some pensioners will receive their Winter Fuel Payments from today, the DWP has confirmed

Economics

7 h. ago Scam warning as winter fuel payments are rolled out to millions of Britons

DWP urges pensioners to discard any scam messages asking them to apply for payments

Events

8 h. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners start landing in bank accounts

Payments of between £100 and £300 will continue until mid-December.

Economics

40 h. ago ‘I opened up like a giant elevator’: the seven sly, savage stages of a £100,000 romance scam

Last year, romance fraud rose 52% for over-55s in the UK. Victims often feel they’ve made a terrible mistake and are at fault – but really, they’ve been expertly groomed by criminalsIn total, over two and a half years, Elizabeth gave £100,000 to “Sam”, the “man” she met online, who she thought she loved and loved her back. She emptied her savings account, pawned her late mother’s jewellery and took out bank loans. She became so overdrawn that she could barely afford food and lived mainly on soup.She had sent this money, for all sorts of reasons, to a man she’d never met. The first was a $500 Amazon voucher because Sam, a consultant, was out on an oil rig and needed to buy a manual. Later, the rig required a new part; then the tanker transporting the oil ran into problems, too. She gave money to Sam’s daughter who was trapped in an abusive marriage. Finally, when Sam became ill, Elizabeth was contacted by his doctor and began paying Sam’s medical bills. “When this doctor messaged to ...

Economics

47 h. ago Charlie Brooks shares before and after photos from her sobriety journey as she confesses a decade of wild nights left her crawling home with missing shoes and an empty bank account

Charlie Brooks has opened up on her sobriety journey as she confessed her fearful nightouts would leave her crawling home.

Economics

58 h. ago The account that could give you £38k more free cash compared to high street bank – and you don’t have to lift a finger

YOU could be missing out on tens of thousands of pounds of extra cash by sticking all of your savings into a normal savings account. Investing your money can get you much greater returns in the long run - but it can be tricky to know where to start. Recent research by Wealthify found 70%...

Economics

3 d. ago DWP statement over claimants losing access to bank accounts in anti

Investigators will also be able to directly take funds from people's bank accounts

Economics

3 d. ago DWP issues update over bank account checks for people on 3 benefits

Officials will also be able to directly take funds from a person's bank account

Economics

4 d. ago Exact date millions on benefits and Universal Credit will get EXTRA payment set to land in accounts in WEEKS

MILLIONS will receive a Christmas bonus in their accounts in a few weeks. The free cash is for people receiving certain benefits, and it will be paid automatically. It's delivered to bank accounts during the first full week of December. This year, December 1 lands on a Monday, so you should get the payment within...

Economics

5 d. ago Major bank 'closing all accounts' within weeks before Christmas

Bosses have set a deadline of December 2025 for the change and all apps will stop working with people needing to make a change

Economics

5 d. ago Premier League star has £800k ‘stolen’ from account at VIP bank in massive ‘fraud

Mali international Bissouma, who signed for Spurs from Brighton in 2022, is likely to have to give evidence if it goes to trial after allegedly being defrauded of close to £1million

Economics

6 d. ago Premier League ace Yves Bissouma has more than £800k ‘stolen’ from account at VIP bank Coutts in massive ‘fraud’

PREMIER League ace Yves Bissouma had more than £800,000 “stolen” in an alleged fraud from his VIP Coutts bank account.  The £30million Spurs midfielder’s losses occurred between September 2022 and June 2024, The Sun can reveal.  Maurice Gomes, 31, was initially arrested after a report from the player over a year ago.  Metropolitan police confirmed Gomes was...

Economics

6 d. ago Vote in our Independent Money poll: Does your main savings account match the Bank of England’s interest rate?

Each week, we invite readers to share their views on the financial stories making headlines – and impacting your bank balance

Economics

8 d. ago Man, 26, jailed over £1m supermarket gift card scam run by Chinese gangsters

Junkai Liu, 26, swiped the cards before they were tampered with and replaced. When customers paid to have funds put on them, the money was transferred into the gang's bank accounts.

Economics

8 d. ago Ukraine war victims may receive less than half of £2.35bn Chelsea sale funds

The funds remain frozen in a London bank account

Economics

8 d. ago I had a penny left in my bank account, now I'm a millionaire at 20! Hotel manager reveals how she scooped the jackpot on ITV's Win Win

Sienna McSwiggan from Halesowen, became a millionaire overnight after winning the million pound jackpot on the ITV game show Win Win, hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins

Society

8 d. ago Thieving woman steals £125,000 from own grandfather and left him with nothing

Madeline Shaw, 32, had not been paying his granddad's care home fees after he suffered a fall and instead removed £135,000 from his bank account - she cried as she was jailed for 18 months

Economics

9 d. ago This bank account could earn you up to £10,000 of ‘quiet interest’ next year — while you sleep

Allica Bank offers high interest on idle cash, cashback on spending, and a fully digital business account experience

Economics