61 m. ago Prince William launches £50million home building project as he makes homelessness plea

Prince William visited Millenium House in Poole today, which offers services to those at risk of homelessness, as he launched a £50million new scheme backed by Lloyds Banking Group

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1 hour ago Prince of Wales wants project to end homelessness ‘to move to the mainstream’

The prince visited an 11-bed housing scheme in Poole for people with mental health issues.

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5 h. ago Lloyds banking app down live: Users across multiple UK banks unable to access their money on mobiles

Payday payments affected for second month in a row amid outages across high street

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5 h. ago Bank of Scotland app problems: Is the app down, as TSB, Nationwide, NatWest, Barclays hit by banking issues

Customers of a host of banks, including Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, Halifax and TSB, are reporting problems accessing funds through their banking apps

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5 h. ago Bank of Scotland app problems: Is the app down, as TSB, Nationwide, Halifax, Barclays hit by banking issues

Customers of a host of banks, including Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, Halifax and TSB, are reporting problems accessing funds through their banking apps

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6 h. ago Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and TSB banking apps down — leaving customers locked out on payday

Nationwide has apologised for the problem and advised customers to keep an eye on its status page.

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6 h. ago Online banking: Nationwide, Lloyds, Halifax, and more down as payday service issues and problems reported

Thousands of customers are struggling to access their banks on payday... again 💸

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7 h. ago Lloyds Bank says 'we're sorry' amid major bank outages including TSB, Halifax and Nationwide

These banking apps are down this morning, Friday 28 February

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7 h. ago Lloyds Bank down: Halifax, TSB and Nationwide online banking not working

Lloyds Bank and other banks’ online services appear to be down in a major outage.

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7 h. ago Bank of Scotland among seven banking apps down as thousands unable to access accounts

Frustrated customers are having difficulty accessing their online banking on what is payday for many

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8 h. ago UK banks Lloyds, Halifax, Nationwide, Barclays hit by massive technical problem

Problem detecting site shows big outage also impacting TSB, First Direct and the Co-operative

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8 h. ago Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and TSB banking apps are DOWN

Lloyds Banking Group is experiencing an outage this morning, which is affecting the Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and TSB banking apps.

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55 h. ago Why I'd choose a fixed rate Isa despite the lower rates: SYLVIA MORRIS

The market for savings products is a bit more nuanced at the moment - and requires a different tactic to earn the most interest over the long term.

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58 h. ago Elizabeth Struhs death: father jailed for 14.5 years as sect faces sentencing for eight

Jason Struhs is the first of 14 members of Toowoomba religious group the Saints to be sentenced for Elizabeth’s 2022 death by withholding insulinFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe father of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs has been sentenced to 14-and-a-half years in prison, with a minimum of 80% to be spent behind bars, for the death of his eight-year-old type 1 diabetic daughter by denying her life-saving insulin.Jason Struhs was the first of 14 members of Toowoomba-based religious sect the Saints to learn his fate at a sentencing hearing in the Queensland supreme court on Wednesday, after they were found guilty of manslaughter over Elizabeth’s January 2022 death by diabetic ketoacidosis.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Tropical Cyclone Alfred yet to intensify as it lingers off Queensland coast

BoM says category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about 930km north-east of Mackay and is tracking slowly south through Coral SeaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA slow-moving tropical cyclone off north-east Australia is expected to linger in the Coral Sea for at least the next few days, but forecasters say there remains a risk the system could eventually turn towards the Queensland coast.The Bureau of Meteorology says category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about 930km north-east of Mackay, and is tracking slowly south through the Coral Sea.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Extra 220 children may have been wrongly detained as adult people smugglers in Australia, government admits

In 2023 the federal court ordered $27.5m compensation for an initial estimated 220 Indonesian minors wrongly detained – but that number has now doubledFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has revealed that a further 220 Indonesian children may have been wrongly detained as adult people smugglers, doubling the number initially thought.Late in 2023 the federal court ordered $27.5m in compensation for an estimated 220 Indonesian children who were wrongly detained as adult people smugglers between 2010 and 2012.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches closing in March

Bankers will be able use any Lloyds Banking Group branch near to them if affected by the closures

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4 d. ago Full list of 21 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches closing in March

Lloyds will pull down the shutters on 13 bank branches, while Halifax is shutting seven branches and Bank of Scotland is closing down one site - see the full list below

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4 d. ago AA to offer people instant access savings accounts from the end of next month

Personal loans will also be available which could help people buy a new car or pay for driving lessons.

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4 d. ago Fairer access to mortgages and pensions for entrepreneurs could boost UK economy

The Federation of Small Businesses called for the mortgage application process to be simplified for self-employed people, among other measures

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