4 h. ago Major UK bank slashes mortgage rates as low as 3.64 per cent

Rate reductions are being made on two, three, five and 10-year fixed-rate products

Economics

34 h. ago Average mortgage rates have fallen back below five per cent in November

Average mortgage rates have decreased to 4.99% in November, falling below 5% for the first time since September 2022

Politics

50 h. ago Series of solar panel rooftop fires put Miliband's green energy plans under scrutiny

Blazes involving the renewable energy devices and their batteries rose faster than the rate of installations in 2024, soaring by 60 per cent over the last two years.

Events

4 d. ago Major bank issues warning over SCAM weight loss jabs as number of customers being duped surges

Santander says its customers have lost thousands to weight loss drug fraud, and the number of people falling for fake online ads is rising.

Economics

9 d. ago Major £25,000 hike to bank protection rules set to land within WEEKS – here’s how you’ll benefit

MILLIONS of people with savings in UK bank accounts will soon have more of their cash protected.  The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which oversees banking in the UK, proposed increasing the amount of savings that are protected if a financial firm goes bust to up to £110,000 in March. If you put money into a bank, building...

Economics

1 week ago Benefits poised to surge 3.8% and state pension 4.8% in April as Rachel Reeves desperately looks for ways to curb spending

Universal credit and disability handout rises are typically linked to the CPI inflation rate for September, which was revealed today as 3.8 per cent.

Economics

2 w. ago Halifax bank evacuated in major incident as police cordon off the streets

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

Events

2 w. ago Bank services down for Lloyds, Halifax and other major names

A crash at hosting company, Amazon Web Services, has seen outages reported across hundreds of online services, games, and apps, including Lloyds and Halifax online banking

Politics

2 w. ago Major internet outage hits websites, apps and Lloyds Bank after issue at Amazon Web Services – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outage Heads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational inno­vations (AI, Power and resources, and Longevity), and pockets with...

Economics

3 w. ago Interest rates held: which type of mortgage will suit you now?

Five types of mortgage loan you should know about as the base rate of interest is held at four per cent

Politics

3 w. ago Anthony Joshua agrees to fight Dave Allen rival with 86 per cent knockout rate

Arslanbek Makhmudov claims he will could Joshua next if he beats Allen this Saturday

Sport

3 w. ago ‘The debasement trade’: is this what’s driving gold, bitcoin and shares to record highs?

Investors fear governments will not – or cannot – rein in borrowing so are putting their money elsewhereNils Pratley: the AI valuation bubble is now getting sillyInvestors are piling into assets such as gold, bitcoin and shares amid worries about government debt, central bank independence, and the weakness of major currencies such as the dollar. The trade has even been given a moniker: the “debasement trade”. But what does it mean? Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Metro Bank issues statement after customers complain of major account errors

One person claimed they were entered into an unauthorised overdraft

Economics

4 w. ago ‘You’ve taken my money’: Metro Bank customers report negative balances after major glitch

Some customers unable to send or receive money after technical issue with banking app

Economics

4 w. ago Barclays Bank: major UK bank handing out £900 through new customer banking switch offer

The bank’s latest deal could see savvy switchers pocket hundreds in free cash 💰

Economics