33 m. ago Santander bank goes down as users hit by major outage fume 'I've never been so let down'

Customers are bombarding the bank on social media after they have been left unable to make simple transactions

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3 h. ago Martin Lewis says it's ‘bad news’ as major bank makes huge change to spending rules

Currently, Chase banking customers can earn 1% cashback on all debit card spending worldwide - up to £15 a month. However, from April, both new and existing customers will only earn cashback on certain grocery, transport and fuel purchases

Economics

3 h. ago Martin Lewis shares 'bad news' for everyone who has a Chase banking card

Martin Lewis has warned anyone who uses a Chase banking card that they might have to find another bank as the bank has announced they're making some big changes to their cashback feature

Politics

4 h. ago 'I thought I just had a bad headache – now I'm learning to walk and talk again'

Doctors at Maidstone Hospital in Kent found Phoebe O’Shaughnessy's extreme symptoms were caused by an autoimmune condition manifesting on the opposite end of her body

Politics

4 h. ago The Kilmarnock star who beat Rangers DRUNK as he shackled Brian Laudrup after a night on the whisky

Former Killie midfielder Mark Reilly reveals how Rugby Park teammate Dylan Kerr dealt with same bad news the night before the game

Politics

4 h. ago Major bank set to pay customers £12.5m compensation after IT outages

A major bank is set to pay £12.5million in compensation after IT outages left millions of customers unable to access their bank accounts.

Economics

6 h. ago Barclays: bank to pay £12.5m compensation for online app outage and login glitches over past two years

Frustrated customers faced major payments disruption - now the bank is paying up 💰

Economics

6 h. ago Germany bond rout worst since fall of Berlin Wall as Merz promises to boost defences

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz (pictured) outlined plans to exclude military spending from the country's stringent 'debt brake' rule to free up cash.

Politics

6 h. ago Bank of England boss warns UK faces 'substantial' risk from Trump's trade war

Governor Andrew Bailey said there is a 'major shift going on in the US' which the Bank would have to 'take very seriously'

Events

16 h. ago 'Bad news for Man United' as Paul Merson delivers Europa League admission

Manchester United take on Real Sociedad in the first leg of their round of 16 Europa League tie on Thursday before hosting Arsenal on Sunday

Events

16 h. ago Germany's incoming Chancellor pledges to do 'whatever it takes' to boost the nation's defences and moves to lift 'debt brake'

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz (pictured) outlined plans to exclude military spending from the country's stringent 'debt brake' rule to free up cash.

Politics

20 h. ago European markets soar as Germany moves to lift ‘debt brake’ and raise defence spending

Berlin’s ‘big bazooka’ proposal sends industrial stocks surging but fiscal sea change also hikes borrowing costsBusiness live – German debt ‘bazooka’ rallies stocks and euroEuropean financial markets have rallied sharply and German borrowing costs have soared after the country’s prospective leaders announced a historic deal to loosen its “debt brake” rule to boost spending on defence.The yield – in effect the interest rate – on 30-year German government bonds rose by about 25 basis points to 3.08% in its biggest daily increase since October 1998. Continue reading...

Economics

21 h. ago Danny Jones' wife left a 'broken woman' after huge life change he branded a 'nightmare'

The wife of McFly star Danny Jones, Georgia, faced a difficult time during his stint on I'm A Celeb as she faced a major life milestone without the support of her husband

Politics

22 h. ago FTSE 100 lags behind Europe after Germany outlines ‘seismic’ spending surge

European markets rose sharply after Germany announced a historic change to its fiscal rules to spend heavily on defence and infrastructure.

Politics

22 h. ago ‘A risky bet’: Friedrich Merz criticised over plan to lift Germany’s debt rules

Chancellor-in-waiting accused of taking part in ‘debt orgy’ after proposing loosening rules to boost defenceGermany’s chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, is facing a barrage of criticism from opposition politicians over his radical proposals to loosen rules on running up debt to allow for higher defence spending and boost the economy.The CDU/CSU leader’s proposals for a multibillion-euro package, agreed with his potential coalition partners the Social Democrats, have been described as everything from a “bazooka” to “an extremely risky bet” by economists. He himself has called them vital “in light of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent”. Continue reading...

Events

25 h. ago Wetherspoon announces huge change to menus across 900 UK pubs from today

The festival sees a range of never-before-seen real ales from countries across the world sold at Spoons, which includes beer from brewers in Australia, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, and the USA

Politics

26 h. ago Santander the latest major bank to axe its handy text message alert service

Santander has told customers it will stop sending text message alerts notifying them of account changes from 12 May.

Events

26 h. ago Jose Mourinho looked me in the eye and what I saw spells bad news for Rangers fans who can’t stop congratulating him

Our man Scott McDermott is on the ground in Istanbul and got up close and personal with Mourinho

Politics

26 h. ago The 2026 Trade War World Cup encapsulates our new nativist world order | Aaron Timms

The Trump administration’s tariffs have sparked tension with co-hosts Canada and Mexico. That’s bad news for a tournament that is supposed to unite nationsThe start of the run-up to a World Cup is traditionally an upbeat affair. New stadium launches, inclusion-friendly marketing and merch campaigns, the unveiling of a tournament song or quirky mascot: these are the traditional signals by which host nations announce that the big show is approaching. This time, pre-tournament preparations are taking shape a little differently. Thanks to Donald Trump and his determination to pursue economic armageddon against the US’s co-hosts, Canada and Mexico, the tone for the 2026 World Cup is being set not by Shakira or an anthropomorphic keffiyeh but by reciprocal tariffs, a flurry of cross-border insults, and crumbling diplomatic relations between the host nations. On Tuesday, Trump confirmed that the US will begin imposing levies on most imports from Canada and Mexico; Canada immediately retali...

Events

26 h. ago European markets soar as Germany lifts ‘debt brake’ to raise defence spending

Berlin’s ‘big bazooka’ move sends industrial stocks surging but fiscal sea change also hikes borrowing costsBusiness live – German debt ‘bazooka’ rallies stocks and euroEuropean financial markets have rallied sharply and German borrowing costs have soared after the country’s prospective leaders announced a historic deal to loosen its “debt brake” rule to boost spending on defence.The yield – in effect the interest rate – on 30-year German government bonds rose by 16 basis points, after having earlier jumped by as much as 25 basis points to 3.07% in its biggest increase since October 1998. Continue reading...

Economics