Black Monday! Share price “tsunami” as market panic smashes pension and Isa savers | Personal Finance | Finance
Today’s meltdown began in Japan, where Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 crashed 13.4% soon after opening. That’s the country’s biggest stock market crash ever, beating the one than after the deadly 2011 tsunami, which killed 20,000 people. It’s worse than crashes during the 2008 financial crisis and on Black Monday in 1987. Markets have More...
Santander explains what to do if your bank card is stolen while away on summer holidays | Personal Finance | Finance
Santander has set out what to do if your bank card is stolen while you are away on your summer holidays. A worried parent of a customer got in touch with the bank over X to ask: “My son has had his card More...
Millions face being hit as government change ‘raises costs’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Millions of pensioners could face a 15 percent increase in the cost of staying warm due to the loss of the Winter Fuel Payment and an increase in tariffs. The warning comes from fuel poverty campaigners and More...
Car insurance prices fall for first time in two years as cost of living eases further | Personal Finance | Finance
The average price paid for car insurance fell by £13 when comparing April to June with January to March, marking the first quarterly decrease in two years, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Typical More...
Double amputee returns to work after 20 years unemployed | Personal Finance | Finance
A double amputee out of work for 20 years who wondered if he would ever find a job again has spoken of his delight at his new highly rewarding career. Mark Allen, from Colwyn Bay, works as a carer for Cera providing More...
Calls for 25% tax break ‘super-deduction’ as Labour overlooks ‘critical issue’ | Personal Finance | Finance
A company boss has called for Labour to bring in a 25 percent “super-deduction” tax break to encourage investment in a key sector. Graham Smith, head of customer success at cybersecurity firm OryxAlign, More...
Women on state pension handed £45,604 with ‘backdated’ rule | Personal Finance | Finance
Women claiming a state pension could get as much as £45,604 handed to them if they make a backdated claim for a little known pensions loophole which the government has promised to pay back for. Thousands of More...
Halifax phishing scam alarm as bank points to telltale sign a phone call is not from them | Personal Finance | Finance
Halifax has warned its customers of a sign a phone call may be fake after a customer reported a potential phishing call purportedly from the bank. The saver got in touch over X to ask: “Are you ringing More...
NS&I explains key Premium Bonds form after unusual question | Personal Finance | Finance
NS&I has set out the rules for investing in Premium Bonds after a question from someone who wanted to open an account on someone else’s behalf. A person contacted the provider over X to ask: “I More...
Stop bullying honest pensioners Labour and smash UK’s £8bn benefit fraud industry | Personal Finance | Finance
Labour defends its move to scrap the winter fuel allowance for 10million pensioners by arguing that many are wealthy and don’t need it. The problem is, several million do need support with their fuel bills More...
