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• NatWest customers can hit £780 by end of 2025 using 1 savings account method

  28-02-2025 18:24 via express.co.uk
  
  The savings challenge is structured to be easy to follow, and can help people amass hundreds of pounds.
  
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• Online banking problems prompt MPs’ concern amid UK branch closures

  28-02-2025 18:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Thousands of Lloyds, Nationwide, Halifax, TSB, Bank of Scotland and First Direct customers affected on FridayBusiness live – latest updatesThousands of UK bank customers were struggling to access their accounts on Friday, prompting concerns among MPs as lenders continue to close branches in a wider push towards digital banking.The IT failures meant customers of TSB, Nationwide, First Direct and Lloyds Banking Group – including its Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands – w
  
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• Biggest threat to our pensions is ticking time bomb - and it's not Rachel Reeves

  28-02-2025 16:21 via express.co.uk
  
  OPINION: Our savings are in peril. Not because our government wants to tax us more or take away 'expensive incentives, its because of something far more sinister, writes Samantha Downes.
  
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• NatWest offers mega mortgages – but there's a warning

  28-02-2025 15:49 via express.co.uk
  
  The banking giant has increased its loan-to-income criteria for residential capital and interest mortgages
  
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• Going away on a cruise or long holiday could invalidate your home insurance

  28-02-2025 15:32 via express.co.uk
  
  As more adults embrace the 'grown-up gap year,' a hidden risk lurks in the shadows. Could a simple oversight turn your dream escape into a costly mistake?
  
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• British Gas makes major change to scheme giving £1,700 to customers

  28-02-2025 15:08 via express.co.uk
  
  Energy firm British Gas has made a big change to its scheme offering £1,700 off bills for customers.
  
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• The dangerous motorway manoeuvre that could see you slapped with a £5,000 fine and ban

  28-02-2025 14:54 via express.co.uk
  
  One of the most common driving offences in the UK is overtaking dangerously - and it could see you hauled before the courts and hit with a hefty fine
  
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• State pension National Insurance 36-day warning as people told 'act now' to get more money

  28-02-2025 14:31 via express.co.uk
  
  The government has set a firm cut-off date of April 5, 2025
  
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• Building society boss in devastating verdict on Rachel Reeves ISA 'threat'

  28-02-2025 14:11 via express.co.uk
  
  The chancellor is widely expected to target ISAs in a tax raising move as the country hits cashflow issues
  
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• EDF Energy giving customers free electricity for 5 days in March

  28-02-2025 13:50 via express.co.uk
  
  EDF Energy is giving free electricity for five March dates
  
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• Cash Isa providers fail to offer savers benefits of more flexible rules

  28-02-2025 13:30 via theguardian.com
  
  While they offer attractive interest rates, many providers won’t let savers open a second Isa account in the same tax yearSavers hoping to make the most of their Isa allowance as the end of the tax year approaches may be surprised to find that some providers haven’t adopted rule changes designed to make the tax-efficient accounts more flexible.With the future of cash Isas reportedly under discussion at the Treasury, this year’s last-minute rush to invest before 5 April is under
  
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• ‘They’ve lost my trust’: consumers shun companies as bosses kowtow to Trump

  28-02-2025 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Americans are using their wallet to hurt where it matters – including during Friday’s planned ‘economic blackout’Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.In late January, Lauren Bedson did what many would likely find unthinkable: she cancelled her Amazon Prime membership. The catalyst was Donald Trump’s inauguration. Many more Americans are planning to make similar decisions this Friday.Bed
  
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• UK house prices rise for sixth straight month despite ‘affordability challenges’

  28-02-2025 09:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Average price of property increased by 0.4% to £270,493 in February, Nationwide saysBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices grew for the sixth month in a row in February despite signs of a sluggish economy, according to a building society, as economists expected a rush of people trying to complete purchases before stamp duty increases in April.The average UK house price rose by 0.4% during the month, up from 0.1% the month before, according to an early measure from Nationwide,
  
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• Brutalist and modernist homes for sale in England – in pictures

  28-02-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From an apartment in London’s famous Barbican to a penthouse in a former office block in Norwich Continue reading...
  
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• Is the tide starting to turn against Trump? – podcast

  28-02-2025 00:21
  
  This week, Donald Trump continued to dominate the world stage, welcoming a procession of global leaders to Washington, including Keir Starmer. But while the ‘special relationship’ is front and centre in the UK, attention in the US is very much elsewhere. As the president goes full steam ahead with his domestic agenda, there are warning signs for Trump in the polls. So, could he be in trouble at home? And how could the Democrats take advantage?Jonathan Freedland speaks to Stanley Gree
  
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