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Millions of customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland were locked out of their online and mobile banking accounts, as the banks experienced a Y2K-worthy meltdown in the first hours of...

The national living wage for workers over 25 will rise 51p from April, from £8.21 to £8.72, the government has announced.The 6.2% increase is four times the rate of inflation, which clocked in at 1.5%...

Presents are under the tree, turkey is in the oven, the Queen is on the telly, and Dad is in the home office, filing his tax return. Now it feels like Christmas.HMRC has revealed that 3,003 miserable...

The average household could see their council tax bill increase by £70 next year, after the government gave local authorities permission to hike taxes by 4%.From April, councils will be able to raise...

Households paid an average of £1,360 per year for gas and electricity in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest government figures. That’s up £42 from the third quarter of last year, when...

Assume your home insurance policy covers your mobile phone if it’s snatched out of your pocket on the street or train? You might want to check the terms and conditions of your policy, financial data...

Retail sales in the UK dropped by 0.6% in November, marking the fourth month in a row of falling sales, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Retail sales are also falling over the...

It’s easy to get caught up in a festive spending frenzy at this time of year. But if you’re not careful, you’ll find your bank balance a little bruised when the haze descends in January. Unless you’re...

Locked out of your TSB account in April 2018? You might receive the Christmas gift of delayed compensation from the bank.A number of customers have reported that they received letters from the bank...

App-based banks Monzo and Starling are joining their high-street competitors in hiking their overdraft rates on current accounts, in response to new regulation from the FCA.Monzo currently charges a...