Vladimir Putin has slammed the West for ‘picking on Russia for no reason’ and warned against any country crossing his ‘red line’ as he gave his annual state-of-the-union address on Wednesday. The speech comes at a time of heightened tensions at home and abroad over the situation in Ukraine where 120,000 of his troops are … Read more
Vladimir Putin says he is aiming for herd immunity from Covid in Russia by autumn as he gives his annual state-of-the-nation address amid heightened tensions over Ukraine and the ailing health of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The speech will be followed by nationwide protests in 100 cities in support of the hunger striking opposition leader … Read more
Nationwide lets first-time buyers borrow 20% MORE as it raises mortgage limit to 5.5 times salary – but they must lock in for five years UK’s second-largest mortgage lender changes loan-to-income calculation – but only for first-time buyers fixing their rate for between five and 10 years They will be able to borrow 5.5 times … Read more
Property price growth slowed slightly in the last month amid a ‘softening’ of demand ahead of the original end of the stamp duty holiday. The annual pace of growth slid from 6.9 to 5.7 per cent, according to the latest Nationwide index, marking the slowest 12 month rise since September 2020. The average cost of a … Read more
Nationwide has given its 13,000 office workers the choice of deciding where they want to work in order to give them more control over their lives under a huge work from home plan. The lending giant said it will put office staff in control of deciding where they are based according to their job once … Read more
BT pays staff £1,500 bonus… but firm faces first nationwide strike for almost four decades By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 BT has offered a £1,500 bonus to thousands of staff as it battles to prevent the first national strikes at … Read more
How to bag an Isa paying more than 1%: Nationwide launches new deal which comes with a £50 bonus for those transferring in more than £10k Nationwide’s new 18-month fixed-rate Isa will pay savers 0.75% It is open to existing customers but bonus bumps the rate up Isa rates have collapsed in the last year … Read more
While you might believe that 5G should be way ahead of 4G in network speeds, you’ll be surprised to know that in some cases it isn’t. At least for now, however that could change in the future. As found out by Sascha Segan of PCMag who conducted a test to discover that the Verizon 4G … Read more
The mystery person in Britain infected with the Brazil variant of coronavirus has been found, officials claimed today after a nationwide hunt lasting five days. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to confirm the discovery at a Downing Street press conference at 5pm and say that all the person’s recent contacts have been traced by … Read more
Missing patient with Brazilian Covid strain is FOUND: Passenger who flew into UK then vanished sparking frantic nationwide hunt and ‘surge testing’ is finally located after five days By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 15:37 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 15:51 GMT, 5 March 2021 The mystery person in Britain infected with the Brazil … Read more