More than 700,000 savers could be paying too much tax after interest rates plunged to record lows. It is yet another blow for beleaguered savers already struggling to earn an income from their nest eggs. And long delays at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) means anyone attempting to correct their tax code and claw back … Read more
Tide may be turning for savers as some providers start to nudge up rates ‘Best-buy’ two-year fixed-rate bond from Zopa pays 1% interest The best rate on a one-year bond is now 0.86% That’s higher than 0.7% at the start of the month and 0.59% in April By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more
The Office for National Statistics report could not explain why some religions had higher death rates than others in England and said it was ‘difficult to separate’ from known risks in ethnic minority groups.
A new study from the National Institutes of Health found that suicide rates spiked by 30% for black Americans and 16% for Asians/Pacific Islanders from 2014 to 2019.
Atom Bank, raised its easy-access rate to 0.5 per cent, but customers must download its banking app onto a smartphone to qualify. The best easy access account at a bank branch pays just half this.
Two Latino activists groups working to deliver vaccines to their community. The groups set up sites to receive the vaccine and work to combat vaccine misinformation.
Nearly 150,000 customers lost savings to bank transfer scams last year. Many lost life-changing sums. But while some were fully reimbursed, others received nothing.
Spark of hope at last for savers as rates have risen from the rock-bottom levels of earlier this year By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 18 May 2021 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 18 May 2021 Atom Bank now pays 0.85 per cent on its one-year fixed-rate bond Savings rates have risen … Read more
Homeworking rates soared during 2020 thanks to the pandemic lockdowns and Government efforts to keep offices and factories closed, new figures revealed today. The proportion of the working population that stayed at home rose by 60 per cent last year, with around one in 12 people regularly swapping the office for the spare bedroom or … Read more
British economy to grow at fastest rate since WWII: Bank of England significantly upgrades growth forecast for 2021 to 7.25% – up from 5% – after jab rollout success and lockdown easing By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:18 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 12:51 BST, 6 May 2021 Advertisement The Bank of England … Read more