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Nationwide backs Mail campaign on to stop tax grab on savings

Nationwide backs Mail campaign on savings: Top five building societies support demands to stop tax grab By John-paul Ford Rojas For The Mail On Sunday Updated: ... read more

CITY WHISPERS: Estonians grab licence while Revolut is forced to wait 

CITY WHISPERS: Estonians grab a UK banking licence while fuming Revolut bosses are forced to wait By Mark Shapland, Financial Mail On Sunday Updated: 22:01 BST,... read more

FUND FOCUS: £2.3bn trust Worldwide Healthcare in rude health

FUND FOCUS: Worldwide Healthcare in rude health as £2.3bn trust seeks out the best biotech firms By Jeff Prestridge For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 10... read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: Gloomy picture for investors as ‘art’ firm fails

My elderly and vulnerable stepfather was called by art company Smith & Partner Limited during the Covid lockdown.  They befriended him and encouraged him t... read more

Billionaires clash over future of beleaguered fast fashion star Asos

Billionaires clash over future of beleaguered Asos amid fears it could become fast fashion’s latest victim By Emily Hawkins and Mark Shapland For The Mail... read more

Labour eyes sweeping changes to the Bank of England: Lack of diversity tops agenda

Labour is eyeing sweeping changes to the way the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee sets interest rates if it wins the next election. The party s... read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Profiteering? Never, say the insurers… but premiums keep rising 

Insurance company representatives appeared before the Treasury Select Committee last week. They were called in to respond to accusations of profiteering as prem... read more

UK households set to spend more than £600 each on their gardens

Britons splash out on fancy padding pools with UK households set to spend more than £600 each on the garden By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:... read more

Question: Why has the house price faded? Answer: We’re not having enough sex!

The great housing boom may have lasted 40 years but the golden era is officially over. And, rather surprisingly, what we Brits get up to in the bedroom has a lo... read more

Steer clear of Junior Isas: Regular accounts now offer better rates 

Why parents should steer clear of Junior Isas: Regular accounts now offer better rates Rates climb after figures showed inflation had not fallen as much as pred... read more

Experts predict Bank of England base rate to hit 5.5% by end of the year  

Bank of England ‘to hike interest rates again this month’: Experts predict base rate to hit 5.5% by end of the year By Patrick Tooher For The Mail O... read more

HAMISH MCRAE: How to win in the world of AI

Beware the hype; focus on the substance. Not a bad rule in life, but one particularly appropriate now with the frenzy over generative Artificial Intelligence. O... read more

Pension funds hit buffers after rout on the bond markets

Pension funds hit buffers after rout on bond markets: Sainsbury’s and M&S among firms to see value of schemes plunge By Patrick Tooher For The Mail On Sun... read more

The stock markets need predators like us, says Melrose boss Simon Peckham

When engineering group Melrose took over GKN in 2018 in a £7 billion deal, it was the biggest and most bitterly-contested hostile bid in Britain since Cadbury ... read more

It’s the end of the road for our troublesome all-electric cars 

We’re all being encouraged to switch to electric cars for obvious reasons: they are kinder to the environment than petrol or diesel models as they do not ... read more

How wearing these clothes or shoes could earn you a £5K fine or road ban 

With summer upon us, and forecasters predicting a welcome stretch of sun, life just feels a little more carefree … and that includes our clothes. But driv... read more

Interactive map reveals areas with the most sluggish internet speeds are – how bad is your area? 

Britain’s broadband blackspots: Interactive map reveals UK areas with the SLOWEST internet speeds – how bad is your area? By Alexander Butler and Ol... read more

Why millions of Londoners will ignore ULEZ and continue using cars despite new daily £12.50 fee

Millions of Londoners will ignore the ULEZ when it expands to outer London and keep using their cars as public transport provision is so unreliable, a report ha... read more

Is universal basic income a good idea? This is Money podcast

Money for nothing: Is universal basic income a good idea? This is Money podcast By This Is Money Published: 09:41 BST, 10 June 2023 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 10 Jun... read more

Mortgage lenders axe 10-year fixed-rate deals

Mortgage lenders axe 10-year fixed-rate deals denying homeowners the chance to lock in long-term as rising rates wreak havoc in market By Adele Cooke For The Da... read more

Watch out for these property scams when buying or renting

Moving house can be stressful enough without having to deal with property scams.  The most common types of scam can include conveyancing fraud, as well as comi... read more

Greggs will open 150 new shops across the UK this year

The boss of Greggs has said the bakery chain is on track with plans to open 150 new shops across the UK. The sausage roll seller said it will open new stores in... read more

How women can max out their pensions and close 35% gender gap

The first official measure of the gender pensions gap has revealed a yawning hole in women’s savings. Women reach age 55 with a third less saved into priv... read more

Heathrow strikes: Will my travel insurance cover me if flights are disrupted?

Strike strife! How to make sure your travel insurance covers you if your flight is affected by airport strike action this summer Passengers at Heathrow airport ... read more