While many have been soaking up the spring sunshine, farmers across southern England are facing growing concern over the impact of an extended dry spell on their crops. With little rain forecast in the coming days, many fields are struggling, as crops sown earlier this spring fail to germinate in increasingly parched soil. For farmers […]
Lloyds Bank is under renewed scrutiny after former clients and whistleblowers accused it of failing small businesses in the years following the 2008 financial crash, despite receiving a £20 billion taxpayer bailout designed to keep credit flowing to SMEs. A joint investigation by the BBC and Panorama has heard allegations that Lloyds deliberately scaled back […]
UK house prices recorded their sharpest monthly fall in a year as the housing market cooled following a rush of buyers trying to beat changes to stamp duty thresholds in England and Northern Ireland. According to Halifax, the average price of a home fell by 0.5% in March to £296,699 – marking the largest monthly […]
One in four UK adults say they have been duped by ticket scams for high-demand events, losing an average of £82 each, according to new research from Nationwide Building Society. The warning comes just ahead of the highly anticipated resale of Glastonbury Festival tickets. With thousands of fans set to scramble for a limited number […]
From today, businesses operating online must stop using hidden fees and fake reviews, under sweeping new consumer protection laws that aim to save UK shoppers billions and boost confidence in digital marketplaces. The reforms – introduced as part of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 – target so-called “sneaky” or “dripped” fees, which […]