The Goldman Sachs Grinch: Marcus Bank to cut easy-access rates AGAIN… just days after NS&I slashed accounts to as little as 0.01% Marcus cut its easy-access rate from 1.05% to 0.7% in October It will cut it again on 11 December as cuts to savings rates continue The best buy easy-access rate pays just 0.7% … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Bank of England takes up the slack amid fears for its independence By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 25 November 2020 Under the leadership of Governor Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England has done a sterling job in helping to limit the … Read more
Northern regions battle to host new National Infrastructure Bank and Treasury outpost amid calls for them not to be placed in big cities By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:58 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 25 November 2020 The race is on across the north of England as leaders compete … Read more
David Rhind was a prominent Scottish architect in the 1800s. Born in Edinburgh in 1808, was the son of a lawyer, John Rhind, while his mother was Marion Anderson. Rhind is believed to have left Edinburgh for London, learning his trade at the drawing office of Augustus Charles Pugin – an Anglo-French artist, architectural draughtsman and writer. … Read more
Frankie Essex looks stylish in leather look leggings and a fedora as she volunteers at baby bank charity By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 12:22 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 12:22 GMT, 22 November 2020 Frankie Essex looked stunning in an all black outfit as she volunteered for a baby bank charity on Saturday. … Read more
Co-op Bank deal with ‘aggressive’ US private equity firm spells ‘devastation for customers’, warns MP By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 18 November 2020 The Co-op Bank is facing a backlash after it emerged it was holding takeover talks with ‘aggressive’ US private equity … Read more
British banks on block as bidders circle: TSB, Sainsbury’s Bank and Co-op Bank lined up as takeover targets By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 17 November 2020 Three British banks could soon be changing hands as a wave of dealmaking sweeps across the sector. … Read more
Emma Corrin was seen handing out meals at the Ringcross Food Bank in Islington on Friday, ahead of her debut on The Crown. The actress, 24, who plays Princess Diana on the fourth series of the Netflix hit from Sunday, appeared pensive as she helped staff during the coronavirus pandemic. Sporting a protective face mask … Read more
The whistleblower whose explosive revelations triggered the Martin Bashir scandal believes the BBC journalist’s historic interview with Princess Diana helped set her on a fateful path culminating in her death. Graphic designer Matt Wiessler unwittingly helped Bashir gain access to the Princess by allegedly duping her ‘gatekeeper’, brother Earl Spencer, with phoney bank statements. Last … Read more
With interest rates across the market being slashed to near zero, the nation’s savers are urged to embrace providers and companies they may never have considered before. These include Sharia banks, brands they have never heard of and digital banks which should offer better returns from their combined £1.7trillion cash pile. Otherwise, the millions of … Read more