Top brass at the Bank of England have confirmed they are actively ‘considering’ whether or not to take UK interest rates into negative territory as a result of the economic fallout from the pandemic. In its Monetary Policy Report today, the BoE has dedicated four pages to discussing negative interest rates, outlining both the pros … Read more
Ciarran Stott proudly declared he had no interest in becoming a social media influencer on Tuesday’s episode of Bachelor In Paradise. But a quick look at the 26-year-old’s Instagram page tells a very different story. Since leaving the show in December last year, Ciarran has uploaded dozens of sponsored posts, many of which feature special … Read more
President Donald Trump says he is on board with Microsoft buying the US arm of TikTok but they need to have the deal sorted by September 15 or the popular social app will be banned. Trump’s comments on Monday came as Microsoft added $77 billion in market value less than 24 hours after confirming it … Read more
Jane Fallon’s new novel Queen Bee features a nice woman with unruly hair who likes to dress in denim and trainers. Right now I am looking at Jane who is a nice woman with unruly hair pinned into a straining top knot, who happens to be wearing denim and trainers and I am thinking to … Read more
Bank of England could launch another £100bn stimulus as interest rates face a cut to zero Economists expect rates are to remain at 0.1% when the Bank meets this week But Bloomberg said markets are already beginning to price in a cut to negative Bank to publish a report this week into the prospect of … Read more
A decade of misery for Britain’s savers has been capped off by cuts to easy access rates which now mean that savers can get no more than £1 interest for every £10,000 saved at any of the High Street banks. Barclays has followed HSBC, Lloyds Bank, NatWest and Santander in slashing the rate on its … Read more
Club Lloyds customers to earn less interest as Britain’s biggest bank is the latest to cut current account perks Account currently pays a blended interest rate of around 1.2% on up to £5,000 This will be cut back to 0.8% from October Tesco Bank and Santander have announced cuts to their bank account perks as … Read more
The new language of love? One in five people across the UK use emojis instead of text when messaging a romantic interest uSwitch surveyed 2,000 Britons ranging in age from 16-year-olds to pensioners Adults between 22 and 35 are the most likely to send an emoji in a message Humour, anger and ‘cheekiness’ are the … Read more
Beware the easy-access deals that give nothing in return: £200 billion sitting in accounts that pay no interest By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 July 2020 Savers are piling a record amount of cash into easy-access accounts, but some will now pay them … Read more
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE Third time’s a charm! Daisy Lowe refuses to let lockdown get in the way of her love life as she smooches a new man… weeks after romances with Christian Langdon and Jack Peñate Do you know Daisy’s mystery love interest? Email [email protected] By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 16:53 BST, 14 July 2020 … Read more