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Financial experts express alarm after jump in sums people taking out of retirement pots amid ‘jitters’ about taxOlder savers should avoid making rash decisions about their pension cash based on “fear and rumour”, experts urged this week.The warning cam…
Current and retired staff complain about delays, backlogs and poor communication at Teachers’ PensionsTeachers who retired this summer have been left waiting for pension payments they were supposed to receive at the start of September, with some saying…
Consumer group says uncertified car seats that put lives of children in danger are being sold by leading online retailersUnregulated children’s car seats are being sold by leading online retailers in the UK, a Which? investigation has found.The consume…
Financial watchdog says proposals to allow providers to set own limits would be more convenient for shoppersContactless card payments could go above £100 and potentially become unlimited under proposals to allow banks and other providers to set their o…
A new survey finds less than half of British people now carry a wallet – even though 80% own oneName: The wallet.Age: The word originates from the late 14th century, meaning something like knapsack. That’s how Shakespeare uses it in Troilus and Cressid…
Experiences of booking for big London gigs underscore the opaque practices of some online platformsWhen Danny bought tickets to see Deftones in Crystal Palace Park he was not expecting to be initiated into an apparent subterfuge.Yet shortly before the …
Users of the salary advance service marketed by their employers say it was all too easy to slip into debt‘Financial wellbeing’ app targets low-wage workers with high-interest loansWhen Andy, a server in Pizza Express, found himself in financial hot wat…
Critics concerned as Wagestream offers loans of up to £25,000 to workers at Pizza Express, Asda and others‘The app’s like candy’: Wagestream borrowers’ concernsLow-wage workers are being offered a controversial new type of high-interest loan of up to £…
CEO Michael O’Leary ‘makes no apology’ for airline’s policy and says monthly cap of €80 will also be removedRyanair will pay airport staff increased and unlimited bonuses of €2.50 for every non-compliant carry-on bag they take from passengers, the airl…
Typical annual bill to increase by just over £35 to £1,755 from October when Ofgem raises government price cap by 2%Business live – latest updatesEnergy bills will rise more than expected for millions of British households this autumn as a result of th…