Some of the best interest-free credit card offers around have been cut or removed from sale over the last month, as lenders evaluate their offers amid the economic crisis caused by coronavirus. Barclaycard and Tesco Bank have reduced 0 per cent balance transfer and purchase credit card terms throughout March and early April, while Sainsbury’s … Read more
A travel expert has revealed how buying MasterCard gift cards can turbo-boost your airline and hotel reward points tally by hundreds of per cent. Ben Nickel-D’Andrea, a luxury travel writer who runs the NoMasCoach.com tips site, discovered that some earn five points per dollar on credit cards, up from the usual one point per dollar. … Read more
This morning, the Financial Conduct Authority announced proposals to try and help people struggling with their finances as a result of coronavirus. The proposals are subject to a quick-fire consultation and could come into force next Thursday. Banks have already brought in some measures themselves, but the FCA proposals seek to ensure that customers of … Read more
Apple lets its credit card holders defer April payments without penalty because of financial hardships caused by coronavirus Apple said customers can forego payments on interest for the month of April It cited financial hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic To activate the offer, customers will have to contact customers support Apple rolled out the … Read more
Children’s nurse is left in tears after Aldi shoppers abused her for ‘queue-jumping’ with her NHS pass after 13-hour nightshift Nurse who was subject to snide comments after using NHS card to avoid queues She had just finished 13-hour nightshift at Liverpool Children’s Hospital She stopped at an Aldi as it opened to pick up essentials … Read more
The coronavirus lockdown has left many of us with unanswered questions about how we should go about our daily lives and the risks we face. Last week, we asked for your questions about the pandemic, which we then put to leading experts. Here, Professor John Oxford, a virologist at Queen Mary University of London, and … Read more
GP reveals you should be disinfecting your bank card once a week because it could be contaminated with bacteria from users all touching the same reader amid coronavirus outbreak Exclusive: Dr Chike Emeagi explained it’s possible for the coronavirus to survive long enough on the flat surface of a card reader to be transferred to … Read more
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share adorable Mother’s Day card from George to Kate, as they pay tribute to Carole Middleton and Princess Diana in a touching post – saying they’re thinking of ‘mothers new and old at this difficult time’ Prince William and Kate Middleton, have taken to Kensington Royal Instagram Shared snap of … Read more
Whenever Boris Johnson has sticky news to deliver, he has what card sharps call a ‘tell’. I’ve come to know it as his imaginary pen rummage routine. It begins with a dramatic double pat to the chest. A quizzical look then creeps across his face, as though to say: ‘Where is the blighter, what have … Read more
Apple lets its credit card holders skip March payments because of financial hardships caused by coronavirus Apple said customers can forego payments on interest for the month of March It cited financial hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic To activate the offer, customers will have to contact customers support Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and … Read more