Dominic Raab clashed with MPs today as he defended the UK’s decision to slash aid for the world’s poorest by £4billion because of the pandemic. The Foreign Secretary was told that delays to signing off cash for aid agencies – which should have been done almost a month ago – had left them in a … Read more
‘All cheques and no balances’: Labour blasts Boris Johnson over £2billion cost of ‘crony contracts’ handed to Tory friends and donors during the coronavirus pandemic Labour’s Rachel Reeves attacked a lack of oversight over contracts handed out Accused Government of overseeing an ‘an unseemly gold rush’ of PPE contracts Said: ‘This crisis has been an opportunity … Read more
NS&I ignored savers without the internet before making the decision to axe Premium Bond cheques in the post, insider reports reveal. The savings giant has been accused of abandoning older customers in its drive to axe prize warrants to save money and paper. Now Money Mail has discovered that the bank only consulted customers with … Read more
Premium Bond prize cheques given temporary reprieve, after NS&I announces U-turn on plan to cull them By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 Premium Bond prize cheques have been given a temporary reprieve, after National Savings & Investments announced a U-turn … Read more
Today Money Mail lays bare your distraught reaction to NS&I’s proposal to axe Premium Bond cheques and pay winnings direct into bank accounts instead. This means customers must provide their bank details online or over the phone, which many savers say they are just not comfortable doing. The Treasury-backed bank yesterday bowed to pressure from … Read more
Small and micro businesses are the backbone of the British economy. So it comes as no surprise that, when commerce was shut down, the Chancellor felt he had to come to the rescue.
Premium Bonds go paperless: NS&I will stop sending out prize cheques in the post to help reduce unclaimed winnings cases NS&I will completely phase out paper prize warrants after next February Savers will instead be told to provide their bank details and be paid by transfer 74% of NS&I customers have already gone paperless but … Read more
Humbled by your generosity: As your Mail Force cheques arrive, it’s clear your kindness knows no bounds with more than 10,000 so far – worth up to £400,000. On behalf of the NHS and care staff who will benefit, we salute you all NHS medical director Professor Stephen Powis – ‘To raise £1 million in … Read more
Five out of the six High Street banks allow customers to bank cheques made out to their middle names By Samantha Partington For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 10 September 2019 | Updated: 09:13 GMT, 11 September 2019 Current account holders can still bank cheques made out to their middle names in five out … Read more