The economic crisis is having an effect on British relationships with almost a third of couples admitting to arguing more this year, mainly about money and household chores, according to PayPal. Continue Reading »

Alliance & Leicester, Barclays, The Co-Operative Bank, Lloyds Banking Group (including Lloyds TSB, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland), and RBS/Natwest are to stopped selling single premium Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) with unsecured personal loans by the end of January 2009. Continue Reading »

Seventeen million Brits will be at the mercy of festive fraudsters this year, as bars and restaurants throughout the country fail to put in place proper security measures to protect their customers, according to CPP. Continue Reading »

A fifth of children are going behind their parents’ backs and shopping online without parental permission, according to CPP. Continue Reading »

A new fund-raising initiative by leading banks and mobile phone operators will enable millions of people to donate to BBC’s Children In Need throughout November without it costing a penny. Continue Reading »

Research from Yorkshire Bank reveals that over three quarters of Brits won’t be hosting a house party this Christmas. Continue Reading »

As the nation’s purse strings tighten, Britons buying new cars have lower emission models at the top of their shopping list, according to research by BMW. Continue Reading »

The Government has this morning announced the details of its plans to help the financial markets, which include supporting the recapitalisation of eight major lenders. Continue Reading »