Category: Business

A bank has warned customers that they should be aware of an upcoming major change that is expected to affect thousands of people. Intelligent Finance is set to close all its current accounts this year, starting August 1. Those who have a savings account or mortgage with Intelligence Finance will not be affected by these...

Tony and Eloise Johnson were left financially crippled by the fraudsters A couple have been ‘cleaned’ by Bitcoin fraudsters who stole £45,000 after falsely claiming to be endorsed by money saving expert Martin Lewis. Tony and Eloise Johnson were left “traumatized” and financially crippled by scammers who offered to double or even triple their money....

The supplement has been paid to certain members of staff in the South East of England for many years to compensate for the higher cost of living near London. Thousands of Asda workers could be made redundant if they do not accept a pay cut, the GMB Union has said. The big four supermarket chain...

Guy Singh-Watson, 63, who founded the multi-million pound organic veg box firm Riverford, is selling his remaining shares to a trust for his 1,000 staff. He says he is “pretty confident” about the firm’s future. He says he will invest in organizations that share his view of the world. Organic food box businessman Guy Singh-Watson...

Tom Marquand said the apparent benefit of a serious injury earlier this year – the chance to spend quality time with wife Holly Doyle – did not go to plan as the pair were left “hurt and angry” during a miserable month . Marquand revealed a rarely irascible side to his character in a feature-length...

Revolut is in a battle with major shareholder SoftBank after regulators told the UK’s biggest private technology company it must simplify its ownership to win a long-delayed banking licence. The Japanese investor has sought compensation for giving up its preferred share class, which the Bank of England has made a condition of granting the crucial...

Capita has warned the pension schemes of Marks and Spencer, Diageo, Unilever and Rothesay that their members’ personal details may have been stolen by hackers during a cyber attack on the UK outsourcing contractor. The pension funds were among hundreds of private sector pension schemes that used Capita to support their pension administration services. Capita...

With a glance Plans for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge in east London have been approved by Newham Council It would stretch from one side of Royal Victoria Dock to the other The development is part of Silvertown’s £5bn regeneration The council says around 35% of construction roles will be given to local residents...

Melissa Quinn was the Cornwall Spaceport supervisor for Britain’s first space launch earlier this year The head of Spaceport Cornwall is leaving his role at the end of the month, Cornwall Council has announced. Melissa Quinn has been part of the Spaceport project since its launch in 2014 and will become its leader in 2021....

A landslide near Hook in Hampshire earlier this year closed the line for more than a month Rail infrastructure in England and Wales is likely to become less reliable over the next five years, the body responsible for maintaining it has said. Network Rail looks after the tracks, bridges, tunnels, embankments and points that are...