HSBC to close 69 more bank branches as Covid speeds shift online
HSBC is to shut a further 69 branches, on top of the 82 it axed last year, claiming the pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital banking. It is the Read More
Scottish Power has sent us a bill for gas used on a prepay meter
In July 2020 I moved into a rental property which had Scottish Power (SP) prepayment meters for both electricity and gas. After several fruitless attempts to arrange for a credit Read More
UK must spend on home insulation and heat pumps, ministers told
The UK government must urgently bring forward billions of pounds in pledged spending on insulation and heat pumps, and reinstate the universal credit uplift to help poor households cope with Read More
Half of UK low-paid workers given less than a week’s notice of shifts
Half of low-paid workers in the UK are given less than a week’s notice of their shifts, according to a study highlighting an “insecurity premium” for employees paid close to Read More
The Guardian view on the gambling industry: an intervention is overdue
The enormously profitable gambling industry has been on notice for some time. Amid mounting evidence of the severe problems that its products can cause, with hundreds of gambling-linked suicides every Read More
UK petrol prices could hit £2.50 a litre and diesel £3, experts tell MPs
Petrol could soar to £2.50 a litre, while diesel could hit £3 and may even be rationed, experts told MPs on Monday, as they warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Read More
Tell us: are you an adult in the UK living with your parents?
Twenty eight per cent of people aged 20 to 34 in the UK were living with their parents last year, up four percent on a decade earlier, according to new Read More
UK children raise funds for Ukraine with haircuts, walks and bakes
From sponsored haircuts to spending chilly hours standing on doorsteps selling homemade hot chocolate to passersby, many children in the UK have been doing everything they can to help young Read More