All news by author: Graham Hiscott
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Millions of old folk 'risk being shut out of modern banking in move to online'
Banks argue that most people are now happy to bank online, but Age UK reveals a third of over-65s do not trust digital banking, lack know-how, or want to deal face-to-face
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BP makes £4bn in three months as Labour's calls for windfall tax are fuelled
BP’s latest profits, between this January and March, were around £560millon more than analysts who follow the company predicted it would make
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Pret hikes price of five-a-day coffee subscription by 20% in blow for customers
Pret A Manger has hiked the price of its coffee subscription from £25 to £30 a month from today for new subscribers - it comes just over a year after the price jumped from £20
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Energy firms urged to refund 16m homes as they sit on £6.7bn of your cash
More than 16 million households have built up credit balances with their supplier, according to research - and the amount has soared from £5.3bn last year
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Over 260 shops abandoned when Philip Green's empire collapsed are still empty
Arcadia, including Topshop, Topman, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, left 444 shops vacant in the UK when it fell into administration in 2020 - and many are still empty
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King Charles' Crown Estate 'leaves CBI' as big firms quit over second rape claim
The future of the leading business lobby group was thrown into doubt as members - who make up the bulk of its income - started to ditch it amid a series of sexual misconduct allegations
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UK's richest fatcats get gigantic 40 percent pay rise - six times average salary
The Mirror analysed figures for all 60 FTSE 100 companies that have published annual reports this year. We looked at total packages for 120 bosses - of those, 54 earned more than last year and 49 made less
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Cost of living 'nightmare' to get even worse - 9 vital questions answered
The Office for National Statistics said we last month paid 19% more on a weekly shop, the highest since 1977. Some items have gone up seven times faster than average wages
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Sacked CBI boss complains he was the 'fall guy' for wider issues at trade body
Tony Danker, axed over allegations about behaviour towards staff, said: 'Not only did they just throw me under the bus, they reversed the bus back over me'
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Ofgem's new prepayment meter rules slammed for having 'glaring loopholes'
Watchdog announced a voluntary code with suppliers, but charities and politicians said glaring loopholes would leave many people at risk
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£1bn debt on pre-paid meters leaves families at risk of 'deadly' cold and damp
Repayments are deducted from credit and can deny households energy they need for heating, cooking or medical equipment
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UK will be worst performing G7 nation this year as economy shrinks, experts say
The International Monetary Fund thinks UK plc will shrink 0.3%, and the only other advanced economy in the G7 group expected to decline is Germany’s, by 0.1%
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Easter getaway travel misery for Brits amid road queues and plane cancellations
Despite emergency plans to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s 'horrible' delays, travellers at the Port of Dover still faced long waits, with cars being left in jams for hours
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Dover bosses try to halt Easter ferry chaos and warn drivers NOT to arrive early
The Port of Dover declared a critical incident last Friday when queues of vehicles trying to board ferries built up, and they want to avoid a repeat over the long weekend
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Richard Branson's satellite firm back down to earth as it files for bankruptcy
Virgin Orbit’s move comes after it was unable to secure rescue funding. It suffered a major setback in January when its rocket was unable to deploy its satellites into orbit
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It's April Fuel's Day as families face another hike in energy bills
Leap comes after Tories scrapped support package which gave households an extra £400 to cover soaring costs and replaced it with more targeted aid
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Royal Mail faces threat of insolvency as fresh wave of strikes are planned
Communication Workers Union executives met yesterday and a Royal Mail spokesman again stressed the firm’s parlous plight as pay talks rumble on
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Bank of Dave star says High Street banks have lost touch and no longer care
Man behind 'Bank of Dave' offers to buy UK arm of SVB off HSBC for £1 - double the amount bosses paid for it - as he slams global financial system
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Relief in sight as energy bills are expected to tumble after winter of misery
Households will begin to benefit from lower wholesale costs by July, investment bank Investec predict - but they point out that bills will remain “considerably higher” than in the past
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Energy bills could fall below £2,000 but Brits to still pay 'considerably more'
Investment bank Investec today predicted that a typical energy bill will drop to £1,981 in July, then £1,966 in October - this is down from £2,500 paid now under the Energy Price Guarantee
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What the current banking turmoil means for you, your mortgage and your pension
Financial authorities are now trying to prevent problems spreading throughout the global banking system and a repeat of the disastrous financial meltdown of 2008
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Brits flocking to holiday hotspots year after Covid rules ditched, poll shows
After after the UK scrapped its remaining travel restrictions, 65% of people said that they are planning a foreign holiday in the next 12 months
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Fears of another financial crisis remain despite £45bn Credit Suisse lifeline
The Swiss giant went cap-in-hand to the country’s central bank to shore up its finances. Experts called it a vital intervention to stem fears about banking system
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse is worry for every Brit - your questions answered
More than £50billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s 100 biggest listed firms as the failure of tech sector lender Silicon Valley Bank spooked stock markets. Here's what you could you expect next
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Energy bills 'nightmare' looms closer for Brits as Tories fired Budget warning
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is tipped to extend the Energy Price Guarantee but the Bills Support Scheme - worth £66 a month for every household is likely to end, piling on the misery for millions
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