Some mortgage lenders have hiked rates by as much as 0.5 percentage points in the last week, meaning interest costs are now above pre-pandemic levels for the vast majority of borrowers. In the last seven days, a raft of banks and building societies
Yorkshire Building Society launches two new easy-access savings rates which reward those with bigger balances The mutual has launched new versions of two of its easy-access savings deals Both accounts pay tiered variable interest rates of up to 0.7% Two equivalent Isa
Every week, our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: Fly-drive trips to America. It’s been around for 100 years, but the iconic American road
UK ministers have moved to strike “mini” trade deals with individual US states after Joe Biden, 79, suggested he had little interest in pursuing a full trade agreement between Brexit Britain and America. The Brexit-backing Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, 48, has travelled
Fixed savings deals are on the rise following the Bank of England’s base rate decision last week, with two challenger banks upping their offers. Al Rayan Bank and Tandem Bank have boosted rates on all of their fixed deals, propelling both banks
Free fun in the sun… it’s child’s play! How holiday companies desperate to get families travelling again are offering no-cost places for kids Book the Apostolata Island Resort in Kefalonia with Jet2 and kids can go free Tui’s best kids-go-free deals can
Holiday companies are reporting a rush of bookings for February half term after the government’s announcement this week that it was scrapping the day two test for UK arrivals from February 11. The move follows a decision to end pre-departure tests for
In a report published in December on the assessment of Article 50, the EU Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs found that Brexit proved to become a trading problem for the bloc. Brussels, the Committee of MEPs admitted, was left dealing with third
Best savings rates: Savings platforms to manage your money in one place – with easy-access, fixed-rates and notice accounts and bonus boosters We reveal the top deals from savings platform Raisin and Aviva Save Could you boost the rate on your savings
This year marks half a century since mass tourism began in the Maldives — which regularly tops polls of ‘dream destinations’, especially with honeymooners and those celebrating anniversaries. In 1972, the Indian Ocean nation’s first hotel opened on the island of Kurumba.