re What will today's new FCA debt measures mean for you? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:10:32 GMT The FCA today brought in measures which offer consumers struggling with their finances bigger fee-free overdrafts and the ability to freeze credit and loan repayments for three months. Full Article
re Top interest-free credit card deals begin to disappear as providers cut deals By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:20:27 GMT Barclaycard, Sainsbury's Bank and Tesco Bank have cut interest-free deals over the last month, some of which are the best around, as lenders evaluate their offers amid the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
re Balance transfer mix-up left my £3,500 bill on both credit cards By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:37:29 GMT Neil Seagrave, 35, from Dorset, tried to transfer his credit card balance to HSBC at the start of March before his zero-interest term with Sainsbury's Bank expired, but this was not resolved until April. Full Article
re Credit card approvals will fall and interest-free terms will shrink By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:51:45 GMT The Bank of England's latest credit conditions survey revealed lenders believe the availability of household unsecured credit will decrease between April and June amid coronavirus. Full Article
re Banks hit by 20,000 PPI complaints every day before deadline By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:02:48 GMT The Financial Conduct Authority said many were encouraged by the publicity blitz it launched in the summer of 2019 to warn consumers that they had limited time left to make a complaint. Full Article
re 240,000 Santander customers ask for credit card and mortgage holidays By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:18:12 GMT The UK arm of Santander revealed its pre-tax profit fell 58 per cent to £114million in the first three months of 2020. Full Article
re Amex charged me a foreign exchange fee on my holiday refund By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 08:57:10 GMT Banks and credit card providers may levy fees on refunds as well as purchases, meaning a double whammy of charges on trips hit by coronavirus. Full Article
re Britain's £69bn credit card debt pile falls year-on-year for the first time ever By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:14:58 GMT Households paid back a whopping £3.8bn more than they borrowed in March, the biggest figure on record, as households shunned their credit cards in the face of the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
re Amex credit card customers given more time to spend for bonus points By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 12:31:34 GMT Newcomers to American Express now have more time to rack up points bonuses for their credit card spending, with the card provider doubling the length of some of its welcome offers. Full Article
re Virgin Money customers' credit cards suspended during lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:16:07 GMT Customers of Virgin Money rounded on the bank after it suspended their credit cards, despite many of them not struggling with their repayments and clearing their balance in full. Full Article
re RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: I'm glad the tax freeze pledge goes By Published On :: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 07:38:45 +0100 A government needs to be able to be nimble, to cut spending where necessary and to raise money should it require. Full Article
re RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Why tuition fee rates are unfair By Published On :: Fri, 05 May 2017 08:36:23 +0100 Interest on tuition fees is now more expensive than some commercial loans. Here are four more reasons why this isn't fair on this cohort of graduates. Full Article
re RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS:Energy cap kill directory enquiries? By Published On :: Mon, 15 May 2017 10:00:34 +0100 Guess what has experienced inflation ten times higher than house prices, gold, petrol or even a pint of beer in central London? Directory enquiries. Full Article
re RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Here's how we can simplify tax By Published On :: Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:44:00 +0100 Party manifestos are not exactly known for their jokes. But as I trawled through them all over the past few days there were two lines that at least made me snigger. Full Article
re RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS:Prepare your finances for the future By Published On :: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 09:10:23 +0100 So how can we possibly plan our finances at a time of such uncertainty and disagreement about what is next to come for British households? I think there are a bunch of things we all can do to prepare. Full Article
re RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Uni is about more than earning By Published On :: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:25:53 +0100 Of course there are economic arguments to make when considering the value of a degree. But they don't cover the half of it. Full Article
re Rachel Rickard Straus: Cashback is great for free money By Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:12:05 +0100 With about three clicks of the mouse I have just transferred another free £20 into my bank account. A welcome boost. Full Article
re Are economics and comedy a match made in heaven? By Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:21:10 +0000 Economics and comedy. Not a conventional pairing.But after spending a weekend at the world’s first economics and comedy festival, I can tell you they’re a match made in heaven. Full Article
re New Year's resolution to save money? Here's how to do it By Published On :: Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:42:23 +0000 What about saving a few hundred - or even thousand - pounds right at the beginning of the year? You’ll improve your bank balance and turboboost your resolution. Full Article
re What to do if you have your credit card stolen By Published On :: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 11:47:08 +0000 Walking down the high street with friends on Saturday, we heard an elderly gentleman at a cash machine shout: ‘My card! They’ve taken my card!’ Full Article
re Celebrate the great country we share with a cheap 'microadventure' By Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 07:58:36 +0000 A microadventure doesn't involve an expensive expedition, but just getting out of the rut of the daily grind and exploring the world around us on a shoestring. It's the perfect antidote to gloomy politics. Full Article
re Can the UK dodge an interest rate cut in 2020? By Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 06:00:46 +0000 Those hoping that we might celebrate the start of a new decade with the base rate above 1 per cent for the first time in 11 years, look likely to have their hopes dashed at the moment. Full Article
re The electric car salary sacrifice tax break that can save you 40% By Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:13:35 +0000 The little-known salary sacrifice tax break for electric cars combined with a new zero rate benefit-in-kind rate could be a game-changer for green motoring. Full Article
re Pension tax relief cuts would be another bad intergenerational deal By Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:00:46 +0000 Moves such as cutting higher rate tax relief are often depicted as hitting the wealthy older generation, but that's disingenuous. Full Article
re Dividend Heroes 2020: Investment trusts boosting income since Light My Fire By Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:45:35 +0000 If ever there was a time when investors needed a hero, it's now. And among the stock market capitulation, a ray of light has arrived with the latest list of Dividend Heroes. Full Article
re The property market where people can't leave the house? By Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:51:20 +0000 Estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks have a headache right now, while buyers, sellers and those due to move home don't know what on earth will happen. Full Article
re Airlines don't want to give coronavirus refunds, what can we do? By Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 06:00:46 +0100 What is galling for me and many of my fellow Britons due to fly, is quite how awkward airlines are being in allowing us to get our money back. Full Article
re Is the FTSE seeing V-shaped recovery or dead cat bounce? By Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:57:49 +0100 On 23 March, things were looking about as gloomy as they could get for investors, but shares have rebounded strongly since. What next? Full Article
re Joe Exotic's ex is UNRECOGNISABLE in bonus Tiger King episode By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:35:14 GMT The former spouse of the show's incarcerated antagonist showcased an incredible makeover, as he displayed his new dentures Full Article
re White House Correspondents' Association moves annual dinner to August By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:07:33 GMT The White House Correspondents' Dinner will go on, with organizers swapping a late April date for one in August, the White House Correspondents' Association announced. Full Article
re Florida sheriff says more than one person killed Carole Baskin's missing second husband Don Lewis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 23:29:01 GMT Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister says he believes more than one person killed Carole Baskin's second husband Don Lewis and money was likely involved as motivation. Full Article
re Dangerous Lies trailer follows Camila Mendes as a kind caregiver who gets pulled in a web of murder By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:19:32 GMT Camila Mendes plays a kind caregiver who gets much more than she bargained for in the new trailer for Netflix's Dangerous Lies. Full Article
re Tiger King: Meet Australia's big cat keepers risking their lives to look after endangered animals By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:22:00 GMT Netflix's Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness has gone viral in Australia. Full Article
re Hannah Gadsby announces the release of her second Netflix comedy special Douglas By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:08:53 GMT Hannah Gadsby became a global sensation after the release of her 2018 Netflix comedy special Nanette. Full Article
re Group of Aussies recreate version of I Saw A Tiger from popular Netflix series Tiger King By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:41:05 GMT The three friends recreated an Australian version of the popular song from Netflix docoseries Tiger King. Full Article
re N-Dubz rapper Dappy's former partner gets engaged to US triple-murderer she has never met By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:41:49 GMT Kaye Vassell, the mother to two of the singer's children, has moved to Missouri to be closer to new beau Deandra Buchanan, who is currently serving a life sentence. Full Article
re The little-known easy hack that allows you to stream Netflix on hotel televisions By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:41:02 GMT An Australian man currently living in 14-day quarantine has shared an ingenious hack for streaming Netflix and YouTube on a hotel TV, and it only requires two pieces of technology. Full Article
re Alison Brie says working out consistently helped with her relationship to her body 'times a million' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:33:26 GMT She stars as Ruth Wilder in the Netflix hit comedy/drama series Glow. And Alison Brie opened up about how training for her character and the physical element of the role 'helped.' Full Article
re Glow actress Alison Brie reveals her battle with depression which runs in her family By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:04:45 GMT 'When I've been in a really serious depression, I'll drag myself to a yoga class - even if I don't want to be around people - tears streaming down my face,' said the star. Full Article
re Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski's sexually 'fluid' dating life has inspired new Netflix rom-com By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:06:18 GMT Porowski has developed the story, called Girls And Boys, alongside Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Full Article
re Netflix users targeted by cybercriminals since COVID outbreak By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:43:37 GMT US cyber security company BrandShield says it has discovered more than 600 fake web domains containing the word 'Netflix' that try to scam users by taking their payment details. Full Article
re Americans are streaming eight hours of content a day during coronavirus lockdowns, study finds By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:05:45 GMT Millions of Americans are under a lockdown during the coronavirus and are turning to Netflix and other streaming services to pass the time -.the average person is streaming eight hours of content per day. Full Article
re Ben Affleck's girlfriend Ana de Armas shares dirty blonde on-set snap of herself in Netflix's Sergio By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:14:16 GMT Her new movie Sergio starts streaming this Friday on Netflix . Full Article
re Netflix is now worth more than Disney as the streaming giant cashes in on coronavirus lockdowns By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:43:59 GMT U.S. streaming giant Netflix saw its share value climb to an all-time-high on Wednesday as more people around the world subscribe to the service as coronavirus lockdowns continue to keep people in. Full Article
re The average US home consuming 38 TIMES more data than it did in 2010 according to new study By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:17:26 GMT Internet usage has skyrocketed in America over the last decade, with the average home consuming more than 38 times the amount of data that it used in 2010, going from 9GB to 344GB. Full Article
re Mark Wahlberg's wife Rhea Durham and ten-year-old daughter Grace share hilarious Tiger King parody By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:26:05 GMT Mark Wahlberg's model wife Rhea Durham and ten-year-old daughter Grace jumped on the Tiger King Carole Baskin TikTok craze, inspired by the hit Netflix docu-series on Thursday. Full Article
re Netflix's Too Hot To Handle Aussie star Harry Jowsey previously on ANOTHER reality TV show By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:08:58 GMT Netflix recently dropped a trailer for their newest dating reality series, Too Hot to Handle - launching Friday, April 17 at 5pm. Full Article
re Ana de Armas transforms into a blonde bombshell as she shares behind the scenes photos from Sergio By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:11:16 GMT The 31-year-old shared a sneak-peek into her makeover process via social media Friday, posting a hilarious photo of her touching up her roots. Full Article
re Chris Hemsworth says action scenes in Netflix film Extraction were the most intense of his career By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 15:49:52 GMT Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth has described the action scenes in his latest Netflix film Extraction as some of the most intense and physically demanding of his entire career. Full Article
re Too Hot to Handle: Harry Jowsey reveals why he broke the rules first By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 06:22:13 GMT Aussie star Harry Joswsey quickly become a breakout star of Netflix's newest dating series, Too Hot to Handle. Full Article