Thirty-three constituencies, including two in London, will not have a single bank branch by the end of the year, says Which?The number of UK bank branches that have shut their doors for good over the last nine years will pass...
Read MoreFour in 10 households seeking council help say it is because property is being sold, amid renting reform delaysMore than 2,000 households a month are facing homelessness in England because private landlords say they are selling...
Read MoreReport suggests time taxpayers spent on phone waiting to speak to adviser has more than doubledThe annual total amount of time taxpayers spent on the phone waiting to speak to a HM Revenue and Customs adviser has more than...
Read MoreExclusive: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggestsMore than 800,000 people in Europe and the US appear to have been duped into sharing...
Read MoreFrom baby clothes to popcorn makers, borrowing items rather than buying them is a growing trendA year into motherhood and I can confirm two things: babies grow too fast and clothing them is an expensive business.My solution has...
Read MoreExclusive: Working-class people less likely to get jobs in charities than public and private sectors, EY Foundation report findsCharities are hiring staff with “privilege rather than potential”, according to the...
Read MoreChronic workforce shortages have put nursing staff under unbearable pressure, says union chiefNurses in England took an average of a week off sick last year because of stress, anxiety or depression, NHS figures reveal.The...
Read MoreEmbattled water supplier promises to invest up to £3bn more over the next five yearsBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water could raise bills to as much as £627 a year to pay to fix its leaky network, after...
Read MoreClosure of Work and Health Programme comes hard on heels of Rishi Sunak’s bid to end the UK’s supposed ‘sicknote’ cultureA major scheme to help disabled people into work has been quietly scrapped –...
Read MoreUK debt advice charity warns that cost of living crisis and higher rents are pushing younger full-time workers into difficultiesA rising number of people in full-time work, including those in jobs such as nursing, have been...
Read MoreAlarm grows over possible pension cuts as research suggests Jeremy Hunt tax cut announcement was ‘blunder’Labour is to wage a new campaign to win over Tory-supporting pensioners in an attempt to neutralise one of the...
Read MoreFee rises by 7% to £88.50 for adult online application, while applying by post will cost £100The cost of a new or renewed UK passport is going up again for the second time in 14 months – rising by 7% to...
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