Millions of motorists who were wrongly sold car finance contracts will receive an average of £829 in compensation, it has been announced. But why is the scam happening and who can claim it? Sky News tells… scam When you buy a car on finance, you are effectively loaned money for the vehicle, which you repay…
HBO Max officially launches in the UK today. The US streaming service also features HBO content as well as shows and movies from Warner Bros. Pictures & Television, DC Studios, and Max Originals. This means the return of Friends to the UK streaming service as well as the Harry Potter films. Other content available on…
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is in talks with the government over a potential bailout package worth millions of pounds. It is understood an update will be given by ministers on Thursday following a report by the Daily Telegraph that the Treasury-backed bank needs taxpayers’ money to help compensate customers for alleged failings in managing…
A price cap will be imposed on pet prescriptions, the Competition and Markets Authority has announced after a three-year investigation. Under the changes, pet owners will have to pay a maximum of £21 for their first prescription and £12.50 for any other medication within the same consultation, after the CMA found that vets were being…
A former hedge fund manager claimed he touched a colleague’s breasts as she was under general anaesthetic, a tribunal has heard. Crispin Odey, 67, once one of Britain’s richest hedge fund managers, was previously accused of inappropriate conduct at least 46 times between 2003 and 2020. Last March, he was banned from the UK finance…
Britain’s manufacturers are grappling with the biggest monthly jump in their costs since 1992. according to the first snapshot of the impact of the Middle East conflict on the economy. Flash readings of S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which covers both factory and non-retail services sector output, showed activity during March at its slowest…
There is no end in sight to rising fuel prices, but supplies are “stable,” according to an industry body. The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), which represents the majority of UK operators, told Sky News that the price rises that forecourts are facing rose sharply again last week and that supplies to the pumps will continue….
