Queue time for UK tax helplines now worse than in pandemic
Call waiting times for the government’s tax helplines are worse than during the pandemic, with HM Revenue and Customs now restricting access for millions of …
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Is it right to be worried about getting stranded in an electric car?
Of all the reasons car buyers give to avoid buying an electric car, two words stand out above all: range anxiety. Drivers wary of making …
‘A very British thing’: UK gets creative to try to keep Christmas card tradition alive
Britons are buying single Christmas cards or reaching for the glitter glue to make them as they opt for quality over quantity in an attempt …
Part-time and shift workers to lose up to £248m holiday pay in UK rule change
Ministers are cutting holiday allocations and pay for irregular and part-time workers, at a cost to staff of up to £248m a year. The government …
Average UK two-year fixed mortgage rate drops below 6% to six-month low
The average cost of a two-year fixed-rate mortgage in the UK has fallen below 6% for the first time in almost six months, figures showed …
Borrowers face billing errors in a rocky return to US student loan payments
October marked the start of a return to federal student loan payments for more than 28 million borrowers after a three-and-a-half-year hiatus during the pandemic. …