Premium Bonds Shake-Up: New Odds for 2025
NS&I's Premium Bonds are undergoing a major overhaul. Discover how the new prize fund rate and structure could affect your odds of winning, from the £1 million jackpot to smaller payouts.
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Lloyds slashes free overdraft from £250 to £50
Lloyds Banking Group shocks customers by reducing its interest-free overdraft buffer from £250 to a mere £50 from November, impacting millions across Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland accounts.
Autumn Budget: 5 Financial Moves to Make Now
With the Autumn Budget on the horizon, financial experts reveal five essential steps to safeguard your finances, from pensions to property. Act now to stay ahead of potential tax changes.
UK Car Debt Crisis Echoes 2008 Financial Shock
Exclusive analysis reveals British drivers are buckling under a record £70 billion car finance burden, with soaring defaults threatening a 'Great Recession' style economic tremor. Discover the ticking time bomb in the UK's auto loan market.
Plum Launches Market-Leading 6.17% Easy-Access Cash ISA
Exclusive: The popular money app Plum launches a market-leading Easy-Access Cash ISA with a top-tier 6.17% AER rate, offering a savvy new way for UK savers to beat inflation and use their tax-free allowance.
SEND Education Crisis: UK Councils Warn of System Collapse
Local authorities across England warn of catastrophic collapse in SEND provision as funding crisis reaches breaking point, leaving vulnerable children without essential support.
Premium Bonds Beat Bond Market Bullies
Exclusive analysis reveals how National Savings & Investments' Premium Bonds are defying financial giants and complex markets, offering a compelling, accessible alternative for UK savers seeking security and the chance of tax-free wins.
Martin Lewis: Savings Apps Could Be Costing You Money
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis reveals the hidden financial trap of popular 'round-up' savings apps and explains how to protect your cash.
UK's Top Accounting & Finance Universities 2025 Revealed
The Complete University Guide 2025 has ranked the best UK universities for Accounting & Finance degrees. Discover which institutions lead the pack, who climbed the ranks, and key trends shaping business education.
Guardian 2025 Education University Rankings Revealed
The Guardian's definitive 2025 league table ranks UK universities for Education degrees. Discover which institutions excelled in teaching, student satisfaction, and graduate prospects.
Clear Your Mortgage Using 1940s Frugal Habits
Discover how one UK homeowner paid off her mortgage in record time by adopting wartime thriftiness. Get her top 10 practical, modern-day frugal living tips that really work.
Tricolor Finance Collapse: Car Buyers Face Financial Ruin
Exclusive: Major UK car finance provider Tricolor enters administration, leaving customers with unresolved debts and undelivered vehicles. Full investigation into the consumer crisis.
Martin Lewis's Urgent Premium Bonds Warning
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis issues a critical alert for Premium Bonds holders, revealing why millions might be losing cash and the smarter savings alternatives you need to know about now.
DfE Refuses to Pay £1.2m Debt to Greenwich University
The Department for Education faces intense criticism after failing to pay the University of Greenwich over £1.2 million for a Medway campus building, sparking a major financial and political row.
Teachers' fury over 'Nando's-style' school food ratings
The Department for Education's new 'simplified' food rating system, likened to a Nando's heat scale, has been slammed by educators and unions as a 'slap in the face' that ignores the real crisis in school funding and meal quality.
UK Universities Face Financial Collapse - Crisis Deepens
Britain's world-class university system faces existential threat from unsustainable funding models, chronic underinvestment, and political short-termism. Urgent reform is needed to prevent irreversible damage.
9 Banking Hacks to Slash Bills & Boost Savings
A leading money expert shares nine crucial but often overlooked banking tricks that can protect you from sneaky fees, maximise your savings, and put hundreds of pounds back in your pocket. Discover the easy switches you can make today.
GCSE Music faces extinction as costs soar to £400 per pupil
Exclusive: Soaring costs of music GCSEs are creating an 'apartheid' in arts education, with state school pupils priced out. The Child Poverty Action Group reveals the stark inequalities forcing schools to cut creative subjects.
Starmer's Bold Education Overhaul Pledge
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announces a groundbreaking 'mission' to overhaul England's education system, targeting Tory failures and pledging to break down class barriers with a new government directive.
GCSE Resits Crisis: Beyond Admitting Failure
The Guardian's editorial calls for radical reform of England's broken GCSE resit system, arguing that acknowledging its failure is merely the first step toward meaningful change for thousands of students.
Phillipson Orders Urgent Data Review of DfE
In her first move as Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson demands immediate assessment of critical issues from school buildings to teacher recruitment, signalling major shake-up.
White working-class pupils 'failed' by system, says Keegan
Gillian Keegan delivers a stark warning as new data shows white working-class children have the lowest attainment rates in England, branding the situation a 'real injustice' that must be urgently addressed.
T-Level Troubles: UK's Technical Education Reform Faces Critical Challenges
An in-depth investigation reveals the alarming gaps in the UK's flagship T-Level qualifications. Despite being touted as the gold standard for technical education, students and employers report critical shortcomings in maths, English, and essential skills
Trump Budget Slashes Billions from Public School Funding
Exclusive: The Trump administration's latest budget proposal guts federal education funding, redirecting billions from public schools to private institutions and parent vouchers, sparking a fierce political battle.
10-Minute Check Could Save You £6,000+ Annually
Exclusive: Millions of UK households are missing out on massive savings by overlooking this one simple financial check. We reveal the effortless switch that could put thousands back in your pocket.
Jack Thorne: UK's Education System is 'Fundamentally Broken'
Acclaimed screenwriter Jack Thorne and star Ashley Walters launch a searing indictment of the UK's underfunded schools and the devastating impact on a generation of adolescents in the new Netflix drama 'Teachers'.
6 Financial Tips for Young Brits in 2024
Discover six practical financial tips for young Brits to save money, build wealth, and secure their future in 2024.
No-Spend Challenge: Save £1000s with this viral trend
A new money-saving trend called the 'No-Spend Challenge' is sweeping the UK, helping households cut costs and boost savings by avoiding non-essential purchases for a set period. Here's how it works.
Music tuition firm leaves pupils and teachers in crisis
A UK-based music tuition company faces backlash as students are left without lessons and teachers unpaid, sparking outrage among parents and educators.
Teachers quitting as UK education system reaches crisis point
A growing number of teachers are leaving the profession, citing overwhelming workloads and poor working conditions. Experts warn the education system is at breaking point.
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