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Jas Singh, Lloyds Banking Group’s chief executive of consumer relationships, said: “As Halifax changes to Lloyds, our Halifax customers will keep everything they know and love today – the same…

The Competition and Markets Authority said it had concerns that ‘too many families’ were struggling with the system.

Brands such as Currys, Argos and Halfords, as well as online giant Amazon, used marketing pitches about ‘long distanced commutes’ to sell them.

Based on the new rates, taking effect from Wednesday, the average gas and electricity bill will increase by £221 to £1,862 a year.

The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Polar Capital Technology Trust, up 27.5p at 713.0p, Babcock International, up 30.8p at 951.8p, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, up 45.5p at 1,470.5p,…

Mr Bailey said he was ‘not happy’ that the rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation was above the Bank’s 2% target.

Kitchen retailer Magnet is set to close 15 of its stores as part of a significant restructuring effort. The company said that the closures of the “underperforming” locations are necessary…

Housing market activity fell a year earlier following stamp duty changes.

Martin Lewis, the founder of MoneySavingExpert, told the Public Accounts Committee that he still did not know what the term meant.

Prices remained 1.2% higher than a year ago in June, the British Retail Consortium and NIQ said.