More than £366 billion is languishing in UK current and savings accounts earning returns of 1% or less, according to analysis. In January, Yorkshire Building Society and data consultancy CACI …
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Election 2024: Labour pledge savings for parents as childcare policies fleshed out
Free breakfast clubs in primary schools will save parents an annual £400, Labour has said, as the party begins to flesh out its plans for childcare policy. The scheme will …
F1 Driver Standings after Verstappen wins in Canada
Max Verstappen returned to winning ways in Montreal after finishing out in front in a thrilling F1 Canadian Grand Prix. The Dutchman was in a three-way fight for the lead …
India beat Pakistan in T20 Cricket World Cup as bowlers shine
India’s bowlers won them the biggest match in cricket with Pakistan failing to take advantage of a superb first innings at the T20 Cricket World Cup yesterday. Pakistan restricted India …
Alcaraz wins French Open to go just one title short of career Grand Slam
Carlos Alcaraz moved to within one title of a career Grand Slam on Sunday with a marathon five set victory over Alexander Zverev at the French Open. The 21-year-old Spaniard …
Election 2024: Labour, Tories and Lib Dems to launch manifestos this week
Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are all set to launch their general election manifestos this week. The documents will lay out the main parties’ policy platforms ahead of …
Election 2024: Reform UK will overtake Tories in polls, Ipsos boss predicts
Reform UK is likely to overtake the Conservative Party in at least some polls in a so-called ‘crossover moment’, the boss of a top polling firm has predicted. Kelly Beaver, …
Gandini Juggling at Sadler’s Wells: Seven ways of smashing crockery
The trailer and title – SMASHED – strongly suggest one should prepare for an evening of deliberate, sustained, methodical, ingenious, artistic and acrobatic crockery smashing. Do. Not. Watch. The. Trailer, …
Week ahead: Fed to hold rates – but is a September cut on the cards?
The Federal Reserve is poised to announce its next policy decision on Wednesday evening and all signs point to it holding steady at 5.25-5.50 per cent, where it has lingered …
Olympic hopefuls Knibb and Van Riel win at San Francisco T100 triathlon
Paris 2024 hopeful Taylor Knibb fired a warning shot across the bows to her Olympic rivals with an emphatic victory in the San Francisco T100 triathlon on Saturday. The American, …