An Indonesian football player has died after being struck by lightning in the middle of a friendly match. Sebtian Raharja, a 35-year-old who plays for Football Boots Indonesia (FBI) Subang, was walking across the field when a bright flash of lightning fatally struck him mid-game on Saturday. Footage of the incident showed the moment he […]

Santander has announced a reduction to the interest rates on its line of mortgage products. Contrastingly, Nationwide revealed its mortgage rates would rise by up to 0.25 percentage points on Tuesday. It comes after lenders Halifax and TSB said they were also raising rates on some of their products. The mixed picture for mortgage rates […]

A person has raised the alarm about a potential new HMRC scam after they received a phone call allegedly from the tax authority. The individual contacted HMRC over X after they received a suspicious phone call. They said: “I think I just had a scam call from a number purporting to be you. Who do […]

A whopping 74% of Brits are using rewards apps to enjoy free perks and save money, a new study reveals. The research shows that 82% use loyalty points to make future purchases cheaper, with two-thirds using them to cut the cost of their food shops. The study was conducted by Virgin Red for its second […]

UK wage growth has slowed to its lowest level for more than a year as vacancies also fell back once again as Britain’s jobs market cools further, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular pay, excluding bonuses, fell to 6.2 percent in the quarter to December, down from an […]

A Premium Bonds customer quizzed NS&I for a second time after their December prize has still not arrived – despite them being told they have been paid. The saver initially contacted NS&I on January 17 as they had won a prize in the December draw but it had not reached their bank account. But almost […]

Lloyds Bank has launched a new account switch offer, worth £175, which is available from today. Several banks have launched cash incentives in the past year to attract new customers to invest, and these promotions typically have a limited time frame. This new offer is aimed at new and existing customers switching from another bank […]

Hundreds of thousands of people have submitted complaints for overpaid car finance interest off the back of a Martin Lewis Money Show tip. The issue, which could result in a payout averaging £1,100 each, affects people who were loaned funds through a car finance deal to purchase a motor vehicle, where the finance agreement was […]

HMRC has started writing to some 210,000 state pensioners who may be owed back payments. The letters are going out to those who may be missing Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) on their National Insurance (NI) record, to invite them to apply to fill in the gaps, reports The Daily Record. The issue affects mostly women, […]

Youngsters are getting into dating debt of around £2,250 because they are feeling pressured to keep up with lavish meals, mini-breaks and designer gifts other couples are boasting about on social media. A box of chocolates, a bunch of flowers, aftershave or perfume is no longer enough to impress a potential new partner. Now young […]