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Motoring insurer Hastings to go private in £1.7bn deal
Finnish insurer Sampo Oyj and South Africa’s Rand Merchant Investment, which already own a 29.7 per cent stake in Hastings, have offered 250p per share in cash for the company.
Troubled challenger bank Metro Bank swings to a £240m loss
The decade-old business said Covid-19 had cost it around £109 million as it reported a pre-tax loss of £240.6 million in the first six months of the year.
RUTH SUNDERLAND: It’s time to raise a toast to urban life
Middle-class millennials who have fled their flat-shares to return chez mum and dad in the shires are bleating in lifestyle articles that they don’t want to go back to Stoke Newington.
Plan to extend Bereavement Support Payments to unmarried couples
Unmarried parents denied crucial benefits after losing their partner have been given new hope the injustice will soon end. The benefit is £3,500, followed by £350 a month for up to 18 months.
William Hill shutting 119 stores for good post-lockdown
The closures will leave the betting firm with 1,414 stores across the UK. William Hill has not yet revealed the location of the 119 sites staying shut.
ASK TONY: Online store is forcing me to go on a £910 shopping spree
I was recently made aware that I had paid £35 to online fashion store JustFab after receiving emails from the company saying I had credit to spend. I called to cancel this.
Bereaved families being denied mortgage holidays
UK Finance insists ‘all customers’ can put off mortgage payments if they ask. But brokers say those in need are increasingly being denied – especially if they are requesting their second mortgage holiday.
How to hunt down a job if the worst happens
Re-entering the jobs market can be a bewildering experience at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic. We have spoken to market experts to help you get back on the ladder.
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: A mortgage break could be a very costly ‘holiday’
When chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged mortgage support in March, ministers took great pains to reassure borrowers that their credit scores would not be affected if they took a payment break.










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