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Pensioners in Gloucestershire fear rising food costs
Posted onDaisy BodkinGloucestershire BBC Ms George says she shops around to find bargains Valerie George, 78, says she can no longer afford the food she used to buy due to the rising prices. Ms George who lives in Abbeydale, Gloucester says she does not buy as much meat any more because she “just can’t afford it”…
Hamas returns 10th body as fragile Gaza ceasefire holds
Posted onUnlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas has returned the body of another hostage, Israeli officials said, as part of a US-brokered deal meant to end the devastating two-year war in Gaza. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said…
Bessent says Argentina peso bet was homerun deal
Posted onUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his risky US gamble on Argentina’s currency has paid off. Bessent said American financial support had been repaid and the US no longer held any Argentine pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund. The US had purchased the then-plunging currency last year in an effort to stave off further turmoil…
Nationwide fined £44m for inadequate crime controls
Posted onNationwide has been fined £44m for not having the right processes in place for detecting financial crime between 2016 and 2021. The building society had “ineffective systems” for assessing risk and monitoring the transactions of its customers, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said. In one instance, Nationwide missed opportunities to identify unusual activity after £26m…
