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Discounted bus tickets are in place for people travelling across Hull over Christmas. The Hull Bus Alliance announced a group travel discount which started on Monday and will end on 31 December. Stagecoach East Midlands and East Yorkshire Buses are offering the Hull Card Group ticket for up to five people for £7. It is…
Archie Mitchelland Rachel Clun,Business reporters BBC/House of Commons Richard Hughes said he took “full responsibility” for the shortcomings identified in the report; Rachel Reeves thanked him for his service The chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has resigned following the Budget day error which saw a key document published early. Richard Hughes said…
A foodbank is asking donors to consider trying a “reverse advent calendar” this year – giving 24 items to help provide Christmas hampers to families in need. Salisbury Foodbank in Wiltshire, part of the Trussell Trust network, said it was in need of donations to make up packages for 200 local families. Manager Maria Stevenson…
People are being offered a £40 shopping voucher in return for completing a money session. The Let’s Talk Money course will look at topics such as formulating a budget and using online price comparison tools. East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the course was designed to help residents gain a better understanding of their finances…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Getty Images Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m for leaving thousands of customers without access to lifesaving telecare alarms during the digital switchover. Communications watchdog Ofcom fined the telecoms giant after ruling it failed to protect vulnerable users of the devices, typically elderly and disabled people, during the transition from analogue to…
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images E-commerce giant Coupang is often described as South Korea’s equivalent of Amazon.com South Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang, has apologised for a massive data breach potentially involving nearly 34 million local customer accounts. The country’s internet authority said that it is investigating the breach and that details from the millions…
Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter Laura Kuenssberg presses Rachel Reeves on whether the public was misled before Budget Chancellor Rachel Reeves has rejected claims she misled the public about the nation’s finances in the run-up to her Budget. Reeves was challenged on the BBC to explain why she had repeatedly warned about a downgrade to the UK’s…
A GP says patients are presenting with mental health problems because of stress they feel over their levels of personal debt. According to Citizens Advice, north-east England has the second highest number of people who require professional assistance with debt problems – only London is higher. Debt charity StepChange said in 2024 the highest concentration…
Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has called for the UK’s financial regulator to investigate “possible market abuse” by people working in the Treasury and Downing Street in the run-up the Budget. The move comes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves denied she misled the public over the state of the country’s finances, after it emerged she and officials…
Dawn Limbu,West of Englandand Nicky Price,Gloucestershire Tzara Spurrier Tzara Spurrier, pictured in the middle, is hosting a free toy swap for local families A mum of two from Gloucestershire is hosting a free toy swap to help families budget for Christmas. Tzara Spurrier and her sister Maria will host the event from 10:30 – 13:00…
