Banking on Post Office services
The government's decision to end the Post Office card in 2010, jeopardising the survival of thousands of post offices (Report, January 19), is not surprising to those of ...
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More takeover rumours lift Unilever
Bid rumours were swirling round Unilever again yesterday after a leading broker said that the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company could be a takeover target for the ventur...
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Can I pay off someone else's credit card?
Q Can one individual transfer or pay off another individual's credit card balance using the first person's credit card?
AP
A Good question. To avoid confusion, I'm goin...
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Britain cuts back on credit card habit
Spending on credit cards has shown a year-on-year fall for the first time, according to figures from Visa, indicating that consumers are taking on board warnings about ru...
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Nasty Nick
Nicholas van Hoogstraten is having his photograph taken when I arrive, but exclaims when he sees me, 'Are you the writer? They usually send dolly birds - I'm glad they se...
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Going private can seriously damage your health service
It is becoming increasingly clear that the model being imposed on the health service is the wrong one. The strategy isn't working. NHS trust deficits have reached nearly ...
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Prescott to repay thousands in council tax
John Prescott was forced to apologise today and repay several thousand pounds of council tax after what he described as a "genuine misunderstanding" over his grace-and-fa...
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Must I pay a bank charge?
Q My bank has charged me £25 for a direct debit of £13.77 which was not paid due to insufficient funds.
Why do I have to pay this? The bank has done nothing - ...
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Sage buys US credit card processor for £184m
The accounting software group Sage yesterday spent £184m buying the US-based payment-processing company Verus Financial Management from privately-owned Financial Te...
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Pins put paid to pens
Although most of us have had chip and pin cards for over a year now, we have still been able to sign for goods and services when using our credit or debit cards in shops ...
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