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The financial Nostradamus's dire warning of a global crash that'll obliterate British savings

Today

Why should British savers pay attention to dire warnings about the AI shares bubble from a Californian doctor with autism, a prosthetic eye and a fondness for heavy metal?

Best cash Isa rates 2025: Our pick of the five top deals

Today

We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential reading to help you choose a top savings account for your money that can also protect you from tax.

Are heavy EVs more likely to kill pedestrians in collisions than petrol and diesel cars?

Today

With batteries adding additional bulk, there have been growing concerns that EVs pose a greater risk to pedestrians. A University of Leeds study has analysed UK crash data to find the answers.

Could the Fiesta come back as a small electric car? Ford joins up with Renault to bring out two affordable EVs in 2028

Today

Today Ford and Renault have announced a 'strategic partnership' which will see Ford use Renault's Ampere EV platform to build two affordable EVs.

Cost of later life care hugely underestimated by majority of over 45s

Today

The asset threshold for council care funding has been frozen at £23,250 since 2015, meaning that anyone with capital above this value is required to pay for their own care.

My energy supplier went bust - is my fixed tariff still valid?

Today

I have tried to keep my energy bills low and found a supplier that offered a good fixed deal, but it recently had to close.Will I have to pay more with a new supplier?

Britain's happiest towns, ranked: Do YOU live near one of the 220 named on Rightmove's list?

Today

Rightmove has come up with a definitive list of the happiest places in Britain. Where does your town feature?

The dark truth behind the rise in parcels being stolen, the surprising times you are most at risk... and our expert guide on the seven ways to protect yourself

Today

If you have ever ordered an item online, there's a reasonable chance you've had a parcel stolen by thieves at some point.

Back of net: Rooneys cash in as shares in protein shake maker soar to record high

Today

Wayne and Coleen Rooney are in the money after shares in a protein drink maker they have backed soared to a record high.

Melvin Odoom reveals outlandish purchase he made as a single man to try and seem 'cool' - but instead was left looking 'seedy'

Today

The BBC Radio 1 presenter joined his fellow radio host Matt Edmonson on the Spent podcast, brought to you by Nationwide.

What next for mortgage rates?

Today

The best mortgage rates have almost hit 3.5 per cent with a number of lenders making aggressive cuts across home loan deals in recent weeks.

Mortgage price war heats up: Could rates drop below 3.5% by Christmas?

Today

Major high street banks, including Barclays, Nationwide, Santander and NatWest have all reduced their mortgage rates recently.

US stock market switch and UK restructuring cost Ashtead $69m as economic slowdown hits construction

Today

Ashtead, which will maintain a secondary listing in London, plans move its primary listing to the US in March.

Two thirds of bank branches close in just a decade - we reveal how many the Big Five have shut

Today

Between January 2015 and December 2024, 6,609 bank and building society branches closed, figures shared by consumer watchdog Which? show.

Spain STILL top country where Britons search for homes abroad... but we're also now dreaming of Dubai while wealthy expats look to Italy

Today

The property website has also revealed the five most-wanted holiday homes, from a humble cottage in Italy to a Mallorcan villa which sleeps 29 people.

I invested £37,000 in Woodford's collapsed fund, where is my compensation?

Today

The collapse of the fund meant I lost a significant amount of money alongside thousands of others and I was told I would get compensation.

Nursery staff paid £32,000 a year in Blackpool - nearly £5,000 more than those based in London...

Today

Oxford ranks as the fourth most attractive city in terms of salary, at £29,317 per year, but languishes behind competitors when it comes to rent.

Should friends and family who charge their EVs at your house pay for the electricity they use?

Today

With over 1.4million electric vehicles already on our roads and around 450,000 new battery cars being snapped up in 2025, a major question remains over etiquette when visiting friends and family...

I bought a property off-plan in 2023: Can I withdraw or re-negotiate given the developer is now selling the same homes for below what I paid?

Today

Now we are fast approaching completion and the property market in the location I am buying seems to be in turmoil.

Anglo ditches plans to hand its boss an £8.5m bonus if he completes £40bn merger with Canadian rival Teck

Yesterday

Anglo bowed to shareholder pressure and ditched the bonus for Duncan Wanblad (pictured) ahead of today's vote on the tie-up with Teck Resources.

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