UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is launching a new "skills compact" with financial firms like Barclays and Lloyds to retrain thousands of workers for the AI revolution. The initiative commits employers to improving skills and keeping pace with technological changes, aiming to future-proof jobs and maintain the sector's competitiveness.
Financial expert Nunn emphasizes automating savings by setting up direct debits or using round-up tools. He also advises building an emergency fund of 1-3 months' salary and warns about online financial influencers promoting risky products, especially crypto.
UK house prices saw their first monthly increase since February in June, rising 0.2% to £299,330, according to a Lloyds survey. Despite this uptick, values remain below the start of the year, reflecting ongoing economic uncertainty and stretched affordability for buyers.
Lloyds Banking Group will phase out the Halifax brand after 173 years, rebranding all customer accounts to Lloyds. The move aims to simplify the group's portfolio, with minimal changes expected for customers. Halifax branches will be rebranded or relocated by 2027, with no job cuts announced.
Lloyds Banking Group will phase out the Halifax brand, migrating all accounts to Lloyds branding by early 2027. While no branches will close, the move ends the 173-year-old former building society's presence on UK high streets and has drawn criticism from loyal customers.
Lloyds Banking Group is hiring 300 tech experts for its AI development, focusing on agentic AI. This move precedes a new strategic plan from CEO Charlie Nunn and comes amid industry-wide AI adoption, with potential future job cuts despite current hiring.
Tech reviewer Tom Honeyands lost £70,000 to a phishing scam after fraudsters used details from his social media videos. The scammers, posing as Lloyds bank staff, exploited his travel information and visible banking icons on his computer screen to trick him into verifying fraudulent transactions.
Lloyds Banking Group apologized after an IT glitch prevented thousands of customers from making payments or sending money. The outage affected multiple brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows, and MBNA, raising concerns about customer protections.
Lloyds Banking Group experienced an outage affecting its app and online banking services on Wednesday. A spokesperson confirmed all services are now restored, apologizing for the inconvenience to its 26 million customers.
Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland experienced widespread outages affecting their app and online banking services, leaving millions of customers unable to access accounts or make transactions. The bank cited technical problems and a 503 error, apologizing for the disruption.
Iran's months-long internet blackout, imposed after the start of the war with the US and Israel in February, has ended, restoring access to the outside world for most Iranians.
Lloyds Banking Group is reportedly considering phasing out the Halifax brand as early as July 1st, as part of a review of its branding strategy. The move could see Halifax accounts and services integrated into the Lloyds brand, though Bank of Scotland is expected to remain. A decision has not yet been made.
A Cornwall woman, Annabel Yates, faced a 75-94 mile round trip to deposit a £900 cheque after Lloyds Banking Group ended Post Office cheque deposits, sparking concerns over rural banking access.
Halifax says cost of typical home fell by 0.1% in April, the second consecutive monthly drop, with pace of annual growth down from 0.8%. to 0.4%Business news – live updates UK house prices fell for a second consecutive month in April, as Halifax halved its estimate for the annual rate of growth due to the conflict in the Middle East.Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – said that the cost of a typical UK home fell by 0.1% in April, to £299,313. This followed a 0.5% fall in March. Continue reading...
Halifax says cost of typical home fell by 0.1% in April, the second consecutive monthly drop, with pace of annual growth down from 0.8%. to 0.4%Business news – live updates UK house prices fell for a second consecutive month in April, as Halifax halved its estimate for the annual rate of growth due to the conflict in the Middle East.Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – said that the cost of a typical UK home fell by 0.1% in April, to £299,313. This followed a 0.5% fall in March. Continue reading...
The former owners of the Telegraph, Aidan and Howard Barclay, have avoided bankruptcy after reaching an 11th-hour agreement with HSBC over £143.5m in debts owed by their Logistics Group. The brothers, aged 70 and 66, agreed to an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) approved by creditors, leading the high court to dismiss bankruptcy petitions. The Barclay family lost control of the Telegraph and Spectator in 2023 to Lloyds Bank over £1.16bn in unpaid debts, and have since been selling assets including the Ritz hotel, superyacht Lady Beatrice, and property in Switzerland.
Aidan and Howard Barclay, former owners of the Telegraph, have avoided bankruptcy after settling with HSBC over £143.5m in debts owed by their Logistics Group (linked to Yodel courier). The 70 and 66-year-old brothers agreed to an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) at the High Court, with HSBC withdrawing proceedings. The family lost control of the Telegraph in 2023 to Axel Springer for £575m after £1.16bn debts to Lloyds.
Bank expects its base case for GDP growth to be 0.5% this year, lower than IMF’s 0.8% prediction for BritainBusiness live – latest updatesLloyds has warned that the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict could cost it £151m amid rising unemployment and inflation and a slowdown in the housing market.The FTSE 100 group, whose brands include Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, issued a downbeat economic forecast that it said reflects the stagflationary consequences – the double hit of rising inflation at the same time as slower economic growth – for the UK and global economies. Continue reading...
A Lloyds bank customer, Sarah, had £20,000 stolen in an investment scam. Initially denied a full refund due to a 13-month reporting deadline, her money was fully reimbursed after BBC Radio 4's Money Box investigated the case.
Sarah had £20,000 stolen in an investment fraud in October 2024 but didn't discover it was a scam until March 2026, exceeding the 13-month deadline for reporting push payment scams. Lloyds initially offered only £1,000 refund but fully reimbursed her within a day of BBC Radio 4's Money Box investigating. National Trading Standards is calling for the time limit to be reviewed.
HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander will this week discuss with chancellor how to limit effects of conflict Middle East crisis – live updatesThe bosses of Britain’s “big five” retail banks have been summoned to a meeting with the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this week to discuss how to limit the economic impact of the crisis in the Middle East triggered by the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran.The chief executives of HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander have been asked to attend an emergency summit on Wednesday, amid increasing acceptance that a major economic hit from the Iran war is unavoidable. Continue reading...
