Thousands of passengers who had flights cancelled last year by Thai Airways will have to wait another three months to discover whether they will be refunded or have lost their money. The airline has faced financial problems since last spring, leaving a trail of passengers who had flights cancelled waiting for refunds. Last week it…
For some people, finishing work for good is an appealing idea, with the prospect of travel, spending time with family and enjoying hobbies. But retiring during a pandemic is a different matter entirely. Travel isn’t currently an option, and for months Britons have been restricted in what they can do and who they can meet….
The frenzy of stock market trading linked to “meme stocks” such as GameStop has helped the investing website IG Group attract a record number of traders. Retail investors piled into shares including GameStop, a US video game retailer, after users on the social media website Reddit banded together to raise its price. The share price…
I got married in 2018 but have mostly kept my maiden name, which still appears on my passport. However, I occasionally receive cheques in my married name. I recently tried to pay one in to my Barclays account and took my marriage certificate to a branch to prove it was me, but it insisted on…
Borrowers are being given the chance to lock their mortgage repayments at the same level for up to 40 years with the launch of the longest fixed-rate deal on the market. The lender Habito plans to launch a range of mortgages for borrowers with a 10% deposit that offers fixed-rate terms of up to four…
When my elderly father moved flat last summer, we set up the electricity supply with Bulb and supplied meter readings. Since then, he’s tried in vain to get Bulb to produce an accurate bill. It has been using a meter reference which belongs to a house in a different part of the country and told…
