Premium Bond winners: Saver scoops 1,900% return on lockdown investment

Lockdown luck! One saver scoops a 1,900% return after winning Premium Bond jackpot with cash he stuck in last June The man from London turned a £50,000 holding into £1m  This beats the FTSE 100 – which has returned 4.56% over the same period  There were another £1.34bn of Bonds bought last December even as … Read more

‘It’s a life saver for me’: NHS staff rejoice as they are first inoculated at 24/7 vaccine hubs

Hundreds of people braved torrential rain to receive their priority Covid vaccines as the first 24/7 clinics opened today. Hospitals in Birmingham and Nottingham became the first to pilot round-the-clock jabs as the NHS rollout moves up a gear, with 24-hour hubs also opened in mosques and cinemas. Relieved community care officer Helen Cooper, 61, beamed: ‘It’s … Read more

Regular saver accounts: HSBC and First Direct slash rates again

HSBC and First Direct make more huge cuts to regular saver accounts which now pay just 1% – a drop of four fifths compared to last summer HSBC and First Direct customers will see rates fall from 2.75% to 1%  The accounts let current accounts save up to £300 a month at a top rate  … Read more