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Nationwide apologises to customers after payments to and from accounts delayed

Santander expects to beat 2023 profits

Santander set to beat last year’s record earnings and hand £5bn to shareholders

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Bentley chief Hallmark to become next Aston Martin boss

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Third of people ‘feel their finances are negatively affecting mental wellbeing’

Rugby Union – LV= Cup – Final – Saracens v Exeter Chiefs – Franklin’s Gardens

Insurer LV= turns from loss into profit as it keeps costs under control

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Retail sales remain flat in February as poor weather hits food shopping

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Over 500 jobs at risk as Waitrose proposes warehouse closure

Wetherspoon financials

Wetherspoon profits surge as customer demand grows

Rishi Sunak visit to US

BAE Systems awarded contract to build Australia’s nuclear submarines

Shoppers

Consumer confidence stalls as gains made since last year ‘vanish’

New terminal at London Southend Airport opened

Southend Airport owner Esken enters administration

King Charles III bank notes

Bank likely to start cutting rates in June, economists say

City stock

FTSE 100 hits highest level in nearly a year amid hopes of interest rate cuts

Waspi chairwoman Angela Madden called for swift compensation for women affected by state pension changes (Victoria Jones/PA)

Rishi Sunak urged to act after women’s lives ‘ruined’ by pensions age change

The Bank of England

Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold, but shows signs of cuts to come

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Women who lost out in pension age change need proper compensation – campaigners

Coins and banknotes

Why has Parliament been asked to intervene over state pension compensation?

City of London skyline

UK private sector growth signals economy out of ‘brief recession’, survey shows