HMRC to ditch Barclays as government’s bank in favour of Lloyds

UK tax authority to retain NatWest and Citigroup but drop Barclays from £334mn contract

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Lloyds Bank overstated interest-bearing deposits to BoE by £44bn

Error fed into data set used by watchdog in review of UK’s cash savings market
Financial Times - 3d
Lloyds Bank says app issues fixed after payday IT issue

Technical issues have affected UK banking app users on payday for the second-month running in 2025.
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Thailand bus overturns in ditch, killing at least 18 passengers

At least 18 people were killed and 23 injured in eastern Thailand after the brakes failed on a tour bus and it rolled upside down into a ditch, police said.
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Pamela Anderson on missing out on Oscars, ditching makeup and 'innocence' of Baywatch

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Former Barclays boss gambles on courtroom battle over ties to Epstein

Next week Jes Staley will challenge his ban from the City in a case that will reveal his conversations with the disgraced financier. Former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is about to take a ...
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Ex-Barclays boss with Epstein links seeks to clear name

Jes Staley wants to overturn a decision by the UK regulator banning him from holding a senior role in the City.
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It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber

The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to profit for free from people’s talent, is an outrage, and the nation would suffer. We are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and ...
The Guardian - 5d
Can UK banks stay the course on their climate pledges?

Lenders warn that slow government action may force a rethink
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Bank accounts for $20B climate program frozen

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Bank accounts for $20B climate program frozen The bank accounts of nonprofits administering a $20 ...
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