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Nationwide writing to customers about major bank account change

New bank account rules will come into effect in February

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Unemployment remains at four-year high of 5.1% as vacancies increased by 10,000

There were 734,000 vacancies in September 2025

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Popular pub brands to offer £3 pints for a limited time only

Pints include Madri, Peroni, or Birra Moretti

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Brits urged to check tax code as £3.47 billion overpaid to HMRC

That works out to an average of around £620 per person

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500-mile Arctic blast to smash into Britain bringing 72 hours of snow

More snow chaos forecast for the Midlands over the coming days

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Appeals launched to find three Birmingham women reported as missing

Urgent appeals have been launched by police in Birmingham to ask for help finding three women all reported as missing.

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HMRC set to punish 'millions' of UK households who've left it until last minute

Millions have left their tax returns to the last minute - and common money mistakes when filing your self-assessment.

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1 in 5 Brits admit sharing money or personal details, despite suspecting a scam

Three-quarters of people believe they can spot a scam

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M6 driver travelling wrong way on motorway stopped by police

Officers used 'tactical contact' to intercept the vehicle

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Nationwide shares exactly how long it takes first-time buyers to save for deposit

A 10% deposit on typical UK first-time buyer property is around £23k

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School issues update after tragic body discovery as students offered 'specialist support'

Police were called to Smestow Academy in Windmill Crescent, after a 45-year-old man was found with injuries

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DWP set to slash bonuses in shake-up being announced on Tuesday

Government is set to promise to overhaul how it rewards civil servants.

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Cars 'stolen from across the Midlands' found stripped at Lye chop shop

Officers on patrol in Lye spotted a car linked to criminal activity next to a yard in Church Street, Lye

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Exact date of next UK snow bomb as Met Office and BBC Weather speak out

Met Desk snow maps show the white stuff will return

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Parents who ‘don’t give a damn’ could be made homeless under new anti-yobs policy

Dudley leader says plans include crackdown on parents of youths who misbehave which could see families thrown out of council homes

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Labour told to stop people being able to access pension at age 55

Limiting access or reducing tax breaks would bring down unemployment, a think tank says.

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Nationwide making unwelcome change for customers with 36 accounts - full list

Nationwide has made adjustments to a number of products and account types after The Bank of England decision.

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Birmingham Labour under fire as key waste service ‘remains in limbo’

The Birmingham bins strike has dragged on into its second year - which means the council still can't reintroduce the garden waste service for the time being

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132 locations where BT is scrapping landlines for good - full list

BT is gradually axing its traditional and old fashioned copper landline network.

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UK faces 248-mile snow storm with all but six counties in England covered

UK snow maps have shown the UK disappear under a blanket of the white stuff, but not everywhere is scheduled to be hit.