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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
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
500-mile Arctic blast to smash into Britain bringing 72 hours of snow
More snow chaos forecast for the Midlands over the coming days
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.
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.
1 in 5 Brits admit sharing money or personal details, despite suspecting a scam
Three-quarters of people believe they can spot a scam
M6 driver travelling wrong way on motorway stopped by police
Officers used 'tactical contact' to intercept the vehicle
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
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
DWP set to slash bonuses in shake-up being announced on Tuesday
Government is set to promise to overhaul how it rewards civil servants.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
132 locations where BT is scrapping landlines for good - full list
BT is gradually axing its traditional and old fashioned copper landline network.
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.