Britain’s biggest healthcare insurer, BUPA, and biggest private hospital group, BMI Healthcare, have fallen out over rising costs in a row that some policyholders describe as “an absolute disgrace”. BUPA claims BMI is charging 20pc more than competing hospitals “despite offering no better quality or service” and has now removed more than half the hospital [...]
OECD warns of worldwide depression if no action is taken over the euro crisis
In predicting a “mild” recession for the UK and the eurozone for this quarter and next in its latest economic outlook, the OECD stresses that this is assuming nothing untoward happens on the Continent, and that policy-makers take sufficient action to avoid disorderly sovereign defaults, a sharp credit contraction, systemic bank failures and excessive fiscal [...]
A Lot More Scots Picking Protected Trust Deeds Over Every Other Debt Solutions
Trust Deeds Scotland Lately, Scottish people have already been taking up a brand new kind of legal debt legislation to assist all of them with their unsecured finance that they’ve been attempting to pay for. A Trust Deeds Scotland is really a form of procedures developed through the Scottish government to assist operating individuals and [...]
Lloyds and RBS called to account over ATMs
Lloyds Banking Group and RBS – formerly Royal Bank of Scotland – are being called to account about restrictions they have placed on more than 1m customers’ use of automatic teller machines (ATMs). Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury select committee, has written to the banks, asking them to explain why basic accountholders are not [...]
Fed under fire over default talks
With the debt deadline approaching, Wall Street insiders say the central bank is refusing to engage in preparations for any US downgrade or default View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Obama raps Republicans over debt talks
Investor fears about gridlock in Washington mounted further as political leaders jousted over competing solutions to avert a possible debt default View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Investor fear rises over US gridlock
Investor fears about gridlock in Washington mounted further as political leaders jousted over competing solutions to avert a possible debt default View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Norwegian charged over terror attacks
Police say suspect is of Norwegian origin with apparent history of far-right and ‘Christian fundamentalist’ views, as officials all but rule out involvement by Islamic extremists View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Man charged over Norway attacks
Police say suspect is of Norwegian origin with apparent history of far-right and ‘Christian fundamentalist’ views, as officials all but rule out involvement by Islamic extremists View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Atwood brings complaint over ‘off-record’ discussion
Atwood brings complaint over ‘off-record’ discussion WEST NEWBURY — Tom Atwood thinks his two colleagues on the Board of Selectmen broke the law by holding an “off-record” discussion about the town’s former finance director during a closed session in May. Read more on The Daily News of Newburyport