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A significant milestone has been reached in the campaign urging the government to reduce the eligibility age for pensioners to receive a free bus pass to 60. This morning, the online parliamentary petition surpassed the pivotal threshold of 10,000 signatures, obliging the Department for Transport to issue a formal response …

Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, argues the current federal government is inefficient and not meeting the needs of the American people on Making Money. Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates opened up on his recent meeting with President Donald Trump and his thoughts on Elon Musk’s involvement with the new administration. Gates was …

Santander has reported a sharp decline in annual profits in the UK, with earnings falling nearly 40% amid ongoing speculation about the future of its British operations. The Spanish-owned banking giant saw pre-tax profits drop 38% to £1.33 billion in 2024 after taking a hit from provisions for possible motor …

Panelists Ben Ferguson and Stacy Washington discuss how Democrats are reacting to DOGE looking into government spending on ‘The Bottom Line.’ A Treasury Department official told members of Congress on Tuesday that a tech executive working with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, will have “read-only access” to the …

The details of Nationwide’s Fairer Share bonus for this year have not yet been revealed, but in the past two years, the bank has gifted certain existing customers a free £100 bonus. Last year alone, the high street company distributed a total of £385million to 3.85 million customers, as reported …

Former NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher sizes up jurors’ decision in the subway chokehold case and the latest in the investigation of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Daniel Penny, who in December was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide for a chokehold in response to a man’s violent outburst of …

The recent outage at Barclays Bank, which began on January 31 and lasted until February 3, had a significant impact on customers. Some were left without their monthly wages, while others incurred £100 fines from HMRC for missing the self-assessment tax return deadline due to the technical glitch. One family …

Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., on the impact of President Trump’s tariffs, Democrats’ effort to keep Elise Stefanik’s U.S. House seat open and a bill to protect milk choices for schoolchildren. The United States Postal Service announced on Tuesday it will temporarily suspend international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China …

Tesco is trialling a major update to its Clubcard loyalty scheme that could help shoppers save more money.  The supermarket is testing a new feature called “Your Clubcard Prices”, offering personalised discounts based on customers’ shopping habits. Selected customers taking part in the trial will receive new tailored deals every …

DMA United CEO Marc Beckman reacts to President Donald Trump’s decision to weigh tighter curbs on Nvidia’s China sales. Trump administration crypto czar David Sacks and chairs from multiple House and Senate committees held a press conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday to lay out how the White House and Congress …