Victoria Bischoff

Experts warned the move could have the unintended consequence of pushing up premiums for those who regularly switch insurers for the best deal as the companies seek to protect their bottom line.

Analysts said an increase in the base rate was ‘all but inked in’ as the Bank of England comes under pressure to rein in soaring inflation.

Comments from Andrew Bailey, was paid £575,538 in the 2020-2021 financial year, raised eyebrows among campaigners who said many Britons had already struggled through years of lacklustre pay

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: I desperately miss having - and being - a sister. It’s impossible to recreate that relationship. But now, the memory of what it was like has come alive.

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: About two million homeowners with variable rate loans will see an almost immediate jump in their monthly repayments after yesterday’s interest rate increase.

Barclays, First Direct, HSBC and Virgin Money were among the first to reveal their variable - or tracker - rates would rise straight away. Santander is raising its rates from July and Nationwide in August.

Mortgage lenders have come under fire for hiking the price of fixed deals by up to double the latest interest rate rise.

The refurbished Sandals Royal Bahamian, set on Nassau’s Cable Beach, offers guests a sense of ‘fairytale love’, Victoria Bischoff and her new husband discover.

Biden, 80, referred to rapper LL Cool J as a ‘boy’ after mispronouncing his name at the Congressional Black Caucus on Saturday night. Referring to African Americans as ‘boy’ is widely considered a derogatory term for black men. Biden has previously found himself in hot water for using the term and this incident comes hot on the heels of a long line of recent speech slip-ups

Pine Cay is a secluded private island, one of about 40 that make up Turks and Caicos. The tropical archipelago can now be reached on direct flights from the UK.. Victoria Bischoff investigates...