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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Halifax to axe key bank account perk for thousands of customers within days
Has your bank made any changes? We'd love to hear from you please email: money@ TAKE NOTE Halifax to axe key bank account perk for thousands of customers within days HALIFAX will axe a key bank account perk for thousands of customers within days, The Sun can reveal. The high street lender, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is getting rid of "Extras" for Rewards current account holders to make way for new changes. 1 The bank is getting rid of a rewards feature for customers Credit: Getty Currently, Halifax charges a £3 monthly fee to run this bank account and customers are given freebies in return for hitting certain targets. For example, customers can get £5 paid into their bank account or a free cinema ticket if they either spend £500 on their debit card each month or hold a balance of over £5,000. But the bank has plans to close down this service come September, meaning customers who meet these targets will no longer get a reward. To prepare for this, Halifax has told customers that from June 17 they will no longer be able to add Reward Extras to their account or renew an existing Reward Extras offer. It comes as part of a refresh of the banking offer, which will see new features added. This includes fee-free debit card spending abroad and a £100 interest free arranged overdraft to existing and new eligible Reward account customers. Rewards customers are currently charged a 2.99% fee for using their debit card abroad. That means customers are currently charged an extra £2.99 for using their debit card to pay £100 abroad. Halifax said it is waving the fee for Rewards users come August 1. Customers who meet the requirements will also be allowed to enter into a £100 overdraft and not face any interest. Fresh wave of bank branches set to close for good in June A Halifax spokesperson: 'We're updating the features on our Reward account, introducing fee-free debit card spending abroad, with more benefits to come later in the year.' All Reward customers should be aware of the changes from July, giving everyone at least two months' notice. If the service no longer feels right for holders, they can close the account and choose to bank elsewhere. It comes as Lloyds recently hiked the cost of its Club Lloyds account from £3 to £5. The packaged account provides extra benefits including a Disney plus subscription, cashback rewards, and access to linked savings accounts with preferential interest rates. OTHER BANK CHANGES This comes as the Co-operative Bank announced it would be increasing the monthly charge on its Everyday Extra package bank account in July. Currently, customers pay a monthly fee of £15, totalling £180 a year. But starting from July 1, this fee will increase to £18 a month—an extra £36 annually. Elsewhere, Skipton Building Society said that from June 9 a total of 92 types of savings accounts will have its interest lowered. The moves comes after rate-setters on the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee cut the base rate from 4.5% to 4.25%. Leeds Building Society said it will lower the interest on 58 of its saving accounts. That includes its Five Access Saver which will have its interest rates lowered from 3.77% AER to 3.55% come June 27.
Toronto Sun
28-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Nova Scotia RCMP confirm children were seen in public a day before they disappeared
Published May 28, 2025 • 1 minute read Lilly Sullivan, age 6, left, and Jack Sullivan, age 4. Photo by RCMP HALIFAX — RCMP in northeastern Nova Scotia confirmed today that two children who disappeared almost four weeks ago were last seen in public with family members on May 1, the day before they were reported missing. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The confirmation of their whereabouts on that day is important because police were previously told six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were at school on April 29 and were kept home in rural Lansdowne Station, N.S., until they went missing on May 2. In a statement released today, the Mounties also said they are asking the public for more video footage from the area to help with their investigation. In particular, investigators are asking for dashcam footage or any other video from along Gairloch Road — where the family's home is located — recorded between noon on April 28 and noon of May 2. RCMP say investigators have already collected hours of video footage from local residents, some of whom have confirmed turning over recordings from motion-activated trail cameras. Extensive ground and air searches have covered more than five square kilometres of heavily wooded terrain. Police have repeatedly said there is no evidence to suggest the children were abducted. Canada Crime Sunshine Girls Toronto Maple Leafs Sunshine Girls
Scottish Sun
16-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Halifax bank app down as customers unable to log into accounts
DOWN AND OUT DOWN AND OUT Halifax bank app down as customers unable to log into accounts Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HALIFAX customers are reporting being unable to access the banking app. Customers say they're receiving error messages while trying to open the app or are unable to make payments. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Halifax customers are reporting being unable to get onto the app or make payments Credit: Getty More than 1,000 reports have been made on Downdetector, which monitors website and app outage. Dozens of people have been complaining about the issue on social media too. One customer wrote: "@HalifaxBank Can't log in using the mobile app? Is it down?" Another said: "Unable to log into the app now for several hours… same error code!" A third person added: "@HalifaxBank app won't allow me to make any payments, logged out a few times, now can't get back in - what's happening, seems to be an issue as other people tweeting."
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Nova Scotia groups want free Canadian trade as poll shows support in Atlantic region
HALIFAX — A national call by Nova Scotia's premier to reduce interprovincial trade barriers is welcomed by a number of business sectors in his province, as a new poll suggests broad public support for the idea across Atlantic Canada. Tim Houston announced Thursday during an appearance with fellow Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford in Milton, Ont., that a yet to be tabled bill would allow Canadian goods and services to be sold in Nova Scotia without the need for further testing or red tape. However, the lifting of restrictions would only apply to provinces and territories that pass similar legislation, and Houston called on them to follow Nova Scotia's lead. Representatives from Nova Scotia's wine and forestry sectors say they fully support any idea that will make it easier to sell their products in other provinces. However, the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture is more cautious, saying it needs to identify potential opportunities and challenges for farming operations before passing judgment. Meanwhile, a new poll by Narrative Research says 92 per cent of Atlantic Canadians support the removal of trade barriers between provinces, while 75 per cent of those surveyed said they would likely buy Canadian goods given the threat of tariffs from the United States. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press
