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NatWest down: Online banking app not working in major outage

NatWest’s online banking app has broken in what appears to be a major outage.

The Independent UK

OPINION - KKR can walk away from the Thames Water fiasco...the rest of us are stuck with it

Even the New York firm that takes on the toughest challenges balked at London’s water supplier

Evening Standard

Hubris, crisis and scandal: how the NatWest ‘soap opera’ unfolded

From Fred ‘the Shred’ Goodwin to Nigel Farage ousting the CEO, it’s been a bumpy ride for the now-privatised banking group, formerly RBS

The Guardian - UK

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Warning over environmental ‘vapocalypse’ despite ban on disposable versions

Campaigners are concerned consumers may notice no difference between single-use vapes and new models flooding the market.

The Independent UK

UK on track to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034, says Healey

The Defence Secretary has promised a ‘certain decade of rising defence spending’.

Evening Standard

NatWest: Key dates in the bank’s history from rescue to privatisation

Here’s a timeline with key dates from the bailout of NatWest through to its return to privatisation on Friday.

Evening Standard

Why was NatWest rescued in 2008 and what has changed for the bank in that time?

At its peak, the Government had an 84.4% shareholding in the group, and did not start selling shares until 2015.

Evening Standard

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Government sells final NatWest shares 17 years after bailout

The government confirmed a £10.5bn loss to taxpayers since the bank was rescued

The Independent UK

NatWest returns to private ownership for first time since 2008 rescue

The Government confirmed a £10.5 billion loss since the bank was bailed out by UK taxpayers during the financial crisis.

Evening Standard

Government sells final shares in NatWest 17 years after £45bn bailout

Sale ends state ownership of the banking group, then known as Royal Bank of Scotland, after 2008 rescue

The Guardian - UK

‘The ultimate liberty’: how Nigel Farage became a cryptocurrency convert

Reform leader aims to make London a ‘crypto powerhouse’ and has previously hailed an ‘economic insurgency’

The Guardian - UK

53 NatWest branches to close in 2025 – full list revealed

Dozens of NatWest bank branches have closed down over the last few years, with plenty more scheduled for 2025.

Evening Standard

Taxpayers set for £10bn loss on NatWest as disgraced ex-boss takes £600k-a-year pension

Government expected to sell last shares in banking group this week, drawing a line under 2008 financial crisis bailout

The Guardian - UK

NatWest reveals the impact of AI on its bank and workforce

More than 60,000 people work at NatWest, with AI recently introduced at the commercial bank

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Evening Standard

NatWest boss says AI is ‘addition’ to human jobs rather than replacement

Chief executive Paul Thwaite told MPs: “We don’t see a direct link between deploying technology and removal of jobs.”

The Guardian - UK

Five common banking mistakes – and how to avoid making them

If you are sticking loyally with a bank, using an overdraft or failing to read the small print, you may well be losing out

Evening Standard

Government stake in NatWest falls below 1%

The banking giant is now set to become fully private almost 17 years after receiving a state bailout during the 2008 financial crisis.

Evening Standard

NatWest faces 100 million cyber attacks every month, MSPs told

Experts set out the ‘staggering’ scale of digital crime to Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Rise in ‘boomerang kids’ as nearly a quarter of parents say adult children have come back home

The ‘boomerang generation’ is booming, new research suggests

Evening Standard

Nearly a quarter of parents with adult children ‘have had them boomerang home to live’ for years

Two in five mothers surveyed would be happy to welcome their children back as adults, as would one in three fathers, according to the new data

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers to meet bank bosses over lending to small businesses

Rachel Reeves concerned that lenders’ restrictions are holding back growth in the SME sector

The Guardian - UK

FTSE notches up its longest-ever winning streak with 15th day of gains – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as the FTSE nets its longest-ever winning run, Amazon’s Bezos to sell stock worth up to $4.75bn; US employment figures higher than expected

The Guardian - UK

NatWest profits soar by 36% as full privatisation looms

Government stake reduced to less than 2% while bank’s profit of £1.8bn beats analyst forecasts by £200m

Evening Standard

NatWest profit leaps by a third as customers ‘resilient’ against uncertainty

Income was boosted by customer balances growing, higher lending and more trading activity.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 02 May: Index strong run continues as Shell and NatWest impress

Strong results by Shell and NatWest and the latest sign of easing US-China trade tensions today powered the FTSE 100 index towards a 15th consecutive rise.

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