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Yesterday’s air traffic control hitch resulted in 122 flights being delayed or cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers facing disruption on flights to and from UK airports

Halifax has reported a new record in the first-time buyer market, with first-time buyers behind more than half of all mortgaged house sales in 2024.

The number of low-deposit mortgages available are at their highest level than at any time since the financial crisis of 2008.

Insurance provider LV= has reported it paid out a record of almost £137 million in health protection claims across 2024.

Life insurance brokers are calling for more recognition of dual-life cover, arguing it offers unique advantages over standard joint life policies.

Latest data from the ABI (Association of British Insurers) has revealed UK home insurance providers paid out £1.6 billion in claims in April, May and June 2025.

Around 4.68 million British people are reported to have private medical insurance. This is the highest figure since 2008, with NHS delays driving a rise in people turning to private healthcare.

24% of adults in England – about 10.7 million people – reported receiving substandard NHS care over a 12-month period ending late 2024.

Chase UK, the digital-only bank owned by JPMorgan Chase, has leapfrogged Monzo to become the most recommended bank in Britain.

Halifax has reported a new record in the first-time buyer market, with first-time buyers behind more than half of all mortgaged house sales in 2024.

The mortgage market has seen a record number of buy-to-let remortgage searches ahead of regulatory changes, reports mortgage-data experts Twenty7tec.

Mortgages for those aged over 55 are up by more than a quarter according to figures from UK Finance.