Nationwide, Lloyds and Barclays have been named the "big winners" as thousands of customers ditched their banks in the final quarter of 2023, according to industry figures
The Washington-based software creator announced a net income of $21.93billion, or $2.94 per share for the January-March quarter, surpassing Wall Street's predicted earnings of $2.82 a share.
The bank is increasing the monthly fee on its Reward Black account from £31 to £36 a month, from June 28, while the monthly fee on its Reward Platinum account will rise from £20 to £22 a month.
Experts at Finansvalp gathered data from the cost-of-living website Numbeo in order to create their affordability index, which included every European capital city.
The marriage allowance, which was introduced by former Conservative chancellor George Osborne, allowed a higher-earning spouse to transfer £1,260 of their personal allowance to their partner.
Barclays says that a slump in trading at its investment bank and sluggish mortgage demand has sent its first quarter pre-tax profits tumbling 12% to £2.3billion.
An analysis by Mojo Mortgages looked at all 3,236 properties currently for sale with an asking price of £255,000 - £265,000 in the UK's top 45 most populous towns and cities.
Anglo American has received a $39billion takeover offer from Australian mining giant BHP, sparking fears that the London Stock Exchange could suffer an exodus of its biggest companies.