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  • BusinessAOL

    Switching bonuses: get up to £150 from your new bank

    Banks have often used current account switching bonuses as a way of enticing new customers. The Co-op Bank has relaunched its switching bonus of £125, with an extra £25 going to homeless charity, Centrepoint. See also: What to do if friends or

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  • BusinessAOL

    Halifax ups switching bonus: is it a good deal and can you beat it?

    Banks have often used current account switching bonuses as a way of enticing new customers. The latest is from Halifax, which promises to give you £125 for switching (increased from £75), and pay you monthly rewards. Despite the increase, there

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Customer asks restaurant to stop 'offensive' Christmas music

    At this time of year you'll hear Christmas music most places that you go. A restaurant manager and chef in St Augustine, Florida, USA, was surprised to find this note from a customer complaining the Christmas music was offensive. See

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  • TechnologyAOL

    Man causes £5,000 damage in five seconds

    Have you ever had a day go so badly that you wonder if you should have just stayed in bed? We think that must be exactly what this man thought after he was involved in a pricey incident in a technology shop recently. The customer, who was

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  • BusinessAOL

    Have the energy price cuts really made any difference?

    A number of energy suppliers have announced cuts to their gas prices in recent weeks. British Gas and EDF have both now joined their fellow Big Six members in announcing cuts. British Gas revealed a 5.1% reduction which it claims will save the

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  • NewsAOL

    TalkTalk customers offered free upgrade after cyber attack

    Dido Harding said the upgrade is recognition of the "unavoidable uncertainty" facing customers (Anthony Devlin/PA) If you're a TalkTalk customer, you could be in line for a free upgrade following last month's costly cyber

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  • BusinessAOL

    Economy Energy fined £250,000 for mis-selling contracts

    Economy Energy has been fined £250,000 for mis-selling to customers and poor communication, the regulator has announced. Ofgem found that the company mis-sold energy contracts between October 2012 and December 2013. An investigation found sales

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