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Last update: 7 hours agoHalifax brand shake-up: Lloyds Banking Group is weighing phasing out Halifax, a 173-year-old high-street name, with reports suggesting new Halifax accounts could stop online/app from July 1 and the brand could end for new customers by October—though Lloyds says there’s no change to account numbers or FSCS protection for customers. Cost-of-living support: Which? warns the Lifetime ISA (LISA) won’t accept new applications from April 2028, with a replacement first-time-buyer product coming in. Disability payments: PIP claimants may be able to increase monthly support by up to £657 if their condition has worsened. Health warning: A British baby has died after contracting E. coli during a holiday in Egypt. Business and tech: Prudential buys 75% of Bharti Life Insurance for ₹3,500 crore, while Quantexa’s IPO plans could test whether London can keep more AI firms on home soil. AI security: Bank of England, Treasury and FCA urge firms to harden cyber defences against faster, more capable frontier AI attacks.
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