Lloyds' card and ATM problems caused by hardware failure

A hardware failure was the cause of the shutdown of some Halifax, Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and TSB cash machines and debit cards on Sunday.




More---> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-259140...

Deadlocked Congress brings U.S. government to edge of shutdown

The U.S. Congress, still in partisan deadlock on Monday over Republican efforts to halt President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, was on the verge of shutting down most of the U.S. government starting on Tuesday morning....

UK Gas stock piles running low as chill continues

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 22nd March 2013 09:40.

*Gas supplies are rapidly dwindling as the cold weather continues into spring, energy chiefs have said, with the country braced for heavy snow...
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Ok, firstly, this is not me being an arse! (unusually).

I work as a contractor, so all my holidays have to be accrued. I have tried to book two days off for next month, to be told, these HAD to be requested before the middle of this month (so before I had accrued entitlement) I also...

Instant shutdown for rogue firms planned by OFT

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd October 2012 18:01.

The operations of rogue money lenders, debt collectors and debt advice groups could be suspended immediately from next spring, under planned new...
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What is everyone most used software on their systems?

Mine are
Windows 7 Professional
Firefox & Chrome
Windows Live Mail
Winace (all those zip rar ace files)
Power Iso
Dvd Fab
Anyplace Control (for controlling 2nd laptop and desktop from netbook)...

Morning folks..
I have a question regarding a bank account that was sold on by Barclays around 2008-09 with a balance of £1300 ( all charges + Direct debits that were not cancelled when requested )
Currently with Cabot for the last year or so going back and forth waiting for paperwork ,...

Lappy has died.

I have tried CPR as per the St. Basil emergency method (for the technologically-challenged)...



No use, though!

So for the time being I will have to fight the kids to use their machine.
(You'd think I had assassinated...