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National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is under rising pressure today after being accused of losing track of investments, delaying payouts and withholding premium bond prizes owed to bereaved families.
NS&I has apologised anyone who has not received the customer service “they should expect” following a bereavement.
“We recognise that dealing with bereavement can be challenging and would like to apologise to anyone who has not received the customer service from NS&I that they should expect, particularly at such a sensitive time.”
Donald Trump insists that peace negotiations are ongoing, describing developments in the Middle East as “big”, but he is no longer controlling the narrative. One of Iran’s senior military figures mocked the US, saying: “Has the level of your inner struggle reached the stage of you negotiating with yourself?” This reflects where we stand in negotiations.
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