Barnsley Building Society

Around 34,000 mortgage borrowers are to share out £8.4 million in refunds after Yorkshire Building Society admitted wrongly charging customers who had fallen behind with repayments.

Savers who want easy access to their cash can now earn 3% interest via a new deal from Northern Rock.

Savers have received another lift with the introduction of three best-buy accounts today.

Savings rates on "clean" accounts that pay a consistent rate are on the rise.