HISTORICAL FACTS: Ian stuart | History Defined

‘We’re being attacked all the time’: how UK banks stop hackers

Devastating attacks at M&S, the Co-op and Harrods highlight risks as lenders say cybersecurity is biggest expense

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025

Online criminals attacking HSBC ‘all the time’, says head of UK arm

Ian Stuart tells MPs that cybersecurity is biggest expense as bank systems face scrutiny after M&S and Co-op attacks

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

‘This is going to sting’: What would a mortgage crisis mean for homeowners and renters?

Current rates of nearly 6 per cent causing equivalent ‘stress’ to double-digit rates of 1980s, Andy Gregory writes

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

20% of people ‘less confident than six months ago about paying rent or mortgage’

HSBC UK and housing charity Shelter have announced a new partnership to support the financial health of people and communities.

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

Millions paid in bonuses to UK Silicon Valley Bank staff days after £1 rescue

Workers reported to have received payouts from ‘modest’ pool of £15m-£20m following takeover deal by HSBC

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023

Bosses of major banks defend branch closures

In a Treasury Committee hearing they also denied relying on customer account switching inertia

Insider UK · Feb 7, 2023

Bosses of major banks defend branch closures to MPs

Chief executives from NatWest Group, Barclays UK, HSBC UK and Lloyds Banking Group appeared before the Treasury Committee.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Labour refuses to promise repeal of planned Tory anti-strike laws

Keir Starmer calls proposed legislation ‘wrong’, but does not commit to scrapping it if it becomes law

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022