Nationwide customers have been hit with payment delays once again as the bank experiences technical issues.
People are reporting that they’ve been left with ‘zero funds again’ waiting for their wages to arrive into their accounts.
Nationwide has apologised for the delays with incoming and outgoing payments and said that ‘it’s in a queue and will arrive ASAP’.
Other banking services are working as normal, but it’s left hundreds of people anxiously waiting for their pay cheques.
Some say it’s around the fifth time they’ve experienced a similar problem.
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One customer said: “I’ve been without electricity for 45 minutes you don’t understand the inconvenience caused.”
Nationwide customers have been left waiting all day for their wages. Credit: Unsplash
Another wrote: “Anyone else having issues with @AskNationwide incoming payments this morning? Salary not yet come through and a mortgage set to go out tomorrow.”
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Someone else has got stuck in the middle of quite a major exchange, writing: “Hi Nationwide. We are waiting to complete on our house purchase and solicitor says it is fund transfer issue. We sold our old property a couple of hours ago. Any idea of timescales please as sitting outside house with delivery guys.”
One heart-broken mum posted: “Money was transferred into my account at 6am this morning. Still no sign of it at 9.49am. I’m begging you please @AskNationwide sort the delay out so I can get food in for my children.”
Someone simply Tweeted: “Why are nationwide so sh*t at being a bank.”
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@AskNationwide sorry kids no I didn't get you your book day costumes for Thursday because once again it's pay day and nationwide is down What a joke time to find another bank! Can't access my wage to do a food shop before work 0 funds again at least be the 5th month on the bounce
“Direct Debits and standing orders are working normally.”
They added on Twitter: “We’re working hard to resolve this issue and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
“No member will be left out of pocket as a result of this issue and all associated Nationwide fees and charges will be refunded. All other services are working normally.”
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Family pay tribute to father-of-two killed in Rochdale plane crash
Daisy Jackson
The family of a man killed in a light aircraft crash in Rochdale have paid tribute to a ‘deeply loving father and devoted husband’.
36-year-old Arian Abbasi was one of two men killed when an aircraft crashed into farmland in Littleborough in Rochdale last week, after travelling from Birmingham.
Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after 11am on Tuesday 3 February, but sadly pronounced both men dead at the scene.
It’s believed there was no one else on board the aircraft, and there were no reported injuries on the ground.
Now, Arian’s family have issued a moving tribute to him. He was a pilot from Harrow in Greater London.
They described him as being a ‘deeply loving’ family man, whose passion was flying.
He was about to embark on a new chapter with a commercial airline in just a few weeks’ time.
His family said: “He lived his life for his family and friends, giving them his constant love, strength, and support.
“Flying was his passion, and he was on the brink of beginning an exciting new chapter with a commercial airline on 23 February; a dream he had worked toward with immense pride and determination.”
GMP investigations are now focused on finding part of the parachute system which contains propellant and hasn’t yet been located.
Finding the device has been ‘very difficult’ due to the nature of the terrain and the wide area over which it may have travelled.
It measures approximately 10 cm in diameter and 30 cm long and has a red anodised finish. It weighs less than 2 kg. It may have a silver metal collar attached at one end.
GMP said: “Please do not handle the device if you see it. If discovered, contact the police immediately via 101 or our Live Chat at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 1056 of 03/02/26.”
Homeless children in Greater Manchester will now get free bus travel to and from school
Emily Sergeant
Children who are currently living in temporary housing in Greater Manchester are set to get extra support with school travel.
In a move that was announced by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) at the end of last week, and following years of campaigning, homeless children living in temporary accommodation are now set to get free school travel on all Bee Network buses.
TfGM says it understands that some children end up a long way from their school when placed into temporary accommodation, and this leaves parents or carers with the difficult choice of either having to move them to a closer school, which ultimately disrupts their education, or having to pay unexpected travel costs.
While the Greater Manchester Strategy – which is the plan for the city region’s next decade – commits to reducing the number of families and children in temporary accommodation, and measures are also being taken to make sure residents have the support they need to ‘access, improve, and retain’ a decent, affordable home, this doesn’t tackle the immediate issue.
Homeless children in Greater Manchester will now get free school bus travel / Credit: TfGM
So, to help those families when they ‘need it most’, free bus travel to and from school is set to be provided, as subject to approval of this year’s Combined Authority budget.
The move comes after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham asked TfGM last year to look at options to help with the cost of travel.
“Using our locally-controlled Bee Network buses to support families when they need it most is the right thing to do,” Andy Burnham commented.
Of course, the long-term solution is no kids in TA and we’re working with our councils to achieve this in the next few years.
We can do it because GM will soon hit the point where we are building more council and social homes every year than we’re losing through right-to-buy. 👍🏻
“A move into temporary accommodation is often a massive upheaval for families and can be a worrying time. With this measure, the cost of travel to school will be one less thing for families to worry about.
“It will mean parents and carers don’t have to choose between an extra demand on their household budget and keeping their children with friends and teachers they know and trust.”
Daisy Jackson -
28th February 2022 
