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The Consumer Council is hosting an event today to look at how we access and transfer our money. Will we be using cheques for much longer? What would we do if we couldn’t get money from the cash machine? These are just some of the many questions posed to representatives from financial institutions, local government, the public, community and voluntary sectors at a conference at the Stormont Hotel today in partnership with the Payments Council.

The Consumer Council says pressure applied by Northern Ireland bank customers has finally paid off as banks are forced to defend their penalty charges before a High Court judge in London today. The Office of Fair Trading test case will establish if charges placed on customers who stray into the red without permission are fair.

The Consumer Council today welcomed the start of Aer Lingus’ flights from Belfast International Airport (BIA) to Heathrow. This new service injects much needed competition on this key route for the first time in six years and strengthens Northern Ireland’s link to Heathrow which is vital for passengers and the local economy.