Results

Third time’s a charm for County Durham, while Bristol sees its fourth consecutive year of jackpot wins as ERNIE shares the Premium Bonds love this February

ERNIE – the Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment that generates the Premium Bonds winning numbers each month – has received his fair share of Valentine’s cards and love letters from customers over the last 60 years hoping their numbers will come up.

NS&I survey reveals that security prevails as clients’ top priority over inflation risk

The latest edition of NS&I’s Financial Advice Barometer shows that for the sixth survey in a row, advisers ranked ‘security’ (protecting assets) as the most important priority for their clients in terms of savings and investment options, up 13 percentage points since the survey was last conducted in January 2017, from 47% to 60%.

Breaking new ground: Northumberland man is first Premium Bonds £1 million jackpot winner from the county; winner in Nottingham is city’s sixth

One of the two newest members of the Premium Bonds millionaires club from this month’s draw, is a man from Northumberland – the first person from the county to win the £1 million jackpot since it was introduced in April 1994.