Sunderland is a port city and the main settlement of the metropolitan borough of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Wear, approximately 16km south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and roughly 19km north-east of the City of Durham.Historically in County Durham, there were three original settlements by the mouth of the River Wear on the site of modern-day Sunderland. On the north side of... Show more the river, Monkwearmouth was settled in 674 when King Ecgfrith of Northumbria granted land to Benedict Biscop to found Monkwearmouth Monastery. In 685, Ecgfrith further granted Biscop the land adjacent to the monastery on the south side of the river. As the river separated this land from the monastic community, it was henceforth referred to as the "sunder-land" and would grow as a fishing settlement before being granted a charter in 1179. West of...
As technology becomes more sophisticated, so too do the means in which scammers can target consumers. This year, recognising potential scams can help mitigate losses. NAB revealed some “common red flags” affecting bank customers in 2025. These include: Unexpected contact via phone call, text message,...
Online bank Revolut is rolling out a new security measure to help customers uncover impersonation scams, and make contact between customer support and Revolut customers safer and more reliable. Revolut, which has more than 3 million customers in Ireland, said it is introducing In-App Calls to help customers...
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