NS&I site crashes after 'high demand' for pensioner bonds

Carmen Reichman
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The website of National Savings & Investments (NS&I) crashed after experiencing "high demand" for the newly launched pensioner bonds, which went on sale this morning.

The site of NS&I, which acts as the sole distributor of the government's market-leading bonds for people aged 65 and over, was experiencing initial delays but is now back up and running, the compan...

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