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Average annual energy bill to rise to £1,738 in Great Britain from January

An average annual energy bill in England, Scotland and Wales will rise by 1.2% to £1,738 from January, heaping further pressure on household finances.The energy regulator Ofgem said its...

FCA plans to allow lenders longer to respond to car finance complaints

The City regulator plans to intervene in the car loan mis-selling scandal, in a move that could give...

UK energy suppliers to spend £500m to cushion pain of rising bills

Energy suppliers will spend £500m helping customers with their energy bills this winter, after the government helped broker...

E.ON must pay £14.5m to prepayment customers after billing failures

The energy regulator has ordered power supplier E.ON Next to pay £14.5m in compensation to nearly 250,000 prepayment...

Santander puts aside £295m for car loan mis-selling

Santander UK has put aside £295m to cover potential payouts to car loan customers, as the bank issued...

Could you be entitled to a payout after court ruling on car finance?

The judgment on “secret” commission payments could have far-reaching implications for lenders, beyond those covered by an continuing investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority...

Budget 2024 calculator: find out if you are better or worse off

‘A private jet to, say, California?’: Rachel Reeves’s best budget day jokes

What budget 2024 means for your personal finances

Rachel Reeves’s first budget as chancellor included lots of measures that could affect your personal finances. Here we explain the main ones.1. State pensions...

UK’s financial ombudsman ‘misleads consumers it is supposed to help’

People who go to one of the UK’s main customer complaints bodies for help are being “misled” about their chances of success because it...

I was stopped from flying with a dangerous weapon … my walking stick

On a recent flight from Newcastle airport, security stopped us from taking our walking sticks into the cabin. We are both in our 70s,...

Keir Starmer denies Labour misled public on tax rises amid NI hike reports

Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over tax rises during the election campaign, amid reports that the government is planning to increase employers’...