UK cost of living crisis

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 a deal involving 12 of the biggest companies in the UK.Suppliers...

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...

Black Friday turning into Black Fraud Day, says UK cybersecurity chief

Black Friday is fast becoming Black Fraud Day with the discount period now “prime time” for scammers, according...

Low-income renters will struggle after UK housing benefit freeze, experts warn

Low-income renters will struggle to afford housing costs after Rachel Reeves’s decision to freeze the amount of housing...

UK ‘risks repeat of surging energy bills’ amid continued reliance on gas

Britain is at risk of experiencing a repeat of the sharp increase in energy costs which has fuelled...

UK advertising watchdog cracks down on misleading broadband price ads

The UK advertising watchdog has cracked down on marketing campaigns by telecoms companies including BT, EE, Virgin Media and O2 for misleading consumers about...

Nurses in England reject government’s 5.5% pay award

Nurses in England have rejected the government’s pay award of a 5.5% rise, the Royal College of Nursing has said.RCN members rejected the deal...

Parents are anxious, lonely, overwhelmingly stressed – and their crisis affects everyone | Emma Beddington

It is the kind of statistic that makes you do a double-take, because it can’t be right. It is, though: 41% of US parents...

Scottish opposition pushes Swinney on free school meal and flat-rate rail fare cuts

Opposition parties in Scotland have urged John Swinney to reverse unpopular cuts to free school meals and flat-rate rail fares after he suffered two...

Barratt profits plunge 75% as number of houses built slumps

Barratt Developments has suffered a 75% drop in annual profit and a double-digit decline in home completions after a “challenging” year for Britain’s biggest...

Pension pot amount needed for ‘basic’ retirement rises 60% in three years

The average pension pot needed for a “basic” retirement has risen by almost 60% in three years, according to research that highlights how the...