Cost of living
Food banks seeing highest ever demand
Find out what to do if you're struggling to pay for essentials.
Home repossessions on the rise
With more homes being repossessed at the start of 2024 than the end of 2023, find out what to do if you fall behind on your mortgage repayments.
When will interest rates come down and will it help me?
The Bank of England has held interest rates for the sixth time in a row. Find out what this means for you.
Prescription prices rise from today
Prescriptions have increased to £9.90. If you’re finding the cost unaffordable, find out what help is available
Angry parents sign petition to be allowed to take their kids out of school without being fined
Fines for kids missing school are set to increase from August which has led to thousands of parents signing a petition to have the legislation relaxed
Millions will see their pay rise from today
Workers will see the cut to National Insurance in their pay packets from today, but more low-paid workers will start paying tax. Find out what the changes means for you
Working households £7,800 a year worse off since the cost of living crisis
Labour has rejected the government's claims the country is turning an economic corner
Retirees face financial hardship in later life
A new report demands urgent action to ensure older populations can live well
Retail sales remained flat in March – what does it mean for your money?
Retail sales showed no growth in March despite wage growth rising faster than inflation
Back to the 00’s with 10p Freddos
Iconic chocolate bar, Freddo has been slashed in price to just 10p - the amount it retailed at in 2005. We go back to look and how Freddo became the unofficial measure of inflation and get nostalgic about what else we were up to in 2005