2012

The Government was given some welcome good news on the jobs front today when unemployment fell by 45,000 and the number of dole claimants dipped for the second month in a row.

HSBC will reverse a controversial decision to only allow solicitors on its own approved list to act on its behalf in mortgage applications, after borrowers complained it was slowing down sales.

Motorists could face a 50% rise in fuel duty in future years to cover a £13 billion hole in Treasury coffers, according to a report.

Half a million people are set to lose their disability benefits under government plans, it has emerged.

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has caved in to huge public and media pressure by announcing it will offer new policies to its pet insurance customers whose animals have a medical condition, after the bank originally axed cover.

MoneySavingExpert.com, consumer lobby group Which? and the British Bankers' Association have today written a joint letter to the Justice Secretary demanding tougher regulation of claims management firms.

EDF, Npower and Scottish Power have refused to state whether they are likely to raise gas and electricity prices this year, following today's decision by Eon to freeze bills for the rest of 2012.

Energy giant Eon has today promised to freeze gas and electricity prices for all of its domestic customers between now and the end of the year.

Using the mobile internet in another European Union country will become cheaper from July, after the European Commission announced new price caps on the amounts providers can charge.