2012

Pet owners have been left worrying about their animals' future after Lloyds TSB stopped renewing pet insurance policies this month.

With Valentine's Day approaching, nearly 85% of people think it's acceptable to use a 2for1 voucher in a restaurant on a first date, while a quarter think it makes their partner a keeper, a MoneySavingExpert.com poll of 15,000 users reveals.

Sainsbury's is changing its labels to tell shoppers they can freeze food up to the product's use-by date, which could save consumers from wasting both food and money.

Interest-only mortgages could become harder to get, say brokers, after Santander raised the minimum deposit required to take out the loans.

The number of homes repossessed by mortgage lenders last year fell to its lowest rate since 2007.

The Bank of England injected a further £50 billion into the economy today as the UK battles to stave off another recession.

Solar panel subsidies could be slashed again by next year, the Government has said, after it confirmed the first cut in the feed-in tariff will happen from next month.

Lloyds TSB has become the first of the major banks to unveil a junior cash Isa, over three months after the tax-free children's saving scheme was launched.

Energy giant Eon has reformed its direct debit system to stop customers being hit with huge hikes in their monthly payments.