2013

Households at risk of flooding should be able to get affordable insurance in future, the Government said today.

Controversial payday loan firms will face the scrutiny of the Competition Commission after a watchdog found widespread abuses.

£424 million was paid out to victims of payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling in April this year — bringing the total bill across the industry to over £10 billion so far.

Mobile phone insurers have been slammed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for offering policies which simply don't provide the cover they promise.

People living in hot countries will no longer be able to claim winter fuel payments from autumn 2015, chancellor George Osborne has announced in the Government's Spending Review.

Councils in England will be given a budget to freeze their council tax for the next two years, Chancellor George Osborne announced today in his Spending Review.

Payday lenders, charities and Government ministers will get together next week to discuss "widespread" issues in the industry.

Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco have all announced a cut in petrol and diesel prices from tomorrow, following recent hikes.

Travellers to the US are being warned not to fall for copycat Esta sites after one of Boris Johnson's senior aides paid more than five times the normal price for one to accompany the London mayor on a visit to San Francisco.