2014

More than 40,000 borrowers are in line to receive thousands of pounds in compensation following a High Court ruling over the wording of documents sent out by failed lender Northern Rock.

Update: 11 December 2014: Sainsbury's has announced that it has today cut the price of unleaded by 1p/litre across its 298 forecourts.

The Green Deal Home Improvement fund (GDHIF) will reopen at 9am on Wednesday (10 December) with an initial £30 million available for home improvements. But households need to act quickly to bag the energy efficiency cashback.

The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee has written to Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Santander asking for more information about fraud figures after the committee heard evidence the 'banks may be understating the level of fraud in the banking system' .

Almost one third of the million skiers and snowboarders expected to hit the slopes abroad this year will do so without the right winter sports cover, according to shocking new statistics.

Ryanair – so often the king of unexpected charges – is offering an Easter boost to parents by refunding the value of air tax for young kids ahead of other airlines. This follows the Chancellor's announcement in this week's Autumn Statement that it would scrap Air Passenger Duty for under-12s from 1 May.

Hard-pressed rail commuters in England, Wales and Scotland face average price increases of 2.2% from 2 January 2015, it's been revealed today.

The price of some train tickets for journeys in 2015 will rise at 11.59pm tonight – so if you're planning to travel by rail at the start of the new year – lock into cheaper 2014 prices by booking now.

British Gas has been ordered to pay £11.1 million to charity after an Ofgem investigation found it failed to deliver energy efficiency measures to low-income households by a given deadline.