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Supermarkets and high street retailers across England are now charging 5p for single-use plastic bags as part of a Government scheme to reduce litter and protect wildlife. Here's how to avoid being stung with the charge (and help the environment too).

Owners of nearly 1.2 million cars in the UK have been told their diesel vehicles will be modified because they contain software German car-maker Volkswagen (VW) used to cheat emissions tests.

Motorists won't be forced to pay more in road tax if their vehicles are found to be fitted with illegal software used to cheat emissions tests, the Government has today confirmed.

The national minimum wage for adults increases by 20p an hour from today – the biggest real-term increase since 2007 according to the Government.

Nearly 1.2 million UK motorists will be told to have their vehicles "corrected" because they are fitted with the software behind the Volkswagen (VW) diesel emissions scandal, the company has today said.

You'll soon have 30 days to return faulty goods for a full refund, as part of major changes to consumers' rights which come into effect on Thursday (1 October). MoneySavingExpert.com explains what the new Consumer Rights Act means for you.

Sixth-formers will be offered practical maths courses that teach skills including working out interest, currency rates and profit margins from this week. It is however up to individual schools and colleges to decide to provide the course.

The sun may be about to set on solar panels. A Government consultation is proposing the biggest changes to the scheme since it launched, decimating the amount those with panels are paid for generating electricity in England, Scotland and Wales from January 2016.

Train company First Great Western is to stop halving the compensation it pays for delays if paying passengers request it in cash, after MoneySavingExpert raised concerns over the policy with the Department for Transport.

Commuters in England face an up to 1% increase in rail fares next year after official inflation figures used to calculate the rise were published today.