Protect your Pocket

Many older people find themselves asset rich and cash poor as they’ve low incomes but valuable homes.

Interest rates have been kept on hold today as policymakers maintain their "wait-and-see" approach ahead of government plans to tackle the UK's deficit.

Do you remember Allo Allo's Officer Crabtree's, "Good moaning, I represent the British Air Farce"?

Update: 7 May 2015: The UK's going to the polls today. This article was first written in 2010 but the information is still correct – in England, Scotland and Wales, you don't need your polling card. However if you're voting in Northern Ireland, you need to take ID with you.

Borrowers of unsecured lending will soon be protected by new policies laid down by the Government in Parliament today.

Thousands of students could be forced to give up their studies after the Open University's (OU) decision to pull a scheme that offers existing undergraduates free education using Tesco vouchers.

The OFT has issued High Court proceedings against five UK prize draw firms to prevent the distribution of "misleading" scratch-cards.

Fraudsters in Scotland are tricking vulnerable residents into parting with their bank details by promising a refund for overpaid council tax.

Unemployment climbed by 30,000 over the three months to 30 September to reach 2.46 million, official figures showed today.

The Government is being urged to increase the tax-free allowance given to people who rent a room to a lodger as it has remained static for over a decade.