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The Government has announced January's annual fare rise in England will not be as high as planned.

Chancellor George Osborne will today confirm plans to slash a further £10 billion from the bill for welfare.

House prices continued to edge lower last month and the market is expected to remain subdued but stable into 2013, mortgage lender Halifax said today.

Bank of England policymakers decided against unleashing further emergency support for the recovery today, despite mixed signs over the health of the economy.

House prices slipped back by 0.4% in September, Nationwide says today, although it adds the housing market remains relatively stable.

Two people who sent millions of spam text messages face being fined more than £250,000, the information watchdog said today.

The proceeds of selling off 4G mobile phone licences should be used to "kick-start the economy" by building 100,000 affordable homes and funding a tax break for first-time buyers, shadow chancellor Ed Balls will say today.

Low-paid workers will suffer a wage cut in real terms despite an increase from today in the national minimum wage, according to union leaders.

Debit and credit card fraud has increased as criminals turn to old-fashioned scams to swipe people's plastic, an industry body says.

The motor insurance industry is to face a full-blown investigation after competition watchdogs said the market wasn't working for consumers and found premiums were being pushed up by £225 million a year.

The UK's double-dip recession is not as deep as previously feared, after revised figures showed a smaller contraction in the second quarter of the year.

Savers with fixed-rate bonds to give them better returns on their money could end up losing cash due to confusing variations over what happens when the deals end.

Young people struggling to buy their first home will be able to unlock their parents' retirement funds to help secure a mortgage, under controversial plans unveiled by Nick Clegg.

Tens of thousands of struggling households who owe money to their energy supplier will be freed up to switch to cheaper deals, energy regulator Ofgem has announced.

Private rents have soared for the fifth month in a row to reach a new high as pressure on the sector continues to be ramped up, a study has found.

Every household is being ripped off to the tune of £430 a year by banks, insurance and other financial service companies, according to a report.