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Energy firms must tell customers about cheaper tariffs available from their other brands under new rules taking effect this autumn.

Energy firms are facing increased pressure from the Government to pass on a fall in wholesale costs – the price providers pay for energy – to consumers by slashing household bills.

If you run a small business or employ a nanny or carer, you may need to start paying into a pension for them as part of the Government's next phase of auto-enrolment.

Update: 1 June 2015: The Government has today announced that the 30 hours of free childcare for three- and four-year-olds will actually roll out in September 2016 in some pilot areas, ahead of the full expansion in September 2017.

Payday lender Wonga is launching a new advertising campaign featuring 'hard-working dinner ladies and mums' after ditching its controversial puppet ads.

Scottish Power has received the highest number of complaints ever recorded for a UK energy company in a three-month period, according to the latest figures from Citizens Advice.

The Government has made an estimated £38m from the 'double taxing' of cars following its radical move last year to scrap the paper tax disc, according to the AA.

Standard annuity rates have collapsed to all-time lows just weeks after new pension freedoms came into force, according to a financial website.

Car insurance costs fell in the first three months of the year, according to the AA, but it warns premiums could 'spiral' unless there is a crackdown on fraudulent claims.

People are being urged to register to vote in the general election ahead of the deadline at midnight tonight. Anyone who submits an application after this cut-off will not be able to have their say on 7 May.

An investigation has been launched into claims that millions of people's pension pot details are being sold to criminals for as little as 5p.

Mobile phone users will be protected from massive bills when their handsets are stolen both in the UK and abroad under measures announced by the Government.

Parents may be able to leave homes worth up to £1 million to their children without paying inheritance tax, according to leaked Treasury papers.

Energy regulator Ofgem will be given powers to order suppliers to cut their prices by the end of the year and Labour will freeze prices until 2017 if it wins the general election in May, Ed Miliband is promising.

A financial health minister should be appointed to help ensure everyone has access to basic facilities such as banking, affordable credit and is encouraged to save, a report argues.

An offer of a "free trial" of Amazon's Prime delivery service has been banned after the watchdog found the online retail giant misled consumers about subscription fees.