Press Association

An energy company whose sales staff made misleading claims to customers has agreed £4.5 million for needy households as part of a settlement with the regulator.

Three years of rock-bottom interest rates will pass today with little sign that the Bank of England is set to ease up on its emergency support.

Tougher action is needed to clampdown on "opaque and poorly regulated" commercial debt management companies and payday lenders, a report from MPs urged today.

The average UK house price slipped 0.5% in February but is at broadly the same level as last spring, lender Halifax said today.

Chancellor George Osborne is poised to water down plans to strip higher earners of child benefit, it was reported last night.

Petrol prices are set to reach an all-time high, piling pressure on Chancellor George Osborne to cut fuel taxes.

House prices have recorded their largest monthly jump in nearly two years, according to Nationwide Building Society figures.

Up to 200,000 homes could struggle to get insurance against flooding next year, potentially risking an £11 billion liability, council leaders said today.

NHS prescriptions in England will rise 25p to £7.65 from April, MPs were told today.

Plans for a new payment system allowing people to use their mobile phone as a "digital wallet" were outlined today.

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) is drastically simplifying its range of tariffs after regulator Ofgem called for a shake-up of the industry.

The housing market has seen a "surprisingly strong" bounce after sellers upped their asking prices by the highest monthly jump for a decade.

Rents are back on the rise "unseasonably early" this year, lettings agents said today.

The UK's unemployment rate has reached a 16-year high after another rise in the jobless total.

Hard-pressed families felt some relief last month as official figures revealed the rate of inflation fell to its lowest level in just under two years.

Action is expected to be taken to reduce the £2 billion-a-year cost of insurance claims for whiplash in a bid to help cut the prices we pay.