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British consumers are being ripped off by scams and frauds to the tune of almost £7 billion a year, but official arrangements to protect them are "incoherent and fragmented", a parliamentary report warns today.

Workers in the UK will receive another below-inflation pay rise next year, with firms budgeting for a 3% increase, a new report predicted today.

The Government is facing two threats of legal action over its plans to halve the subsidies paid for domestic solar electricity.

House prices rose by 1.2% last month as the property market continues to weather the economic storm, mortgage lender Halifax said today.

Young Britons are being saddled with debt but are unlikely to build up assets in the same way as previous generations, a report commissioned by debt advice charity the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) found today.

The Bank of England has today released a new £50 note, which contains a thread with 'moving images' as a security feature (pictured, right).

Nationwide warns today that the housing market remains "subdued" despite prices rising by 0.4% last month.

The UK's economic recovery hopes were boosted today when official figures revealed the pace of growth accelerated faster than expected in the third quarter of 2011.

Energy supplier Npower has been fined £2 million by regulator Ofgem for mishandling customer complaints.

Britain is at risk of another recession and the economy might already be shrinking, a senior Bank of England figure has warned.

Rents in England and Wales reached a record high of £718 per month in September, a report found today.

Inflation matched its record high last month, meaning greater state benefits, but it also highlights the tough conditions faced by many households.

Recent price hikes have increased the profit margins enjoyed by Britain's big energy firms to £125 per customer a year from £15 in June, it emerged today.

Energy companies are giving inaccurate information and dodgy advice to people who ring up to switch providers, consumer lobby group Which? said today.

The Government today has delayed its planned increase in the state pension age, saying that thousands of women will benefit.

David Cameron has acknowledged that the latest unemployment figures are "very disappointing" after more than 100,000 people joined the ranks of those looking for a job.