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More than 1,200 scam websites targeting Christmas shoppers were shut down today in an unprecedented online raid.

Energy suppliers will be responsible for installing "smart meters" for gas and electricity in all homes by 2020 under Government plans published today.

The Government today revealed the Post Office could become a fully-fledged bank.

House prices rose for the seventh month in a row during November but there are further signs that the pace of the recovery is beginning to ease, figures show today.

House prices rose for the fourth month in a row during November but there are signs the pace of the recovery may ease in the months ahead, research shows today.

Customers buying DIY holidays via the internet should have the same financial protection as other travellers, according to a European Commission report.

Water bills will fall over the next five years before inflation, industry regulator Ofwat said today.

The average cost of a two-year fixed-rate mortgage has fallen below 5% for the first time in five months, research shows today.

The global economy has made "remarkable" progress in moving out of recession but remains "highly vulnerable" to shocks, a finance chief said today.

Nationwide says it is inevitable house prices will fall next year.

The Government signalled a crackdown on cowboy wheel clampers today.

Petrol prices pushed up inflation last month for the first time since February, official figures showed today.

Rail fares will rise in January for the majority of passengers and by an overall average of 1.1%, it was announced today.

A loophole in loan agreements which would have allowed a Cheshire couple to write off their £40,000 debt has been closed by judges at the Court of Appeal.

Nearly six out of 10 parents claim they will have to reconsider working if the Government scraps tax relief on childcare vouchers.

The number of people who lost their homes rose by only 3% during the third quarter of the year despite rising unemployment, figures showed today.