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UK petrol prices hit highest level in almost four years as bank holiday getaway looms

Average cost of petrol reaches 161.6p a litre, while diesel costs average of 183.4p, according to the AA

Lauren Almeida28 Aug

Burnham announces crackdown on rogue bailiffs and ‘cowboy builders’

New rules are aimed at protecting people in debt in England and Wales and stopping homeowners being ripped off

Rupert Jones27 Aug

AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts

In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuilding

Lauren Almeida27 Aug

Firm fined for hounding elderly people with nuisance calls claiming to stop … nuisance calls

Elderly Aids Ltd, which sells call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025

Alex Daniel27 Aug

No more UK energy bills support likely before price cap rise

Andy Burnham stops short of pledging further help as gas and electricity prices due to increase by 4% in October

Jessica Elgot and Jillian Ambrose26 Aug

Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October

A typical household in Great Britain will pay £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more support

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent26 Aug

Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK

Bills have jumped 42% in England over the past 10 years – and that excludes the cost of breakfast clubs and extracurricular activities

Donna Ferguson25 Aug

Lloyds Bank is holding on to our urgently needed £5,500

We want our balance back, but we can’t access the money to pay for essential repairs and settle an electricity bill

Anna Tims25 Aug

How can I convince NHS pensions that I am not dead?

It has not paid me for months and I am in severe financial distress, and apart from my husband while I try to sort it out

Anna Tims24 Aug

First Bus bans under-16s in Stoke-on-Trent travelling alone after 6pm after disorder

Company says decision comes after spate of antisocial behaviour since free travel scheme was introduced

Donna Ferguson23 Aug

‘Friday afternoon fraud’: warning for UK homebuyers on bank scams

Victims have lost tens of thousands – and in one case £300,000 – due to fake emails from solicitor or estate agent

Hilary Osborne23 Aug

40,000 bottles of eye drops across the US recalled over issues with sterility of product

Prestige Brand Holdings has voluntarily recalled a batch of its Clear Eyes eye drops after FDA alert

Marina Dunbar22 Aug

Plug-in solar: could a low-cost panel cut your bills?

Britons will be able to buy ‘balcony’ systems they can install themselves from 27 August thanks to rule change

Zoe Wood22 Aug

Premium bonds: more chance of win as NS&I ups prize fund rate again

Savings bank estimates there will be 308,000 more prizes available in September draw than the month before

Rupert Jones22 Aug

Work-life balance and Saint Monday

Brief letters: Changing weekends | The Sussexes’ security | Brotherly beard wars | A collective sigh | Lady Dagenham

21 Aug

British energy bills forecast to hit three-year high this winter

Expected quarterly price cap rise of 4% likely to wipe out benefits of Andy Burnham’s VAT cut on electricity bills

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent19 Aug

Dog food recalled in UK after reports of pets losing their sight

Move by Years, which provides personalised meals in subscription-based service, follows recipe change

Rupert Jones and Sarah Marsh19 Aug

Poor sleep can cost over-50s nine months of career, study finds

Findings highlight importance of sleep health during middle age, particularly for those with lower socioeconomic status

Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent 18 Aug

Student bank accounts: don’t be swayed by the freebies, freshers told

Sign-up perks may capture the attention but should the focus be on the interest-free overdraft?

Joe Pinner18 Aug

British Gas paid me £38,000 by mistake, and I can’t give it back

It said that was what I was due when I submitted a claim for £300 for energy exported through my solar panels

Anna Tims17 Aug

‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos

Fraudsters use pictures posted on Instagram or Facebook to create emails seeking bank account details

Shane Hickey16 Aug