Chimneys billow smoke and vapour coming from gas heaters in homes on February 14, 2025.

Government to offer grants for home heating system upgrades in new net zero proposals

A woman's hands holding a piggy bank

Two-thirds ‘have changed spending habits to shore up savings’

Food inflation has hit its highest point in nearly a year

Food inflation hits highest point in 11 months

Solar panels on the roof of a new house

All new homes must have solar panels installed, councils tell government

A three-month prescription pre-payment certificate (PPC) will have the same cost as now, at £32.05, while a 12-month one will remain at £114.50

NHS prescription charges to be frozen for the first time in three years

A view of homes

Over-60s owner-occupiers ‘sitting on £2.89 trillion of net housing wealth’

A group of UK primary schoolchildren leave the school hall after assembly - only legs and feet showing.

Parents to save £50 a year due to new bill aimed at making school uniforms cheaper

Tired

A third of Britons say financial anxiety keeps them awake at night

A new tourist tax will hit a UK city.

Major UK city will soon charge 'tourist tax' for overnight stays

Lisa Nandy

TV licence fee 'unenforceable' and 'unfair to women', Culture Secretary warns

Household energy bills are set to fall in July after Donald Trump's trade tariffs caused a slump in global gas prices, according to a leading forecaster.

UK energy bills to fall by 9% in July after three years of price rises - as Trump tariffs trigger gas price slump

Aerial view of campus of University of Dundee in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK

Hundreds of staff ‘overwhelmingly’ back strike action as university plans 700 job cuts

Private car parks are set to issue tickets at a record rate

Record number of private parking tickets set to be issued this year - with over 40,000 drivers stung every day

The head of Edinburgh University has said "around 350" staff have taken voluntary redundancy as the sector wrestles with a financial crisis, with more jobs being potentially cut.

350 staff at top university take voluntary redundancy and more jobs on the line

Ed Miliband told LBC he isn't going to 'take a decision' that will raise prices for some parts of Britain

Ed Miliband 'not going to take a decision' on zonal energy prices that will raise bills in some parts of Britain

Four-finger KitKat biscuits, lying on top of several unopened packs

KitKat maker Nestle reveals steep price hikes for coffee and chocolate

Andrew Bailey said the UK must take impact of trade wars on global economic growth 'very seriously'.

UK can't afford to ignore trade war risks, says Bank governor - as Trump's tariffs cause global disruption and uncertainty
Piggy bank with money

Retirement savers could boost savings by £1,000 under new plan for small pension pots