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Millions ‘holding on with their fingertips’ due to high interest rates, squeezed wages and Covid costs, says the European TUC boss, Esther LynchWorkers across Europe are “holding on with their fingernails” and face a bleak winter ahead, as high interes…
Which? survey suggests ‘unscrupulous’ sellers bombard customers with incentivesAs many as one in 10 Amazon shoppers could have been offered a “bribe” in exchange for a positive review of a product in the past year, research from the UK consumer body Wh…
Higher gas storage levels in Europe help leave Great Britain in stronger position, says operatorEnergy mix: how is electricity generated in Great Britain?The risk of blackouts in Great Britain will be lower this winter thanks to higher gas storage leve…
Survey finds parents under pressure, as second study finds some are leaving workforce because of costsParents of nursery and primary school-age children are facing more than £600 of extra childcare costs a month, a study has found, as employers demand …
Britons are raiding savings or cutting pension contributions, KPMG study findsMortgage holders are making big changes to their finances – from cutting pension contributions to downsizing – to cope with dramatically higher monthly payments, a new survey…
Lender says homes needing renovation are most in demand as people seek cheaper propertiesThe number of first-time buyers in the UK has fallen by more than a fifth, while homes in need of renovation are most in demand as buyers look for cheaper properti…
Thinktank carried out analysis as calls mount among Tory MPs for the tax to be abolishedScrapping inheritance tax would cost the government almost £15bn a year in lost revenue by 2032, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that foll…
Fewer than half of companies meeting their targets on leaks, says the regulator, OfwatWater companies in England and Wales have been ordered to return £114m to customers through lower bills next year because progress on leakage and sewage spills has be…
Consumer body says vulnerable households face ‘postcode lottery’, with each firm setting its own tariff Ministers and under-fire water companies are facing renewed pressure to introduce a single social tariff to support vulnerable households as struggl…
Mental health issues and lack of faith in government support are driving desire to change statusMental distress and financial insecurity has pushed 40% of self-employed workers to say they would switch to a salaried job if they could secure the same in…