Aldi raises UK shop worker pay for fourth time in just over a year

Minimum of £11.40 an hour from July takes total investment in pay to more than £100m over 12 months

What is Jeremy Hunt’s pensions giveaway and who gains most?

Chancellor’s changes have been criticised as a multibillion-pound handout to Britain’s wealthiest

Shadow chancellor says decision to axe lifetime allowance is ‘wrong priority at the wrong time for the wrong people’

Swiss authorities pledge to pump liquidity into Credit Suisse if needed, after its shares hit record low today

Campaigners unite with suppliers to call on ministers to give long-term help to struggling households

Jeremy Hunt criticised for scrapping lifetime allowance and increasing annual contribution cap

Chancellor abolishes lifetime cap on amount workers can save in pensions without paying tax

How the measures will affect Britons’ finances – and who will be the winners

Nursery providers question the funding while parents wonder why they have to wait years to access help

Campaigners call for fully funded system saying free 30 hours of support would take years to filter through

With fewer add-on goodies to offer, firms may have to think about workplace culture and a better work/life balance, says author Stefan Stern

From how much households could be paying to what prompted the rethink

Average monthly cost of owning 3-bed home is £500 a year less than renting, but the gap is narrowing

Parents describe plight as pressure builds on Jeremy Hunt to provide help in the budget

Twenty pools may be upgraded this year after startup uses energy from small data centre to heat water