‘Left out in the cold’: the boaters locked out of fuel support People in canal boats moored at or visiting Hebden Bridge say the government does not understand their needs
I paid £70,000 to fraudsters – can Santander help? Scammers posed as Citibank agents and convinced me to buy a high-return investment bond
Why don’t the British respect service staff or builders the way they do abroad? The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
Train fares in England and Wales rise by 5.9% despite poor service Passengers will be hit by biggest increase in ticket prices since 2012
The fight to get Britain’s lost employees fit and working again Covid has shrunk the nation’s workforce, but new programmes aim to tackle the ill-health that may be holding willing employees and entrepreneurs back
Five reasons why John Lewis and Waitrose are having a tough year Financial woes, cost of living crisis and tougher competition are among problems that have led to expected second ever full-year loss
‘My new solar panels and batteries should save me £1,600 this year’ More Britons are making their homes greener and cutting bills – here’s how the costs add up
Luton Dart: ‘the most expensive train in Britain’ opens for business The airport’s much-anticipated £290m 1.25-mile shuttle service to the rail station will cost passengers £4.90 a trip
UK suppliers expect government U-turn on planned cut to energy bill support Firms told to prepare two sets of rates for units of gas and electricity in March for April bills
How rising interest rates sent the UK housing market into reverse An end to ultra-low rates mean borrowers can only afford smaller mortgages
UK mortgage market contracts for fifth month after Liz Truss mini-budget Approvals at lowest since 2009 – bar during Covid lockdown – as demand for new homes continues to fall
UK house prices fall at fastest annual rate since 2012 Year-on-year February 1.1% decline comes as average price of property drops to £257,406, says Nationwide
Ocado pauses building new warehouses as annual losses balloon to £500m Decline in retail sales at online supermarket blamed on customers buying fewer items
UK home sellers having to cut average of £14,000 from asking price Values lowered for more than 40% of properties on Zoopla to attract ‘price-sensitive’ buyers
Ministers should stop dithering. A social tariff for energy is essential Even the lower projections for the next couple of price caps will not be remotely comfortable for many