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Stop forcing people on to prepayment meters, UK minister urges suppliers

Grant Shapps tells firms to stop pushing consumers on to pre-paid tariffs amid threat to ‘name and shame’ worst offenders

Upsize, downsize? Why the Covid property race for space went sour for homebuyers

Ultra-low rates and a desire for more room during lockdown drove UK house prices to new heights. But now many of those who moved are suffering

London council halts forced installation of prepayment meters

Residents of Hathersage Court in Islington concerned they would be cut off from energy supplies this winter

Lloyds and Halifax to close 40 bank branches in England and Wales

Full list of site closures, which will start in April and carry on through into June this year

This is an era of plentiful, cheap, renewable energy, but the fossil fuel dinosaurs can’t admit it

For a couple of days this month, wind power supplied over half the UK’s electricity. You wouldn’t know it, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

UK lenders fear spike in mortgage defaults as cost of living hits home

Bank of England survey shows lenders expect steep rise in borrowers failing to make monthly repayments

UK energy bills to fall to about £2,200 from July as wholesale gas costs drop

Mild weather in Europe reduces gas demand but bills will remain higher than 2021 energy price cap

Millions of UK mobile and broadband users face 14% bill rises from April

BT, EE, TalkTalk, Three and Vodafone among suppliers allowed to increase monthly charges

UK workers: have you gone part-time to be financially better off?

We’d like to hear from people in the UK who have reduced their work hours for financial reasons

Package holidays and flights up to 30% more expensive than last year

Figures from Which? show significantly higher prices for trips to most popular destinations

UK inflation: how everyday items and services shot up in price

Price rises of many goods outstripped December’s 10.5% inflation rate with bread up 20.5%, electricity 65.4% and hotels 18.1%

Evri’s phone number is even harder to find than my parcel

It takes real detective work to track down a way to contact the courier after an order fails to turn up

British Gas vows to halt remote switches of customers to prepayment meters

Firm pledges £10m in extra support but is not ending forced installation of devices in person

What’s the true value of crypto? It lays bare the lies of libertarians

The downfall of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange proves how much markets need rules, writes Zoe Williams

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