From the Bayeux tapestry to Glastonbury: top tips and tricks to grab the hottest tickets Nothing is guaranteed but there are ways to boost your chances of experiencing such in-demand events
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push Companies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of January
‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell? For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areas
UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre France proposes that EU nations and IEA release oil and diesel from reserves as Iran war drives up cost worldwide
Minister denies UK faces diesel shortage after Trump threatens to ban exports In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese imports
UK house price growth halves amid rising mortgage interest rates Prices fell by 0.2% month on month in September as average price of a home slipped to £274,251, says Nationwide
The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pump
Healey urged to offer energy support in budget as bills rise 4% Millions of people in Great Britain face increase from Thursday to an average of £1,723 a year for a typical home
Government must stop dithering over energy bill support for the vulnerable Ministers should introduce a properly targeted social tariff rather than tinker with the warm homes discount
Energy bills: what to do as prices head for £2,000 a year, from switching deals to insulating The price cap is to soar for about 20 million households in Great Britain from January, but there are ways to save
Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to jump by £276 a year from January Cap poised to rise by 16% to equivalent of £1,999 for dual-fuel bill, the biggest quarterly increase since January 2023
Burnham’s electricity grid idea is interesting – but it’s not ‘public control’ For all the talk, the real value of GB Grid lies in giving the regulator perfect data to drive down costs
New English homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget
UK mortgage demand drops to 32-month low as Iran war drives up borrowing costs Average five-year fixed mortgage interest rate has hit 5.94%, its highest since October 2023, says Moneyfacts