Octopus Energy announces takeover of collapsed supplier Bulb
Octopus to pay government to take on 1.5m customers and 650 staff of taxpayer-supported rival
Broadband social tariffs can save you up to £200 a year
Few of those eligible for deals aimed at people on benefits use them as they are not well publicised
NatWest reports £1.1bn profit as it predicts 7% fall in UK house prices
Bank says there has been a slowdown in customers trying to get new mortgages in recent weeks
Air fryer and slipper sales surge as UK strives to reduce energy use
Consumers move quickly to prepare for unaffordable energy bills despite mild autumn, finds market research
Even Shell can see it is earning too much from this crisis – the energy market needs a profits cap
The government could be doing so much more to protect consumers, says former BP executive Nick Butler
Fines for fare dodging on trains in England to rise from £20 to £100
DfT says current penalty no longer acts as deterrent for evasion, which costs taxpayers about £240m a year
Shell paid zero windfall tax in UK despite record global profits
Labour calls for ‘proper windfall tax’ on oil and gas while TUC describes profits as ‘obscene’
Lloyds bank predicts 8% fall in house prices as its profits tumble
Larger-than-expected drop in profits to £1.5bn in third quarter comes despite rising interest rates
Barclays profits soar past forecasts to reach £2bn on back of rising interest rates
Results will further fuel calls for the government to tax banks’ excess earnings
Energy crisis pushing 10,000 homes a month on to prepayment meters
Experts say people who are switched to pay as you go will self-disconnect when they cannot afford to top up
UK retailers hit by footfall decline amid cost of living squeeze
Fewer shoppers visited high streets, retail parks and shopping centres last week, figures show
Royal Mail warns there are only 100 days left to use stamps without barcodes
After 31 January, consumers with non-valid versions will have to send off a form to secure a swap
As inflation soars, it’s time to make your money work harder
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Too much wealth depends on values bloated by an oversized financial sector, says Fran Boait of campaign group Positive Money
Starmer ‘should bring in workplace pension for the self-employed’
Fabian Society also says Labour needs to be radical and introduce better provision for the lowest paid