AI scams drove UK reports of fraud to record 444,000 last year
Criminals using artificial intelligence tools to take over mobile, bank and online shopping accounts, says Cifas
MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK
Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debt
European drivers face €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to Iran conflict, say experts
Exclusive: Oil at $100 a barrel means higher prices in the EU and UK, making savings for those with electric vehicles even greater, analysts say
UK companies struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs told
Business lobby groups say firms less likely to take on staff with few qualifications or who have gaps in their CVs
‘Nothing off the table’ as Rachel Reeves considers ‘targeted support’ over energy costs
Chancellor does not rule out ditching planned fuel duty rise but tells MPs it is too early to gauge if consumers need extra help
Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis
More than 500 lending products pulled in biggest single upheaval since Liz Truss’s mini-budget in 2022
Iran war could knock UK homebuyer confidence, says builder Persimmon
Growing fears that elevated interest rates will continue, as Barclays finds worries that war will push up inflation
Scrapping North Sea windfall tax would not reduce UK energy bills, say experts
Rachel Reeves said to be considering levy cuts for oil and gas firms, but economists say this would just fatten profits
Millions in England to pay higher water bills after suppliers appeal
Anglian, Southern, Wessex and South East allowed to raise charges more than originally permitted by watchdog
Ryanair insists we failed to board a phantom flight
Airline has refused refund after our flight was diverted because of bad weather and we were left on the plane for six hours
UK households that use heating oil face ‘frightening’ surge in bills over Iran war
Chancellor raises prospect of help after prices almost treble since start of conflict
How will war in the Middle East affect your finances?
Surging energy prices and tumbling stock markets are threatening a new UK cost of living crisis
Lengthy US-Iran war would affect ‘lives and households of everybody’, says Starmer
Ministers understood to be considering ways to mitigate rising energy bills as oil prices surpass $100 a barrel
UK interest rate cuts unlikely this year amid Iran war – and a rise could be ahead
Markets predict Bank of England will hold rates in 2026 as bond yields soar on forecasts of prolonged conflict
Travelodge turned away vulnerable women late at night
They were far from home but it refused to let them stay without specific ID to prove they were over 18