Council tax in Scotland to reach record high with 15% rise in some areas

Levies on tourists and cruise ships considered by some local authorities in attempt to plug funding gaps

Tell us: have you seen a scam online advert promoting fake crypto schemes?

The Guardian would like your help to find out more about fake adverts or news articles that promote fraudulent crypto schemes on platforms like Facebook and Google

Bank and building society users hit by 33 days of outages in two years, say MPs

Treasury committee finds disruption a result of 158 IT incidents affecting millions of customers

River campaigners to sue Ofwat over water bill rises

Group claims regulator signed off on ‘broken system’ making customers pay for industry’s neglect

Deepfakes, cash and crypto: how call centre scammers duped 6,000 people

Nursing home resident and pensioners among thousands of victims of massive fraud network operating from Georgia

Revealed: the scammers who conned savers out of $35m using fake celebrity ads

Georgia-based group used deepfake videos and false news featuring Martin Lewis, Zoe Ball and Ben Fogle used to promote fraudulent crypto schemes

What is investment fraud and what can victims of scams do to get help?

Britons were cheated out of £56m in the first six months of 2024 alone – and sum is probably higher as many victims do not report their losses

UK ban on zero-hours contracts ‘to include agency workers’

Government to expand coverage of employment rights bill, according to report

Mental health crisis ‘means youth is no longer one of happiest times of life’

UN-commissioned study in UK, US, Ireland, Australia, Canada and New Zealand finds satisfaction rises with age

UK awarded its lowest ranking for workplace gender equality in a decade

‘Sluggish’ pace in tackling gender pay gap and worsening employment levels push UK back to 18th in PwC index of OECD countries

Rail fares rise by 4.6% in England and Wales

Campaigners say if government can find money to freeze fuel duty for motorists they can do similar for railways

Tax war brews over Britain’s charming little getaways by the sea

Second home owners are poised to fight back as Cornwall prepares to impose double council tax – leaving councillors fearing for their budget

Strangest supermarket substitutions include dog treats instead of steak, poll shows

Almost a third of online deliveries from grocers such as Tesco and Aldi included a swapped item, says Which?

Online banking problems prompt MPs’ concern amid UK branch closures

Thousands of Lloyds, Nationwide, Halifax, TSB, Bank of Scotland and First Direct customers affected on Friday

Bank of England must proceed with caution over future rate cuts, says deputy governor

Dave Ramsden said a gradual and careful approach was needed to balance inflation risks and interest rate cuts