New year insurance rules will save consumers £4.2b over next ten years

From 1 January insurers will be banned from quoting customers a higher price for renewing their home or motor insurance than they would pay...

2022 will be the year of the Squeeze

2022 is set to be the ‘year of the squeeze’, with wages stalling and families facing a £1,200 a year hit from next April...

The Royal Mint reveals new coins for 2022 including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 50p

The Royal Mint has today revealed five new coin designs for 2022 including a 50p and a £5 crown in celebration of Her Majesty...

One in four Britons have never heard of the government’s flagship ‘levelling up’ strategy

Heard of levelling up and know what it means? No-join the club as One in four Britons have never heard of the government’s flagship...

No further COVID restrictions in England before the New Year

There will be no further COVID restrictions before the New Year Health Secretary Sajid Javid told journalists: “We look at the data on a daily...

Christmas Day key workers’ pay lower than a decade ago

Thousands of key workers working on Christmas Day are earning less now in real terms than a decade ago, according to new analysis published...

Sexual violence is endemic at UK universities and colleges

Sexual violence is endemic in the UK's university and college workplaces and employers must do more to tackle it, a groundbreaking report has outlined...

Johnson confirms no more Covid restrictions before Xmas

In a video posted on social media and released by Downing Street, the Prime Minister said "people can go ahead with their Christmas plans"...

Businesses clamour for clarity and support as Government dithers over further measures

Business is calling for more help and clarity from the Government after the cabinet deferred any decision on further COVID restrictions yesterday. Hospitality and entertainment...

ASDA strike moves closer after thousands of workers say they’re ready to walk out

Strike action at Asda moved closer after thousands of workers said they were ready to walk out over the company’s failure to make an...