Irish cabinet to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel
The Irish cabinet has agreed to slash excise duty on petrol from midnight, as pressure builds on the UK chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to follow suit and cut tax on fuel Read More
I can’t manage my Virgin credit card account without a smartphone
Since the 1970s, I have been a customer of Yorkshire Bank, which, three years ago, merged with Virgin Money. A few weeks ago, I started receiving letters from Virgin Money Read More
Sadiq Khan renews call for private rent controls in London
Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to grant him powers to freeze private rents in London, amid a push by Labour over cost of living issues which also saw the Read More
Internet scams to be included in UK online safety bill
Measures to protect people from internet scams will now be included in proposed online safety laws, the government has said. Under a previous draft of the online safety bill, platforms Read More
What does action over Russian oil and gas mean for UK consumers?
The UK’s announcement that it will phase out Russian oil imports by the end of the year is set to have an impact on consumers already feeling the pain from Read More
‘We don’t visit granny any more’: the social costs of soaring petrol prices
The soaring cost of driving in the UK is forcing people to scrimp on food and heating, as turmoil in energy markets puts petrol prices on course to hit a Read More
Shell to halt buying Russian oil and gas and Unilever to stop sales in Russia
Shell has announced plans to withdraw from Russian oil and gas and Unilever has said it will stop selling its products in Russia, amid an exodus of big British companies Read More
UK government rejects request by thousands of women to examine childcare costs
Tens of thousands of women who asked the government to look into cripplingly expensive childcare costs in the UK had their demands for an inquiry rejected by the government on Read More