26 h. ago Martin Lewis says new price cap 'nothing to shout home about' as he urges people to take action

While Martin Lewis says the update is 'welcome' he urges consumers to do one thing to increase their savings

Politics

27 h. ago Martin Lewis reveals real energy bill savings in withering OFGEM price cap assessment

Martin Lewis has dismissed OFGEM’s claim of average annual household savings of £129 following a 7% price cap drop as ‘totally misleading’.

Economics

28 h. ago Martin Lewis warns new Ofgem energy price cap 'nothing to shout home about' and people need to be weary of one thing

Money saving expert Martin Lewis has given his verdict on the new energy price cap - and it's not good.

Events

28 h. ago Martin Lewis warns new Ofgem energy price cap 'nothing to shout home about' and people need to be wary of one thing

Money saving expert Martin Lewis has given his verdict on the new energy price cap - and it's not good.

Events

29 h. ago Martin Lewis urges people to get off energy price cap before July

The consumer champion warns Ofgem’s new price cap is still a ‘Pants Cap’.

Politics

30 h. ago Martin Lewis issues warning to households after Ofgem energy price cap update

Martin Lewis has explained what happens next after it was confirmed the Ofgem energy price cap will fall by 7% from this July, taking the typical household bill from £1,849 to £1,720 a year

Events

48 h. ago 4 mental effects of fraud – and how to heal after being scammed

Being scammed can significantly impact mental health, leading to feelings of anxiety, shame and a loss of trust.

Politics

3 d. ago Millions of people to receive £70 payout after credit card class action ruling

Some 2.5 million people are expected to come forward and make a claim before the end of the year.

Economics

6 d. ago Anthony Albanese has an opportunity to build a legacy of real reform. Will he take it? | Julianne Schultz

With overwhelming support from the Australian people, the enormity of this moment should not be underestimatedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a dramatic departure from normal practice, Mr Crisis and Ms Opportunity have arrived arm-in-arm at the Australian front door. Usually – remember the pandemic – Mr Crisis arrives unexpectedly and noisily and leaves Ms Opportunity sitting in the car drawing up lists of transformative things that might be done.The enormity of this moment, when the Australian people have acknowledged the crises but signalled they want decisive action – by electing a stable majority government that no longer needs to jump at a Murdoch-shaped shadow – should not be underestimated.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailJulianne Schultz is the author of The Idea of Australia and Steel City Blues Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Boil water alert in UK as people told to take action 'until further notice'

Customers in parts of North Yorkshire have been told to boil their tap water after routine tests showed higher than usual levels of bacteria in the supply

Events

2 w. ago Met Office warns people to take action 'out and about' despite cooler weather

Brits should wear sun cream if spending time outside this week

Events

2 w. ago The dirty secret about your washing up liquid as people urged to take action

People have been warned about the damage being done each time they drain the sink

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Protest can shape the world’: Rebecca Solnit on the fight back against Trump

Demonstrations against the US president have been underplayed and dismissed, but a lifetime of activism has taught me how powerful collective action can beOn 5 April, millions of people rallied against the Trump administration and its campaigns of destruction. In small towns and big cities from Alaska to Florida, red counties and blue (and a handful of European cities), they gathered with homemade signs full of fury and heartbreak and sarcasm. Yet the “Hands Off” protests received minimal media coverage, and the general response was that they didn’t do anything, because they didn’t have immediate and obvious, and most of all quantifiable, consequences. I’ve heard versions of “no one cares”, “no one is doing anything” and “nothing came of it” for all my activist life. These responses are sometimes a sign that the speaker isn’t really looking and sometimes that they don’t recognise impacts that aren’t immediate, direct or obvious. Tracking those indirect and unhurried impacts, trying ...

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Protest shapes the world’: Rebecca Solnit on the fight back against Trump

Demonstrations against the US president have been underplayed and dismissed, but a lifetime of activism has taught me how powerful collective action can beOn 5 April, millions of people rallied against the Trump administration and its campaigns of destruction. In small towns and big cities from Alaska to Florida, red counties and blue (and a handful of European cities), they gathered with homemade signs full of fury and heartbreak and sarcasm. Yet the “Hands Off” protests received minimal media coverage, and the general response was that they didn’t do anything, because they didn’t have immediate and obvious, and most of all quantifiable, consequences. I’ve heard versions of “no one cares”, “no one is doing anything” and “nothing came of it” for all my activist life. These responses are sometimes a sign that the speaker isn’t really looking and sometimes that they don’t recognise impacts that aren’t immediate, direct or obvious. Tracking those indirect and unhurried impacts, trying ...

Politics

3 w. ago Sick children are being treated in cupboards in Wales' 'crowded, chaotic' hospitals, medics claim

Doctors and nurses have also spoken of elderly people being treated in toilets and people dying waiting for beds in shocking testimony as they demand action from the Welsh Government to end 'corridor care'

Science

3 w. ago Expert urges people with roses in their gardens to take 'important' action this week to ensure they bloom

The unseasonably warm weather may be welcome, but it could be putting your plants at risk

Politics