19 h. ago Spain pushes ahead with plan to hit Brits with 100% holiday home tax

Spain's government is going ahead with a controversial plan to slam Brits with a 100% tax on holiday homes in order to tackle a growing housing crisis. 

Events

20 h. ago Scots urged to shop around for cheaper energy deals to save up to £200 a year

Household bills will drop from July when a new price cap kicks-in.

Economics

25 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

27 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

28 h. ago Energy price cap: Here's how much household energy bills are set to fall from July

News of a fall in energy costs will come as a relief for households

Economics

28 h. ago Ofgem confirms energy bills are set to fall by £129 under latest price cap

It comes after US president Donald Trump's aggressive tariff plans led to a significant slump in gas and oil prices

Economics

29 h. ago UK household energy bills to fall after Ofgem lowers price cap 7%

Reduction for July to September would see typical households pay £1,720 a year

Economics

34 h. ago Ofgem set to lower energy price cap with £129 drop in household bills

The price cap is currently set at around £1,849 for a typical household after three consecutive increases in bills.

Economics

35 h. ago Ofgem to confirm new energy price cap for UK households with bills falling 7 per cent

The energy price cap is expected to be cut by around £129 when the new limit comes into force in July

Economics

36 h. ago Ofgem to confirm latest energy price cap for household bills

The typical bill is expected to fall by £129, experts at Cornwall Insight have predicted.

Economics

42 h. ago The big house price winners and losers, as value of average home soars by £45,000 in one area

House prices in one area have soared by 18 per cent, while elsewhere they have plummeted by up to 21 per cent

Economics

45 h. ago UK petrol prices poised to fall further as oil prices tumble

Global prices drop after reports that Opec+ is ready to raise output despite weaker demand for fossil fuelsGlobal oil prices have tumbled by more than $1 a barrel in a sign that pressure on households at the petrol pumps could ease further.The price of Brent crude fell to $63.86 a barrel on Thursday following reports that the Opec oil cartel and its allies may increase their production for July, despite weaker global demand for fossil fuels. Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago Ofgem set to confirm latest energy price cap for household bills

The typical bill is expected to fall by £129 – or 7% – to £1,720 per year from July 1, according to experts at Cornwall Insight.

Economics

48 h. ago UK petrol prices poised to fall further as oil production may be ramped up

Global oil prices tumble after reports that Opec+ may increase output despite weaker demand for fossil fuelsGlobal oil prices have tumbled by more than $1 a barrel in a sign that pressure on hard-pressed households at the petrol pumps could ease further.The price of Brent crude fell to $63.86 a barrel on Thursday after reports that the Opec oil cartel and its allies may increase their production for July despite weaker global demand for fossil fuels. Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago UK petrol prices poised to fall further as oil production may be stepped up

Global oil prices tumble after reports that Opec+ is ready to raise output despite weaker demand for fossil fuelsGlobal oil prices have tumbled by more than $1 a barrel in a sign that pressure on households at the petrol pumps could ease further.The price of Brent crude fell to $63.86 a barrel on Thursday following reports that the Opec oil cartel and its allies may increase their production for July, despite weaker global demand for fossil fuels. Continue reading...

Politics

49 h. ago Winners, resigners, guest dogs and royal losers – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?The Thursday quiz was listening to Hello by The Beloved the other day, in the hope of asking a question such as “how many people mentioned in the song are still alive” and getting the in-joke answer 30-50. But it soon realised it was going to be quibbles all the way down. Leslie Crowther? Died in 1996. Kym Mazelle? Still very much with us. But Zippy? Well, Roy Skelton, who voiced him (and the Daleks) died in 2011. But is Zippy dead? Or was Zippy ever alive? What about the LSO? Presumably some of the people playing in the LSO at the time the single came out in 1990 have subsequently passed. But does that count? Anyway, one thing we can all agree on, that was certainly some words to bulk out this article page so it gets indexed by search engines. On with the quiz 15 questions, no prizes, have fun!The Thursday quiz, No 211 Continue reading...

Politics

67 h. ago British house prices leap by an average of £16,000 in just 12 months

The average UK property price is now £271,000, according to the latest House Price Index data for March 2025 which the Office for National Statistics released today.

Economics

2 d. ago How much the average UK house price increased in March and why

Households have been clobbered by a raft of ‘awful April’ bill increases

Politics

3 d. ago UK house price growth soared in March as buyers rushed to beat stamp duty deadline

The average UK house price increased by 6.4 per cent in the year to March

Economics

3 d. ago UK house price growth accelerated as buyers rushed to beat stamp duty deadline

The average UK house price increased by 6.4% annually in March, from 5.5% annual growth in February, according to ONS figures.

Economics