Mazda has appointed insurtech Wrisk to offer monthly rolling car insurance subscriptions for new, used and existing owners, with no fees to change, renew or cancel. What's included and who can use it.
Asda is expanding into home insurance and relaunching its motor cover, underwritten by Allianz UK, from summer 2026. What's confirmed, and how it fits Asda's wider financial services push.
Full UK grocery market share breakdown: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Co-op, Waitrose and more, with real Kantar data and what it means for where you should actually be shopping.
A new joint scheme between UK Export Finance and the British Business Bank aims to close a finance gap for smaller exporters, particularly for lower-value working capital loans. Launching spring 2027: what's confirmed so far.
Complete NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme data for England, 2024-25: coverage, uptake, regional and deprivation gaps, and diagnostic test delays, plus what private health insurance actually covers if you want screening outside the NHS programme.
A cross-party committee of MPs wants a temporary Universal Credit boost for 66-year-olds, to bridge the gap before Pension Credit kicks in as the State Pension age rises to 67 by 2028. Here's what the report found and recommends.
The Bank of England, PRA and FCA start jointly overseeing four cloud and tech providers, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Ireland and Oracle, from 13 July 2026, after Treasury designated them as critical to UK financial stability. What this means and why it matters beyond the firms involved.
A government review confirms recent changes to Debt Relief Order rules worked: more people got help, without the feared downsides. Here's what changed, who benefits, and what the evidence actually shows.
The two-child limit on Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit has been scrapped, the government confirmed on 9 July 2026. It previously affected 453,600 UC households and 1.6 million children. What changed, who was affected, and what else is in the new Child Poverty Strategy baseline report.
The UK government has launched a 12-week consultation on plain white packaging and shop display restrictions for vapes and nicotine pouches marketed at children, alongside a new Vaping Products Duty starting 1 October 2026.
Children aged 5-15 travel free on local buses in England throughout August 2026. Worked examples of what that's actually worth for different family sizes and trip patterns, plus what the scheme does not cover.
Fifteen towns have been shortlisted for the UK's first Town of Culture title, from Shetland to South Wales. Here's what each is known for, why it's worth visiting now, and how the £3.5 million competition works.
The Institute of Customer Service named UK Power Networks the UK's leading utility for customer service, alongside confirmed July 2026 sector leaders Nationwide, John Lewis, Jet2holidays and Jet2.com in banking, retail, tourism and transport.
The National Housing Bank has agreed £35 million in loans across Salford, Bromley and Ludlow, unlocking around 2,500 new homes as part of its plan to invest up to £16 billion in housing and regeneration finance over the next decade.
The UK's bluefin tuna charter quota has doubled for 2026, but many standard travel policies exclude deep-sea fishing. What permits are needed, and what participants and operators should check on insurance.
MHRA guidance on medicines and summer routines has a direct link to travel insurance. What UK travellers need to declare, the FCA's new £200 signposting threshold, and what GHIC and EHIC do not cover before you go abroad.
Defra's White Paper proposes a £21 cap on prescription fees, mandatory price lists and a new vet ombudsman -- the biggest shake-up of UK vet regulation since 1966.
No land value tax has been formally proposed, but the idea has returned to the spotlight following Keir Starmer's resignation. Here's what's actually on the table and what it could mean.
Statement of Changes HC 1691 is rolling out UK immigration rule changes in stages through 2026. Here's what's already in force and what's still to come, with confirmed dates.
Zero-emission cars made up 29.1% of new UK car registrations in June 2026, official DfT and DVLA data shows, the highest monthly share since December's quarter-end spike.
Airbnb is sharing data with councils to catch social housing subletting fraud. 470 cases already found, costs put at £78,300 per case and penalties up to 2 years in prison.
From 8 July 2026 children aged 8+ can use UK eGates with an adult. What families need to know, plus how the EU's Entry/Exit System affects Schengen travel. Costs from £0.
Ofcom has fined Virgin Media £28 million, its largest ever penalty for direct consumer harm, after finding the telecoms group deliberately blocked customers from cancelling contracts between 2022 and 2024.
The Bank of England now expects over 5 million UK homeowners to face higher mortgage costs by 2028, up from 3.9 million forecast in December, with regional variation across the UK.
The FCA's Mills Review found 20% of UK adults (11 million people) are likely to use agentic AI in personal finance, and will decide within 3-6 months whether AI chatbots like ChatGPT should require regulatory authorisation.
The FCA found only 28% of basic bank account interactions were rated good or very good in a 298-case mystery shop, with 34% poor or very poor. Nine banks have agreed improvement plans, and the Breaking the Cycle pilot is expanding to five more lenders.
The government has confirmed the framework for a new mandatory Landlord Ombudsman under the Renters' Rights Act 2025, with compensation of up to £25,000 per complaint.
The OBR's latest fiscal sustainability report projects UK public debt rising from around 95% of GDP in 2030-31 to roughly 300% by 2075-76 on current policy.
A UK lender has streamlined its buy-to-let mortgage range, a move reported this week in trade press.
New lender data shows incorporated buy-to-let ownership has risen from under 8% of purchases in 2018 to 43% in 2025, with portfolio sizes growing alongside it.
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