The FCA lifted its pause on motor finance complaints on 31 May 2026. The £7.5 billion redress scheme covers around 12 million car finance agreements taken between 2007 and 2024, with average expected payouts of £830.
From 6 April 2027 the Cash ISA allowance for under-65s falls to £12,000. Over-65s keep £20,000. The remaining £8,000 must go into investment-type ISAs. A 1 penny rule may let savers avoid a 22 percent charge on cash held in stocks and shares ISAs.
UK CPI fell to 2.8 percent in the year to April 2026 from 3.3 percent in March, ONS data shows. The Bank of England projects the rate to climb back to 3.3 percent in Q3 as the Middle East energy shock feeds through.
HMRC raised quarterly Advisory Fuel Rates from 1 June 2026. Petrol rose 2p to 4p per mile, diesel 3p to 5p, LPG 1p to 2p. Electric vehicle rates unchanged at 7p home and 15p public. Employers can use the March rates until 30 June. Full HMRC inputs and 8-quarter history.
The Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75 percent by 8 to 1 on 30 April. With the next MPC vote on 18 June and the Iran conflict still feeding inflation, mortgage pricing is being driven by swap rates rather than the official rate.
Mortgage rates in June 2026 are above 5% on two-year fixed deals as lenders price in uncertainty ahead of the Bank of England MPC meeting on 18 June. Here is what is available and what the decision could mean for fixed and variable rate borrowers.
The ISA annual allowance remains £20,000 for 2026-27. Cash ISAs, stocks and shares ISAs, innovative finance ISAs, and lifetime ISAs all count toward the same £20,000 limit. Here is how each type works and the key rules.
UK energy bills are being shaped by the Ofgem price cap and Middle East oil and gas disruption in summer 2026. Here is what households need to know about the current cap, typical bills, and whether to fix.
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meets on 18 June 2026 - the next scheduled interest rate decision. The base rate has been held at 3.75% since December 2025. Here is what is expected and what it means for mortgage holders.
Love Island 2026 is due to return to ITV2 in June 2026. Searches for when the new series starts have surged this weekend. Here is what is known so far.
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner married on 31 May 2026 at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London, in front of around eight family members and friends. A three-day celebration in Sicily is planned to follow.
Soccer Aid 2026 takes place on Sunday 31 May at London Stadium, kicking off at 5pm on ITV1. England is managed by Robbie Williams and World XI by Usain Bolt for the 20th anniversary match.
Arsenal held their Premier League trophy parade through Islington on Sunday 31 May 2026, starting at 2pm BST - celebrating the club's first league title in 22 years.
Jeremy Clarkson's Hawkstone Farmers' Choir has won Britain's Got Talent 2026, beating Celestial and Anastasiia and Salsa in the live final on ITV1.
US Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are pressing for testimony from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, after former Attorney General Pam Bondi deflected responsibility in closed-door remarks to Congress.
Senior US and Cuban military officials met face-to-face near Guantanamo Bay in a rare direct contact between the two countries' armed forces. The meeting was reported on 30 May 2026 as Washington-Havana relations remain highly cautious.
The European Parliament has voted to approve the US-EU trade deal agreed in Scotland last year, but has included a suspension clause that allows the agreement to be paused if the United States fails to lift tariffs on European steel and aluminium by end of 2026.
The Strait of Hormuz - the world's most important oil transit route - has been partially blocked since February 2026. Any agreement to reopen the strait fully would have significant implications for global energy prices, UK household bills, and the Bank of England's interest rate decisions.
A 10% baseline tariff on most UK goods exported to the United States remains in force following the UK-US trade deal agreed in May 2025. The legal basis for the tariff is now under review after a US Supreme Court ruling in February 2026 struck down the broader US tariff framework.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore that there is "rightful alarm" over China's military build-up, while adopting a notably more moderate tone on overall US-China relations and sidestepping the question of Taiwan.
A joint report by the UN World Meteorological Organization and the UK Met Office projects that global surface temperatures will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, passing the Paris Agreement limit. Temperature records have simultaneously fallen across Europe amid an extreme heat
US President Donald Trump has issued a new deadline of 4 July 2026 for the European Union to ratify its trade agreement, threatening to raise tariffs on EU goods to much higher levels if the bloc fails to comply. The EU approved the deal in principle but retains a suspension clause.
Egypt has launched an urgent diplomatic intervention to rescue the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which is on the brink of collapse following a wave of Israeli air strikes and displacement threats. Cairo has also contacted Washington to ask Trump to restrain Netanyahu.
Negotiators from Washington and Tehran have tentatively agreed to extend a ceasefire by 60 days while nuclear talks continue, though neither side has signed a final deal. Here is what the emerging agreement involves.
The Life in the UK Test has 24 questions and a 75% pass mark. Free practice quiz, current £50 fee, exemptions and what changed in 2026.
UK insurers detected £1.16 billion in fraudulent claims in 2024, up 12% on the year, with travel insurance fraud rising 97% to around 2,020 cases. Honest claimants face longer waits.
Older borrowers took out £6 billion in mortgage lending in Q1 2026, UK Finance confirmed on 28 May. Retirement interest-only mortgages rose 5.4% while lifetime mortgages fell 8%.
Scotland's economy grew just 0.1% in Q1 2026, against UK 0.6%, the Scottish Government confirmed on 28 May 2026. Production fell 0.5% as North Sea output weakened.
The British Beer and Pub Association warned in May 2026 that the UK is on course to lose 500 pubs this year despite a 15% business rates discount for hospitality.
Standard Life chief executive Andy Briggs warned on 28 May 2026 that 15 million working-age UK adults face inadequate retirement savings. Pension Commission report due 2027.
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