From 25 June to 1 September 2026, VAT on children's meals, cinema tickets, theme parks, soft play and family attractions drops from 20% to 5%. Here is what qualifies, how much families save, and when it starts.
Cold Weather Payment is a £25 lump sum paid for each seven day cold spell at qualifying postcodes between November and March. Who qualifies, how to check your postcode and how it differs from Warm Home Discount and Winter Fuel Payment.
Business interruption insurance covers lost gross profit when a fire or other insured event closes your premises. How payouts are calculated, common exclusions and what to do in the first 48 hours.
How insurance fraud works in the UK, why it pushes up your premium, the main fraud patterns to watch for including ghost broking, and how to report a fake broker or claim to Action Fraud or the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
How NS&I Premium Bonds actually work, the current 3.30% prize fund rate (rising to 3.80% from the July 2026 draw), the odds explained, and when easy access cash beats them.
The so called 1p ISA loophole is the trick of putting a token amount into your ISA at the start of a tax year to keep the wrapper open. Here is what it actually does, when it matters and the alternatives.
How the ONS measures CPI, the difference between CPI, CPIH and RPI, what the Bank of England targets and how an inflation figure of 2.8% in April 2026 affects savings, mortgages and pensions.
What Anglian Water bills cover, how charges are calculated, the help available if you cannot pay and how to complain to the Consumer Council for Water or the Water Redress Scheme.
BP has announced a change at the top of its board with the appointment of a new chair. What investors should look for in the strategy, capital allocation and dividend signals over the next quarter.
An evergreen rights guide for UK landlords and tenants covering deposits, repairs, notice periods, Section 21 and Section 8, deposit schemes and the Property Ombudsman, with notes on the Renters Rights Bill.
What UK workers are entitled to on bank holidays in 2026: pay, time off in lieu, premium rates, plus travel rights if your train or flight is cancelled on a bank holiday weekend.
Ofgem confirmed on 27 May 2026 that the energy price cap rises 13% from 1 July to 30 September 2026, taking a typical dual-fuel direct-debit bill to £1,663 a year. Electricity rises 5%, gas 24%. Here is what the new rates mean for households and what to do before July.
A major fire at the Daler-Rowney manufacturing and storage site in Bracknell is trending across UK search today. Here is what is currently
UK weather and Europe heat dome searches are spiking today as temperatures climb across England on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Here is what
Today is the Spring Bank Holiday (Monday 26 May 2026), and searches for supermarket opening times are at peak volume across the UK. Here is a
Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party and husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been at the
Bill Winters apologises after describing 8,000 roles being replaced by AI as 'lower value human capital'. Workforce reductions still scheduled to 2030.
James Watt has offered former BrewDog investors up to 19.3% of his new beer brand Second Best for free. Many original Equity Punks remain unconvinced.
The £3.7bn-a-year UK-GCC trade agreement removes 93% of tariffs on UK goods, with £580m in annual tariffs gone once the deal is fully implemented.
From 25 June to 1 September 2026, VAT on family attractions and children's restaurant meals drops from 20% to 5% under the GBSS scheme.
Public sector borrowing reached £24.3bn in April 2026, £3.4bn above OBR forecasts and the highest April reading since 2020, the ONS said.
After Heathrow baggage chaos and cancellations: what UK261 pays in compensation, the Article 9 duty of care, and the Montreal Convention on bags.
The British Retail Consortium puts UK retail theft at over £2 billion a year. How that cost reaches your weekly shop and your insurance premium.
After the BrewDog collapse, how UK equity crowdfunding works, what rights small shareholders actually have, and what happens in a pre-pack administration.
After the MacDougall judgment, how undue influence claims work, the Inheritance Act 1975 route, and the limits on attorneys under an LPA.
Treasury raised the SCAPE rate, cutting 1987 police pension lump sums by around five per cent overnight. How commutation factors work, plain English.
From April 2027 the cash ISA limit falls to £12,000 for under-65s. Savings income tax rates rise to 22, 42 and 47 per cent. What it means in plain English.
Morrisons is closing a number of its convenience stores in 2026. Here is what is known about the closures, which locations are affected and what...
HMRC has increased the approved mileage rate to 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles in 2026, up from 45p. Here is what it means.
ONS data shows UK retail sales fell 0.6% in April 2026, with petrol purchases posting their biggest monthly drop in six years.
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