Low-income households in London are facing an additional burden of more than £600 a year to access standard goods and services, research suggests. The study by Fair by Design, external, funded by Trust for London, found affected families in Peckham pay an average of £493 more annually than wealthier households …

For some urban commuters, the new city location offers a better experience than older formats. Kelvin Dozier, who usually shops at an Aldi in Brooklyn, recently started visiting the Manhattan location right across from his office for convenience. “The one here – it’s brighter,” Dozier told the BBC, noting the …

While the White House has been keen to push the scheme, reaction to it has been split. The White House’s argument is that Trump Accounts offer millions of children a way into stock ownership in the US, which it says has historically been “unevenly distributed, with many households – especially …

Volunteers have clocked up more than 1,000 hours of service to save 34 tonnes of uneaten food from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, going into the bin. Since Sunday, about 50 helpers from Roade and Towcester’s Community Larders have driven back and forth from the Northamptonshire racetrack to offer …

Vehicles from a host of major car manufacturers did not contain devices alleged to have allowed them to cheat on emissions tests, a judge at the High Court has ruled. More than a dozen manufacturers are being sued by around 1.6 million motorists over claims that several diesel vehicles made …

Martin Lewis covers whether you should be switching bank accounts. BBC News

Each month our Money blog team interviews chefs from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks and more. This week, we chat to Chris Archer, the head chef of the Michelin-starred restaurant The Pentonbridge Inn in Carlisle… For supermarket meats or own-brand products, I’m a big fan of… Aldi, possibly because …

A rival bid for budget airline easyJet has been accepted by the company, beating a previous offer that had only been approved by the carrier on Monday. Now an offer from US asset management firm Apollo, valuing easyJet at £5.7bn, has been agreed. It has pipped the previous deal approved …

No-frills airline EasyJet says it has agreed in principle to a £5.7bn takeover proposal from US firm Apollo Management. The bid trumps a previous bid from US investment firm Castlelake that EasyJet had also agreed to in principle at the weekend. EasyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines. It employs …

Around 7,210 fish and chip shops operate across the UK, according to industry body Seafish. In Dorset, Jon operates a couple of those premises as well as working on a tuna fishing boat. His grandfather and father were both in the industry; “I swore I never would be involved in …

Drivers are missing out on savings because many are not using fuel price comparison tools, according to the RAC. A BBC snapshot of petrol prices in Hull on Tuesday found a difference of more than 11p a litre between forecourts less than three miles apart. Filling a 50-litre tank cost …

The main home-swap listings platforms vet their members and invite them to review one another. But the Association of British Insurers advises hosts to check that their home and contents insurance provides the cover they need before hosting guests. It also says it is worth checking your travel insurance before …

The port says it is making efforts to shift its business model. “We try to work together with the polluters, and slowly phase them out,” says Oscar van Veen, director of innovation at the Port of Rotterdam, speaking on a small boat in the harbour. He pauses, then corrects himself: …

Costs range widely depending on what is wanted and/or required. Portable units are the cheapest form of air con, ranging from £350 to £650 on average, depending on the brand and performance, according to Checkatrade., external However, as demand has soared in recent weeks some retailers began selling the cooling …

In March 2025, the government announced plans to tighten daily living assessments for both current and future Pip claimants. However, after more than 120 Labour MPs threatened to vote against the legislation, the government said those already receiving Pip would not be affected. The original proposals said that people with …

For only the third time in its history, the British electricity system operator has warned of tight supplies in the summer months. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has issued a call-out for additional electricity supply or for energy users to power down on Thursday evening as the UK deals …

Wilson said TASC applauded the goal to phase out fossil fuels, but condemned “the government’s continued reliance on dirty and dangerous nuclear power”. He said this created a “multi-generational financial and environmental liability”, leaving our descendants with years of flood defence maintenance and the “insurmountable challenge of safe, millennia-long, highly …

According to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), EV sales have surged to the point that they made up almost one in every three new cars sold in the UK in June, external. Ian Plummer, chief customer officer of car selling website Autotrader, says …

Nunn says the key to building up savings is to automate putting money aside. This means regular saving will stop being a decision or action you have to keep taking – and putting off. “If you’re able to carve out a little bit and put it somewhere else where you …

With Andy Burnham seemingly heading unchallenged to Number 10, the spotlight is on him and his closest allies for clues about their policy agenda. While the Makerfield MP has made it clear that he will stick to Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise the main rates of income tax, VAT …