1.7m UK households won’t turn heating on this winter, research finds
More than half of households cite rising living costs as reason for not heating homes, while quarter of pensioners blame loss of winter fuel payments
Brutal hours, tyrants and chest pains: a freelance producer on the reality of British TV
‘TV industry would not exist without freelancers, yet it bullies us “lucky” ones into fearing about future work if we complain’
NHS-branded baby formula could prevent parents paying too much, watchdog says
CMA sets out potential measures, including price cap on retailers, to combat high prices and lack of choice
Does the Bank of England’s interest rate cut mean lower mortgages?
What the decision means for homeowners – and the implications for savings, loans and credit cards
House prices at record high, says UK’s biggest lender
Reeves’s budget could slow demand but prices have not fallen significantly since post-pandemic ‘race for space’
Cost increases for shops and pubs are real and large. Pity the small operators
M&S will pay an extra £60m in employer national insurance next year, but it can cope. Smaller firms may not
The Guardian view on Badenoch v Starmer: tussling over a shift to bigger government
Editorial: This parliament’s real battle won’t be cultural, it will be over the size of the state
Competition regulator’s backing for Vodafone-Three merger is a fair call
CMA’s new pragmatism over having three UK mobile operators will provide more genuine competition than the current setup
Oasis fans defrauded by scammers have lost £346 on average, bank reports
Lloyds Bank says ‘hundreds’ of its customers are victims of fraud – with 90% of cases starting on social media
‘Nail in the coffin’: family farmers respond to inheritance tax changes
Rachel Reeves announced in her budget that after April 2026 heirs will pay tax when farms are passed on
Why do windows in the UK open outwards?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
Gig economy firm under fire for telling restaurants they can avoid UK’s new tipping laws
Temper Works has promoted its gig workers to clients, saying they fall outside the legislation
King and Prince William’s estates ‘making millions from charities and public services’
Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster likely to make at least £50m from leasing land to services such as NHS and schools, according to investigation
Is austerity over? Will farmers lose out? Six big questions about Rachel Reeves’s budget
The Labour chancellor unveiled lots of plans for long-term investment. But there is plenty of lively debate about the immediate impact
‘Everything is expensive’: one family reacts to the autumn budget
The cost of living crisis is far from over, but there are glimmers of hope over childcare and energy bills