EU cuts the cost of Europe calls
Regulations to significantly reduce the cost of using a mobile phone abroad have been passed by the European Parliament.
UK interest rates held at 0.5%
The Bank of England continues to hold UK interest rates at 0.5% and is not extending its programme to boost the economy by buying government bonds.
Benefits letters to arrive soon
Some people could receive letters explaining a new cap on benefits - even if they are exempt from the changes in April 2013.
Flat-rate state pension prepared
A new flat-rate state pension and a system to automatically raise the pension age have moved a step closer.
Wettest April ‘hits retail sales’
UK retail sales were damaged by the wettest April since records began, the British Retail Consortium says.
Pound at 1.20 euros for tourists
Leading bureaux de change are selling euros at a rate of 1.20 to the pound for the first time in three and a half years.
Pound at 1.20 euros for tourists
Leading bureaux de change are selling euros at a rate of 1.20 to the pound for the first time in three and a half years.
Pension deficits balloon again
The collective deficit of the UK’s private-sector, final-salary, pension schemes has risen again to £217bn, from just £8bn a year earlier.
House market back in the doldrums
The brief flurry of activity in the property market has come to an end, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Cash machines set for donations
More than 12,000 cash machines in the UK are set to allow charitable donations from this summer, the government announces.
