Switch comes amid first festive season since Daniel Křetínský’s takeover of parent company IDS

In this new series, our money and consumer editor considers the often perplexing reasons items cost what they do. As a new report suggests booze-free booze can cost 25% more than the alcoholic equival...

Alan Carr achieved national treasure status, the hierarchies of fame were laid bare and Celia Imrie proved an accomplished banshee. Why were they all so useless at the round table, though? Read on …

They are hostage in a repair shop and won’t be released over a debt that has nothing to do with the vehicles

Fraudulent insurance policies are being taken out by scammers using details you do not need to hand over

Citizens Advice says 4 million people spending more on essentials than they earn amid ever-increasing bills

An enraptured crowd soaked up the atmosphere at the first official sumo tournament held outside Japan in 34 years

National Association of Cider Makers says warm spring and summer have produced special apples ‘full of rich flavours and natural sweetness’ “If you love cider, this is cider to the power of 10,” says Barny Butterfield, speaking about the flavours packed by some of this year’s “special” apples. Indeed Butterfield, the owner of Sandford Orchards, near Exeter, is buying extra tanks to increase cider production after the UK’s hottest summer on record resulted in an abundance of fruit. Continue reading...

From shopping deals to cheaper travel and bank account freebies, there are ways to cut costs

With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever

Fake ads on Facebook and Instagram about stock clearance deals use a sense of urgency to draw people in

Amid calls for Rachel Reeves to bring in a new levy for the super-rich, Madrid offers lessons for policymakers

Supreme court ruling ends 18-month saga over whether or not lenders hid finance commission rates

In the UK and the US, ‘direct cremations’ – where no mourners are present and relatives and friends can organise their own ceremonies – are on the rise. Is it time to rethink how we say goodbye our lo...

This generation of great England footballers has had its time with Wiegman’s staunch loyalty to the class of 2022 exposing limitations

Posing as a landlord, fraudsters post adverts for affordable properties to lure victims into parting with deposits upfront

Some in an east London park say they like the incessant beeping, but others that it’s an indication of low-level crime

City watchdog publishes details of its plans to regulate the BNPL market, which has now grown to £13bn