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Ofgem issues alert to UK households with gas and electricity meters
People may be breaking the law without realising it
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DWP handing state pensioners aged 66 to 75 bumper £575 in cash
Going forward, the new full state pension is now worth £12,547.60 annually.
Rachel Reeves 'planning' new cost-of-living payments for UK households
The Chancellor has spoken out as households face rising costs
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Martin Lewis urges Brits to register to vote to boost credit score
You must be aged 16 or over to register
Mystery as boxes of fish 'dumped' in Midlands town
The Council is appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the fly-tipping incident
Rachel Reeves confirms cost of living boost for 'every household'
It follows an intervention by the Labour Government to bring bills down
Martin Lewis warns over 100,000 women could be owed 'over £30,000' from HMRC
Women in aged between 40 and 90 should check now
Birmingham Airport M6 delays live after lorry crash
Drivers are stuck in miles of congestion
Walsall crash sees three men taken to hospital
Emergency services were called to the scene at 1.42am
Inside £330 'wife school' teaching clients how to 'submit' to husbands
Laura Zachary, 36, quit her job as a relationship coach after she married pastor Zion, 33, in December 2025 and now runs the Marriage Academy teaching traditional marriage roles
West Midlands Police respond to hoax 999 calls claiming 'baby on train tracks'
Zaynul Shaffi, 44, was jailed for three years after he and Shahid Khan made 122 bogus 999 calls
Aldi invests £122m in lowering prices during the first three months of 2026
The supermarket has reduced prices on almost 500 items since the start of 2026
Birmingham 'mosque teacher' dad accused of abusing child during garden shed lessons
Abdul Haq is accused of sexually assaulting a child under 13 at his family home where he taught Quran lessons in his garden shed
Thousands of state pensioners born before 1971 face having to 'unretire'
As many as one in six retirees surveyed for Standard Life said they have already returned to employment or are considering doing so.
DWP names pensioners who will get Winter Fuel Payments this year
There have been a number of rule changes around the winter allowance over recent years
Midland mum shares scars after fiancé beats her within 'six minutes of death'
Liam Dawson subjected his partner of eight months, Lori Reddyhoff, to a savage assault after accusing her of infidelity
Huge luxury property scheme approved at holiday hotspot popular with families
Cornwall Council has approved plans by Valley Resorts for 182 luxury holiday homes at Millendreath Beach Resort near Looe
Octopus Energy makes 'groundbreaking' announcement and hands customers £200 off
Octopus is partnering with Grampian Housing Association
Martin Lewis explains how to get extra discounts on household bill
Martin was fielded a particularly difficult question from a listener
Martin Lewis' MSE urges households to act now as energy bill deals could disappear
The energy price cap is expected to rise in July