Three-quarters of English councils with social care duties are set to hike tax by 5%, the County Councils Network (CNN) said.

Millions of households face 5% council tax hike in April

Dean Dunham asks Ofgem what LBC listeners want to know

Dean Dunham asks Ofgem what LBC listeners want to know

Firefighters postpone strike action as union members consider pay rise offer

Firefighters postpone strike action as union members consider pay rise offer

Prices have increased at Wetherspoons amid cost-of-living crisis

Wetherspoons increases prices by 7.5 per cent. How much will your favourite cost now?

Britons will begin to see their energy bills falls this summer, two leading economic analysts have announced

Energy bills to fall for UK households this summer, analysts announce

Wetherspoons announces the closure of 19 pubs in February

Wetherspoons announces the closure of 19 pubs in February - with a further 35 up for sale. Is your local on the list?

Rail workers will walk out again on Friday

'We're in it for the long haul': Rail union boss warns strikes could last for years as workers walk out again

British Gas has been allowing agents to break into vulnerable people's homes to install meters

Ofgem tells energy firms to stop force-fitting prepayment meters after British Gas agents broke into home to fit them

Shell posted record profits

Shell posts record profits of £32.2bn after oil prices surge in wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

British Gas has been allowing agents to break into vulnerable people's homes to install meters

Fury as British Gas debt collectors force their way into vulnerable people's homes to install prepayment meters

Grocery price inflation has hit a record 16.7%

Grocery price inflation hits record high as annual bills jump by £788

Brits have been encouraged to turn off devices to save money

Brits promised cash for 'optional blackout' as National Grid asks families to turn off power again tonight

Brits will be paid to save energy

Get paid to save energy: How to earn money by switching off appliances in National Grid scheme

Christmas sales plummeted amid the cost of living crisis

Christmas sales plummet as cost of living crisis and postal strikes bite

Lee Anderson used his staffer of an example of someone who can live off £30k in London

Anger after Tory MP uses own staffer to show it's possible to live off £30k, go on holiday and not use food banks

A day of action threatens to cause mass disruption in Britain on February 1

Warning of mass disruption as rail, school and Govt unions call strikes for same day and threaten to bring UK to a halt

Young man with face mask relaxing in hot bath with foam

Cost of taking a hot bath to rise by 90% this year

Many Brits will be looking at ways to save over Christmas due to the cost of living crisis

How to have a more frugal Christmas in the cost of living crisis