Consumer groups have said that proposed changes to energy tariffs could see consumers paying more than they need to for their energy. Energy regulator Ofgem has proposed a Tariff Comparison Rate (TCR) which it says will simplify energy tariffs and ...
With the Easter holidays fast approaching, families will be looking for a host of ways to keep their little ones entertained once they are away from the structure of the school day. A day trip provides the perfect excuse to get the whole family out of the ...
The cold winter months are (hopefully) a thing of the past as Brits flip their calendars over to March. The ice and snow put a lot of pressure on us and our motors. We had to get up earlier in the morning to defrost our cars and also make our way ...
Households up and down the country are feeling the financial pinch at the moment, but that hasn’t dampened our desire for a holiday abroad each year. The growing popularity of ‘staycations’ that we saw in 2011 slowed down somewhat in 2012, as the ...
St David’s Day is just around the corner, and people across Wales are getting ready to mark the occasion in truly Welsh style. St David’s Day falls on 1 March each year, and sees parades and marches take place across the country. Wales is great ...
It used to be seen as a routine element of everyday life, but it seems the modern way of life has got the better of the family meal. Sitting down together at mealtimes as a family is set to become a thing of the past, with lack of time pushing the ...
The cost of heating and powering our homes has risen dramatically in the last five years, rising by as much as 50% in some cases. With inflation still above government targets and wages failing to keep up, households are really struggling to make ...
Reaching the grand age of 50 is a landmark birthday – and not just in terms of age. Research has found that a huge 92% of women over 50 are happier than they’ve ever been as stress, worry and anger give way to pleasure and contentment.* They say that life ...
Home insurance is just like any other type of insurance; there are certain factors that will affect your premiums. Where car insurance premiums will be based on a driver’s age and no claims record, along with the car itself, home insurance premium ...
Dogs have long had an affinity with their human owners, and now it appears that the link between mutts and mankind is a little more established than we may have previously thought. Research published in the journal of Animal Cognition, by Dr Julia ...
Back in July last year, Brits were hit by a ‘catastrophic’ rise in taxes on second homes in France. Under the new Socialist government, tax on rental income rose from 20% to 35.5% and capital gains tax (CGT) on property sales soared from 19% to 34 ...
