Someone paying by direct debit and using a typical amount of energy will pay £21 more a year from January.

Millions of pensioners are also facing a winter with less support

New inheritance tax rules for farmers could be changed to make it easier for those 80 and over to hand down their farm without it incurring the tax, in what would be a partial climbdown by the government after a bruising row with farmers and a huge protest march in Westminster on Tuesday. The Treasury is understood to be assessing the impact of changes, including amending gifting rules for over-80s so they can pass on their farm to their family without having to live for seven years after making the gift. – Guardian

London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 44 points higher on Friday, having closed up 0.79% on Thursday at 8,149.27.

The regulator changes the price cap every three months, with the latest one set to take effect on January 1 and continue through to March 31.

Experts say 'If the government wants people to take advantage of these funding schemes, they should ensure that they are simple to access and to adopt'

Ulster Bank is to write to tens of thousands of current and former mortgage holders to inform them of an issue which may have impacted the amount of interest they have paid and the phasing of repayments.

The Ofgem price cap will rise by £21 in January, bringing fresh misery for energy bill customers and payers up and down the country.

Many households will now be thinking about whether to move from a standard to a fixed tariff

 

The event was expected to take place on Sunday, November 24

Sneaking a little ahead of line to get on that plane faster? American Airlines might stop you.

The Guardian reported the Labour Party government is floating a change to the new IHT rules to make it easier for those 80 and over to pass down their farm to loved ones without incurring the 20 per cent levy.

Passenger services from Ashington and Seaton Delaval to Newcastle will start this year, but work on Newsham station is ongoing

Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, warned venues will shut, jobs will be lost and the price of a pint will go up in a £650m hit to the sector.