• Tesco Bank lock-out drags into fourth day

Tesco Bank savers were still locked out of their online banking today as the supermarket giant's online meltdown dragged into a fourth day

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• 'Free' bank shares: windfall plan explained

A plan to give taxpayers 'free' shares in the two part-nationalised banks worth more than £1,000 is gaining momentum: we explain how it would work

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• Tesco stampede over price blunder on beer

Tesco was forced to call in security staff after shoppers raced to cash in on an error in a drinks promotion yesterday

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• Bills alert as wholesale gas price soars 30%

Families have been warned of new energy bill hikes after watchdogs said wholesale gas prices for next winter will be 30% higher

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• '£1,000 bank shares to all' plan moves closer

Ministers are backing a plan for every adult in Britain to be handed 'free' bank shares worth £1,000 when RBS and Lloyds are sold off

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• MPC vote shifts: So when will rates rise?

The voting balance of the rate-setting committee at the Bank of England has swung away from a hike, it emerged today

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• Only 1 in 7 have a company pension

The number of private sector workers with a company pension has fallen to its lowest level since the Fifties

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• 'Squeezed' SVR borrowers face rate shock

With many borrowers trapped on SVR mortgages, Which? warns that a rate increase could leave thousands of households in financial difficulty

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• Why pension reforms mean misery for 2.6m women

Half a million women in their mid-50s face having to work up to two years longer under Government plans to speed up increases to the state pension age

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• Top 20 repossession hotspots revealed

Homelessness charity Shelter has revealed the places in England with the highest proportion of homeowners who are at serious risk of repossession

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• Barclays cuts cost of fixed mortgage deals

Barclays has slashed the interest rates on its fixed mortgages by up to 0.31 percentage points and has introduced two new tracker loans

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• Mega-rich prosper in austerity Britain

Times may be tough for millions of Britons struggling with soaring living costs but that hasn't stopped the number of super-rich from growing

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• Payday loans can grow into a debt nightmare

Cash-strapped borrowers turning to payday loan companies are being warned to repay the money on time or face hefty interest payments

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• Grab the high-rate bonds that won't tie up your cash

Savers are snapping up fixed-rate deals that also allow them easy access to part of their money

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• Taxman pockets almost half family salaries

Middle-income families are having up to 45p in every £1 they earn snatched by the state with almost half being taken in indirect taxes

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