It’s winter in the UK and we’re cold. We have debt problems and other money worries, and the forthcoming energy bills are filling us with dread. According to studies by online credit experts Equifax, 73.8% of people in the UK are worried about the rise in fuel bills this winter.

Get a flatter stomach in seven days! Look buff in your tux! Yes, it’s that time of year again, when the papers and magazines are full of pre-Christmas miracle diets , when if we’re honest, we all know that the secret of losing weight is to eat less and do more.

With the Bank of England keeping the base interest rate at 0.5%, Britain's savers are being hit as they struggle to find savings accounts that provide a decent return. That, coupled with high inflation, means it's a struggle to achieve any real growth on your cash. 

House prices are on the rise, according to new figures from both the Halifax and Nationwide, and even though the reported increases are 1.2 per cent and 0.4 per cent respectively, it sounds like bad news for would-be first time buyers.