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The British economy shrank for the first time in 16 years between July and September. How badly has the downturn affected you?
Economic output fell by 0.5%, according to the UK Office for National Statistics, amid fears of a global slowdown and huge volatility on world share markets.
The combination of the [...]

Discounts of up to 75 per cent saw shoppers flood the high street over the weekend, prompting hopes that reluctance to spend because of the credit crunch may finally be easing. In central London, traffic was banned from Oxford Street and Regent Street on Saturday as part of West End VIP Day – an annual [...]

The Government today announced a new scheme to help people who suffer a temporary loss of income stay in their home.
The new Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme will enable households that experience a significant and temporary loss of income as a result of the economic downturn to defer a proportion of the interest payments on their [...]