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Most of the cheapest Covid tests for travellers listed on the government website are not available to holidaymakers who plan to go away this summer, with critics saying consumers are at the mercy of a “wild west” marketplace. The Advertising Standards Authority told the Guardian it was now investigating, after receiving complaints from consumers about …

The widow of a 49-year-old architect who unexpectedly took his own life has appealed to an insurance company to treat her family “fairly and with compassion” after it used its small print to decline her £338,000 life insurance claim. Had his death happened eight days later, the company would almost certainly have paid the claim. …

Women are still facing retirement with substantially less saved in their pensions than men. Low pay is a major contributing factor to the gender pension gap as women often take part-time positions or become self-employed to manage family commitments. On average, women earn about 16% less than men, according to the latest figures from the …

Starling Bank is proving to be one of the big winners in the battle for current account customers, it emerged this week. And the app-based bank could recruit even more after it was announced on Monday that Tesco Bank is closing all of its customers’ current accounts from the end of November. That announcement comes …

A few weeks ago, a self-isolating family asked if I could swing by the community centre food scheme on their behalf. It’s run by Your Local Pantry in roughly 50 UK locations, and allows low-income households to pick up food that would otherwise go to waste at a discount, using a system of hearts and …