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Passengers claiming compensation for delays and disruption in Great Britain will now be able to receive it in cash instead of rail vouchers, if they request it.

British Gas is to cut gas prices by 5% for the second time this year – but even after that, its standard tariffs will cost on average £250/year more than the cheapest.

'Road tax' rates are to be shaken up for new cars from 2017, while a new 'Roads Fund' is to be established so money raised in England will be spent on maintaining and upgrading roads in the country.

Motorists planning to hire a car in the UK or abroad will now have more time to get a 'check code', following criticism that the original 72 hours wasn't long enough.

Parents and grandparents will be able to leave homes worth up to £850,000 to their children without them paying inheritance tax from 2017, rising to £1 million by 2020.

Self-employed parents and those with more than one child who've been waiting for the Government's new Tax-Free Childcare scheme to launch this autumn will now have to wait till 2017, following a Supreme Court judgment today.

It's hoped a deal will be reached this week to stop Greece having to leave the euro, but many in the UK are still worried about forthcoming holidays booked to the country.

About 167,000 homeowners, including 71,000 pensioners, who are struggling to pay their mortgage will see their mortgage benefit payments fall by a typical £756 a year from next month.

If you're planning to hire a car either here in the UK or abroad you may need to show a code from today, as the paper counterpart of photocard driving licences is being replaced with a new online system.