Inflation

Millions of g raduates will pay less interest on their student loans from September, while more people with a pre-1998 mortgage-style loan will qualify to defer theirs from then too.

Inflation matched its lowest level on record in December when it fell to 0.5%, official figures showed today.

Hard-pressed rail commuters in England, Wales and Scotland face average price increases of 2.2% from 2 January 2015, it's been revealed today.

The price of some train tickets for journeys in 2015 will rise at 11.59pm tonight – so if you're planning to travel by rail at the start of the new year – lock into cheaper 2014 prices by booking now.

Commuters in England and Wales face an average 3.5% increase in regulated rail fares next year, after official inflation figures used to calculate the rise were published today.

O2's eight million pay-monthly customers will be hit by a price rise of 2.7% from March – and if you're one of them, there's little you can do to leave your contract penalty-free as the firm has sneaked around new Ofcom rules.

Passengers have been hit by higher rail fares today, with annual season tickets rising by an average of 3.1%.

Rail passengers in England will face average rises of 3.1% on fares next month, rather than the 4.1% hike which had been expected, Chancellor George Osborne revealed in today's Autumn Statement.

Inflation dropped to 3.2% last month as petrol prices fell, the Office of National Statistics said today.