It was once a thriving coal-mining town but after the closure of the pits, like many towns, Ashington struggled economically. The former pit village is one of the most deprived towns in ...

Savers buying state pension top-ups are reporting long wait times ahead of a crucial deadline. The size of the current backlog is unknown, but applications are processed in date order, and as long ...

Up to 10 million UK savers may be as much as £20,000 worse off because part of their state pension was not linked to inflation. The issue affects those who chose to contract out of the state ...

Saving rates soared over the last couple of years, but they've now started to fall in the wake of the Bank of England cutting its base rate. With lower returns likely to be a theme of the coming ...