Best thing we can offer young people is a job, not benefits, says chancellor

John Healey's speech comes ahead of next month's Budget, as he faces pressure to bring down government borrowing costs.

You need £17,000 for a first home - here's how to do it

Here are four ways you can put money aside to save enough for a deposit on your first home.

My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die

Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

Baby bank's urgent appeal as demand for help grows

The founder of Leeds Baby Bank says the charity has seen a "massive" increase in referrals recently.

The ecstasy of buying our first home was short-lived after we found 150 faults

Getting the keys to a new home felt like a dream come true, until this couple found 150 faults.

Man City found guilty of breaking financial rules

Manchester City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.

Farmers down 240 million litres of milk after heat

Milk yield was affected by a series of extreme heatwaves which led to poor grazing conditions, researchers say.

Diesel prices exceed £2 a litre at hundreds of forecourts across Scotland

Motoring organisation the RAC says it expects the average UK diesel price to hit a new record high over the weekend.

Save or Overpay? What to do with your mortgage if interest rates rise

Save or Overpay? What to do with your mortgage if interest rates rise

How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom

Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.