Queen Elizabeth came to the throne when the average home cost just £2,200 and nearly two thirds of households did not have a hot water supply.

The two biggest teachers' unions have threatened co-ordinated strikes in the autumn against Government "attacks" on jobs, pensions, workload and pay.

The savings safety net has urged financial firms to give clearer information to customers about how much of their cash will be protected if the company goes bust.

A cross-party group of MPs is campaigning for the UK Government to scrap the 3p rise in fuel duty planned for August.

The love affair of people with their cars is cooling considerably, according to a survey.

British holiday bookings to crisis-hit Greece are soaring, despite the country's economic woes.

House prices increased by 0.2% during this month, but the rise was only driven by London and the South, a study said.

Thousands of Britons may have paid more inheritance tax (IHT) on residential property than they should have, according to new figures.

There is "light at the end of the tunnel" for hard-pressed families following five "torrid" years, a key forecasting group has said.

A mobile phone app which calculates taxpayers' personal contributions to different areas of Government spending has been launched by the Treasury.

Consumers are jeopardising their health by cutting back on dental and eye tests to save money as the nation struggles with its finances, according to new research.

Millions of pounds is to be invested in more than 50 projects funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund aimed at boosting skills such as stone masonry, thatching and book conservation.