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Face-to-face meetings dubbed 'speed-dating' were arranged at the Tory conference, with businesses charged to bolster party coffers.

Women are more concerned then men when it comes to the situation of their partner's bank account and debt.

A study of working mums showed 65 per cent believe they could achieve more but finding a job that fits around their needs means they are taking a back seat.

Innocent victims of card fraud are being left out of pocket by banks who flout the rules - and claim they are being treated like criminals when they complain about fraudulent transactions, Money Mail reveals.

In a letter to David Cameron after four of the big six energy firms have announced price hikes in recent weeks, Richard Lloyd, executive director of Which?, says the energy market is 'broken'.

The maximum amount savers can put in an Isa is expected to rise to around £11,532 from next April, following rises in the cost of living.

Zoe Fletcher does not want one child to have an advantage over the other. Money Mail calls on the Government to rescue the savings of 6.3million children, whose cash is locked up in trust funds.

A savings disaster is looming for 6.3 million junior savers with child trust funds. Every day children are barred from moving their money into a Junior Isa, they get poorer.

Thousands of frequent flyers with airline BMI must act swiftly to avoid all their hard-earned airmiles becoming worthless. Customers will lose all their BMI miles if they do not transfer to a BA scheme by December 31.

Sky customers are about to be hit with a second price hike in three months. From December, the price of Sky line rental is increasing from £12.25 to £14.50 a month.

In the last few days, Halifax has axed its rates by as much as 0.75 percentage points for savers opening an account.

House prices climbed 1.8 per cent over the past year, according to official figures, buoyed by London properties racing ahead more than three times faster than the average.

In June 2010 the OBR predicted that the economy would grow by 5.7 per cent from the first quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2012. In reality the economy grew by just 0.9 per cent in that time.

The fall in consumer prices index inflation from the August rate of 2.5 per cent also raises the probability that the Bank of England will inject more cash into the UK economy before the new year.

A strongly-worded warning has been sounded over a pensions lottery delivered by plans to automatically move people's funds with them when they change jobs.

More than a third of major online stores are flouting shoppers' rights, a survey has found. A survey of Britain’s 156 most popular internet sites discovered 62 broke consumer protection laws.

Pensioners look set to receive only a 2.5 per cent rise in their state pension next year after inflation, which has impoverished millions on fixed incomes in the past year, eased back at the crucial point.

Scottish Power is to put up its gas and electricity prices by 7 per cent – adding £104 a year to the average bill – from 3 December.

Headline annual income of up to seven per cent has attracted a wave interest in retail bonds, which are issued by companies and traded on the stock market. Steven Weller is one investor.

Eurozone debt crisis, cash-strapped banks and a double-dip recession - yet house prices are still managing to stay either afloat or only just under water. We analyse the latest reports.