At an industry event last week to show off the cutting-edge technology being knitted together to create the fully-fledged driverless car, debate centred on what the developments will mean for owners in terms of insurance and the law. If a car is in an accident who or what is to blame if there is no driver at the wheel?

A study by leading economic research group Oxera shows that Britain spent on average €95 (£70) a year per head of population on state aid to business and industry between 2009 and 2014, compared with €235 in France and €240 in Germany.

An in-depth study of over-55s following pension freedoms reveals many people struggle to make a decision, while others are switching money into savings accounts and buy-to-let property, or simply eager to 'treat' themselves. Take a quiz to find out what kind of pension 'personality' you are, and what that could mean for your financial security in old age.

Off the back of a tax squeeze, landlords may be thinking of quitting life in buy-to-let altogether. But is selling up and cashing in any profits a wise move? We take a look at what questions investors need to be asking themselves before taking a decision about the future direction of their property portfolios.

The summer festival season is under way, luring the young and not so young to fields and campsites around the country in search of music, fun and escapism. Increasingly, festival-goers expect decent food as well, from basic burgers to sophisticated gourmet offerings.

Victims would be told it is their fault if their computer software is out of date, they use the same password for several online accounts - or if they are tricked by con artists into giving details. Currently, banks are supposed to cover all fraud losses unless they have proof the customer was 'grossly negligent'. The new rules could prevent vast numbers of victims claiming a refund. Last night experts branded the proposal a scandal.

Website Mysource.io will link fashion groups with ethical suppliers and offer advice and training to buyers as part of a campaign to stamp out practices that have tarnished the industry's reputation. The issue of exploitation by Western fashion groups shot to the top of the public agenda three years ago after 1,135 workers died in the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The BCC's poll of 2,200 leading business people found that 54 per cent would vote to remain in the EU, while 37 per cent would vote to leave - with 9 per cent undecided. This is a dramatic tightening since the BCC's February survey, which had those opting to remain on 60 per cent and those wanting to leave at 30 per cent, while 10 per cent were undecided.

You'd need to be a property millionaire or be earning a generous salary before you could snap up one of Britain's most popular properties this month. They include a new build in London costing £11,750,000 - which has doors that are unlocked using fingerprints - and a £3million Herfordshire home with the latest technology - including an interactive games room with a golf simulator.

At times of runaway property prices, gazumping in Britain reached near-epidemic proportions. Even now the market is comparatively stable, people still gazump others with such depressing regularity that the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills is considering outlawing the practice. Officials have privately met senior figures in the National Association of Estate Agents with a view to seeing whether best practice in Scotland - where gazumping is virtually unknown - can be introduced in England and Wales.

Pay off your mortgage as soon as you can. That tip has stood for years as a cornerstone of financial wisdom. The idea was that while you might have traditionally taken out a 25-year mortgage, the wise thing to do was overpay and get it cleared as soon as possible. But this is coming under attack from lenders and low rates, so is it still wise?

The Nissan Qashqai, Honda Civic and Vauxhall Astra are all built in Britain. However, you won't find those in this list of the best British cars of 2016, selected by the new Top Gear host. His picks include a car you won't ever be able to buy, two limited edition models that cost in excess of £90,000 and a pair that are almost too extreme for UK roads.

Investors are regularly told that they need to asset allocate, build a balance portfolio and think long term - but how do you do that? Justin Urquhart Stewart, of Seven Investment Management, gives us his tips. He includes topics from how to asset allocate, to how to target what you see as growth areas and why a combination of both passive and active funds can be a wise move.

He suddenly kept turning up on my relative's doorstep prior to her death after ignoring her for years, redid her will to leave all assets to his own wife and appointed himself executor. By the time family members had been informed of the death, he and his wife had the house cleared out and all family items sent to an auction, and had a fast funeral with no announcement or attendees apart from him and his kids. We have no idea how much the assets were worth but there were valuable paintings, antiques and at least £50,000 in cash. Is this legal and what action can be taken?

It was only after I had booked the Florida villa holiday with Thomas Cook that I was made aware that while the price quoted was what I would pay, it included an under-occupancy fee that I hadn't known about. When the booking confirmation came through, I had been charged six under-occupancy fees totalling £984. Is this fair?

The cut-price pubs group revealed a list of 34 premises it was seeking buyers for in November and five of those remain on this list of 45 (see below).

Frustrated savers have lodged nearly 500 official complaints over new pension freedoms since the reforms were launched in Spring 2015. Around one in 10 complaints the Ombudsman gets about pensions nowadays involves a dispute about the new freedoms, which are aimed at allowing over-55s access to retirement pots to spend, save or invest the money as they wish.

Haggling over the price of a new motor can be uncomfortable for some, but get yourself armed with the right information and the task can become a lot easier. So if you need some ammunition to help you negotiate a saving on a new car, online seller AutoeBid has revealed the top 10 discounted models to us - with savings of up to 28 per cent on some new cars.

You can't always rely on the fuel efficiency figures that manufacturers are reproducing. But these are the most economical cars based on tests carried out on real roads. All the cars in this list have also scored at least four out of five stars in tests carried out by What Car? magazine.

Albert Einstein called compounding the eighth wonder of the world. It's a simple but extraordinarily powerful force that anyone saving for their future or going into debt should understand, says Tom Stevenson of Fidelity International. He explains how to work it out and apply it when you're making real life money decisions.

With rents rising, Britons across the country could rake in a small fortune renting out their spare room. London is known as the priciest region in the UK, but elsewhere in the country room rents are increasing much quicker than they are in the capital, SpareRoom.co.uk exclusively revealed to This is Money. Excluding London, room rents across the UK have risen by 5.01 per cent in a year, compared to 1.63 per cent in the capital.

Whatever you are thinking of doing with your finances in 2015, if it is going to involve a credit card, then it is essential that you get the right one. Are you planning on a big spend? Do you need to clear your debts once and for all? If used correctly, credit cards can help you save money and earn rewards. We have scoured the market and picked out what we believe are the best credit card deals to help you make the most of your money.

Practical, capacious and easy to live with - the family hatchback has a distinctive criteria set to match-up to. Here are the models that did - and didn't - float the boat of Top Gear's new front man, Chris Evans, when he drove them during the last year.

To clear the average national household debt of ?13,000 at 6% interest with a monthly repayment of ?100 will take around 17 years. There are, however, plenty of simple ways to make significant savings on your regular spending that could clear your debt - or boost your savings - in less than a year. This is Money's top 50 - updated - money-saving tips may appear light-hearted but are deadly serious.

Choosing the right DIY platform is crucial but a wealth of choice and changes to charges have left many investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best. We also highlight why investing in an Isa makes sense, as it should protect your hopefully growing investments from tax forever.

George Osborne's continued austerity revealed in his 2016 Budget is likely to keep rates on hold for longer. Inflation expectations have been revised down for 2016 to 0.7 per cent, while Brexit uncertainty and slow global growth are also playing on rate-setters' minds.

Musicians have seen pay rises averaging nearly 20 per cent in 2015, while cleaners are getting 17.8 per cent more, and window cleaners 12.3 per cent. Artists in general are earning 14.6 per cent more in 2015 than 2014, according to the huge annual data dump of pay scales by the Office For National Statistics highlights.