Cycling veterans Sir Chris Hoy and Chris Boardman are on a mission to make our cities bike-friendly. Hoy, 11 times a world champion and with six Olympic gold medals to his name, wants cycling to be at the centre of decisions about London's transport and neighbourhood improvements. 'You need to consider every junction and intersection; how, as a cyclist, you get from this side to that side safely, using other nations and cities as an example,' he says.

Peugeot has unveiled a concept that it will probably never make, but like the Honda Urban EV revealed last year, I think it epitomises the key to electric cars winning the public's heart. We need small, relatively affordable, fun-to-drive electric cars that create the 21st century version of the classic GTI - to hit the sweet spot where a reasonable price meets desirability.

With scams on the rise, banks are coming up with various Santander has launched a new payment process which it hopes will warn customers to be vigilant when parting with their hard earned money

There are now 17,289 streets in Britain where the average house price is at least £1m, and Reading has been named the town with Britain's most expensive streets - 242 of them where the average property is valued at more than one million pounds. It is the latest evidence of Britain's growing number of property millionaires despite concerns about the health of the housing market amid stamp duty woes and Brexit uncertainty. Top of the list is Kensington Palace Gardens, in London, which has been named as the most expensive street in Britain every year for the past decade.

A William III Five Guinea sold for a surprising £155k after it was estimated to only fetch between £35-£45k. Kew Gardens gold and silver coins also faired well at the first ever Royal Mint auction that took place in Mayfair, London on 25 September

Andrea and Roi Millward (pictured with their children Sienna and Isaac) are struggling to sell their their Merseyside home after being told the leasehold had knocked £42,000 off its value. Jo Darbyshire (top right) faces a bill for tens of thousands of pounds to buy her freehold and escape soaring ground rent. Meanwhile Kevin and Jeanette Sephton (bottom right) pay £200 a year in ground rent, but this will double to £400 in 2025. They also pay a £100 annual service charge for estate maintenance.

With my 60th birthday looming next March, I have pondered whether to take some tax-free cash when my pension kicks in. I am lucky enough to have a salary-based pension from my years as a full-time employee. But I also have private pension money in the stock market from my freelancing years. And I'm not alone.

With handsets costing up to £1,450, one in ten now insures their device against theft, accidental damage and faults. But if you have cover, your claim could be refused for dozens of reasons. These could include not keeping your mobile within arm's reach at all times, allowing rain or a washing machine to damage it, or losing the device after drinking alcohol.

Checks, which require the mechanic to plug a computer into the car to identify if there is a problem and what it could be linked to, take as little as 30 minutes - but some brands want up to £180 each time one is done. The average quote for a diagnostic check on a car at franchised dealers as part of an industry investigation was £102. The same check carried out at a Halford's Autocentre costs £49.99.

he millionaire behind Amigo Loans has bought the Bestival and Camp Bestival music festivals, days after threatening to put them into administration. James Benamor, 41, lent the festivals £1.6 million last year, but issued administration notices in the High Court last week.

Investors cannot get enough of Peppa Pig. In a steady-as-she-goes update to the stock market, Entertainment One, the media company that owns the pink cartoon porker, signalled the outlook was rosy. It is hoping for another boost from the release in China of a Peppa Pig film early next year, which will be just in time for the Chinese Year of the Pig. There was little movement in the share price before they suddenly sprang into life in afternoon trading, finally closing up 9.1 per cent, or 34.8p, at 417p. Drugs company Indivior has continued to tumble after sneaking out a business update saying its revenue could be hit by more than £100 million. The FTSE 250 pharmaceutical firm has been embroiled for months in a court battle with Indian competitor Dr Reddy's Laboratories, over a drug called Suboxone Film.

Chapel Down, which supplies sparkling wine to 10 Downing Street, has expanded its field of products in the past two years with a beer and cider brand Curious, as well as launching a range of spirits, including the popular Bacchus Gin last year.

I applied to change my electricity provider to Green Star Energy in June last year. A couple of days later, well within the cooling-off period, I changed my mind and wrote to cancel my request, saying that I wished to stay with Southern Electric. Since then, I have received bills from Green Star and am at my wits' end as to how to make the firm understand.

Buy-to-let has suffered a battering over the past three years but some maintain the private rented sector in the UK is worth investing in still. It all depends on how you do it. We asked Hearthstone fund manager Alan Collett - a professional buy-to-letter - about his strategy for making buy-to-let work amid the challenges facing the sector. Here's what he said.

Emerging and frontier markets represent the best opportunity for investors to profit over the next five, 10 or 20 years, according to Dr Mark Mobius. As a veteran emerging markets investor, he admits that he is 'a little biased', but that it is all about the potential growth and countries where the news is bad merit special attention.

A two-bedroom property remains a firm favourite for many of Britain's home buyers, whether it is a flat or a house. But depending on where the property is, the price tag can vary enormously, as our quiz below shows. Try our quiz below and put your property-price knowledge to the test by finding out if you can tell which of these homes are the most expensive. We've picked 10 two-bedroom homes for sale that stretch across the country, including ones in Wales and Norfolk.

Regulations including Lex Koller, a law which restricts foreign ownership of Swiss property, have discouraged international buyers from investing in Switzerland. But a deal between Egyptian businessman Samih Sawiris and the local Swiss government means foreign buyers have a window to invest penalty-free. Sarah Davidson found out how and why it is being promoted to British investors

How much can I save into a pension tax-free? I understand that the lifetime allowance is £1million, but how likely am I to hit that? Please would you explain how the lifetime allowance operates and when is my defined contribution pot assessed against the LTA?

The CrushWatch scheme has liberated £544m worth of motors from the clutches of the compacter after they'd been confiscated from uninsured motorists by the police. Last year alone nine Lamborghinis and a Ferrari 458 (like the one pictured) were all rescued from the compacter.

We run the slide rule over the offerings from Terry Smith, Mark Mobius and others. Each trust is given a subjective rating - with five gold coins being the highest. Shares in the funds will trade on the London Stock Exchange and the aim will be to make money for long-term investors - and, of course, the managers themselves. But the investment strategies they are employing are as different as chalk and cheese.

It's a common argument across the land - just how many new builds have shot up in your area in recent times, perhaps causing traffic havoc or putting a strain on local services. But whereabouts in Britain are the most amount of new build homes really popping up - and is it the South East seeing the biggest surge of homes? A new report by the Royal Mail has revealed the answer. Topping the list with the highest percentage of new homes going up is Tower Hamlets. The London borough came first in a list of 20 areas with the highest percentage of new builds, seeing a 14% increase over the last seven years.

After huge discounts on new cars in August, car buyers are being told they can still secure tidy savings on some popular models before September ends. This includes deals on brand new 68 registration plate models like the Nissan Qashqai, Seat Leon and Skoda Kodiaq, all of which are being offered with more than £4,000 off.

My mother does not want my sister and brother to have her house as they inherited from my father, who she divorced, and who disinherited me. How does she do this so that if my sister and brother contested this they would not win? They each inherited £900k from my father's will so they would have money to fight me on this. Neither my brother nor sister now speak to my mother. Lawyer Gary Rycroft, pictured, replies.

The amount you can save into a pension ultimately depends on what you can afford - but the longer you leave it the more you will need to save. We tend to put ambitious targets on our hoped-for income in retirement and then underestimate how much we will need to set aside to achieve that. So how much should you save?

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.