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Lower energy bills will be good news for families that have faced rocketing gas and electricity costs, but the Ofgem price cap is still far higher than in previous years

The Warm Home Discount scheme is available in England, Scotland and Wales, with the money deducted from your electricity bill, rather than cash payment into your energy account

The minimum legal tyre tread depth for cars in the UK is 1.6mm - if your tyre is less than this, then you could face of fine of up to £2,500 per tyre, plus three points on your licence

The Ofgem price cap is falling from £2,074 a year to £1,923 for the typical dual fuel home with average energy consumption, paying by direct debit, from tomorrow

The £300 cost of living payment is being sent from October 31 to the most vulnerable people and low-income families to help with rising bills

Sainsbury's has started switching the plastic packaging, both in-stores and online, across 27 toilet roll and kitchen towel products, as part of plans to reduce its plastic use

Greggs customers can get free pizza and a hot drink if they download and sign up to the bakery chain's app before October 16 - we explain what you need to know about the deal

Savings rates have been slowly rising over the past year, after fourteen Bank of England base rate rises - but Martin Lewis has warned they may start to drop now

The item being pulled from shelves is the Hotel Chocolat Choose Your Poison, which is packaged in a glass flask with a cork stopper and contains 36 filled chocolates

Christmas delivery slots tend to go quickly, so if you’re planning on booking one, make sure you make a note of the dates below from Tesco, Asda, Ocado, Sainsbury's and more

Consumer champions at Which? said the dodgy email links to a copycat website, which scammers will use to get hold of your personal details and access your bank account

Card Factory already sells its range of products and gifts inside 22 Matalan stores - but it will expand this arrangement to all 223 Matalan sites by the end of the year

If you have a standard pre-payment meter, Martin explained in the latest MoneySavingExpert.com newsletter how the price change normally kicks in when you top up

Poundland is rebranding each store as Poundland, after it agreed to take on the leases of up to 71 Wilko shops - with the first ten sites reopening this weekend

Most of the women who have been affected were stay-at-home mums who made a claim for Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000 - we explain how to check your entitlement

Some of the priority locations where Aldi is looking to open stores include Kensington and Hackney in London, Nottingham and Derby in the East Midlands and Warrington and Bramhall in the North West

Before the lower price cap comes into force, you should take a meter reading so your energy supplier doesn't assume you've used more energy at the higher rate.

John Lewis shoppers will be able to fill a Quality Street tin with a choice of 12 different chocolates, including the returning Coffee Creme - which is back after 20 years - and the famous Green Triangle

The size of a bar of Smooth Milk Galaxy has been reduced from 110g to 100g - but the BBC reports that the recommended retail price (RRP) was increased from £1.39 to £1.50 in October last year

Ocado confirmed to The Mirror that it will stagger the release of the slots, which are due to go live before the end of September - so keep an eye out this week

Royal Mail has confirmed the price of a standard first-class stamp will rise on October 2 from £1.10 to £1.25, an increase of 14% - but Martin Lewis is urging people to stock with the lower price now

Eliot Davey uses the free reselling app Twig for his side hustle and has been flogging phones for around six months, making himself around £3,000 in the process

The new labelling will be used on prepacked meat and some dairy products being sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland from October, before it eventually rolls out to the rest of the UK

Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert has previously flagged advice from experts at Energy Saving Trust, who suggest it is generally better to only heat your home when you need it

If water companies fail to meet targets, Ofwat restricts the amount of money they can take from customers - this year, no company achieved its top category of 'leading'