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Petrol prices are set to reach an all-time high, piling pressure on Chancellor George Osborne to cut fuel taxes.

Chancellor George Osborne insists that he will go ahead with controversial plans to axe child benefit for higher-rate taxpayers.

Banks are to be required to "ring-fence" their retail operations from risk-taking arms and to hold increased levels of capital to protect the UK from a repeat of the crash of 2008, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.

The rate of inflation fell last month, official figures reveal today.

Confidence in the UK's financial sector was dealt a blow today after an agency slashed the credit ratings of some of Britain's biggest financial institutions to reflect reduced Government support.

The Government has announced it is to improve mobile phone coverage in the UK.

The Government has announced plans to continue a council tax freeze in England at today's Conservative party conference.

Hard-hit rail commuters face more misery today as inflation figures reveal rail fares will increase by an average of 8% in the new year.

Chancellor George Osborne welcomed the new bailout package for Greece, commending eurozone leaders on their "decisive economic action".