All news by author: Paul Gallagher

Under the new Child Benefit system, the lower limit will be lifted from £50,000 to £60,000 from April 6, and your salary will have to be over £80,000 before the tax charge wipes out the full amount

Residents in 148 postcode areas will receive the £25 payments after the Met Office confirmed that they endured subzero temperatures for seven consecutive days

Cold Weather Payments are made to people in England and Wales who receive a range of benefits and are triggered during cold spells between November 1 and March 31

Cold Weather Payments are made to people in England and Wales who receive a range of benefits and are triggered during cold spells between November 1 and March 31

Brits can find out if they are in a good location to see the dazzling "Christmas lights" Geminids meteor shower with the shooting star show reaching its peak this week

Freezing weather across the country has triggered the Government's Cold Weather Payment scheme - here is a full round up of the 309 areas which are set to receive a payout

Cold Weather Payments have been triggered for a second time in eleven postcode districts in Cumbria, meaning eligible households will get £50 this winter

Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and are sent out to people on certain benefits when the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days

Cold Weather Payments are awarded when the average temperature is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0C or below over seven consecutive days - use our map below to see if you're due money

According to the latest data supplied by retailers, the cheapest place in the United Kingdom to fill up your car with petrol is at a Sainsbury's garage in Causeway Coast and Glens

Wilko is closing its final 41 stores this Sunday, in a blow for the UK high street after 90 years of trading - use our map below to see if your branch is going

Fuel companies have agreed to join an interim voluntary scheme which has now published its first list of petrol and diesel prices for nearly 4,000 forecourts across the UK