Millionaire plumber Charlie Mullins has been facing a torrent of abuse on social media – and even a death threat. The founder of Pimlico Plumbers – and a former adviser to David Cameron – bankrolled the successful legal bid to give Parliament a vote on Brexit and has been an outspoken backer of the Remain case. It has not made him popular in some quarters. ‘It’s like Britain’s at war at the moment,’ he declares.

Junior Individual Savings Accounts (Jisas) are great for building a tax-free nest egg for children. But if your child's money is languishing in a poor paying account or is being eroded by fund charges, it could be time to move. Here, The Mail on Sunday looks at the options available.

IPSE, the association for the self-employed, has welcomed a call from a cross-party group of MPs for action to 'get women working', including a recommendation to bring maternity allowance and statutory maternity pay in line to support self-employed women. The Women and Work All-Party Parliamentary Group last week recommended supporting women from the moment they take a career break, for example because of motherhood or caring responsibilities, as well as supporting their return to the workplace. There are 1.5 million self-employed women in the UK, up by a third since 2011. They are entitled only to maternity allowance, not statutory maternity pay.

Customers can choose between either speeds of up to 17Mb or 36Mb and pick between 12, 18 and 24 months fixed contracts. But the deal will still allow them to switch to a better deal with the provider if they see one mid-contract.

MPs investigating the gambling sector are this week expected to recommend a drastic cut in the maximum stake allowed on betting machines, but the betting shop industry has already dismissed their findings. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on fixed-odds betting terminals reports on Tuesday. Last month, it said there was a strong case for cutting the maximum £100 stake to £2 on roulette games and reducing the number of FOBTs allowed per shop. Mayor of Newham Sir Robin Wales said he agreed with the initial findings of the group, adding: ‘If the Government is to prove it is on the side of both consumers and communities, it must act quickly to reduce the maximum stake to £2 and remove high stake, hard gambling from the high street.’

Today marks the start of a new year in China. Those who believe in it say the Year of the Rooster is oriented towards progress and integrity. And the stock market has been steadily rising for the past year. But it’s a risky place to put your cash. Fears over investment in infrastructure, a property bubble and an economic slowdown mean savers should tread carefully.

Retirement incomes remain below the peak of £18,700 at the start of 2008, before the financial crisis fully hit home and low interest rates slashed annuity and savings income. Prudential research also found that 45 per cent of retirees felt financially unprepared to stop work, a number that has barely changed over the past decade despite huge changes to pensions.

Just look at it. Gobsmacked? Wait until you see the £834k price tag. This is the latest reborn E-Type from British manufacturer Eagle, called the Spyder GT. And it is nothing short of glorious. Want one? So do we.

Banks at the moment pay 30p to independent cash machine providers each time one of their current account customers withdraws cash from a non-bank ATM. Some account providers are threatening to pull out of the Link system because they say the fees are too high- especially compared to what they pay other banks for use of their ATMs.

I get the reasons for buying gold, from a long-term store of value, to the idea of it as an investment insurance policy, but I've never taken the plunge and stuck some in the Minor Investor portfolio. Recently though, I've been wondering whether this is a mistake. Should I perhaps buy some gold?

I've heard that having a full attic will help to insulate my home, keep the warm air in and in turn reduce my energy bills, is there any truth to this or is it just an urban myth? If it is true will packing my attic full of boxes help or do I need to pay for loft insulation?

Banks and building societies are battling it out in an effort to tempt homeowners to remortgage with a spate of mortgage rate cuts and offers in the past week. Yorkshire, West Brom and Coventry building societies have all sliced their rates to new lows, while high street lender HSBC has launched several cheaper deals for those with a reasonable slug of equity.

Just three months after creating what he calls the 'MONSTER Huracan', the former professional winter-sport athlete turned YouTube star has decided to put his ski-ready supercar up for sale. Costing in excess of £300,000 to build, he's asking for £210,000 for the car, which has covered 2,360 miles in total.

Flash traders have had their bid to build a giant telecoms mast on the Kent coast turned down by councillors. Dover District Council rejected the bid by two secretive American high-frequency trading firms to build two masts taller than the Eiffel Tower, which is 1,063ft high to its tip. Vigilant Global - which is owned by Chicago trading firm DRW - and New Line Networks - which is part owned by New York firm Jump Trading - wanted to each build a radio mast in Richborough, north of Sandwich, to increase trading speeds between London and Frankfurt.

A source at BT said: 'Corrado is leaving the business, this happened on his watch.' PwC, BT's auditor, is also facing questions over how it failed to spot the wrongdoing. BT is engulfed in a accounting scandal which has seen £8billion wiped off its value this week.

Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. He is ready to answer your questions, whether you are still saving, in the process of stopping work, or juggling your finances in retirement. This week, a reader who thought he would get less than the full £155-a-week state pension is confused to find out otherwise.

Richard Barber, 69, a former editor of Ok! magazine, transferred £4,000 to his trusted Polish builder after an email from his usual address asked for cash upfront for a loft conversion. But five days later Richard discovered his builder's email account had been hacked and the money had gone to a fraudster's bank account. Because he handed over cash voluntarily he will not get it back and has been sent a cheque by Barclays for the £4.33 that was left over (pictured). The retired journalist is one of thousands of victims falling for sophisticated bank transfer scams, with no way of clawing back their cash.

On November  21, I parked in a multi-storey car park in Norwich. Three days later, I received a letter from my insurer, Hastings Direct, claiming I'd been in an accident. I phoned to say this was not the case. On December 9, I received a further letter saying their review had found I was responsible.

Some deals let you make as many withdrawals as you want, then return the money to the account later in the tax year without busting your cash Isa allowance - but others don't. Similarly, some, but not all, will let you transfer your existing cash Isas to them. The confusion makes choosing an account a real slog and it's easy to pick the wrong one.

Once again, BT has been crowned the winner of Money Mail's annual Wooden Spoon award and we were meeting the firm's bosses to find out what had gone wrong. It is the second year in a row the telecoms giant has scooped the crown for shoddy service - and it has now won three out of our last four Wooden Spoon awards.

In our series Money Pit Stop, we ask an investing expert to give one of our readers a free portfolio makeover. This week, a 60-year-old fireman and former postman, who has built up a healthy portfolio, with £152,000 in investments, £183,000 in cash and some buy-to-lets, wants to boost his retirement income and fund future holidays.

Of the 880 annual travel insurance policies on the market only 15 per cent include winter sports cover as standard and just four per cent of single policies do according to new research. Travelling without the right cover could leave holidaymakers out of pocket by thousands if they have to pay out for medical costs.

When I lent my friend the £25,000 I never thought there would be a problem with him paying me back, as we both agreed I would need it by the time I retired, and I didn't know he was struggling with money. As we're so close it's very hard to ask for the money back, but I'm now worried I won't see it again.

Rolls-Royce built and delivered a total of 4,011 vehicles last year. No two cars leaving its British factory at Goodwood are ever exactly alike. But these seven cars are extraordinarily tailored to the requests of buyers. From tiger-themed armrests to champagne tables in the boot, take a look at some of the surprising requests customers made in the last 12 months.

Adults are advised by the National Health Service to do 150 minutes of weekly physical activity to keep healthy. If you fancy getting fit for less, or even for free, try our 14-step guide to keeping down the cost of workouts and gym membership.

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.

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?

An interest rate cut before the end of the year looks less likely following the plunge in the pound. However, the Bank of England has indicated that higher inflation driven by rising import costs won't make it lift rates.

Despite endless media coverage of the political wrangling and financial speculation, the average Briton can be forgiven for remaining confused about what 'soft' and 'hard' Brexit really mean. But a clever table put together by HSBC cleaves some clarity from the murk.

Compare your pay to the national average and see whether your employer treated you to a pay rise in line with the the rest of your profession. Farmers, care and air travel assistants were big winners on the pay scales in 2016. Travel agents, careers advisers and probation officers lost out.