Would you sign up to a diesel scrappage scheme? You may soon get the chance to. After spending more than 15 years encouraging car buyers into diesel cars, Britain now finds itself needing to push them out of them. The idea of a cash incentive to get drivers to trade in diesels has been knocking around for some time, but there are fresh suggestions it could be on the cards. That would be a bad move.

On October 4, I attempted to make a cash withdrawal from the Halifax branch in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. It took two attempts before the machine accepted my PIN. I asked for £200, but the screen went white with two blue circles. Then it went black with lots of writing.

Hundreds of buyers, including Kelly Terry from Maidstone, Kent (pictured), have flooded internet forums and social media sites complaining of problems with their new homes. The firm has set up a dedicated team led by a senior director to review complaints and pay any 'reasonable' costs incurred by the owners as a result of its failings.

NS&I;'s popular Premium Bonds currently pay out tax-free monthly prizes at an equivalent rate of 1.25 per cent a year of the money held in them, but from 1 May that will be reduced  to 1.15 per cent. The cuts will mainly fall on the £50 and £100 prizes, which will tumble from 141,900 per month to an estimated 41,458 - meaning 70 per cent fewer of these prizes will be won.

After we missed our connecting flight, British Airways told us we could stay at the Holiday Inn, but then we were told it was full so slept at the airport and have only been able to claim back our $25 breakfast costs. We also missed out on our first night's accommodation in New Orleans which BA says it won't pay for.

Kristin Forbes signaled she was inching closer to voting for a rate hike after becoming increasingly 'uncomfortable' with surging inflation given the economy's resilience since the Brexit vote. She said the UK's impressive performance since last June has made it 'increasingly difficult' to justify keeping rates at the record low of 0.25 per cent with inflation predicted to surge close to 3 per cent next year.

Spending on computer security is an increasingly important area for businesses, with estimates that this year they will spend about £78bn fighting off attacks by hackers. Last year Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed a £1.9bn spending package designed to boost the UK's defences against online threats, while the Fed committed to up its spending on cyber security to around £14bn.

The Government has laid out is housing plans - but what will they mean for you? Among lengthy reiterations of existing housing policy schemes including Help to Buy were proposals to stop developers land banking, try to speed up planning approvals and support the delivery of more homes to rent. We take a look at the plans in detail.

Aston Martin's new £200,000-plus convertible uses the same 6.0-litre naturally aspirated V12 powerhouse engine as its hard-top sibling. The British car maker has drip fed on information on its new model, suggesting it could be an equal match for the coupe despite having the roof lopped off. Here are the full details.

Buying a property is a stressful business. And when you're wading through your property 'to do' list, it's easy to mistake mortgage life insurance cover as an optional extra that you can do without - especially if you're not married or you don't have children. But this could be a mistake for a number of reasons.

We've had five offers on our two-bed flat in the last six months. However, lenders have refused to lend thanks to it being located on a parade of shops, which includes a Chinese takeaway. We've already had to lower the price by £40,000 to appeal to cash buyers and don't know what to do next.

The 174,564 vehicles registered was 2.3 per cent up on the same month last year and it seems the order rush was prompted by changes to Vehicle Excise Duty that will make many cars - especially low-emissions vehicles - more expensive to own from April 1. Car buyers have reacted to the upcoming changes fairly swiftly, with private motorists triggering the biggest growth in car registrations last month.

New affordability rules introduced by the FCAy are to blame. They mean some lenders will only entertain the self-employed if they can provide at least three years of accounts or three years of income that has been reported to Revenue & Customs. The mechanistic way many big lenders now process mortgage applications means that those made by the self-employed are routinely spat out. It's a 'mortgage minefield', but it can be navigated. Nigel Patton has experienced problems.

The Post Office network has almost halved since the Millennium to just 11,600 branches, yet hard-hit communities are now facing a fresh cull. More than 40% of the large Crown offices - branches run directly by the Post Office - will soon die a death, including the one in South Woodford, where Winston Churchill was MP.

T.D. writes: Pentagon Asset Management approached me about selling my carbon credits. Its website address is pentagonassetmgt.com and the telephone number is 020 7859 4985. I assume this company is a scam, but perhaps you can check it out and let readers know if it is to be avoided.

The floods that struck the North of the country last winter cost £1.3bn and caused untold misery. They were the latest in a series of weather incidents to wreck the properties and lives of thousands of households. But their devastating impact could be averted by the development of the house of the future. We look inside - and give tips on how to adapt a home to withstand a disaster.

Today, the company is run by Brett Simpson, who was born in New Zealand, raised in Australia and has spent most of his working life in the US, Asia and continental Europe. The group still has a presence in Dundee, making yarns for carpet groups, including Axminster & Wilton. But it now has 15 factories worldwide, and operates in 20 countries, with almost 2,500 employees. The shares are 71p and should rise this year and beyond.

Professor David Miles, a former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, says the shortage of housing and a restriction on the availability of land in the UK will mean house prices keep spiralling upwards. Speaking at an event in Westminster this week, Miles revealed analysis showing that 'extraordinary' house price inflation over the past 30 years was likely to continue for the next 50 years.

In early February I'll be away for almost three weeks and am worried about my pipes freezing and flooding my home because of the cold weather. Do I need to leave my heating on low or is it okay to just set my heating to come on for an hour a day? And if so what time of day does this need to happen?

Woodford's new Income Focus fund will aim to focus on paying a higher income - higher than his Equity Income fund, which currently yields around 3.3 per cent. It sounds like an appealing prospect for income-starved investors, particularly with interest rates set to stay low for longer. Woodford's track record has not been so hot in recent years.

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.