Showing off on the slopes causes accidents among one in 10 skiers, however 18% still take to the slopes uninsured.
The chances of accidents occurring on winter sports holidays are bumped up by 71% of skiers who admit to attempting runs which are too difficult for them. A further 7% confess to showing off to […]

A total of 2.8 million UK adults do not have a bank account, the equivalent of one in 12 households, according to research released today.
Citizens Advice has criticized banks for failing to meet the needs of vulnerable and would-be customers by refusing to let them open bank accounts or imposing high charges when they […]

The number of child trust fund accounts being opened each month has hit a plateau, with 310,000 opened to date and 27,000 opened in December.
The cash accounts opened so far hold a total of nearly £99m in balances, with the amount put into cash child trust funds in December hitting a total of £7.9m. […]

Skiers and snowboarders between the ages of 18 and 29 are most likely to claim for medical costs and lost luggage on winter sports holidays, with French resorts seeing the greatest number of accidents.
With an estimated one million UK travellers going on such holidays this season, the Post Office has urged all skiers and […]

Expensive payment protection insurance (PPI) policies could leave borrowers out of pocket and many may not even be able to make a successful claim.
Rising unemployment figures are likely to prompt more people to take out PPI, but workers have been urged to read the small print or risk being turned down if they claim. […]

Britons remain worryingly unaware of how to protect themselves from ID thieves, despite high-profile campaigning by the Government and financial institutions, according to research undertaken by MyCallcredit.
Its research reveals that more than 35 million Britons are concerned about having their identity stolen, but less than 8 million are confident that they know how to combat […]

House prices were changed very little through 2005 but mortgage levels rose, according to Moneyextra. The average mortgage value completed by customers in December 2005 was £143,643.48, up 14.74% on the same figure 12 months earlier.
The increase in mortgage values occurred against a background of broadly static house prices. The average property value being searched […]

Internet shopping among boomed during the festive period, rising by 50% in the 10 weeks before Christmas.
According to a report by e-commerce trade body IMRG, shoppers spent £4.98bn online during the period, compared with £3.3bn for the same time a year earlier.
For 2005 as a whole, it calculated that spending over the Internet in the […]