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Nearly 1.2 million UK motorists will be told to have their vehicles "corrected" because they are fitted with the software behind the Volkswagen (VW) diesel emissions scandal, the company has today said.

You'll soon have 30 days to return faulty goods for a full refund, as part of major changes to consumers' rights which come into effect on Thursday (1 October). MoneySavingExpert.com explains what the new Consumer Rights Act means for you.

Sixth-formers will be offered practical maths courses that teach skills including working out interest, currency rates and profit margins from this week. It is however up to individual schools and colleges to decide to provide the course.

The sun may be about to set on solar panels. A Government consultation is proposing the biggest changes to the scheme since it launched, decimating the amount those with panels are paid for generating electricity in England, Scotland and Wales from January 2016.

Train company First Great Western is to stop halving the compensation it pays for delays if paying passengers request it in cash, after MoneySavingExpert raised concerns over the policy with the Department for Transport.

Commuters in England face an up to 1% increase in rail fares next year after official inflation figures used to calculate the rise were published today.

A flagship scheme set up to encourage homeowners to make their property more energy-efficient by installing measures such as insulation, double-glazing and new boilers today stopped accepting new loan applications after the Government abruptly axed its funding.

Passengers claiming compensation for delays and disruption in Great Britain will now be able to receive it in cash instead of rail vouchers, if they request it.

British Gas is to cut gas prices by 5% for the second time this year – but even after that, its standard tariffs will cost on average £250/year more than the cheapest.