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Parents and carers trying to register for key Government childcare schemes are still encountering technical problems – nearly two weeks after MoneySavingExpert.com first revealed the website was affected by intermittent set-backs.

Two new tax breaks which were supposed to have applied to earnings from 6 April 2017 have been quietly axed by the Government, for the time being at least, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

The Government faces having to find time after the general election to discuss the need to recall all Whirlpool UK fire-risk tumble dryers, after a petition on the subject surpassed 100,000 signatures.

Plans to slash the tax-free dividend allowance from £5,000 to £2,000 in April 2018 have been dropped, but could be resurrected after the general election.

Car insurance premiums could be put into overdrive following a Government decision to scrap plans to introduce 'whiplash reforms', the insurance industry has warned. But you might be able to lock in a cheap renewal quote if you act ASAP.

Proposals to drastically raise the cost of sorting out someone's property, money and possessions after they've died have been ditched - but the controversial plans could resurface after the general election.

The cost of sorting out someone's property, money and possessions after they've died will increase for many next month, with some to face fees of £20,000 - despite a late challenge by a parliamentary panel to block the planned rise in probate charges.

Parents and grandparents will be able to leave homes worth up to £850,000 to their children and grandchildren without them paying inheritance tax from tomorrow, with the tax-free allowance rising to £1 million by 2020.

Parents may struggle to take advantage of a Government scheme to deliver 30 hours of free childcare a week for three and four-year olds in England, after a recent survey showed that less than half of the country’s childcare providers are planning to offer the scheme.