Spring is a time for shedding layers, but if you are planning to look good in the latest season’s fashions you may want to try shedding a few pounds too.

There are many factors to blame. The rapid economic bounce back, a bitter winter and uncertainty about supplies from Russia – but whatever the causes, the wholesale price of gas has gone up by a staggering 250%.

Inflation is hitting all of us hard, with costs of essentials like petrol rising by as much as 85%. Drivers are paying £16 more for a tank of fuel than they did this time last year, while rail fares will rise by 3.

This winter could be long and cold for many of us, with electricity and gas prices going through the roof.

Self-assessment season is upon us again, and if you are required to do so, your personal tax return needs to be completed, submitted and paid up by the 31st of January, 2022.

Global warming can paradoxically mean winters are much colder. But we can’t just click the central heating up another few degrees.

Waste is bad for the environment. It means extra pollution and squanders resources. One of the resources it squanders is your money.

It can be hard to build up savings these days. Money is tight for many of us and putting spare cash away is difficult.

We all know that the planet is in trouble. Global warming and pollution are problems we all face – as the COP26 climate change conference showed.