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More and more of us are taking advantage of services such as Klarna, Laybuy and Clearpay, so we can pay for purchases in instalments interest-free over a set period. But as the buy now, pay later market grows, is it time for it to be more heavily regulated?

In the last few months, working from home has become a topic that’s up there with speed cameras and parking tickets.

Many of us will have spent the last two years longing for the time when most of the UK population had a good immunity against Covid-19, and pandemic restrictions were either being eased or completely dropped.

We thought you'd like to get to know our new financial planner, Shane Presley. So, Marian, our marketing and communications assistant, had a chat with him to find out more.

Coronavirus restrictions forced many of us to fundamentally change how we live and work, which in turn affected how we spend our money.

Last month, the UK’s inflation figures for March were released. Having been 6.2% in February, inflation had risen to 7%, the highest rate for 30 years.

The threat of inflation and the accompanying cost of living crisis have been well documented, and unsurprisingly, millions of British shoppers have been deserting the traditional weekly shop at Tesco or Sainsbury’s in favour of the discounters, such as Aldi and Lidl.

For many over-50s, the prospect of enjoying a long and fulfilling retirement doesn’t seem that far away.

What is Earth Day? When did it start? How can you get involved?

If you’re creating a financial plan, with a view to achieving certain ambitions in life, you need to include details.