Income tax, capital gains tax and national insurance contributions accounted for 57% of that at £486.9bn. That's £17.6bn more than the same period last year. "Frozen income tax thresholds ...

Another update on the story we've been reporting on through the week - and M&S's payments meltdown goes from bad to worse as it has been forced to stop taking online orders. The chain has been ...

By Brad Young, Money feature writer It's no secret that cheap and convenient supermarket food is often bad for you - but what we're not told is how large parts of the food industry have been ...