Wednesday briefing: Why Labour wants to cut financial red tape – and why critics fear that risks a new crisis | Rachel Reeves

Good morning. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has vowed to cut back regulation in the UK financial sector in a bid to unlock growth. Reeves has…

No more card surcharges: what the Reserve Bank’s proposed changes mean for your wallet | Angel Zhong for the Conversation

That extra 10c on your morning coffee. That $2 surcharge on your taxi ride. The sneaky 1.5% fee when you pay by card at your…

Rachel Reeves should end national insurance loophole for law firms | Law

The chancellor and prime minister are wringing their hands at the painful choices they must make to balance the country’s finances now they’re quite rightly…

‘I have a huge case brewing’: US readers’ frustrations with canceling various subscriptions | Consumer rights

Canceling subscriptions could continue to be a grueling process after the US court of appeals for the eighth circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel”…

Looking for a job? Who you know probably matters more than what you know | Zoe Williams

It’s only when you meet a couple of people who have just landed a job that you realise how long it’s been since you heard…

Get in gear for driving from the UK to mainland Europe | Motoring

Check your documents … If you are driving your own car to mainland Europe this year, there are plenty of things to think about in…

Fear of being ordered back to office affecting UK staff wellbeing, poll finds | Working from home

A fear of being ordered back to the office is having an impact on workers’ wellbeing, according to a poll, after a string of companies…

To hoard or not to hoard? UK consumers on the pros and cons of cash | Economics

It was while walking to his local Co-op that Ty, a 27-year-old student in Brighton, noticed a strangely long queue for the cashpoint. In the…