Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed.
Money news
Cash no longer king as contactless payments soar in UK stores
FCA warns it may intervene as millions take pension cash early
Thousands of drivers suffer loss of power following VW emissions ‘fix’
Lidl and Aldi go head-to-head offering cheap school uniforms
UK pay squeeze intensifies as real wages continue to fall
Feature
Homebuyers desperate to know who really owns their freehold
In pictures
In the spotlight
Statistics show an 18% drop over 10 years in the number of teens taking driving tests – but closer inspection suggests the trend is in reverse. Simon Usborne asks whether British teenagers have really stopped learning to drive
Consumer champions
Losing business as Vodafone cuts off a company phone line
HMRC keeps chasing me for my late father’s tax bill, but I’ve paid it
Left hanging on as Virgin and Bellway pass the buck for new phone line
It’s a testing time for BA passengers who lost out in IT chaos
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