UK inflation rose at the slowest pace in almost three years last month, with CPI inflation dropping from 1.7% to 1.5%.

Next month, those receiving the State Pension are likely to find out that their weekly payments will increase by 4% from April 2020.

WASPI campaigners have lost a legal battle against Government handling of the rise in women's state pension age.

Fraud worth £820m was stopped in the first half of 2019, up 14% on the previous year, according to the latest figures from UK Finance.