A duty of care from banks to their customers should be enshrined in law to prevent further mis-selling scandals, a consumer watchdog says.

Millions of households could face an increase in insurance costs, following a warning that the chancellor may target premiums in next week's Budget.

The £18bn Hinkley Point nuclear power plant will go ahead, EDF tells the BBC, amid uncertainty and delays over the final funding arrangements.

Fresh doubts arise over French energy firm EDF's plans for an £18bn nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset.