Fruit smoothies in, ready meals out

Annual inflation shopping basket shakeup reflects growing 'café culture' with muffins and smoothies making a first appearance

Supermarkets recall salmon over contamination

Supermarkets forced to withdraw about 50 products amid fears they may have be contaminated with diesel

Off the menu

Full list of recalled fish products issued by the Food Standards Agency

Get in shape without losing too many pounds

That new year gym membership need not be as expensive as you think, writes Gareth Rubin

Is accident cover just a waste of money?

Insurance: As Barclays launches a sales push, Sam Dunn looks at all policies and whether consumers are better off steering clear of them

Factsheet: Income protection insurance

Income protection insurance - also known as permanent health insurance - is designed to replace part of your lost earnings if you are unable to work because of illness or disability.

Glaxo announces new CEO

GlaxoSmithKline's European president of pharmaceuticals has triumphed in the battle to succeed chief executive Jean-Pierre Garnier. By Graeme Wearden

Take cover before you’re hit by cost of dementia

Alzheimer's is now on the insurers' list of critical illnesses, writes Huma Qureshi.

New funding for schools to teach personal finance

Child trust funds are to be used as a tool to teach pupils how to manage their money as part of a £11.5m package to boost personal finance education.

Cancer warning for stressed-out men

Expert says males should show a feminine, less career-driven side to cut prostate disease risk.