When the Dacia Duster first burst onto the UK market in 2013, its sub-£10,000 starting price grabbed headlines. Launched as a no-frills compact family car, it provided a tempting choice for motorists who cared more about the reserves in their bank balance than they did for modern luxuries, the latest technology or the upmost refinement from a vehicle. Fast-forward a decade and the Romanian car maker - owned by Renault - has unveiled its third-generation Duster. And for 2024, there is a distinct move up market. But has Dacia now put at risk Duster's unique selling point of offering the absolute minimum requirements from a car to guarantee a market-busting low price? We've been driving it in Spain to find out...

From an investment point of view, what was interesting is that Rishi's boost to defence spending was accompanied by a 'joint statement' from HM Treasury and the Investment Association - an organisation representing the country's £8.8 trillion fund management industry. Although brief, its message was clear: investing in defence companies is good for the country - and good for investors. Here are 10 opportunities that investors may wish to consider...

Landlords are increasingly shunning London and other southern English towns and cities to invest in the midlands and north of England. Last year, portfolio landlords (those with four or more properties) flocked into cities such as Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham, according to analysis by buy-to-let mortgage lender, Paragon Bank. It revealed the top 10 most popular buy-to-let postcodes of 2023 with only one located in the southern region of England.

I am at my wits' end trying to sort an issue with HomeServe and getting nowhere. I have been a customer of the emergency repairs company for more than two decades, paying it to cover my electrics and plumbing against disaster. Until now, I had never made a claim before. The first time I do, after mice ate through electric cables in my loft, it won't reimburse me for £1,273 of emergency work. I feel upset, and trying to sort it out has made a stressful situation worse. 

Royal Mail is one of this country's most iconic brands, woven indelibly into the fabric of our society. More than seven billion letters are delivered countrywide every year by its army of posties bedecked in their striking red garb. That's a lot of letters - and a chunk now carry fake stamps.

The new Tesla Model Performance model will accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 2.9 seconds. It'll cost £59,990 and is available to order now. Deliveries are expected in the summer. The Performance variant follows on from the recently updated Model 3 - it had a facelift in 2023 - joining the Rear-Wheel Drive and Long Range models to complete Model 3 offerings.

The latest IHT figure is the third record annual haul in a row and the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts inheritance tax receipts will reach £9.7 billion a year in 2028/29. The property boom over recent decades plus frozen thresholds are dragging more families into the inheritance tax net, and the Treasury is raking in ever bigger sums as a result.

Gareth and Marilyn Hamblin (pictured) lost their £300,000 life savings to fraud kingpin Jonathan Arafiena (inset) who spent his victims' cash on cars, watches, gold bullion and expensive property rentals. Arafiena was jailed for 5 years after scamming some 350 people across the UK out of millions of pounds.

A new energy tariff from Outfox the Market offers electricity at around 13% cheaper than the average Ofgem price-capped bill, and gas at 9% cheaper. The deal, which launched this month, is fixed for 12 months and has no early exit fees. This makes it a tempting alternative to the typical current energy bill of £1,690 a year - the level of the Ofgem price cap . So is it worth signing up to?

Inflation is steadily making its way back towards the Bank of England's 2 per cent target but opinions are divided on what happens next. Will the UK economy get stuck in another disinflationary trap, or will we see another spike as second round effects take hold? Plus, food prices, Woodford's return, new Isa rules and supermarket bag charges.

The offer, which analysts said could set the whole mining sector 'on fire', is the second for a FTSE 100 company this year and fuelled fears over the health of the stock market amid a wave of takeover activity. BHP, which quit London for Sydney in 2021, is hoping the mega-merger will boost its copper production.

Boss Simon Roberts said the country's second-biggest supermarket was pinching shoppers from discounters Aldi and Lidl as well as more expensive rivals. He said its groceries business was 'firing on all cylinders' as a strategy to 'put food back at the heart' of the group has paid off. Food sales increased 7.3% in the fourth quarter and 9.4% over the year.

We were told it was high priority and someone would phone back to explain things as it had gone to the higher managers. No call back came. This has caused my poor old mum so much stress. Before we had the power of attorney registered we had to have her with us to confirm we could speak on her behalf. She is so stressed now and confused as she heard both the calls telling her of her large refund. Is there any way forward with this?

Some 3.5million people have made financial plans to spend expected inherited family wealth, only to be disappointed, new research reveals. Almost one in four 18 to 24-year olds have been blindsided by a lack of inherited funds. This drops to just over one in six for 25 to 34-year-olds.

The very first all-electric Range Rover is due to be unveiled later this year - but we've already been given an initial glimpse of how the battery-powered luxury SUV will look and perform. Parent company JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) has revealed images and footage of its debut electric Range Rover during final-stage testing in icy conditions in the Artic Circle. It shows a prototype version of the SUV being driven in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius as part of its sub-zero 'calibration assessment' - and, importantly, it's the first time we've seen the Range Rover Electric without any camouflage to hide some of its angles.

Average property asking prices have risen for the four consecutive month, according to Rightmove. The average newly listed property rose by 1.1 per cent in April to £372,324 up from £355,177 in December.  The latest increase means the average newly listed property is being priced only £570 below the peak in asking prices recorded in May last year.

For nearly six years, Matthew Tough has tried to get his bank, Barclays, to take responsibility for its part in allowing a £1.49million fraud to be committed against him. He has failed, though not through lack of trying. He has racked up a six-figure legal bill in the pursuit of justice, hounded the bank for documents and recordings of calls, and recently wrote to the board members of Barclays urging them to investigate his case. None had the courtesy to respond.

The Government should stage an inheritance tax raid on unspent pension pots and close other loopholes, says leading think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Pension pots sit outside the inheritance tax net and pulling them into it could land the Government an extra £200million in revenue, IFS research claimed.

Carol Decker is lead singer of pop group T'Pau, who had a string of hits in the late-1980s with songs such as China In Your Hand, which spent five weeks at No 1, and Heart And Soul, a Top 5 hit in Britain and the US. Carol, 66, lives in Henley-on-Thames with restaurateur husband Richard and their two children, here she reveals all about her finances and whether 80s stardom left her rich.

The 68-year-old claimed his deferred state pension last October, and subsequently made numerous phone calls and two official complaints when his payments didn't begin. He had postponed taking his state pension when he first reached state pension age more than two years ago. Many people choose to delay in exchange for higher payments later in retirement.

Choosing the right DIY platform is crucial but a wealth of choice and a variety of charges can leave investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best. We pick some of the best. We also highlight why investing in an Isa makes sense, as it should protect your hopefully growing investments from tax forever.