You can see where the Office of Fair Trading is coming from in launching an investigation this week into the charges levied on workplace pension schemes. There has been a raft of work by fund manager David Pitt-Watson and others which suggests that pension pots would be a third higher if charges in this country were at the same level as, for example, in Holland.

Surely a couple of sessions a week throughout the year rather than a daily grilling and diet for 31 days would be more beneficial?

While most were topping up their glasses ready for a midnight toast, 160 Britons spent the hour after 11pm on New Year's Eve filing their tax return, according to HMRC.

Thanks to the cold weather and TV on demand, I've caught up on a whole year's worth of great (and not so great) Christmas TV

Tis the season to spend time with the family - and fight others for that half price scarf in Next

Around 9,000 servicemen and women are deployed in Helmand Province an

Those festive sorts at the Government's Health and Safety watchdog, wearied presumably by annual comparisons to Dr Seuss's Grinch, have released their own guide to Christmas, debunking twelve myths about their work and its party-pooping nature.

People buying food and last-minute presents face a race against time today as shops have been restricted to only six hours of opening.

Don't stuff your turkey Cook your stuffing separately, that way your turkey will cook much quicker – you can do it in less than two hours for eight people. Roast it breast down and all the fat deposits will make their way down, letting the turkey cook in its own juices. Then, half an hour before it's done, flip it over so you have crackling skin. Then add a pint-and-a-half of stock and that will become your gravy.

It's that time of year when many start to worry about the amount we waste

Will this year’s festivities survive the economic party-pooping?

Emma-Lee Moss and her Ash frontman beau get into the festive groove

Terry Kirby selects the best bottles to buy

English and French clubs will push for slimmed-down format at board meeting