A new shared-ownership scheme from Santander and Affinity Sutton offers mortgages of up to 95% of a buyer's share of the purchase price

If you are a first-time buyer in the south-east who is struggling to get on the property ladder, help may be at hand courtesy of a 95% mortgage deal launched by high street giant Add new comment

All over the world, from Afghanistan to Antarctica, people take jobs in dangerous and inhospitable environments. Why do they do it, asks Mark King – and do they enjoy it?

For many of us, the riskiest part of our day is crossing a busy road to the office or asking for a pay rise, but for thousands of people working in dangerous or remote places, risk can involve anything from hypothermia to terrorism and even death.

What motivates them to go to such extremes in the name of work? Robert Young Pelton, a journalist and...

Problems at work? Need advice? Our agony uncle has the answers. This week: I'm taken for granted and underpaid. Is it because I'm a woman?; How can I make the temp I manage tone down her work ethic?

I'm taken for granted and underpaid. Is it because I'm a woman?

I work in a family-run publishing house which employs about 100 people, most of whom are men. My boss is the daughter of the publisher and the financial...

Consumer group Which? has named the Kia Picanto Britain's most reliable new car, with Hyundai also scoring highly

If you are thinking of changing your car in the next few months, it may be time to take a serious look at one of the Korean brands. The consumer group Which? has just named the Kia Picanto as Britain's most reliable new car.

Each year Which? surveys its membership and compares these findings with its road test reports to name the best and worst new and used...