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Interest rates rise by the highest amount for decades: what does it mean for your money? But despite rising rates, are savers losing out and what can you do about it? Plus 'stealth' taxes — are they more palatable? And gas prices fall, but does it mean lower energy costs? And finally — should you invest in a BTT? Georgie Frost and Simon Lambert help to steer you through the money maze.

Adam Cox is joined by Jennifer White, from the worldwide animal charity PETA, for Back British Farming Day to discuss how PETA's new campaign plans to support British Farmers. She explains the types of farming PETA would like to see done, and how possible it is for British farmers to grow vegan foods. https://www.peta.org.uk/

Adam Cox is joined by Richard Sager, General Manager at NIO Cocktails, to discuss how the fun of going out can still be experienced at home using cocktail delivery services. Richard explains how NIO Cocktails work, and what sort of drinks are on offer. https://niococktails.co.uk/

With the Chancellor gone, the Prime Minister going and the financial plan torn up - what does it all mean for your money? It looks like the triple lock on pensions is here to stay, but are we approaching a house price crash? And how much energy usage should you budget for? Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert and Helen Crane discuss.

Adam Cox is joined by Nick Piper, Brewing and New Product Development Technologist at Muntons Plc, and Simon Pipola, founder of the BrewCon homebrewing convention, to discuss why there has been such a recent rise in home brewing. They explain how home brewing works, and the business opportunities linked to it, in addition to the costs in setting a home brew up. https://www.muntons.com/

Adam Cox is joined by NHS Doctor, GP, and best-selling author Dr Amir Khan, to discuss the gut issued Brits are facing. They talk about the far-reaching problems a person can have when their gut health is compromised, and how Chuckling Goat's 12-week challenge aims to help. https://www.chucklinggoat.co.uk/

Adam Cox is joined by Chris Warner, from Gustatory, for National Coffee Week to discuss why coffee has become so popular in recent years. They talk about the best things about coffee, and why coffee may be getting more expensive, in addition to how Gustatory works. https://www.gustatory.co/

Rocketing rates have sent the average two and five-year fixed rate mortgage through the 6% barrier. This is a level that would have been considered unthinkable a year ago, when there were fifty mortgage deals on the market at below 1%. The Bank of England belatedly playing catching up with inflation has sent base rate from 0.1% last December to 2.25% now - and with inflation far from tamed and the US Federal Reserve going in all guns blazing on monetary policy, rates are likely to keep going up from here. But the catalyst for the past month's big jump in mortgage rates has been the turmoil triggered by the Chancellor's ill-received mini-Budget and the flurry of borrowing Britain will have to do to fund it. So, what happens next to mortgage rates, what should people who need to fix now do, and will this send house prices sinking? Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert dive into the mortgage market to look at what is happening and why - and what borrowers can do about it. Are expensive fixes now worth taking, what should you do if you are buying a home and is a variable rate mortgage really now the answer? They answer these questions and more. Plus, while rate rises are bad for mortgage borrowers they are proving good news for savers, who have been starved of decent deals for many years. The top fixed rate savings are knocking on the door of 5%, but how high will savings rates go and should you fix and risk losing out on better ones in future? The ill-fated mini-Budget also brought about the abolition of the 45p tax rate, except that's now been abolished itself as Kwasi Kwarteng staged a screeching U-turn this week. Nonetheless, Simon has some middle-class tax cutting ideas that he reckons make more sense and could be popular. And finally, a reader wrote to This is Money telling us they had some letters written to them in the 1960s by a rock star who then died young and they could be worth £20,000... but will they have to pay tax if they sell? More to the point, who could the mystery rock star be?

Adam Cox is joined by Brannan Coady, COO of YourParkingSpace, to discuss how Brits are making thousands a year by renting out their driveways to help beat the cost of living crisis. They look at how renting a parking space out works, and what the benefits of parking on a drive way are compared to other parking spaces. https://www.yourparkingspace.co.uk/

Adam Cox is joined by Sandra Robinson, an independent speech and language therapist who specialised in dysphagia management, to raise awareness of the condition and the EAT-10 UK survey. They discuss what dysphagia is, and how it is diagnosed, in addition to how the condition can be managed. https://www.nestlehealthscience.co.uk/dysphagia-awareness/eat-10