Tonight revealed last year that thousands of homes were in the wrong council tax band following inaccurate valuations carried out in 1991.

After reports that the Labour government knew about this more than two years ago, Martin Lewis looks at the ramifications.

Friday 7 March 2008 8:00pm - 8:30pm on ITV1.

Anne Collins drinks a few glasses of wine most evenings during the week and a bottle at the weekends, but she’d never classify herself as a binge drinker or someone who has a drinking problem.

Like many busy mums, she thinks of her daily tipple as a nice way to relax.

Anne, whose three children now range in age from 10 to 15, explains: “It became a habit when the children were young. I can remember when they were all very young, and Aaron had just started school and Brooke was two and Euan was in his rocker, and I can remember being in the bedroom with my foot on the rocker, sort of listening to Aaron read and doing something with Brooke and you know you’re just like, ‘Oh, I need a glass of wine!’”

But could Anne unknowingly be drinking dangerous amounts for her health and underestimating the impact that her drinking has on her family? Read more & comment »

Liz Dawn is to appear in a Tonight programme on ITV1 titled, Liz Dawn: Fighting For Breath.

In the show, Liz will warn people of the dangers of smoking and reveal details of the awful lung disease which forced her to quit Coronation Street this year.

Liz Dawn has recorded an interview with Sir Trevoir McDonald which will air on the 4th of February, and in it she says:

“When I see people outside in the street it’s almost like they’ve got a disease, isn’t it? I wish I could help the young ’uns.” Read more & comment »

Matthew Green thought he was being a responsible citizen when he agreed to pay a little bit extra for payment protection insurance for a consolidation loan.

If he became ill or lost his job, the insurance would after all cover his loan repayments.

But years later a trip to an independent financial adviser revealed that he had paid an extra £12,000 for an insurance policy that was worthless. As a person who took pills for high cholesterol, Matthew would never be able to eligible to collect on the policy if he became ill. As these conditions were not explained to him at the time, his original loan provider has since given him a full refund. Read more & comment »

Jordon Lyon made headlines when he died trying to save his eight-year-old step-sister after she fell into a lake. Many newspapers lambasted the two police community support officers who subsequently arrived on the scene but did not immediately wade in after him. But was their response justified given they could not see the boy under the water and were not properly trained in water rescue.

In this programme, Tonight debates the issue and looks at the contradictory nature of being frontline fire or police officers. On one hand, these men and women are told by their bosses to be aware of their own health and safety and not take any unnecessary risks. Yet on the other hand, they receive commendations from their superiors when they put safety second. Read more & comment »

“I find it appalling…they never told me when I was paying into (the system) that they weren’t going to treat smokers or if I got obese they weren’t going to treat me and now they’ve gone and basically changed the guidelines.”

David Spencer, a 63-year-old Lincolnshire man, is in desperate need of a new hip. But his NHS trust says that he does not qualify for the operation because he smokes.

A 30-a-day habit started at the age of 10 may have nothing to do with the state of his joints, but the North Lincolnshire NHS Trust has told David that smokers must be excluded from some operations because of financial constraints. Read more & comment »