You may have to save the password for MY Yahoo, see the Security and passwords settings article.

I keep settin UKYahoo.com as my home page but when I start up instead of yahoo I ger Firefox start up page This has only been happening recently does anyone know why this is and can I fix it pleas

Details like websites remembering you (log you in automatically) are stored in a cookie.

• Create a cookie 'allow' exception to keep such cookies, especially in case of secure websites and when cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
• Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: Exceptions

In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":

• do not clear the Cookies
• do not clear the Site Preferences

• Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" > Settings
• https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History

Note that clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, and passwords.

Clearing cookies will remove all specified (selected) cookies including cookies with an allow exception that you want to keep.

Thanks for your reply I will go and see if I can make the changes you suggested although I do not know why it is happening It is a fairly recent occurence thanks again