October

Most people aged over 60 can apply now to get help towards their winter energy costs.

Child benefit is to be stopped for all higher rate taxpayers from 2013 to help pay for a massive overhaul of the welfare system, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.

Home phone giants BT and Talk Talk are hiking prices for millions of landline customers today.

Over a million EDF Energy customers face price rises today.

Almost two million Npower gas customers will receive refunds that will total a whopping £70 million, over three years after they were overcharged by the energy giant.

Telecoms regulator Ofcom will introduce new rules to prevent consumers being harassed by silent calls, but the crackdown won't start for another four months.