MSE News

2013

The Cabinet Office tells Government departments to stop using premium-rate telephone numbers for core public services

27 December 2013

Government plans mean smartphone users will be able to pay cheques in by sending a photo to their bank

27 December 2013

Thousands of homes are without power and Christmas travel across the UK has been disrupted by storms

24 December 2013

Six million children will benefit as Child Trust Funds can be switched into junior Isas, the Government announces

23 December 2013

Thousands of intended gifts will now fail to arrive in time for Christmas

23 December 2013

A newspaper investigation reveals flaws in price comparison site Compare The Market's security procedures

23 December 2013

BIS Select Committee says children's programmes are 'not an acceptable place' for payday loan adverts

20 December 2013

Npower is to pay £3.5m to vulnerable customers after its sales staff mis-sold energy contracts between 2009 and 2012

20 December 2013

The European Union's Transport Committee has backed 600 amendments to existing rules on air passenger rights

19 December 2013

Which? launches a push to reform fees that can add over a third extra to the cost of music, comedy and theatre tickets

17 December 2013

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'My hamster ate my post': HMRC reveals most bizarre tax return excuses as deadline looms

17 January 2020

HM Revenue & Customs has released the most "weird and wonderful" excuses it's received from taxpayers who have failed to get their self-assessment tax return in on time – with bizarre explanations such as 'I was up a mountain in Wales'
Nationwide double-charges hundreds of customers for credit card repayments

16 January 2020

Hundreds of Nationwide customers have had their monthly credit card repayment taken twice, with one family overcharged by up to £2,500, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal
Many private parking firms to spare drivers hefty fines for number-plate errors

16 January 2020

Motorists who enter the wrong number-plate details when paying for private parking tickets will in many cases no longer be 'fined' the full amount
Got a Hotpoint or Indesit washing machine? Your rights as 100,000s of machines are recalled

16 January 2020

Whirlpool is preparing to issue a product recall of up to 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines found to pose a fire safety risk – here are your rights if your machine's affected
Ovo completes purchase of SSE – what it means for customers

15 January 2020

In a major shake-up of the energy market, challenger firm Ovo has finalised the purchase of SSE – if you're an SSE customer, here's what it means for you.