November 2015

Holidaymakers have been left in the lurch as flights between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt have been suspended by the Government due to a "high threat from terrorism". Here's what you need to know.

A motorist who mounted legal proceedings against a private parking firm after he was slapped with an £85 ticket for overstaying at one of its car parks has today lost his case at the highest court in the UK. But while the ruling makes it harder to challenge tickets on the grounds of 'excessive' cost, don't despair – it's still possible to fight unfair tickets.

Almost 4,000 borrowers are due a share of £1.7 million after CashEuroNet UK LLC, trading as QuickQuid and Pounds to Pocket, lent some customers more than they could afford to repay.

The customer service of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is now so unacceptably poor it could be considered a "genuine threat to tax collection", according to the accounts auditor.

The financial watchdog says competition in the credit card market is working fairly well for most consumers, although it has expressed concerns about the scale of potentially problematic credit card debt and claimed more could be done to help struggling borrowers.

The prices providers pay for energy – known as wholesale prices – have fallen to historic lows with gas prices dropping by 20% over the last year, and electricity prices down 15% over the same period.

Millions of households and motorists will see a steep rise in the cost of new insurance policies taken out or renewed from now on, after Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) was hiked from 6% to 9.5% at the start of the month.

Vulnerable people could be given help to better understand their insurance renewal notices, after plans for a new industry-wide code to "build trust" in the sector were unveiled today.