February 2016

M&S is to become the latest in a string of credit card providers to cut its reward points offering, more than halving the points you get when spending outside M&S itself later this month.

BT is to launch a "breakthrough" new service that will see the telecoms giant redirect millions of calls automatically and allow BT customers to divert them themselves.

British Gas and EDF have become the last of the big six energy firms to announce a price drop this year, cutting the price of gas next month by 5.1% and 5% respectively. But even after the cuts their standard tariffs will cost £100s more than the market's cheapest, so check now to see if you can switch and save.

Being frugal on a first date is officially the "new sexy", after a poll of more than 5,000 MoneySavingExpert users found eight out of ten think it's acceptable to use a 2for1 voucher to pay for dinner.

- 95% of people won't pay tax on savings interest from 6 April

The UK's largest energy supplier British Gas has announced it is no longer offering free cavity wall and loft insulation for the first time since 2013. But four big six energy firms do still offer free insulation – and customers of any provider can apply for it if they meet certain eligibility requirements.

A MoneySaving couple from Colchester have told how they became two of the first people in the country to benefit from the Help to Buy ISA scheme after exchanging contracts on a house.

Department store House of Fraser has agreed to amend its online returns policy after it emerged customers were being incorrectly told they had just 14 days to return an item bought online to claim a full refund.

Water bills are set to increase by an average of £2 across England and Wales in 2016-17, water companies have announced.

Npower has become the fourth big six energy firm to announce a price drop this year – it's cutting the price of gas by 5.2% from 28 March. But even after the cuts its standard tariff will cost £100s more than the market's cheapest, so check now to see if you can switch and save.