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October 2016

Shoppers are reporting a shortage of dozens of popular household brands at Tesco. But if you're frantically searching for your fix of Marmite, Hellmann's or PG Tips, it's actually possible to slash costs by buying the same brand elsewhere or downshifting to an own-brand equivalent.
13 October 2016
Long-suffering Southern rail passengers will be among the first in the UK to benefit from a new Government scheme that will force firms to pay out if a train is more than 15 minutes late – but the scheme won't be rolled out across the country until at least 2020.
13 October 2016
Airline Monarch has announced it has successfully renewed its Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL) less than 24 hours before it was due to expire, ensuring its flights can continue operating as normal.
12 October 2016
Members of Waitrose's loyalty cards programme are no longer able to get a totally free tea or coffee from all of its stores, after the supermarket began trialling a new scheme which requires shoppers in some areas to buy something before qualifying for a free drink.
12 October 2016
Tax credit claimants who say their benefits were wrongly stopped by HM Revenue & Customs contractor Concentrix will tell their stories to MPs at a parliamentary evidence session tomorrow (Thursday 13 October).
12 October 2016
About 15,000 UK customers who pre-ordered the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 have been urged to return the phones immediately after a fire risk was identified with them. While the Royal Mail won't collect recalled faulty phones for safety reasons, some network providers will send couriers to pick up the devices and most will accept returns in store.
12 October 2016
Three of the country's best-paying current accounts will dramatically cut the interest and rewards they pay millions of customers early next year, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, as banks continue to slash headline rates on their top accounts.
11 October 2016
Charities have united in a new campaign from the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, chaired by MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, to stop NHS doctors charging people with mental health problems up to £150 to fill in a form crucial for them to get debt help.
11 October 2016
Three million TalkTalk customers are facing price hikes next month of up to £33/year for their broadband, phone and TV packages. But it's possible to beat the hikes – you can quit your contract penalty-free, swap to a cheaper 'fixed low price plan' or try to haggle a better deal.
11 October 2016
The Money Advice Service (MAS) and two existing pension advice services will be merged into a single new Government-backed financial guidance body, which will provide free advice on a range of money matters including pensions and managing debt.
10 October 2016

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