November 2016

About 26,500 National Lottery accounts may have been hacked, and 50 of those have since seen suspicious activity, operator Camelot has announced.

We always tell you about top deals but this week we're focusing on those that also pay you to grab them. We're not suggesting you get all of these but in total there's £300+ worth of free cash and vouchers, which shows the breadth out there.

House of Fraser has been fined £40,000 for misleading Christmas shoppers last year into believing they were getting a bigger bargain on sale items than they actually were.

The state pension is to rise by 2.5% with retirees set to receive up to £200 a year extra next year.

We've been shouting it till we're blue in the face - if you're on a standard tariff, fixing can save you £100s. For the 66% of you on one with a Big 6 provider it's doubly important you ACT NOW. First, their prices are set to rise. On Monday smaller player Ovo Energy sneaked out a 5% rise starting in Jan - others are likely to follow.

Tens of thousands of households are entitled to a refund from the Government after missing out on tax credits for disabled children – those affected may be owed up to £4,368 for the current tax year, but you won't be able to backdate refunds.

Gas and electricity provider GB Energy ceased trading at the weekend and the regulator Ofgem has appointed Co-operative Energy as the new supplier for the firm's 160,000 customers. Ofgem's also announced that Co-op Energy will be honouring customers' existing fixed tariffs.

Shoppers have been warned not to get suckered into paying more than they need to this Black Friday, after analysis by MoneySavingExpert.com revealed that cut price deals at major retailers may not be as good value as they first seem.