January 2018

Smaller shops may soon have to charge 5p for a carrier bag under plans to tackle a "throwaway culture" in a 25-year environment plan being published later this week.

Ryanair has cut its hand luggage allowance – if you want to take a standard hand luggage suitcase into the cabin, you'll now have to pay at least £5.

From Saturday you should no longer be charged a fee for opting to pay by credit or debit card – but companies will still be able to add booking or admin fees as long as they also apply to other forms of payment. 

Hundreds of thousands of patients in England are paying more than they need to for NHS prescriptions and could save an average of almost £50 a year by getting a 'prescription prepayment certificate', data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com reveals.

Uber passengers who are wrongly charged for a cancelled trip are often given credit by the cab app rather than a refund. But if you're affected, there's an easy way to get your money back instead

App-based bank Monzo has introduced overseas ATM fees – so you'll now be charged 3% on cash withdrawals made abroad, after a free 30-day allowance of £200.

Starbucks will trial a 5p charge on the use of paper cups in some London stores from next month - to encourage customers to use reusable drink containers.

MPs will scrutinise the Childcare Service website as part of an inquiry into how childcare can affect the economy.

Small gas and electricity supplier Brighter World Energy has closed, and is moving all customers across to its partner Robin Hood Energy. If you're a Brighter World Energy customer, your supply won't be affected – here's what you need to know.

MoneySavers have been sharing their cost-cutting successes in 2017 on social media – including everything from huge energy and mortgage switching successes to reclaims after the airline Monarch collapsed and a super-cheap vacuum cleaner deal.