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Commuter rail fares to increase by up to 3.2% next year

The price of regulated rail fares will rise by up to 3.2% in January 2019

15 August 2018

First Direct tops first official bank service league table

New rules mean banks have to publish how likely their customers are to recommend them on service

15 August 2018

Bulb signals another possible price increase in November - are more energy price hikes on the way?

Energy supplier Bulb warns it may be forced to increase prices for a third time this year due to rising wholesale costs

14 August 2018

EE customers given second chance to leave penalty-free over out-of-bundle price hike

Ofcom has stepped in to order mobile provider EE give customers another 30-day window to leave penalty-free

14 August 2018

Pension scam victims lost an average £91,000 each

Regulators are warning about the highly sophisticated scams in a new TV ad

14 August 2018

Royal Mail trials new parcel postboxes

Royal Mail is trialling postboxes which are big enough for you to post parcels

14 August 2018

Ticketmaster to close resale sites Get Me In and Seatwave

Ticketmaster is to close its resale sites Get Me In and Seatwave in a move to combat ticket touts

13 August 2018

Amazon ad for one-day delivery banned

An Amazon advert for one-day delivery as part of its Prime membership has been found to be

13 August 2018

Utilita customer? Apply NOW for a £140 energy discount

Energy supplier Utilita has opened up applications for the Warm Home Discount, but you'll need to act quick

13 August 2018

UKTV channels return to Virgin Media

UKTV channels will once again be available to Virgin Media customers, after the two firms negotiated a deal

13 August 2018

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PCR tests to be scrapped for fully vaccinated travellers returning to England in October

17 September 2021

Fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test before they depart for England from 4 October. In addition, they'll only need to take a cheaper lateral flow test on arrival to England from later next month under an overhaul to the 'traffic light' travel system. Eight destinations will also come off the red list from 22 September.
Coronavirus Travel Rights

17 September 2021

The coronavirus outbreak is causing major travel disruption around the globe
Latest coronavirus 'traffic light' travel update due this week

16 September 2021

The next update of the coronavirus 'traffic light' travel system, used to govern the action holidaymakers take when they return to the UK from overseas, is due to take place this week. This will provide the latest information on which destinations will feature on the Government's 'green', 'amber' and 'red' travel lists.
Teletext Holidays to pay out £7m in outstanding refunds - here's how to make a claim

16 September 2021

Teletext Holidays and its sister company Alpharooms have agreed to refund £7 million to thousands of customers still waiting to get their money back after their package holidays were cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis. Here's how to make a claim.
'I'm self-employed but confused about whether I can claim the fifth grant' – Unsure? Here's what you need to know

16 September 2021

100s of self-employed people are confused about what constitutes being “adversely affected” by coronavirus, we have some helpful scenarios to work out where you stand, as well as HMRC’s guidance.