November
Scottish Power takes on Extra Energy's 108,000 customers
Customers of the gas and electricity provider Extra Energy, which stopped trading last week, are to be taken on by Scottish Power
27 November 2018
60 million unwanted presents will be given this Christmas, charity warns
Almost 60 million unwanted Christmas presents will be exchanged this year, according to new research carried out by a charity which is encouraging consumers to make donations to a good cause instead
27 November 2018
Ovo Energy to take on Spark Energy's 290,000 customers
Ofgem has appointed Ovo Energy to take on Spark Energy's 290,000 domestic customers
27 November 2018
Court order to force Viagogo to improve ticket info
Ticket resale site viagogo must overhaul the way it does business to comply with a court order
27 November 2018
Uber fined £385,000 for failing to protect customers' personal info
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Uber £385,000 for failing to protect customers’ personal information during a cyber attack
27 November 2018
Is your iPhone battery dying? Time's ticking for a cut-price Apple replacement
Apple’s offer to replace some iPhone batteries for a reduced fee of £25 ends on 31 December. If you’re eligible and need your iPhone’s battery replaced, act now
27 November 2018
Online shoppers conned out of more than £11m last Christmas - how to protect yourself
Action Fraud and City of London Police are reminding shoppers to take extra care when shopping for gifts online this Christmas
27 November 2018
Outfox the Market hikes direct debits by up to 40%
Small supplier Outfox the Market is hiking prices for the third time in five months and changing how it takes direct debit payments – meaning some customers face paying 40% more during winter months
27 November 2018
Anger as Tesco unexpectedly pulls top Clubcard offer
Tesco has suspended its popular Boost deal with train booking website RedSpottedHanky two months before it was due to be axed, after customers who'd ordered vouchers were left waiting for them to arrive
26 November 2018
Rail Ombudsman launched to tackle train complaints
Rail passengers now have an official body they can take unresolved complaints to after the first-ever Rail Ombudsman launched today.
26 November 2018
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MoneySavingExpert (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has backed calls by consumer group Which? to tighten the wording within the forthcoming Online Safety Bill to ensure search engines, as well as social media companies, are forced to prevent fraudulent ads from appearing on their platforms. As it stands, the wording states that search engines only have to "minimise" fake ads. -
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Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
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Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
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Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
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It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here.
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