March 2019

The owners of the UK's two biggest cashback sites have formally withdrawn plans for a proposed merger.

TV streaming service Netflix had admitted showing higher prices to some potential customers as part of a "value" test – but says nobody will actually pay the higher price.

The number of fines issued to parents of schoolchildren in England for unauthorised family holiday absences shot up last year by 93%, new figures reveal.

The UK Government has proposed to EU member states that healthcare cover similar to that provided by the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) should continue until the end of 2020, even if we leave the European Union with no deal – but says protections may not be in place on the day we leave.

Over-50s financial provider Saga is to throw a last-minute lifeline to Platinum credit cardholders who have yet to settle outstanding balances ahead of the card's closure next week, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – after leaving customers in limbo for two months.

Vodafone customers on pay-monthly mobile contracts and mobile broadband contracts will see a 2.5% price rise from next month.

The spending watchdog has said that the regulators for the financial services, energy, water and communications sectors are unable to prove they are offering enough protection for consumers.

Fraudsters are increasingly carrying out sophisticated phone scams which can involve them threatening victims with immediate arrest if they don't pay £1,000s on the spot – and bogus calls in some cases appear to come from HMRC's telephone number. If you receive an urgent demand to pay tax over the phone, beware.

Flights, buses and coaches will continue to run to and from the EU in a 'no deal' scenario, after European Union ministers formally adopted new laws. 

A committee of MPs has today taken the "highly unusual" step of warning consumers not to buy or sell tickets through secondary ticket selling website Viagogo.