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Post Office fined £175,000 by Ofcom for overcharging customers with impairments

Post Office has been fined £175,000 by communications regulator Ofcom for over-charging customers with hearing or speech impairments who made telephone calls using a relay service

14 January 2020

Gambling on credit cards to be banned from April

Gambling businesses will be banned from allowing consumers in England, Scotland and Wales to use credit cards to gamble from April

14 January 2020

Flybe 'holds rescue talks with the Government' – latest info and your rights

UK airline Flybe has reportedly held crunch talks with the Government in a bid to save the airline from collapse

14 January 2020

Leasehold reform proposals could save homeowners £1,000s

Millions of homeowners looking to extend their lease or purchase their freehold could save £1,000s under new proposals published by the Law Commission, though any changes are likely to be a long way off.

10 January 2020

Train passengers still struggling to buy railcards weeks after website update

Some train passengers have been left unable to buy or renew their railcards online for weeks, due to ongoing "technical issues" with the Railcards website

10 January 2020

Dixons Carphone hit with £500,000 fine after data breach

The ICO has hit Dixons Carphone with the fine.

10 January 2020

Banks to have single easy-access savings rate on old accounts under new proposals announced today

Banks will have to set a single rate across all their easy-access accounts under new rules proposed by the financial watchdog today

9 January 2020

Barclays announces overdraft shake-up with interest rates of 35%

Barclays will be replacing its daily overdraft fees with a single interest rate of 35% from March - we've full info on whether you'll pay more or less after the changes

8 January 2020

Warning. Tandem to end fee-free cashback credit card in March – should you pay £6/month to keep it?

Challenger bank Tandem has announced it is to start charging for its popular cashback credit card, with existing customers unable to use their cards from 9 March unless they pay a £5.99/mth membership fee

8 January 2020

Virgin Media to give a million customers free broadband speed boost

Just over one million Virgin Media customers will get a free broadband speed boost and be upgraded to the firm's M100 package, meaning they'll get average broadband speeds of 108Mbps

7 January 2020

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Martin Lewis: Take weekly screen grabs of your online energy account in case your supplier goes bust

24 September 2021

In the first episode of a new series of his live ITV show, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has urged households across the country to take a screenshot of their energy account incase their provider goes bust. In the past couple of weeks alone, five energy providers have gone bust with households expecting a significant rise in energy bills this winter.
JP Morgan launches new 'Chase' bank account that pays 1% cashback and 5% interest - here's how it compares

24 September 2021

Investment bank JP Morgan has this week announced the launch of a brand new current account called 'Chase'. It offers customers 1% cashback on most spending for a year, 5% interest on savings made when you round-up purchases, and fee-free debit card use abroad. But most can only get it from November and you could earn up to £130 switching bank account NOW, so is Chase worth it?
Tips will be guaranteed to go directly to hospitality staff under new laws

24 September 2021

The change, which the Government says will be implemented as soon as Parliamentary time allows for it, will make it illegal for employers to withhold tips from their workers.
Nectar card holders can now get personalised discounts when they shop using Sainsbury's 'scan and go' service in stores

24 September 2021

Nectar card holders can now get personalised discounts of up to 30% off certain items in their Sainsbury's shop when they use its 'scan and go' service in store. But you can't currently get the offers when you shop online at the supermarket.
PCR travel test providers given official warning amid concerns over misleading prices and unfair practices

24 September 2021

PCR Covid test providers have been told by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to clean up their practices amid concerns they may be breaking consumer law. An open letter has been written by the watchdog identifying a number of "harmful" practices, which it says it will further investigate.