February 2020

Millions of Sky broadband and TV customers will see their bills rise from April – but if you're affected you may be able to leave penalty-free or haggle down your bill.

South Western Railway will pay some passengers extra compensation worth up to the cost of five days' travel, following disruption due to strikes in December.

First Direct has pipped Metro Bank to the post to top the latest official banking service league table, while RBS took the wooden spoon for the fourth time. 

British Gas will be reversing its decision to increase the minimum top-up for prepayment customers from £1 to £5 after a customer backlash. 

TSB is to cut the interest on its Classic Plus current account from 3% AER to 1.5% AER from May.

Over one million families could be missing out on £1,000s per year in Government childcare help, as a new report for HMRC admits that take-up of the Tax-Free Childcare scheme has been lower than anticipated.

Metro Bank has announced it will be more than doubling the interest rate it charges on overdrafts from April, with customers set to pay 34%. But as the bank also scrapped its £10 flat fee for unarranged overdrafts back in December, many unarranged overdraft users will pay less than they did previously. 

Broadband, TV, mobile and home-phone companies must alert customers when they're close to the end of their contract or out of contract under new rules from the regulator, aimed at preventing people from lingering on rip-off deals. But the best prices are still to be found by those who take action – and switch.

A MoneySaver fulfilled a lifelong ambition by going on a TV game show and won £2,740 – after reading our tips on how to boost your chances of getting selected for one.

Samsung has launched four new handsets for 2020: the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra and the Galaxy Z Flip. But they're certainly not MoneySaving, with the most expensive – the S20 Ultra – costing up to £1,399.