December 2020

Scores of gamers have reported that the highly anticipated new game Cyberpunk 2077 has failed to live up to expectations - and Sony has even set-up a dedicated refund page and pulled it off sale from the PlayStation store. If you're unhappy, here's how to try and get a refund.

Funeral providers have been told to disclose prices more clearly and to let customers know pricing in advance. These are just some of the measures unveiled by the UK’s competition watchdog in a bid to prevent vulnerable people from being ripped-off. 

Adult savers have endured a blizzard of interest rate cuts this year, but under-16s' accounts have been more sheltered from the storm. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis reveals the key need-to-knows for those looking to save for children ahead of any cash Christmas gifts.

London Capital & Finance (LCF) investors have been given compensation hope after the announcement that HM Treasury will set up a scheme for those who lost money when the bond firm went bust. It comes as a damning report reveals the firm hadn't been effectively supervised by the financial watchdog. 

The furlough scheme set up to support those whose jobs have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic has been extended another month and will now run until the end of April 2021, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced today. And businesses will now be able to apply for Government support schemes including bounce back loans until the end of March. 

Pet owners hoping to take their pooch, cat or ferret to the European Union (EU) or Northern Ireland after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December won't be able to use a pet passport as they can currently. But after months of uncertainty, the Government's now said you will be able to travel with your pet so long as you get a new animal health certificate and meet certain other requirements. 

Update: 19 December, 7pm. While the information in this article was correct at time of writing (and still is for tier 3 areas), even tougher restrictions have since been put in place for much of the UK. Our Coronavirus Travel Rights guide will include the latest info as it is released by the Government (though as we wrote this update, some of those rules were still to be confirmed). Here's the original story... Millions of people across the UK have been left uncertain as to whether they're allowed to go on a foreign holiday, after more areas were plunged into England's top level of coronavirus restrictions today.

The price of train season tickets and many other rail fares in England will increase by more than inflation for the first time in eight years in 2021, with passengers facing a rise of up to 2.6% - and those in Wales face a similar jump. But the hikes have been delayed from January to March, so you've still two months to buy at 2020 prices. 

Airlines will be investigated by the competition watchdog over whether they broke consumer law by failing to offer cash refunds to passengers who couldn't legally travel due to Government restrictions during the pandemic.

More than 100,000 people overpaid student loans in the last year alone as they were recorded as being on the wrong loan plan, a MoneySavingExpert.com Freedom of Information request has revealed. Many can likely reclaim £100s or even £1,000s.