2021

More than 300,000 workers are due to receive a pay rise as the 'real living wage' has increased from today – and you'll earn £1,000s more each year compared to the Government's legal minimum wage.

Ampoweruk, Bluegreen Energy, Omni Energy and Zebra Power, which have over 27,000 household customers between them, have become the latest energy providers to cease trading - 17 domestic suppliers have gone bust since September. If you're affected, your supply will continue and credit balances are protected. While it's likely you'll pay more now, there are no savings to be had by switching.

Tesco Bank is closing its current account arm and users have until 11.59pm on Monday 15 November to start the switching process and benefit from cash bonuses of up to £130 offered by other providers. The bank will close all of its remaining current accounts on 29 November. 

Martin Lewis explains, for the first time, that how much you put into Premium Bonds has a huge impact on what you'll get back. The MoneySavingExpert.com founder also analyses whether Premium Bonds are worth it in his latest video briefing from the latest series of The Martin Lewis Money Show. Watch the clip below and read on to find out more. 

Action is needed from the Government and local councils to help support millions of people in council tax arrears. Charity the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI), which was set-up by MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, has issued the calls after research revealed that 2.8 million people with mental health issues fell into council tax debt during the pandemic. 

Londoners who use app-based taxi service Uber will see fares rise by up to 25% from today for trips around the capital and to the city's major airports. Here's what you need to know. 

Martin Lewis, Which?, MoneySavingExpert (MSE) and, the Money & Mental Health Policy Institute have today written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), calling on her to share 'legal advice' she says is blocking harmful paid-for scam advertising from being included in the upcoming Online Safety Bill.

Campaigners who launched legal action against Google over claims the tech giant secretly tracked the internet activity of millions of iPhone users have today lost their class action case. If the legal challenge had been successful, millions of iPhone users may have been awarded £750 each. But the Supreme Court's decision is final and cannot be appealed.

It's not as easy as it was to go green. The energy crisis has put paid to some key routes. Yet as the UN climate change conference COP26 continues, I wanted to try...

Around 460,000 (23% of) motorists could have saved a collective £2.3 million by renewing their driving licence online between April 2020 and March 2021, instead of by post, according to new figures from the DVLA. Meanwhile, an unknown number of other drivers could have saved by avoiding the Post Office's renewal service.