2021

Holidaymakers from the UK will be banned from entering France from 00.01am on Saturday 18 December, whether they are vaccinated or not. Only those with a "compelling" reason will now be able to enter the country but this doesn't include travel for tourist or business reasons.

Thousands of Amigo borrowers, who were mis-sold loans they couldn't afford, are expected to get back less than half of the interest and fees they were charged by the lender, it's been revealed. 

Energy suppliers will have to undergo tougher tests and checks on their finances from January under new rules unveiled today by energy regulator Ofgem. The new rules come after a slew of energy failures in recent months, with more than 20 suppliers going bust since September.

All 11 countries on the UK's so-called 'red list' will be removed from 4am on Wednesday, meaning arrivals will no longer have to isolate in a Government-approved quarantine hotel.

A cross-party group of MPs and Lords, whose parliamentary job has been to analyse the draft Online Safety Bill, have called for sweeping changes to "call time on the Wild West online" and include paid-for scam and fraudulent advertising within the Bill's remit.

Shoppers may be surprised to learn they have no legal right to return store-bought goods simply because they've changed their mind, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has warned. Martin's festive caution formed part of his Christmas shopping 'last ditch need-to-knows' revealed in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show. Find out more below. 

Local councils across Britain have opened up registration for an upcoming collective energy switch event. While there's nothing wrong with these schemes, it's important not to rely on these schemes for cheap energy – particularly with the energy market in crisis right now.

The recent collapse of many UK energy companies will add an extra £94 to household bills from next year as the firms left in the market look to pass on the costs of taking on stranded customers, according to a damning new report from Citizens Advice that is also highly critical of the regulator. 

Nationwide is to close 15,000 'Treasurers Trust' savings accounts, used by small charities, clubs and societies with a low annual turn over. 

The financial watchdog has released a Christmas jingle as part of an anti-fraud campaign, launched today (9 December), to try and better inform and protect consumers from financial fraud related to taking out loans, which it says are particularly rife over the Christmas period.