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The Government has announced that English and Welsh universities will be able to raise maximum tuition fees to £9,250 a year from August 2017 – and the increase could hit those already studying too. But as MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains below, in practical terms most won't pay more.

MPs have debated the retrospective hike in student loan payments, following a call from MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis for people to get their MP to show their opposition to the changes.

A petition signed by more than 130,000 people calling for the end of retrospective changes to the student loans agreement has triggered a parliamentary debate.

The Government's U-turn on a promise to increase the threshold of student loan repayments was debated in the House of Commons yesterday, with MPs expected to decide today whether a petition on the subject will trigger a further debate.

Travellers have been unable to apply for or renew their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) after a technical fault caused the online and telephone application systems to crash. However, MoneySavingExpert.com understands the issue is not related to the recent referendum result.

If you want to vote in the much-anticipated EU referendum, you can do so even if you've lost or didn't get a polling card, so long as you're registered to vote.

A parliamentary report into last year's TalkTalk hack has called for more to be done to help people who have suffered at the hands of cyber criminals.

The Government has rejected a petition about the retrospective hike in the cost of loans for more than two million students, despite it receiving more than 128,000 signatures – but it may still end up being debated in Parliament.  

If your mortgage lender's told you you "can't afford" to move to a cheaper deal because of new affordability checks, there's fresh hope after one MoneySaver agreed a £3,600 saving thanks to our campaign. Here's how they did it – and what to try if you're in the same situation.

Parents hoping to take their children on term-time holidays have been dealt a blow after the Department for Education vowed to take its fight to ban them all the way to the Supreme Court.