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MPs launch inquiry into banking IT failures
An influential group of MPs has launched an inquiry into IT failures at financial institutions, after a series of major outages this year at several different banks
22 November 2018
Price gap between the cheapest fibre and standard broadband deals is shrinking
The price gap between the cheapest fibre and standard broadband deals is closing, new analysis by MSE reveals
18 June 2018
Broadband adverts to show AVERAGE speeds
From next week, adverts from broadband providers will all have to show the average rather than the top speeds they offer
18 May 2018
Internet and phone costs drop for the first time in almost nine years, MSE Bills Tracker shows
The average internet and phone costs fell year-on-year by 0.4%, shows MSE Bills Tracker
3 April 2018
Broadband prices hit seven-month low - check NOW to see if you can save
The broadband price war is hotting up with prices dropping to the cheapest we've seen in the past seven months
27 March 2018
Vodafone's new offer will discount next month's bill if your broadband speed drops - here's what you need to know
Vodafone has launched a broadband minimum speed guarantee which promises to cut your monthly bill if your speed drops
1 March 2018
New Ofcom rules to help those with slow broadband from 2019
Regulator Ofcom has announced it will give its code of practice a bit more oomph, with new rules applying from 2019
1 March 2018
Broadband adverts will have to show AVERAGE speeds from May 2018
Broadband providers will have to advertise the average speed of their services rather than the top speeds available
23 November 2017
Millions of UK records hit by Equifax hack
More than 15 million British records were compromised by a hack earlier this year, Equifax has admitted
11 October 2017
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Slow broadband? Many will soon be able to switch if it's not fixed in 30 days
Proposed rule changes mean big broadband firms will have to let customers quit if they fail to provide minimum speeds.
6 October 2017
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23 January 2020
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Parents who lose a child to get two weeks of leave under new law
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22 January 2020
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Martin Lewis VIDEO: Should you pay off your Plan 1 student loan?
7 January 2020
If you started university between 1998 and 2012, or since then in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you'll have a Plan 1 student loan. While much is written about whether those with savings should overpay the current English Plan 2 student loans, there's little out there about Plan 1. I wanted to change that, so here's a video explaining how to decide... -
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Update Note 25 May 2017: The ready reckoners below have been updated with the new 2017/2018 living loan amounts. Also since first writing this blog, and seeing the strength of feeling it attracted, I have written an open letter to the Uni Minister asking him to start telling people about this. Yet sadly received his no we won’t...
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