Gaming giant Sony has been fined £250,000 by the data watchdog for a breach that compromised the personal information of millions of PlayStation users.
The retail prices index (RPI), a key measure of inflation linked to retirement income and a raft of other investments and services, should remain unchanged, the UK's top statistician said today.
Consumers are losing £450 million a year because the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) does not have the resources or powers to offer enough protection from unscrupulous credit firms, the public spending watchdog has found.
Households may not receive bank statements or other bills in the new year, as postal workers are threatening not to deliver letters sent via private firms.