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The RSPCA has published new guidance for worried pet owners to help them through the ongoing cost of living crisis, with the animal charity becoming increasingly concerned about reports of people trying to treat their pets at home. Below is its advice on what to do if you're struggling with vet bills.

Tens of thousands of scams related to the NHS, online delivery firms and cryptocurrency investments, which often use the face of celebrities, including MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis, have been stamped out since a new Government reporting service was set up almost two years ago. Below we have information on how to report a scam.

Scam ads are to be included in the Government's Online Safety Bill, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced. It's a win for campaigners, including MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) and its founder Martin Lewis, who had called to get fraudulent advertising included in the new rules.

Standard stamp prices are to rise by up to 12%, Royal Mail has confirmed. From Monday 4 April, the cost of 1st class stamps will be hiked to 95p (up 10p), while 2nd class stamps will increase to 68p (up 2p).

If you're one of the millions of taxpayers still to file their online self-assessment tax return, you've less than a month until the deadline. Here's what you need to do to avoid a £100 fine.

From the reintroduction of costly European roaming charges to new rules around car and home insurance - here's a quick breakdown of five key events and changes that are set to impact your finances in early 2022 and, more importantly, what to do about them.

"Legal advice" is the "only reason" the Government hasn't included protection against paid-for scam adverts in its upcoming Online Safety Bill, according to new comments made by secretary of state for digital Nadine Dorries. 

The Government has announced a new set of wide-ranging consumer protection rules, which will require Christmas savings clubs to safeguard customers' money, firms to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and regulators to stamp out "dodgy tactics" used to lure online shoppers, plus much more. But the new rules won't come into effect for a while yet.

The financial regulator has warned consumers to beware of fraudulent emails from scammers pretending to be MoneySavingExpert.com or our founder Martin Lewis, after identifying a copycat firm falsely using our name. 

Credit reference agency Equifax has been fined £500,000 following an investigation into a hack last year, which compromised more than 15 million UK customer records.