Utilities

About 250,000 Virgin Mobile customers will see their bills rise from April as part of a tariff shake-up, with some reporting hikes of up to £150 – but if you're affected, you can leave penalty-free or haggle down your bill.

The average water and sewerage bill in England and Wales is set to rise by £8 to £415 a year from 1 April.

Millions of British Gas and Scottish Power customers will see their gas and electricity prices rise by more than 10% on average from Monday 1 April – if you're affected, ACT NOW to beat the rise.

Millions of Sky TV and broadband customers will see their bills rise by up to £96 a year from Monday 1 April – but if you're affected you may be able to leave penalty-free or haggle down your bill.

Small network The People's Operator (also known as TPO Mobile) has entered administration – if you're a customer, you won't be able to send texts, make calls or use data after Tuesday 26 February.

Npower has become the third big six supplier to increase its energy prices to the maximum allowed under the new cap on standard variable tariffs (SVTs) – hitting customers with an average 10.3% price rise from Monday 1 April. 

Some British Gas customers with prepayment meters have been left unable to top up their accounts online due to an IT issue.

Big six suppliers E.on and EDF have increased energy prices to the maximum allowed under the new cap on standard variable tariffs – hitting customers with an average 10.3% rise from Monday 1 April. 

Sainsbury's Energy has stopped taking on new customers and announced that existing customers will have their accounts switched to British Gas in April.

Just two out of 12 major UK mobile phone providers have so far committed to keeping roaming in the European Union 'free' after Brexit, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – meaning millions could be charged more to use their phone in Europe.