Are you entitled to recompense from Lloyds, TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland outages today? I thought I’d bash out a quick note to explain. This afternoon, substantial numbers of customers of Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and TSB (which, works on the same system) have found their debit cards not working when they try and pay...

Junk mail, calls and emails are all annoying. Yet not all of it comes from spam companies on the fringes of the law. Many are from big, legitimate operations. They often do this by using opt-in boxes, or by designing forms in such a way that we say ‘yes’ when we mean ‘no’. That’s not behaviour you...

It’s the perfect MoneySaving sport – a pair of trainers, shorts, T-shirt and you’re off! And right now I’m cheering – hurrah! Even though I’ve got shin splints and had plantar fasciitis, I broke my record and ran 695 km in 2013. In 2014, I’m determined to break 700km. Want to join me? There’s no better motivation....

Fellow crisp lovers, I bring you news to tickle the taste buds, which is of great crisp delight. And by crisp lover, I of course mean those for whom ‘salt & vinegar’ in a BLUE packet is the prince of flavours; who relish when the condensed powdered pure flavour is left in the bottom of the bag...