2016

The energy firm Co-operative Energy has been wrongly charging customers who want to switch to another provider up to £60 to leave, even though they're in the last 49 days of their contract and should be able to switch penalty-free, MoneySavingExpert.com has learned.

Customers left out of pocket after mobile phone company Ovivo shut up shop two years ago will not be getting their money back.

Online retail giant Amazon is rolling out a new monthly subscription option for its flagship Prime service across the UK, with users able to pay £7.99/month rather than commit to a hefty annual subscription of £79, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

We've flushed out a great deal - spend just a penny on this 0% credit card and you'll get a £30 M&S voucher, plus access to a decent 0% deal too.

MoneySavingExpert.com has appointed Jason Mills, current head of digital at ITV News and former editor of News at Ten, to be its new Editor-in-Chief, leading the 32-strong editorial and campaigning team. Jason will take up the role on Monday 4 July.

Restaurants could be forced to take discretionary service charges off the menu if a Government proposal to introduce an 'opt in' tipping system is served up following a public consultation this summer.

Car insurance prices are up sharply over the last 12mths, whether you take the AA Index's 20% increase (the average rising from £465 to £561) or the Association of British Insurers' 10%. And both predict rises to continue this year yet many can act now to beat them.

Halifax has cut the interest rate of its Help to Buy ISA from 4% to 2.5% for new customers – but if you already have one, you can breathe a sigh of relief as existing customers won't be affected by the change.

Around 10 million BT customers are facing above-inflation price increases from 3 July, with the cost of line rental rising by £1/month, some broadband packages increasing by up to 15% and BT Sport up 20%. But if you act now, it's possible to beat the hikes.

Millions of mobile phone customers with an allowance package will benefit from reduced roaming charges in most of Europe from tomorrow, ahead of the blanket ban on such charges from June next year.