Lloyds Banking Group has banned customers from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on its credit cards because of fears they could be left in debt as the value falls.
Almost a fifth of airline passengers have been separated from the rest of their group because they didn't pay extra to sit together, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as it launched an investigation into allocated seating policies.
About one million energy customers who are deemed to be vulnerable and so are given a discount on their gas and electricity should see their bills drop by an average of £102 a year, as the regulator extends a price cap. But many could actually save more by switching.
The energy regulator is to investigate whether Ovo Energy gave some of its customers inaccurate information relating to how much gas and electricity they'd used.
Almost £1 million has had to be paid manually to parents in place of Tax-Free Childcare payments they should have received automatically, since the Government scheme began in April last year.
Welsh students starting university this September will be given at least £1,000 a year and some will receive more than £10,000, as part of a huge shake-up of maintenance grants.
Customers of the small energy supplier Iresa have vented their anger over unexpected increases to their monthly direct debits – with some seeing what they pay rise despite their account already being in credit.
31 January 2018
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