2019

The spending watchdog has said that the regulators for the financial services, energy, water and communications sectors are unable to prove they are offering enough protection for consumers.

Fraudsters are increasingly carrying out sophisticated phone scams which can involve them threatening victims with immediate arrest if they don't pay £1,000s on the spot – and bogus calls in some cases appear to come from HMRC's telephone number. If you receive an urgent demand to pay tax over the phone, beware.

Flights, buses and coaches will continue to run to and from the EU in a 'no deal' scenario, after European Union ministers formally adopted new laws. 

A committee of MPs has today taken the "highly unusual" step of warning consumers not to buy or sell tickets through secondary ticket selling website Viagogo. 

Old paper fivers and tenners worth some £220 million have been returned to banks in the last six months and swapped for new currency, new figures obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com reveal – but a further 222 million old bank notes worth £1.6bn are still out there. If you've got one, here's how to make it spendable again.

RCI Bank now has a UK banking licence, meaning its UK customers have their savings protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in the unlikely event it goes bust.

Carphone Warehouse has been fined £29.1 million by the Financial Conduct Authority for mis-selling a mobile phone insurance and technical support service known as 'Geek Squad'.

Charges for NHS dental services in England are set to rise by 5% on 1 April, the Government has announced – so if you've been meaning to go to the dentist, see if you can go before then to avoid paying extra.

Fraudsters are trying to trick victims into handing over their financial details by claiming they're owed a council tax refund – here's what to watch out for. 

Around nine out of 10 TSB customers who complained about the bank to the Financial Ombudsman Service won their case, figures released today reveal.