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Mobile and tablet games which tempt children to spend hefty sums on virtual items are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading.

As the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announces it will investigate whether mobile and tablet games encourage children to spend hefty sums, MoneySavingExpert.com has found a host of iPhone games which charge up to £70 a pop for virtual items.

Millions of NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers will be able to send payments to anyone with a Visa card by using their mobile phones.

MoneySavingExpert.com is declaring war on mobile and tablet games that tempt kids to splash out huge sums of their parents' cash. Today, we expose the My Little Pony mobile and tablet game, which encourages kids to spend £70 on 'virtual gems', yet its makers call it "great value".

Two boys racked up a mega £3,200 mobile bill playing a seemingly innocent game on an iPhone belonging to their dad, who is an England international rugby star.

BT customers can download an iPhone or Android app to cut the cost of calling from their mobile while abroad. The service can also reduce costs for calling mobiles and 08 numbers in the UK.