High street retailers

John Lewis Partnership cardholders say they are still battling to resolve issues with their credit card payments, more than a fortnight after the firm's systems were hit with technical problems during a site revamp.

Customers with a John Lewis Partnership credit card have been struggling to pay off their bills online this week after a scheduled weekend outage overran by several days – but the firm has now promised to refund late payment charges for those affected.

The three market-leading regular savings accounts are cutting their interest rates from 6% to 5% for new account-holders - but if you've a current account with HSBC or First Direct, open a regular saver TODAY and you can still lock in 6% for a year.

Tesco Bank has today launched the longest-ever 0% purchases card, offering almost two and a half interest-free years on spending.

If you need to slash existing debt costs, borrow for something new (don't mention Xmas yet) or make a quick buck, there's a host of new scorching deals that make credit cards a hot option. Used well, they're a great tool. Used badly, you'll get burnt - so never borrow unnecessarily. Our pick of the bunch is below, but first...

MoneySavers who've racked up £100s by repeatedly switching banks have battled it out for the title of Britain's biggest bank tart – with one couple sharing a whopping £1,565 and another switcher making £845 in the first three months of 2016 alone.

As many as one in ten Argos store card customers could be due a "double-digit" refund plus interest after being overcharged for making late payments.

BHS will be holding 'closing sales' over the coming weeks following confirmation today that the high-street institution is to be wound down.

For some shopping is a hobby, others a chore, for me it's a challenge. If you're going to buy, how can you get exactly what you want and pay less for doing it?