Mobiles

The European Commission is planning to further cut charges for using your mobile in other European countries.

The cost of sending a text, making and receiving calls and using data is capped in the EU, but many holidaymakers aren't sure which countries are in the European Union, which could leave them facing hefty mobile phone bills.

Angry T-Mobile users hit by price hikes are launching a fight to escape their contracts penalty-free, citing a mix-up by the mobile giant. However, regulator Ofcom has put a dampener on the idea.

The price consumers pay to call 08, 09 and 118 numbers is to be made clearer, which Ofcom says could in turn drive call costs down.

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.

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

Update, 28 March, 12.30pm: The RBS Group says all of its mobile banking apps are now up and running as normal.

Used cars bought from independent dealers drew the highest number of complaints from disgruntled consumers in the last year, according to new figures.