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Challenge an unfair lockdown penalty – as one furious victim says: ‘Covid killed my father so I KNOW we need rules, but why fine me £1,000 after my restaurant closed ten minutes late?’ By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 Lockdown in … Read more

Last weekend marked a virtual Super Saturday. There was a record 24 hours for internet usage. From 10.35am on Saturday 21 November and until the same time the next day, TalkTalk customers used 41.2million gigabytes of data, driven largely by our new streaming habits, which has now spread across most multimedia platforms. Whereas once upon … Read more

Are you a secret spender? Britons hide an average of £600 worth of debt from their nearest and dearest (and it seems women are worse than men) Credit card debts, going overdrawn and secret bank loans all a problem Women worse than men when it comes to secret credit card bills, findings say  Be careful … Read more

Christmas will be different for all of us this year, for obvious reasons.  More of us will be shopping for Christmas online, whether to avoid the shops or because we won’t be travelling and want to send items directly. What do you need to know to make the festive shopping a success? Our columnist Helen … Read more

This Black Friday, shoppers can not only save money on clothes, electronics and beauty products – they could also potentially cut their energy bill by hundreds of pounds. Compare the Market has teamed up with British Gas Evolve, Centrica’s newest supplier, to offer customers its Black Friday Energy Offer. By switching to their new ‘Exclusive … Read more

Black Friday is here again and with it, many shopper ares keen to get their hands on thousands of online ‘bargains,’ or fear missing out.  Although people won’t be able to hit the shops as they would normally, the online event is likely to be bigger than ever.   Many are predicted to do their Christmas … Read more

For many, Christmas shopping is in full swing, albeit online from a sofa or kitchen table while still in lockdown.  It might be tempting to click on the obvious, but there are plenty of alternatives to billionaire Jeff Bezos’s Amazon for people who want to put time and thought into their festive spending.  Also, though … Read more

Energy firms have been forced to fork out £389million in fines and redress payments over the last 10 years, new research has revealed. British Gas has been charged the most over the past decade, paying out £45.5million, according to analysis of Ofgem data by energy switching site, Flipper. The Big Six are most at fault … Read more

Shoppers may need to be more organised than ever before Christmas as some retailers are setting earlier than usual final online order dates. In recent years, online shoppers have been able to put off last-minute ordering as retailers raced to give the latest possible delivery date.  However, thanks to the pandemic, this has changed somewhat, … Read more

Green Homes Grant extended for an extra YEAR after government was criticised for giving households just six months to have work completed Green Homes Grant has been extended until March 2022  Government was criticised after giving homes just 6 months to apply Many traders were booked up months in advance, meaning households struggled to take … Read more