Utility giant Thames Water has mistakenly taken thousands of customers’ direct debit payments a day early after a “system error”.

Ikea shoppers now have longer to make use of £20 gift vouchers that were given out as part of its annual Christmas tree promotion, as the retailer has extended their validity until 1 August.

The financial regulator has warned consumers to beware of fraudulent emails from scammers pretending to be MSE or our founder Martin Lewis, after identifying a copycat firm falsely using our name.

Barclays is to close its Pingit payments app on 30 June, and related services including Pingit savings ‘jars’ and Pingit’s wearable tech which allows you to make contactless payments will also be scrapped. If you use Pingit and are affected, we’ve full info below on exactly what’s changing and what you need to do.

Not-for-profit internet safety body Internet Matters has launched a free ten-point guide with tips to help kids and young people build good online money management habits.

Hopeful holidaymakers have been urged to apply for new passports or to renew existing ones as soon as possible to avoid delays of up to ten weeks. Usually passports take between four and six weeks to be processed.

Jobseekers claiming certain work-related benefits can once more get unlimited mobile data, minutes and texts for £10 a month.

The Government has unveiled details of how it plans to open up foreign travel this summer, with countries to be graded under a new traffic light system which will determine whether travellers need to quarantine and what coronavirus tests are required.

Thousands of Ratesetter investors have been left waiting to get their cash back from closed accounts after a ‘technical issue’ delayed withdrawals made over the Bank Holiday weekend and on Tuesday. The peer-to-peer lender says it’s now fixed the problem though, and says payments should arrive in customers’ accounts by the end of Thursday (8...

EE mobile customers with 5G contracts and compatible handsets can now access the faster service in 160 towns and cities across the UK. It comes as the mobile network has added 35 more locations to its 5G network, including the likes of Brighton in East Sussex and York in Yorkshire.