Molly Greeves

New rules to protect the millions of shoppers who use buy now, pay later services have been put forward, but Martin Lewis cautions users to "be very wary" until the the rules take force in 2026.

You've less than six months to check and pay for missing national insurance contributions going back to 2006, which could add £1,000s to your state pension. But HM Revenue and Customs has now confirmed many won't get access to its online tool before the 5 April 2025 deadline.

The charity has called for urgent action to prevent carers from unwittingly building up huge debts – an issue MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has also raised with the Government.

Carpet and flooring retailer Carpetright will close over 200 stores after falling into administration. Many orders now won't be processed, while gift cards and warranties have been rendered virtually worthless.

If you see an online advert, particularly if it features a celebrity, always assume it could be a scam. That's a warning from Martin Lewis after our exclusive analysis of Action Fraud data.

If you have a credit card, loan or savings with Sainsbury's Bank, you could be moved to NatWest next year as part of a deal between the two banks – but it's still early days and there's NO change right now.

You'll still be able to use your Amex on eBay by going through PayPal – but be wary of doing this with large purchases, as you may lose valuable Section 75 protection.

Around 500,000 Child Benefit claimants won’t receive their monthly or weekly payments due on Monday 3 June, until the morning of Wednesday 5 June, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed. Some say the delay has left them unable to pay for bills and being hit with late payment charges and/or overdraft fees.

MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has grilled the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on whether he’ll fix the “cliff-edge” with carer’s allowance that causes people to lose their entitlement when they earn just a penny over the threshold. Martin pointed out, on ITV’s Good Morning Britain today (Wednesday 22 May), that these rules have also left many struggling to repay accidental overpayments of the benefit.

Home improvement and double glazing company Everest has stopped trading after falling into administration.

Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds, which are all part of the Lloyds Banking Group, will shut at least 177 of their bank branches in 2024 and 2025, the Group has confirmed.

NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Ulster Bank, which are all part of the NatWest Group, will shut at least 100 of their bank branches in 2024/25, after the Group announced a further 18 RBS closures.

Music streaming service Spotify has announced it’s hiking the prices on most of its paid plans by up to £2 a month (£24 a year). Below we explain who’s affected, when you’ll see the changes and how to cut costs – whether you want to stick with Spotify or not.

Workers will pay less in national insurance from 6 April, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in today’s Spring Budget. Around 29 million workers are set to benefit from the change, which will see contributions cut from 10% to 8% for employed workers and from 9% to 6% for self-employed workers.

You’ve got less than a week left to stock up on Royal Mail postage stamps before prices rise by up to 13% on Tuesday 2 April. Below we explain the key changes and how to beat the hikes.

Cosmetics retailer The Body Shop will close 75 stores over the next four to six weeks after falling into administration earlier this month. This comes after seven stores were closed on 27 February, resulting in almost half of its 198 stores shutting their doors for good and hundreds of staff facing redundancy. Below we round up all you need to know.

If you’re a broadband, mobile or pay TV customer, you could soon be hit with price hikes of up to 8.8% as major providers including BT, EE, O2, Sky, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone have all confirmed rises for this spring. These come on top of hikes of up to 17.3% last year, meaning that someone on a standard two-year contract paying £20 a month at the start of 2023 could soon be paying over £25 a month.

If you’ve got a Ring doorbell ‘Protect Basic’ plan, you’ll see the cost of your subscription rise by 43% on Monday 11 March, whether you pay monthly or annually. However, if you want to stick with Ring, you’ve less than a week left to use our trick to beat the hikes for at least a year. Here’s what’s happening.

The majority of households in England, Scotland and Wales will see water and sewerage charges rise from April. However, prices vary depending on where you live, and not everyone will see an increase.

If you bought a car or van on motor finance and you think you were overcharged, you could be due a payout as a major mis-selling investigation has been launched. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis is also warning anyone who thinks they’re affected to lodge a new complaint now, so it’s in the queue for when any action is taken.