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How to cut the cost of travelling on your own

Heading off abroad alone? Give the single supplement the swerve and cut the cost of solo travel.Ditch package holidaysPackage holidays are designed for couples and families. Tour operators don’t...

Warning social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone voices

Consumers have been warned that their social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone their voices...

Dear Airbnb: who is ‘Rachel’, and how has she taken over my booking?

Eight months ago, I booked an Airbnb on my new iPhone. The confirmation congratulated someone called Rachel on...

UK’s smart meter targets leaving energy users short-changed, says Martin Lewis

Energy customers are being short-changed by “perverse” government targets to install electronic smart meters in homes across the...

The 40-year mortgage – solution to rising property values or too high a price to pay?

A growing number of first-time buyers are opting for 35- or 40-year mortgages in order to be able...

UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April, wage growth figures suggest

The UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April 2025, the latest wage growth figures suggest.Average earnings including bonuses in...

Oasis and Ticketmaster urged to refund fans after ‘dynamic pricing’ debacle

Oasis and Ticketmaster should refund fans who ended up paying hundreds of pounds more than the face value of tickets after so-called “dynamic pricing”...

Martin Lewis: authorities handle unpaid council tax like ‘worst loan sharks’

The consumer finance expert Martin Lewis has accused local authorities of acting like “the worst loan sharks” in what he says is their aggressive...

As a polar guide I need to take a gun to the Arctic. But airlines are freezing me out

I am a polar guide. I frequently travel to Spitsbergen, the Arctic island, with my firearm, which I carry as last-resort protection in case...

Our agreed KLM flight ticket price took off, disappeared and cost us £118

I booked a one-way flight for my family from Amsterdam to Bristol with KLM Cityhopper. The agreed fares were £71.30 each, including four seat...

En suite mania: homebuyers in Britain going ‘bonkers for bathrooms’

“I don’t know about you, but we probably had one bathroom between five or six of us when I was growing up,” says Robin...