Consumer affairs
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...
Artificial intelligence (AI)
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...
Airbnb
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...
Business
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...
Business
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...
Labour ministers reveal grave concerns about winter fuel payment cut
Cabinet ministers have grave concerns about Rachel Reeves’s plan to axe the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest pensioners, the Guardian can...
Revealed: the touts offering Oasis tickets for thousands on resale sites
The identities of “greedy” touts who hoovered up tickets for the Oasis reunion tour can be revealed, amid widespread condemnation of fans being exploited...
Labour moves to end no-fault evictions within months
Landlords will soon be banned from removing tenants without cause as the government prepares to launch a long-delayed package of measures for renters including...
Asos to charge shoppers who regularly return large amounts of goods
Asos is to start charging UK shoppers who frequently return large amounts of goods a fee of £3.95 to send items back unless they...
Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove?
Getting into property is considered to be Lachlan Murdoch’s shrewdest and most profitable contribution to building the family empire.
Shortly after the turn of the...
‘We’ve not had a summer’: retailers battle unpredictable British weather
When the season switched from summer to autumn, like clockwork clothing stores would swap out the racks of floaty frocks and fill them with...