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Data reveals ‘notable increase’ in scammers tricking people into sending money abroadUK banks and payment firms have been urged to strengthen their anti-fraud systems for international payments after a rise in scammers tricking people into sending mone…
Watchdog says fines reflect ‘potentially serious risk to the public’ because of missed callout targetsThe energy watchdog for Great Britain has fined three companies £8m for failing to respond to some gas leak emergencies quickly enough, potentially pu…
Consumer group Which? says owners are put off complaining and system for doing so is not fit for purposeBritain’s pet owners often face an uphill struggle when they are unhappy with their vet because the industry’s complaints system is not fit for purp…
Most precise tracking was in cities, where mobile masts cover areas as small as 100 square metresThe locations of millions of Virgin Media O2 mobile customers were exposed for up to two years until a network security flaw was corrected, it has emerged….
Nigel Farage seems to have upstaged the Labour government, pledging to scrap the controversial two-child benefit cap and reverse the cuts to the winter fuel allowance. So why hasn’t the government – after almost a year in power – done more to end child…
There will also be debt write-offs on energy bills after Ofgem found eight suppliers fell short of its standardsTens of thousands of British households that had prepayment meters force-fitted in their properties are to share more than £18.6m in compens…
Banks say every day 7,000 incidents take place where scammers get people to disclose unique set of numbers Banks are reporting a surge in a type of fraud where customers are tricked into disclosing online login passcodes they are sent, which has helped…
Campaigners say homes with RTS meters could be left with heating that is permanently off, or on, from 30 JuneThe adverts featuring Lorraine Kelly paint a worrying picture of people left without heating or hot water or, perhaps worse in mid-summer, thei…
Couple caught out after buying fraudulently obtained points from scammer on social mediaHolidaymakers hoping to use frequent flyer points to reduce the cost of their holiday have been warned to beware of fraudsters claiming to sell them on third-party …
Glamping company Yurtel, whose Glastonbury packages started at £10,000 a head, entered insolvency this monthGlastonbury fans who paid in excess of £10,000 each for glamping packages have been left out of pocket and face missing the festival after the c…