2013

British Gas owner Centrica says profits from its residential energy arm rose by 3.2% to £356 million during the first half of the year following a freezing winter — but it isn't ruling out future price rises.

A new gadget has launched that gives instant access on your TV to the BBC iPlayer and Demand 5 catch-up services, as well as the live Sky News channel, for a one-off £10 - the cheapest way we've seen to do this.

Banking giant Barclays has set aside another £1.35 billion to cover payment protection insurance mis-selling, taking its total PPI bill to £4 billion.

Telephone regulators could be able to investigate more nuisance calls under changes being considered by the Government – which is threatening to license call centres if they don't clean up their act.

Trust in the energy market is being undermined by a lack of transparency about the profits being made by companies, MPs have warned.

Car insurance costs have dropped by record levels over the past year, while home insurance costs are also down, the AA says.

More passengers could be able to successfully claim compensation for flight delays, after new guidelines were issued by European regulators.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has told Wonga the Church of England wants to "compete" it out of existence as part of plans to expand credit unions as an alternative to payday lenders.

Online shoppers should watch out for delivery fees on Amazon, after the retailer scrapped its free "super saver" delivery on certain items. But there are ways to avoid the new charge, which was introduced yesterday.

New European proposals aimed at cutting the cost of using debit and credit cards have been announced, but it's too early to say whether shoppers will benefit or lose out from the move.