2023

Six million more people in England and Wales are expected to qualify for free legal aid under a shake-up to the eligibility criteria announced by the Government. However, the changes aren't in force yet and you will still need to apply for the support with no guarantee of being successful. Here's what's happening. 

Millions of Shell broadband and energy customers could be moved to a new provider in the coming months as the supplier has announced plans to sell these parts of its business following a "strategic review" – though there's no immediate change to your services and you should keep paying your bills as normal. 

EE is to start charging all pay-as-you-go customers to use their mobiles in Europe from today. The change means you'll have to pay to use your mobile data, make voice calls and send texts in 47 European countries and destinations that were previously included in EE's "Roam Like Home" allowance.

If you're a Skipton Building Society mortgage or savings customer you can now access its new 7.5% regular savings account. The eye-catching rate is one of the highest we've seen on this type of account in a decade. Below we explain how it works, how it compares and how to get it.

Carers should check if they can get £1,000s off their council tax bills under the 'live-in carer' or 'severe mental impairment' (SMI) discounts, as one dad providing full-time support for his daughter has shared how he got a £7,500 refund and 50% reduction on future bills after reading our tips – and is now encouraging others to claim.

Interest rates on fixed mortgage deals have stopped coming down and are instead now rising again. Lenders have also begun axing their fixed mortgage deals this week – these will likely return at more expensive rates. So should you fix? 

Morrisons has brought back a revamped version of its 'More' loyalty scheme, including its popular 'Morrisons Fivers' perk, which lets you redeem points for £5 vouchers to spend in store or online. However, you'll now only be able to earn points on fuel and other "selected products". Here's what you need to know.

Welsh Water (Dŵr Cymru) will give £10 in bill credit to each of its 1.4 million home and business customers this year, after an internal review found it had misreported the volume of water it lost to leaks between 2020 and 2022.

Millions of BT, EE, O2, Plusnet, Shell, Sky, TalkTalk, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone customers are being hit with price hikes of up to 17.3% this year, on the back of a sharp increase in the cost of living. We've a handy table below on what's happening and who's affected.

If you share your Netflix account with friends or family who don't live with you, you now need to pay at least an extra £4.99 a month to do so, as the streaming service has extended its clampdown on password sharing to UK users.