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A former financial services ombudsman is launching an unprecedented legal bid to secure £19 billion compensation from Mastercard over charges that were passed onto shoppers, claiming some 40 million UK consumers could each receive hundreds of pounds in damages.

As many as one in ten Argos store card customers could be due a "double-digit" refund plus interest after being overcharged for making late payments.

Starbucks customers across the country have been charged lump sums of more than £100 for various individual purchases made months ago, while some have been billed for the same sales twice.

BHS will be holding 'closing sales' over the coming weeks following confirmation today that the high-street institution is to be wound down.

Users of the Topcashback website have less than two months to swap their earnings for Tesco Clubcard points before the payout option is withdrawn, amid wide-ranging changes to the supermarket's loyalty scheme.

Sainsbury's has outrageously reneged on its £2.60 prosecco trick, as large swathes of customers who'd taken up the online offer but not yet had it delivered won't get the discounted price.

Millions more people in the UK will now be able to make everyday purchases with a tap of their smartphone following the launch of Android Pay.