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Millions penalised by broadband location lottery
Nearly three million UK households are forced to spend an extra £170m a year for broadband - simply because of where they live according to new research.
Lifetime cost of a UK household is over £1.8 million
The average UK household will cost a total of £1,802,000 (or £29,000 a year) to run over the course of a lifetime, according to new analysis by Prudential of the ONS Family Spending Report.
Warning bell: cost of fixed price energy plans start to creep up
EDF Energy has launched its new Blue + Price Freeeeze November 2016 tariff, enabling consumers to fix their energy prices for over three years.
New measures to boost superfast broadband competition
Ofcom has proposed new measures to promote competition among superfast broadband providers, as part of a major review of wholesale telecoms services.
EE launches next generation services on world’s fastest network
EE has unveiled its next-generation network and a range of new plans and services designed to make it even easier for customers to enjoy EE’s superfast 4G and Fibre broadband.
Parents to shell out £460 entertaining kids this summer holiday
As kids' excitement builds in the lead up to the summer holidays, many parents (56 per cent) are worrying about the cost of not only keeping their own kids amused but also other people's children too, expecting to shell out an average £460 entertaining their own and other people's children, according to Post Office's annual Parents' Summer Spending Report.
Energy saving Co-op gives more homeowners power to reduce fuel bills
The Energy Saving Co-operative has powered its way to twin milestones in its bid to help homeowners tackle rising fuel bills.
Festival funds fall short
Festival attending Britons will need to borrow money to keep on partying - with half (51%) blaming bad budgeting, and nearly a quarter (24%) due to loss or theft, according to research by Barclays Pingit.
Kids roam free this summer thanks to TravelSim
A family's holiday check list is a bit different these days, not only do you have to remember the essentials such as passports, currency, swim wear and sun cream but just as important is the smartphone, tablet and laptop.
Regional variations in energy prices revealed
New research from Gocompare.com finds biggest energy price rises in the north of Scotland - ahead of tariff change from First Utility.
Hefty £200 price hike hits first utility customers 1st June
First Utility iSave v12 customers are being warned to brace themselves for a hefty £200 price hike when the company moves them to a more expensive tariff on the 1 June.
Mobile roaming shock
British holidaymakers heading abroad this summer could collectively be stung with eye-watering mobile roaming charges of £256million, according to research from price comparison and switching service, uSwitch.com.
UK debit card spending on the increase
One in four (24%) Brits now uses a debit card more frequently than they did a year ago, with four in 10 shoppers preferring to use a debit card rather than carrying cash, according to research from M&S Bank.
npower overhauls online account management
npower has revealed updates to its website and mobile app for Apple and Android devices in response to customer feedback.
More than three-quarter of Brits use their mobile phones abroad
A whopping 78 per cent of British travellers are happy to use their mobile phones on holiday, despite concerns about the cost.