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Switch and win one year's free energy
Independent price comparison and switching service, uSwitch.com, is offering consumers the chance to get their energy bills paid for a year - up to the value of £2,000.
New scheme to save young people money on mobile phone bills
A new mobile phone scheme could help young people across the UK save up to £40 million on their mobile phone spend.
UK is now texting more than talking
Text-based communications are surpassing traditional phone calls or meeting face to face as the most frequent ways of keeping in touch for UK adults.
ScottishPower brings out cheapest energy deal on market
There is good news today for consumers as ScottishPower brings out the cheapest energy deal on the market.
North Yorkshire to install fibre broadband
Homes and businesses in England's largest rural county are set to get superfast broadband by the end of 2014.
Spending power boosted by falling inflation
The nation's finances experienced some respite in June as spending power improved due to falling inflation.
Upgrade of Britain's energy networks will increase cost of energy
Today, Ofgem announced proposals to upgrade and renew Britain's electricity and gas networks with a £22 billion investment plan.
It will rain 'til September - but can renewables make the difference?
That was the Daily Express headline on 7th July 2012 and at the moment it seems like they were right. But there is a ray of light on the horizon in the form of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which could be the catalyst for a better future all round.
British Gas offers new remote heating service
There is good news for consumers, with British Gas launching a service allowing customers to control their central heating remotely.
Consumers overcharged by more than £6 billion on household bills
Cash-strapped consumers are being warned not to rely on companies getting their sums right after new research from uSwitch.com revealed an ‘epidemic' of overcharging on household bills in the last year.
The Sky’s the limit: Brits sacrifice all to protect their TV subscriptions
New figures reveal the lengths TV-obsessed Brits will go to in order to preserve their monthly television subscriptions.
Samba launches 'free' mobile broadband service
Dominic Baliszewski, telecoms expert at Broadbandchoices.co.uk commented: "Surfing via smartphones and tablets has soared in popularity over the last 3 years while subscription rates to 3G dongles have dwindled.
Brits waste a staggering £17 million a year
According to protection specialists Bright Grey's Financial Safety Net Report research, over £1,431 million a month (£17,176 million a year) is wasted on unnecessary and frivolous spending by people across the UK, showing that, despite the current economic climate, we are not necessarily being careful with our money.
Number of households switching energy provider plummets
New data released by DECC shows that the number of households switching energy provider this year has plummeted even further after already reaching an all-time-low in 2011.
How much money would change your life?
More people would consider winning up to £100,000 to be life changing (26%) than those who believe they would need to win more than £1m to change their lives (20%), according to research undertaken by Halifax.