End to almost five years of free roaming across Europe will come into effect from 23 May 2022Three is to reintroduce charges for using their phones when travelling abroad, ending almost five years of free mobile phone roaming across Europe for their cu…
Suddenly, my 94-year-old great aunt must leave her care home
It’s being closed for refurbishment and now we have to search for a new place in a pandemicMy 94-year-old great-aunt, along with other residents, has been given six weeks to leave her care home, the Peele in Wythenshawe, which is closing for refurbishm…
Bupa is being a real pain over my dental claim
My wisdom tooth needs to come out but it says the policy only covers ‘active symptoms’I have a medical insurance policy with Bupa that doesn’t cover day-to-day dentistry, except for “surgical operations”. At a recent dental checkup, I was told I needed…
Inflation set to surge this autumn as Brexit and Covid combine
Worker shortages and problems with global supply chains together create ‘perfect storm’, say business leadersConsumers have been warned of an autumn rise in living costs from sharp increases in household energy bills and food prices, as Covid and Brexi…
Never buy a book you can borrow: students’ best money-saving tips
We ask those with experience of university life for their advice – and to name their best buyStudent loans: how to applyStarting university is a time of firsts: it may be the first time you have lived away from home, the first time you have had to mana…
Boots fails on the PCR delivery test while we are in quarantine
We chose the high street pharmacy because we thought it would be more reliableI paid £480 for three sets of day two and day eight Covid PCR tests from Boots to be sent to our quarantine address. They didn’t arrive and each time I called I was assured t…
Homes for sale near universities – in pictures
From a colourful flat in Bristol to a new-build residential district in Cambridge Continue reading…
Power station firms to pay £6m after breaking market manipulation laws
Companies inaccurately reported how much energy Carrington plant near Manchester was able to supplyTwo companies linked to a UK power station capable of supplying up to 1m homes are to pay £6m after breaking market manipulation laws.For more than a yea…
Relax with D&G? Not when it didn’t have me covered
D&G cancelled five visits to repair my washing machine, making a mockery of its catchphraseFor several years we have paid Domestic & General £7.99 per month to insure our Electrolux washing machine against the cost of breakdown and accidental d…
Waitrose rated worst online retailer for grocery freshness
Food delivered from upmarket grocer had shortest shelf life of its UK rivals, Which? study showsWaitrose has been rated Britain’s worst large online retailer for grocery freshness, according to research.The consumer group Which? investigated the qualit…