Money

Follow the trail of money to uncover who really influences American policy. This investigative series dives into lobbying efforts, campaign financing, and corporate interests that impact government decisions and democracy.

Use shop loyalty cards, invest, switch savings accounts: six ways to tackle inflation

Beat Inflation Now: 6 Smart Tips Including Loyalty Cards, Investing, and Switching Savings Accounts

Costs are escalating across various sectors, including food and energy, however, there are strategies to mitigate these effects. Grasping the ...

Christmas parcels: the best ways to send them in the UK – and the last posting dates

Christmas Parcels Guide: Best UK Shipping Tips & Critical Final Posting Dates!

Whether you’re choosing Royal Mail or a different courier service, or trying to bypass long lines at the post office, ...

Shopping for Christmas bargains? Beware the ‘spray and pay’ parcel delivery fraud

Christmas Shopping Alert: Protect Yourself From ‘Spray and Pay’ Delivery Scams!

Criminals are capitalizing on the post-Black Friday shopping frenzy by sending out thousands of fraudulent texts claiming delivery issues and ...

Don’t use ‘admin’: UK’s top 20 most-used passwords revealed as scams soar

Top 20 Most-Used UK Passwords Revealed: Avoid ‘Admin’ as Scams Skyrocket!

Simple and predictable passwords continue to prevail, causing concern among cybersecurity professionals and bringing joy to cybercriminals It’s the ideal ...

Beware five-star reviews: the scam write-ups that seek to trap online shoppers

Warning: Five-Star Review Scams! How Fake Ratings Trap Online Shoppers

Excessive compliments in reviews should raise suspicion, as there’s widespread creation of fake feedback using AI, bots, and mass human ...

Your Party let me down with membership chaos

Party Disaster: How Membership Chaos Let Me Down!

A subscriber expressed difficulty in terminating their membership with the new political party initiated by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. ...

HMRC owes me £2,200 but says it could be 33 weeks before it pays me back

HMRC Owes £2,200: Could Take 33 Weeks for Repayment!

Excessive National Insurance Contributions Pose Financial Annoyances A reader expressed frustration after noticing they had overpaid on their national insurance ...

TalkTalk keeps cutting off my elderly parents’ phone

Elderly Couple Constantly Cut Off by TalkTalk: Family Demands Action!

Service Interruption Leads to Loss of a Six-Decade-Old Phone Number In August, without any prior notice, the landline service of ...

We’re sunk when it comes to getting a Swim! refund

Swim! Refund Troubles: Are You Struggling to Get Your Money Back?

Challenges with Refund Processes at Olympian-Led Swim School The swimming school “Swim!”, founded by Olympic swimmers Rebecca Adlington and Steve ...

Promise of seven-week driving test wait in Great Britain ‘unlikely to happen until 2027’

UK Driving Test Delays: Seven-Week Wait Promise Unlikely Before 2027

Efforts by the government to boost the number of driving test examiners have once again proven inadequate, with the average ...