New plans to give a fairer deal to consumers do not go far enough to clear up the confusion

The charity-run My Money Week, which starts on Monday, is a good way to begin learning

Up to eight out of 10 broadband customers are confused about their contracts and feel trapped, new research shows.

While they are promoted as freephone, the lines often hit mobile users in the pocket

Mobile phone network EE plans to extend its 4G internet service to 80 new UK locations by June.

More than five million households are now in the red to their energy supplier, owing an estimated £637m, figures published today reveal.

Despite tighter rules on banks charging for packaged extras, customers should still be wary

There have been several warnings about rising energy bills this week. On Monday concerns were raised that heating bills could jump by as much as £200 over the next year as a result of continuing gas shortages.

Broadband internet speeds vary dramatically even within the same city, a report shows.

Four out of 10 families with children have cut down on food spend to pay housing costs

How much is a price promise worth? That obviously depends on what the promise says. In the home energy market, there have been plenty of false promises from suppliers seemingly focused only on squeezing extra profits out of hard-up people.

The cost of household bills has soared by a quarter in the past five years, according to research by uSwitch.

A new broadband battleground could be the result of the takeover of Virgin Media by the American giant Liberty Media. Analysts have already predicted that Liberty's boss, the mogul John Malone, will use the deal to take on his rival Rupert Murdoch.

Households in England and Wales will see water bills increase by an average of 3.5 per cent this year, while rates in London, the South-west and South-east soar by more than double the rate of inflation.