World news | The GuardianEbike and e-scooter fires in UK rise to new record highs https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/07/ebike-escooter-fires-uk-rise-record-highs #Firefighters #ConsumerAffairs #Cycling #Transport #UkNews #Money
Valid Euro Car Parks ticket holders chased by debt collectors https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/06/valid-euro-car-parks-ticket-holders-chased-by-debt-collectors #Money #ConsumerAffairs #Motoring #Motoring #BorrowingDebt #UkNews #ConsumerRights
Environment | The Guardian USWorld’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/worlds-oldest-tortoise-crypto-death-scam #StHelena #WorldNews #Animals #Reptiles #Environment #Cryptocurrencies #Technology #Scams #Money #ConsumerAffairs #Ecommerce #Internet #UkNews
Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/rubbish-recycling-england-changes-reforms #Waste #FoodWaste #Recycling #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Environment #England #UkNews #GreenPolitics #Plastics #ConsumerAffairs #Money
Pessimism takes root in UK as shoppers struggle to afford essentials https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/30/pessimism-takes-root-uk-shoppers-struggle-essentials-iran-war-prices #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #BorrowingDebt #FamilyFinances #HouseholdBills #ConsumerAffairs #Inflation #Money #Economics #Business #UkNews
End to two-child benefit cap offers £300-a-month lifeline to cash-strapped families https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/28/end-to-two-child-benefit-cap-offers-300-a-month-lifeline-to-cash-strapped-families #FamilyFinances #ChildBenefits #Children #Poverty #UniversalCredit #Benefits #Welfare #Communities #Money #Politics #Society #UkNews #HouseholdBills #ConsumerAffairs
Lloyds Bank faces £66m court battle with car loan customers https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/27/lloyds-bank-66m-court-car-loan-law-fca #LloydsBankingGroup #MotorFinance #Business #Banking #BorrowingDebt #Money #UkNews #FinancialConductAuthority #FinancialSector #ConsumerRights #ConsumerAffairs
Almost half a million Lloyds customers had personal data exposed in IT glitch https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/27/almost-half-a-million-lloyds-customers-had-personal-data-exposed-in-it-glitch #LloydsBankingGroup #Banking #Business #BanksAndBuildingSocieties #UkNews #ConsumerAffairs
TheBadPlaceThe Guardian | I was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me by Jasper Jolly
Undercover reporter gets a taste of the sprawling fraud industry in which cryptocurrencies play a crucial role
Five firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failings
The holiday flat near(ish) the Roman ruins of Pompeii was “disgusting”, and smelled of “a mix of dampness and sewage”, according to one reviewer on Google Maps. I never visited, but I gave it five stars.
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Technology | The Guardian USI was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/paid-write-fake-google-reviews-scammer-cryptocurrency #Google #Cryptocurrencies #Scams #Money #Ecommerce #ConsumerAffairs #UkNews #AiArtificialIntelligence #Telegram