How many times have you heard a house alarm go off...and instead of running to the scene or dialling the police - you actually just curse the home owner for their faulty alarm? If you're a regular Superdrug shopper, you can now earn more freebies and discounts under its Health & Beautycard loyalty scheme, as the retailer has launched new 'VIP Rewards' as part of it.

If you've got a Marcus easy-access savings account or cash ISA, you can easily boost your interest rate to 4.75% – here's how. As people have said, in most situations it's just not worth the risk for a burglar to break into a house that has or might have an alarm, when there'll always be another house a few doors down that they know is unprotected. Beauty Advent calendars are significantly pricier than chocolate ones, but they've become increasingly popular in the last few years as a way of bagging beauty products at a fraction of the normal cost. They often sell out early, but can also be heavily discounted later if they don't, so here's a round-up of some of the best I’ve seen. Tesco Mobile is to start charging new and recently joining pay-monthly customers to use their mobiles in Europe from 2024.

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Superdrug adds new 'VIP Rewards' offers to its existing loyalty scheme – here's what you need to know