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Millions of us will see energy bills rise from New Year鈥檚 Day when Ofgem鈥檚 new price cap come into effect. Fixed deals are few and far between, and none offer any big savings. Meanwhile, three million smart meters don鈥檛 work, and one think tank estimates that at its current pace, the Great British Insulation Scheme will take146 years to meet its target of upgrading 300,000 homes. We put these points to one of Ofgem鈥檚 director generals, Tim Jarvis to find out what he鈥檚 doing about them.

Student digs have rarely been luxurious, but at least used to be plentiful. Now, data from the rental listings website StuRents suggests that those at university are facing higher rent increases than other tenants and there is now an acute shortage of places to live next September. We meet two students at the sharp end to find out how they鈥檙e affected.

We spend more money on video games than we do on streaming subscriptions or going to the cinema. While it's still possible to play classics from the 80s and 90s, 9 out of 10 games bought today are digital only products that can be withdrawn at any time. We visit the National Videogame museum in Sheffield to find out what this means for the team there trying to preserve games for future generations.

Finally, a recent survey in the US found that nearly half of people aged between 18 and 29 plan to do at least some of their Christmas shopping on TikTok and Instagram. To what extent is that true here? We meet two people who sell gifts on social media to find out who鈥檚 buying what on these apps and why.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Julian Paszkiewicz