Analysis shows supermarket prices are 2% more expensive than a year ago, up from August’s 1.7%.

The FSA said it needed to learn ‘about these products and how they’re made, to make sure they’re safe to for consumers to eat’.

Total UK retail sales were up 2% on last September, above the 12-month average growth of 1.1%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

The ‘Buy Women Built’ aisle is thought to be the first of its kind offered by a major UK supermarket.

The number of complaints escalated to the Consumer Council for Water by households rose by almost a third in 2023-24.

The proposal aligns best practice with ‘Owen’s Law’, which wants food outlets to put all allergy information in writing at the point of ordering.

Footfall levels dropped by 3% across all retail destinations, likely exacerbated by flooding, according to MRI Software data.

The regulator has raised the cap from the current £1,568 for a typical dual fuel household in England, Scotland and Wales to £1,717 a year.

About 10 million people will lose the allowance this year.

Ofgem’s price cap has added 10% to the average household energy bill.

A toy baby with a lifelike weight costing £120 is the priciest toy on Hamleys list this year.

Sellers no longer have to pay fees on items except for cars, motorcycles and other vehicles.

Overall prices are now 0.6% cheaper than they were a year ago, down from August’s deflation of 0.3%, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

Prices are also forecast to fall slightly in both the second and third quarters of next year.

Ofgem’s price cap is rising by £149 from the current £1,568 a year for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales to £1,717.

The Government has been urged to rethink its plans to means test the payment in light of the energy price cap rising just as the colder months arrive.

The average household energy bill is to increase by £149 from Tuesday as Ofgem increases its price cap just as homes move into the winter months.

France-based Sorare is charged with providing facilities for gambling without holding an operating licence.

The watchdog said its findings laid bare the ‘dire state’ of customer service in the energy and broadband sectors.