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Sean Poulter - Consumer Affairs Editor

Daily Mail journalist for more than 30 years as News Reporter, Associate News Editor, Acting News Editor, Consumer Affairs Editor. More than 20 years covering consumer affairs, cost of living, energy prices, supermarkets, food safety, BSE, the foot and mouth crisis and farm animal welfare. Award-winning campaigns tackling plastic waste, pollution and litter. Awards: London Press Club Consumer Journalist of the Year; RSPCA 'Consumer Education'.

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Fancy some pasta chips or pesto eggs? Recipes posted on TikTok are a hit with young Britons as they turn to the social media app for cooking tips

25/10/21 11:59

The video clips, which come as part of the social media trend viewed by millions, include recipes such as whipped lemonade, pesto eggs, mozzarella doughnuts and feta pasta. The trend has been identified by the Waitrose Food and Drink report, which charts changing tastes and sales....read

Chocolate in Fortnum & Mason's luxurious Advent calendar is ranked among the worst tasting in consumer group's test
20/10/21 11:00
The taste test panel looked at the chocolate treats available from nine top-selling Advent calendars, ranging in price from £9.99 to £68.
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The 'terrifying' inflation battering the nation: MPs are warned of cost increases spreading across the economy with cafe and pub prices up 18%, supermarkets to follow and petrol up nearly 23%
19/10/21 09:09
Petrol prices have surged to a near-record high as Food and Drink Federation chief executive Ian Wright warned ministers to 'think seriously' about inflation which is running between 14 and 18 per cent.
Philips fears Christmas 'chips and ships' crisis: Tech giant warns of less choice for festive shoppers because of microchips shortage and delivery issues that could knock £170million from its global sales
19/10/21 12:29
Technology giant Philips warns the 'chips and ships' crisis threatens to knock £170million from its global sales in the run-up to Christmas. Meanwhile, UK logjams have been made worse by lorry shortage.
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Bolognese is off the menu at Pizza Express as restaurant chain is hit by problems affecting food supply chain from Italy
19/10/21 12:26
The food supply chain crisis has left Pizza Express without ingredients to make spaghetti bolognese. It follows problems with imports from Italy and disruption to deliveries.
Why Christmas costs are set to soar: Families face the crunch as rise in cost of Chinese imports, panic-buying and soaring cost of toys and food starts to bite on festive budget
14/10/21 09:15
Products leaving factories in China cost 10.7 per cent more last month compared with the same time last year. It is the highest rise in 26 years amid runaway energy and commodity prices.
Foreign butchers to save Boris's bacon: Ministers announce plan to allow 800 abattoir workers into the UK for six months to solve staffing shortage threatening Christmas dinners after farmers warned more than 100,000 animals face cull
14/10/21 10:24
They will be offered six-month emergency visas to avert a mass pig cull caused by a shortage of labour and market disruption, Environment Secretary George Eustice confirmed tonight.
Start buying your Christmas presents now! Retail leaders warn that toys and electrical goods could be in scarce supply this festive season as port logjams continue
13/10/21 09:15
Retail leaders say the shortage of HGV drivers to carry loads from docks around the coast is threatening festivities and the wider economy.
The Christmas gifts that are ALREADY sold out: PS5, Xbox X, iPhone 13 and Cocomelon doll are hard to find as eBay sellers hike prices in bid to make thousands out of supply crisis
13/10/21 12:38
Shoppers in Britain are already struggling to get their hands on the most sought-after Christmas presents, with the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and iPhone 13 all out of stock at most UK stores.
Yule face Christmas shortages this year: Shoppers could suffer 'disruption', empty shelves and rising prices as festive season approaches, retail experts warn
11/10/21 11:02
Shoppers face gaps on shelves at Christmas. At the same time, concerns triggered by the recent petrol crisis, soaring energy bills and the rising cost of living are sapping consumer confidence.
Now 4,500 pigs face cull within days: Bloodbath on nation's farms as thousands of swine are set to be killed and disposed of as staff shortage hits processing plants
10/10/21 11:55
Some 600 pigs were culled on farms last week, however this is now being dramatically stepped up with tens of thousands set to be slaughtered and incinerated.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is accused of 'making things up' by the TREASURY in astonishing row after he claimed in TV interview Rishi Sunak was planning bailout of firms hit by gas rises
10/10/21 11:44
In an extraordinary briefing war, the Treasury accused Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng of 'making things up' by claiming its departments were in talks about helping industry.
Factories and industrial plants are ALREADY slowing down production amid rocketing gas prices, industry boss warns amid growing calls for government support and fears for thousands of jobs
09/10/21 07:52
Thousands of British businesses need state-backed rescue measures to arrest declining production amid surging energy costs, the head of the Energy Intensive User Group warned.
Shutdown for winter: Paper industry boss warns it's 'very, very clear' that factories in ALL sectors across the country could close within weeks as gas prices continue to soar
08/10/21 04:48
Andrew Large, of the Confederation of Paper Industries, attended a meeting on Friday with Business Secretary and other representatives of energy intensive industries.
One in three shoppers are stocking up for the Christmas ALREADY as Boris Johnson hires ex-Tesco boss 'Drastic' Dave Lewis as 'supply crisis' tsar
08/10/21 10:40
Hundreds of thousands of panicked British shoppers have already booked in their delivery slots for the festive season amid fears of empty shelves as Christmas approaches.
Prepare for 'significant' rise in energy bills: Ofgem chief confirms price cap WILL go up and refuses to rule out increase to £2,000 for millions of households
08/10/21 09:01
The energy crisis has been blamed, in part, on a shortage of natural gas caused by Vladimir Putin allegedly 'choking' supplies to Europe.
Here comes your £2,000 energy bill: Soaring prices could push average annual charge through the barrier for the first time as Putin holds UK over a barrel and Britain braces for blackouts
07/10/21 09:01
The chief executive of UK Government office Ofgem - which sets the cap for consumers - warned that its level would have to 'adjust' in April next year following months of rising wholesale gas prices.
Boris Johnson set for visa U-turn for 5,000 foreign truck drivers but is it too little too late? Panic-buying gridlocks fuel stations through the night, tempers flare at the pumps and UK faces food shortages
24/09/21 09:01
It came as Boris Johnson prepared to U-turn on demands to change visa rules to offer visas to 5,000 foreign lorry drivers in a bid to tackle the shortage and stop the economy grinding to a halt.
Asda and Sainsbury's food distributor goes BUST leaving 1,000 workers unemployed amid HGV driver chaos with the Government urged to bring in the ARMY to drive petrol trucks and retailers warning that shortages could decimate Christmas dinner
24/09/21 07:12
The company had a number of major contracts for supermarkets and employed around 1,000 workers in warehousing and HGV driving roles and adds to concerns of severe food shortages.
Rescuing failed energy firms' customers means every household faces a levy on bills, Business Secretary indicates
23/09/21 09:35
The wholesale price of gas has risen six-fold in a year, meaning most energy companies are now making a loss on every customer on their books.
Britain's winter of woe: Millions face energy bill increases of up to £400 - as ministers consider slapping windfall tax on fat-cat firms profiteering from gas price rise crisis
22/09/21 09:18
Millions of families face paying more than £400 extra as the ongoing crisis causes further suppliers to collapse.
Ministers strike stopgap CO2 deal to keep shelves stocked: Taxpayers will fund multi-million pound operating costs of US fertiliser firm to fire up just ONE of its two UK plants as soon as TODAY (but only for THREE WEEKS)
21/09/21 10:05
Soaring gas prices have left energy companies struggling and led to two US-owned fertiliser manufacturing plants shutting down because they cannot operate at a profit.
Fresh meat supply will be slashed within days: Production is set to be scaled back as energy crisis hits supply chain
20/09/21 09:37
Chicken and pork could vanish from supermarket shelves as the energy crisis hits key elements of the supply chain, while the number of Christmas turkeys available is set to be down drastically
Drinks giants are warned not to claim 'alcoholic water' is healthy or a diet option as 'hard seltzer' sales boom in Britain following popularity in the US
17/09/21 10:11
The craze for these 'hard seltzers' has come from the US and British drinks brands and supermarkets have created their own versions, which are designed to appeal to women (file photo).
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Compare the Market FREEZES its energy price comparison service after 'unprecedented' 60% rises in wholesale costs leaves only a handful of options left for consumers
17/09/21 07:44
EXCLUSIVE: Families in Britain are facing a punishing hike of as much as £280 in annual energy bills amid a surge of more than 60 per cent in the wholesale cost of gas and electricity.
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Primark pledges to slash 'fast fashion' waste: High Street store bosses vow to produce clothes that are more eco-friendly following backlash against cheap T-shirts and dresses
16/09/21 12:08
Primark has pledged to ensure all its clothes across its UK stores are made using recycled or more sustainable materials by 2030.
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A 'monstrosity' at risk from terror attack: Villagers react with horror at proposals to flood 'huge area of good farming land' in Oxfordshire for reservoir to serve London with drinking water
15/09/21 07:07
The size of the Oxfordshire site has not been confirmed, but one of the original plans suggested it would cover the equivalent of 2,500 football pitches.
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Swathes of countryside to be flooded to prepare for climate change: Water firms unveil plans to build three vast reservoirs that can hold as much as 100,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools to stop taps running dry
15/09/21 10:12
The biggest of the three reservoirs is set to be in Oxfordshire, south of Abingdon, which would serve London and the Midlands - and two others will be in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.
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Banks are accused of abandoning victims of fraud when they try to claw back the money they have lost
14/09/21 11:00
The cost of UK scams in which victims were tricked into transferring money to a fraudster soared to £479million in 2020.
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Britain's reservoir revolution: Water firms launch £500million plan to build up huge supplies to prevent taps from running dry as climate change advances
14/09/21 09:01
The industry regulator, Ofwat, has set aside £500million to allow water companies explore a series of schemes to help maintain supplies in future decades amid climate change concerns.
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Plan for Christmas now! Families are warned to shop for festive gifts early amid fears of a toy shortage as Covid effect on shipping threatens to hit supplies
14/09/21 12:06
Perhaps to get parents in the mood for an early spree, grocers are selling mince pies - more than three months before Christmas.
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Co-op mince pies on sale NOW: Festive treats are put on shelves three months early after pleas from customers wanting a 'more normal' Christmas
13/09/21 01:46
The Central England Co-op says shoppers are already keen on buying festive foods and so they have answered the call by putting festive products on shelves now.
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Has Covid accelerated the death of cash? One in five Britons say they have been blocked from using notes and coins since lockdowns ended
10/09/21 11:00
Many British firms asked customers to use cards and mobile apps at the height of the crisis, saying that avoiding handling notes and coins would limit the spread of Covid.
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Broadband gripes hit a three-year high in lockdown as official figures show complaints surged when workers and students needed a reliable internet connection most
07/09/21 12:26
Regulator Ofcom said the average number of complaints it received across all broadband services rose from 16 per 100,000 customers in 2020 to 19 in the first three months of this year.
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Coming soon... the 'McPlant' burger! Meat-free McDonald's sandwich could be next big hit among fast-food fans
06/09/21 11:32
A plant-based burger at McDonald's called the McPlant will soon be released. It was produced under a partnership with the US firm Beyond Meat.
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Why it's best to go west for peace and tranquility: Two locations in Wiltshire top list of best countryside places for escaping the madding crowd
29/08/21 11:05
Consumer champion Which? questioned 2,000 of its members in its search for the top spots. Avebury and Castle Combe - both in Wiltshire - have topped a list of the best countryside villages.
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Shoppers could face paying MORE for food if lorry drivers are handed 'substantial' pay rises by firms trying to plug shortfall of 100,000 drivers, supermarkets and hauliers warn
26/08/21 07:01
Bosses at the Road Haulage Association said the pay rises offered by firms in need of new drivers could force supermarket bosses to pass the costs on to British customers.
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The soaring cost of staycations: Families face paying hundreds more for breaks in the UK than abroad as price soars by up to 89% during pandemic
25/08/21 09:39
Typically, trips to British destinations currently cost much more than travelling to popular European resorts destinations - such as Italy, Spain, France - even when the airfare is factored in, Which? says.
Now delivery driver shortage is a threat to school dinners: Caterers are warned to stock up on food amid fears they could be caught in crisis that may also hit Christmas
25/08/21 12:00
Deliveries of milk and fresh produce to supermarkets and corner shops have been disrupted, while supplies of canned and bottled drinks are rationed amid a delivery driver shortage.
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Dozens of weight loss supplements sold on eBay and Wish contain 'dangerous' stimulants that can lead to strokes and heart attacks, UK watchdog warns
24/08/21 11:01
The products contain yohimbine and synephrine that are said to have 'considerable potential to cause harm if used without medical supervision or advice', the Uk consumer watchdog Which? found.
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McDonald's runs out of milkshakes nationwide as Brexit-fuelled delivery driver shortage bites
24/08/21 01:13
McDonald's became the latest restaurant chain in the UK to be hit by supply shortages yesterday with no milkshakes or bottled drinks available in any of its outlets.
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Thousands of cats are hit by deadly disease linked to PET FOOD: At least 330 beloved moggies are feared to have fallen ill or died with rare blood illness linked to premium food brands... and lawyers in legal action fear there could be many more victims
04/08/21 09:46
At least 330 cats have died in the UK, according to Royal Veterinary College figures - but the true number is likely to much higher.
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Wish you were fair! Consumer group draws up red list of holiday firms that cannot be relied upon to offer flexible bookings and quick refunds amid Covid travel chaos
03/08/21 11:01
Which? created the list of 22 travel firms including industry giants such as Lastminute.com, Love Holidays and Teletext by comparing policies of more than 80 UK package holiday providers.
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Motorists 'cannot afford to go electric': Upfront cost of buying eco-cars risks putting drivers off from switching to zero-emission vehicles, consumer group warns
02/08/21 12:44
The UK Government will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030. But due to their upfront costs, Which? found electric cars are more expensive to own over a three-year period.
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Two days in the office 'will be the new normal': Working from home for three days a week will replace traditional set-up after Covid lockdowns
02/08/21 12:40
YouGov found just one in five UK bosses will require all staff to come in five days a week after the pandemic.
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The devastating cost of lockdowns: Spectre of ghost shopping malls haunts Britain as one in FIVE stores is forced to close
30/07/21 12:14
The situation is so bad that up to 70 shopping centres in the UK face demolition or being repurposed as offices, entertainment venues and housing.
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Plastic sandwich packs... to go! Supermarkets chains are to trial paper-based packaging for takeaway lunches in recycling boost
28/07/21 12:35
Sainsbury's, Aldi and the Coop will now use packs which are 100 per cent paper-based and recyclable, after 18 months of research with flexible packaging manufacturer ProAmpac.
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Why wait three more weeks to end hell of pingdemic? Calls to scrap scheme grow as even Government health chiefs say daily Covid testing is as good as isolation
27/07/21 09:02
The Department of Health itself yesterday pointed to research which found daily contact testing was just as good at controlling transmission as the current isolation policy.
Let's give pingdemic the boot: Boss of High Street chemist Boots calls for scheme to be scrapped as he reveals one in five stores now have half the usual staff
26/07/21 09:19
Boots boss Sebastian James has issued an impassioned plea to the Government for action to halt the 'pingdemic' that is wreaking havoc on his business and the economy.
Hidden cost of working from home: Big brands' printer ink is more pricey per drop than Chanel No 5 and fine champagne with a pint costing £1,300
22/07/21 11:06
The consumer champion said Epson sells a set of colour inks for its WF-7210DTW printer for £75.49 - equivalent to £2,410 a litre or £1,369 a pint.
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Pingdemic paralysis: Food chains, police and railway signalling staff are dragged into the crisis caused by self-isolation rules
22/07/21 09:25
Pret a Manger, Nando's, Greggs and McDonald's are all suffering extra staffing problems and have joined the growing number of national employers dragged into the pingdemic crisis.
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Top firms demand an end to ping peril: Businesses such as Heathrow, Iceland, Wetherspoon and Pret a Manger join calls to stop double-jabbed isolating
22/07/21 09:14
Business leaders are getting behind the Mail's letter to the UK Prime Minister, urging him to bring forward plans to alter rules on August 16 for exemption of people who are double-jabbed.
As Freedom Day dawns businesses and MPs demand end to pingdemic chaos that's keeping Britain closed: PM is forced into humiliating U-turn on bid to dodge quarantine and hands NHS workers a get out of jail free card
18/07/21 09:00
It is estimated around 1.7million people are still self-isolating after being 'pinged' by the NHS Covid app or contacted by Test and Trace as pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to end the farce.
What freedom day? Mask mess goes on as supermarkets, police, NHS and trains and buses retain measures
15/07/21 09:54
Britain's biggest retailers, say safeguards will remain in place, and police officers and the NHS will continue to use face masks and social distancing for staff and patients as a safety measure.
Great train fare robbery: As airlines cut fares, rail trips will cost staycationers up to three times more than flying
13/07/21 09:55
Four in five long journeys in the UK cost more by train than by plane - by nearly three times the price in some cases. The huge differences were revealed amid a boom in staycations this year.
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Which? reveals the best and worst UK holiday cottage firms, with Rural Retreats and The Landmark Trust at the top of the ranking and Sykes and Hoseasons at the bottom
08/07/21 11:01
Which? surveyed members to assess their experience with the major holiday cottage providers in terms of customer service, value for money and the quality of the accommodation.
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Football fans could drink pubs dry while watching England this weekend amid fears national driver shortage will hit booze supplies
02/07/21 10:57
Celebrating football fans risk drinking pubs and stores dry this weekend because of possible beer shortages.
Three in five get scam delivery texts: Crooks are bombarding Britons with phone messages pretending to be from mail firms... and demanding bank details to complete 'deliveries'
29/06/21 01:02
Conmen are exploiting the fact that millions of Britons have switched to online shopping, making them reliant on home deliveries. A survey by Which? found as many as 61 per cent had received a fake text.
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Pigs-in-blankets crisis! Post-Brexit shortage of workers threatens supply of festive favourite as food industry bosses call for urgent action to protect supplies
18/06/21 12:40
A severe shortage of workers from Europe, who have been driven away by a combination of Brexit and Covid-19, is threatening the supply of festive pigs in blankets
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Meal delivery apps 'push up price by 44%': Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat can send cost soaring, consumer group says
16/06/21 11:00
Prices are driven up because of the fee restaurants must pay to the major delivery firms Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat.
Click your own! With row of eggs, milk and cooking oil in display cases, this farm shop is one big vending machine
16/06/21 10:19
The concept of vending machine shopping is popular in the Far East. Now Betty's Farm is bringing it to the UK - by using redundant space in a chicken shed in Derbyshire.
Veg packers' pay rockets to £20 an hour: Farm workers see wages soar by 60 per cent amid dire labour shortage caused by Brexit and Covid
15/06/21 12:44
Coronavirus and Brexit have been blamed for driving away thousands of foreign pickers and packers while not enough Britons apply for the jobs.
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Army 'must help get food to shops': Lorry driver shortage after Brexit and Covid sparks calls for military to be put on standby to deliver groceries
13/06/21 11:57
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) says the situation has reached crisis point, leading to bare shelves and a risk of empty plates (file photo).
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Halogen bulbs are AXED in latest eco drive: Ban could slash our carbon emissions by 1.26million tons a year with switch to 'green' LED alternatives
08/06/21 11:40
The move will reduce the UK's CO2 emissions by 1.26million tons a year, equivalent to removing 500,000 cars from the roads, it is claimed.
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TV ad for electric cleaner is banned for showing 'harmful gender stereotypes' of women cleaning
08/06/21 11:01
A television advert for the JML Hurricane Spin Scrubber, which depicted several women using the cleaning tool around the home, has been banned for 'perpetuating harmful gender stereotypes'.
A ready meal solution! Trays and other supermarket packaging will use plastic saved from the sea
08/06/21 01:03
Waitrose is the first UK supermarket to use Prevented Ocean Plastic in 71 of its ready meals and packaging - which could save more than 100 tons of plastic from ending up in the ocean.
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Freedom day 'is set to be delayed a fortnight' as ministers say they 'rule nothing out' after 'downbeat' briefing from Chris Whitty about surging cases - despite vaccines limiting deaths
07/06/21 09:56
The June 21 milestone could be pushed back to allow all over-50s to be fully vaccinated and give time for the jabs to take effect.
Shed alert! Prices for finished huts will soar 40% as the cost of wood doubles amid a surge in Americans snapping up timber during home-building boom
04/06/21 09:00
One leading manufacturer has stopped making basic garden sheds because the market is so volatile. Another warned that UK prices are likely to be at least 40 per cent higher this year.
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Food costs are still going down... but experts warn that price hikes are on the horizon over Brexit red-tape and rising shipping costs
01/06/21 11:00
Food prices continued to fall by 0.3 per cent in May compared to the same month last year. And there was an annual fall of 0.6 per cent in April, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium.
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Nestlé says 60% of its brands are unhealthy despite slashing salt and sugar levels
01/06/21 01:00
The admission from Nestlé, the food giant behind well-known brands such as KitKat, Nesquik, Quality Street and Cheerios, comes despite its adoption of the slogan 'Good Food, Good Life'.
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Ketchup's coming home! Heinz forks out £140m to make sauce in UK again after 20 years of production in the Netherlands
31/05/21 11:01
In a huge boost for post-Brexit Britain, ketchup is coming home after being produced in the Netherlands for 20 years. Kraft Heinz will also return to making salad cream and mayonnaise here.
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Shop bosses bid to kill off paper receipts and switch to electronic alternatives in new eco drive
21/05/21 12:27
Holland & Barrett, River Island and Dunelm are the first chains to sign up to the 'Beat the Receipt campaign'. Currently, around 30million receipts are printed daily with most thrown away.
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Rihanna's lipstick beats pricey rivals in staying power test as experts find it doesn't need touching up... even after you've been wearing a face mask
17/05/21 11:01
She has already proven her staying power with a string of Number One hits. And Rihanna is set to remain at the top of the charts - only this time thanks to her lipstick.
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Travel firms are warned to avoid a repeat of the refund fiasco if new Covid variants cause summer holidays to be cancelled
13/05/21 10:15
Many firms failed to pay proper refunds within the legally required 14 days after overseas travel was banned by the Government last year.
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Forget Carry on Camping: Caravans are enjoying a revival in the UK and these days they offer all the comfort of a luxury hotel suite
10/05/21 02:57
The caravan is enjoying a revival in the UK with sales in March alone up by some 125 per cent on the same month last year. Today, the vehicles offer everything from wine coolers to deep-pile carpets.
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Almost £40bn of goods is abandoned at virtual tills every month as online shoppers fill their baskets and then change their minds
05/05/21 11:39
The main reasons for giving up before hitting the pay button include high delivery costs and lengthy authentication processes on websites.
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Revealed: When Which? quizzed package holiday providers on future bookings - some suggested they will break the law on refunds again
04/05/21 11:01
Leading operators are failing to give UK travellers desperate for a sunshine break accurate information on their refund and cancellation rights, according to an investigation by Which?
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House-to-house conmen raked in MILLIONS during lockdown by targeting vulnerable people at home, consumer group reveals
04/05/21 12:59
William Grayson, 81, of Weston-super-Mare, lost £200 to two crooks who claimed to be volunteers from a 'Covid support group' and offered to do errands while he was shielding (stock image).
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Croquet is OK! Sport proves a hit with teenagers and students during the pandemic as clubs see double the number of new members signing up for beginners courses
30/04/21 11:01
For while traditionally most players are over 50, these recruits include Brownie groups, teenagers and students, while both men and women are competing on an equal footing.
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Britain's seaside spots ranked by Which?: Bamburgh is No1 followed by Tynemouth and Dartmouth - and 'stuck in the past' Skegness is bottom (again)
29/04/21 11:01
Bamburgh, in Northumberland, with its vast sandy beach and castle view, has been named the country's best-loved coastal destination in a survey of Which? members.

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