Katie Grant
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UK supermarket selling 'best British beef' embroiled in food fraud investigation
The memory of the 2013 horsemeat scandal continues to loom large for suppliers and retailers who battled for years to regain consumers' trust on meat → Read More
Budget 2023: ‘I had to raise the price of a pint by 10% – pubs need Jeremy Hunt to cut beer duty to survive’
More Britons stand to lose their local pubs and customers will be subjected to further price rises if the Chancellor refuses to slash beer duty, businesses say → Read More
Growing trend for cut-price weddings sees couples swap champagne and steak for English wine and pies
The cost of living crisis and changing priorities for couples who postponed their wedding during the pandemic have seen suppliers noting a trend in brides and grooms scaling back their plans → Read More
Supermarket loyalty cards: How your data could be used against you, from derailing diets to police scrutiny
Retailers now hold years’ worth of detailed information about their customers, and law enforcement bodies have started to express interest in data about people they are investigating → Read More
King Charles’ Coronation at risk of being overshadowed by row over Prince Harry and Meghan attendance
The King has enlisted the Archbishop of Canterbury to broker a deal between Harry and his brother William, according to reports → Read More
Can’t afford the gym? How to get fit for free, from Couch to 5K and Joe Wicks to walking groups for parents
A poll found 10 per cent of adults in Great Britain had either cancelled or were considering cancelling a gym or other sports or exercise membership because of the cost (Photo: Getty) → Read More
UK recession: How jobs, mortgages, and more will be affected as forecasts worsen
Ultimately, more job losses will be on the cards and with further interest rate increases likely - and your mortgage could well rise again → Read More
Octopus named best UK energy supplier by customers, with Scottish Power and E.On the worst
Nearly nine in 10 Octopus customers said they would recommend their provider, while people with Shell were the least likely to do so → Read More
Lloyds Pharmacy closures: Decision to shut 237 Sainsbury's branches lays bare 'dire' state of UK pharmacies
The closures are 'the clearest possible sign of the dire situation facing community pharmacies in England as a result of insufficient Government funding' → Read More
Iceland pulls ‘half and half’ loaf after bread campaign group rises up against ‘wholemeal’ claims
The Real Bread Campaign argued Iceland's own-brand loaf cannot be advertised as wholemeal, whichever way you slice it → Read More
Supermarkets raised prices of 10,000 products right after Christmas
Price rises in January are not uncommon, but normally shoppers can expect to see only about half as many as there have been in recent weeks → Read More
Cake firm scraps butter and eggs in favour of vegan ingredients to avoid Brexit costs
The reformulated treats no longer require an export health certificate or veterinary inspection now that they contain vegetable oils in lieu of butter → Read More
NHS crisis: Thousands of pharmacies left out of pocket by DHSC on the brink of closure
Thousands of community pharmacies face financial ruin because they are increasingly being left out of pocket by the state for the drugs they dispense to their patients, a trade association has warned → Read More
Rail strikes: Restaurants and pubs urge Government to strike a deal and 'get the country moving again'
Trade association boss Kate Nicholls said rail strikes have had massive cumulative impacts on hospitality businesses (Photo: Roy Mehta/Photodisc/Getty Images) → Read More
Petrol prices: Forecourts ‘cashed in’ on Christmas train strikes in ‘fuel sales bonanza’, AA claims
The cost of filling a 55-litre car came to around £85 in London and the South East on Boxing Day, compared to just over £79.50 in Northern Ireland, according to AA figures → Read More
'It’s like he’s punishing me’: The renters trapped in freezing homes as landlords refuse to install insulation
Thousands of private tenants have watched their energy bills fly up while their landlords failed to make improvements, with many fearful of 'revenge evictions' if they speak up → Read More
Jeremy Clarkson and The Sun face backlash for publishing 'vile' Meghan Markle fantasy
'I hate her,' Clarkson rages in the piece. 'Not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level' → Read More
‘Powered by poo’: The project transforming human waste into energy for 20,000 homes in the North East
Tony Rutherford has made it his business to ensure sewage is converted into energy and fertiliser → Read More
Nicholas Rossi: Bizarre tale of US fugitive arrested in Glasgow hospital who faked death to escape rape trial
Covid-19 patient Nicolas Rossi claimed his name was Arthur Knight and that he was the victim of mistaken identity after medical staff matched his distinctive tattoos to those of a wanted man in images circulated by Interpol → Read More
British cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots will soon be harder to buy. Here's why
Vegetable growers are increasingly selling their land for equity and retiring early in greater numbers → Read More