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Several of the world’s biggest carmakers lobbied the UK government to try to weaken or delay rules to accelerate electric car sales and cut Britain’s carbon emissions. more

Starting on Monday 1 January 2024, so-called "digital platforms" now have to collect extra information about sellers, including – crucially – how many sales you've made and how much income you've generated. more

Supermarkets experienced their busiest Christmas period since 2019, boosted by promotions, new research suggests. Customers made 488 million grocery trips in the four weeks to 24 December, according to research firm Kantar.more

The French authorities want to oblige sellers and producers to inform consumers that, despite the same price, the quantity of a given product has decreased, reported Just Food.more

Discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl have both reported "record" Christmas trading as shoppers looked to cut the cost of their celebrations. more

UK supermarkets have been banned from selling certain items after calls on the Government from Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. more

Tesco has started packaging its pocket tissues in recyclable paper to save almost 35 tonnes of new soft plastic being created each year. The UK’s biggest supermarket said the change to its own-brand pocket tissue multipacks would save more than 55 million pieces of soft plastic.more

Another type of cheese has been urgently recalled due to fears of possible E. coli contamination. Health chiefs have urged people not to eat the No.1 Kirkham’s Lancashire product, made using raw cow’s milk and sold at Waitrose.more

UK sales of vinyl LPs have hit their highest level since 1990 as the revival of the physical music market continues. Sales rose by 11.7% to 5.9 million units, increasing for the 16th year in a row, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) trade group.more

The Dutch are dissatisfied with this year's Christmas gifts from their employers and are selling them en masse on online platforms, reports the daily newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.more

Winemakers question plan as government champions Brexit ‘freedom’ to allow old-fashioned size.more

A food price war in Green Island supermarkets is benefiting families struggling financially over the holidays, the Irish press reports. However, there are also critical voices that this type of fierce competition also has a negative side, especially for farmers and food producers.more

A quarter of pet owners have concerns about potential over-treatment of their animals by vets amid concerns around unclear pricing, a Which? survey has found. more

UK shops are gearing up for a busy period as Christmas approaches, despite a recent survey which revealed half of Brits are planning to spend less on food and presents, and more than one in three planned to shop earlier to spread the costs. more

Christmas shoppers ordering cheap gifts from Temu risk buying items made using forced labour, an MP has warned. The Chinese app, popular for its huge range of clothing, toys and gadgets at ultra low prices, was downloaded 19 million times in the UK in 2023. The company has addressed the allegations.more

The amount at which theft ceases to be a misdemeanor and becomes a crime increased in October this year. from PLN 500 to PLN 800. The Polish Association of Employers Ochrona claims that the new regulations may result in an increase in shoplifting, especially around Christmas.more

The new boss of Morrisons has delivered a stark warning to his workers that major changes are needed in order for the supermarket chain to survive.more

Oil company BP announced today that it is temporarily halting all oil shipments through the Red Sea due to recent attacks on ships by Huti rebels.more

A new version of Pictionary that pits artist against artificial intelligence and a pet “robo-dog” with a wagging tail are among the toys destined to appear on Christmas lists this year as retailers pray for better sales during the key festive trading period. more

Demand for at-home equipment jumps amid steep rise in cafe prices since pandemic.more

Brits are drinking and spending less on a night out, a new report has revealed, as conscious clubbers ditch the booze to protect their pockets and health. more

As usual, Poles will postpone pre-Christmas grocery shopping until the last minute. Nearly 33% will do it a week before Christmas. This is more than a year ago. In addition, over 21% of Poles will go on major grocery shopping just a few days before Christmas - showed a report by the analytical and research platform UCE RESEARCH and the BLIX Group entitled "Poles' shopping plans for Christmas".more

Apple’s new move, which will apply to iPhone 15 models and M2 Macs, comes against the backdrop of EU legislation requiring manufacturers to make things more repairable more

Cost of festive season is up almost a quarter in three years, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.more

Christmas is a time for giving, and it’s also a time for a little indulgence. As such, chocolate has become a particular staple over the holiday period.more