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Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV
By Michael Savage Media editor
Culture secretary’s move paves way for deeper scrutiny of deal that would create UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster
#Sky #ITV #LisaNandy #Mediabusiness #Televisionindustry #Publicservicebroadcasting #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Ofcom #Media #UKnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor
Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/15/lisa-nandy-culture-secretary-intervene-sky-purchase-itv #Sky #Itv #LisaNandy #MediaBusiness #TelevisionIndustry #PublicServiceBroadcasting #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Ofcom #Media #UkNews
https://www.europesays.com/ie/733885/ Heating oil market to be better regulated under plans to help households – The Irish News #Business #city #CMA #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Consumer #CostOfLiving #DepartmentForEnergyAndNetZero #Economy #Éire #Energy #HeatingOil #IE #Ireland #politics #UK
HEATING OIL: Prices are back above the spring peak as winter starts, and suppliers are to be regulated for the first time
Homes that heat with oil, which means much of rural Carmarthenshire, Gower, the valleys and Pembrokeshire, are to get a regulator for the first time.
The UK Government said on Tuesday it will accept the Competition and Markets Authority’s call for rules covering heating oil suppliers, after a spring in which the price in Wales rose from 64p a litre in February to 106p in March.
That is a rise of two thirds in a month, by the CMA’s figures. Prices eased over the summer, but comparison sites put the UK average back above 120p a litre with VAT by mid-September, and it was around 121p on Tuesday.
Around 100,000 Welsh households, 7% of the total, rely on heating oil, according to Senedd researchers. Unlike gas and electricity it has no price cap, no regulator and no ombudsman.
Orders cancelled, then re-sold at the higher price
The spike followed the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East. Some suppliers cancelled orders already placed, then sold the oil again at the new price, the CMA found.
The CMA found around 1,700 customers caught that way, and estimated they paid £150 to £350 more for replacement oil than they had agreed.
Those suppliers have now agreed to pay up, the CMA said in August. Customers who bought replacement oil get the difference refunded, and those who did not get their original order at the original price.
Around 800 customers had been contacted by then, and the CMA says the rest will be. Nobody needs to apply, but anyone claiming for a replacement order should keep the receipt and delivery note.
Sarah Cardell, the CMA’s chief executive, said: “Heating oil isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity that many people rely on to have hot water and warm homes.”
What the new rules would cover, and the 500-litre minimum
Across Britain a typical 500-litre order went from about £320 in February to about £520 in March, the CMA said.
The CMA’s market study in July found the market generally competitive, with the price rise driven mostly by wholesale costs, and no evidence suppliers made unusual profits from the crisis.
Its recommendation, now accepted, is for suppliers to register and meet minimum standards on quoting prices, handling cancellations and giving customers access to independent dispute resolution.
Ministers say they will work with the industry on the regime, and in the meantime the voluntary codes of conduct suppliers sign up to will be strengthened. No date has been given for the rules.
The practice of setting a minimum order of 500 litres, which forces some households to buy more than they need in one go, is to be reviewed.
Domestic tanks typically hold 1,000 to 2,000 litres, so a 500-litre minimum is a quarter to half a tank at a time.
Polly Billington, the Minister for Energy Consumers, said thousands of customers “felt they had nowhere to turn when they paid the price of rising oil and gas costs earlier this year”.
She added: “We won’t accept that. Energy is an essential good and people should not have to think twice about whether they’re protected in the market.”
No price cap, and prices still close to double last year’s
What the plan does not do is cap the price. The charity National Energy Action has called for the Ofgem price cap to be extended to heating oil, and there is no sign of the government proposing that.
Prices remain close to double what they were a year ago, and one customer told the BBC this week he had been quoted 111p a litre.
The latest climb is driven by the same thing as the spring one. Tankers are still barely getting through the Strait of Hormuz, global stocks are down by more than 500 million barrels since February according to the International Energy Agency, and refiners are prioritising diesel, fuel distributors say.
Tim Buckman, chief executive of the comparison site BoilerJuice, told the BBC that regulation on its own “is not going to reduce the price for customers”, and that taking VAT off heating oil would.
£53m of help, and the £9,000 to get off oil altogether
The government put £53m into emergency help for low-income heating oil customers during the spike, paid out through councils, which set their own rules on who qualifies. Wales’s share was announced in March as £3.8m, at a time when rural homes were also being warned about thieves draining tanks.
In Wales that became a £200 payment for households on the Council Tax Reduction Scheme who heat with oil or LPG, and a higher Discretionary Assistance Fund limit of £750 for others in hardship, according to a Senedd Research briefing in May. The Welsh Government‘s Nest service gives free energy advice.
Households on oil can also claim £9,000 off a heat pump under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, a grant raised from £7,500 in July and available until March next year.
Applications hit a record 8,150 in July, up 81% on June, according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. In August, 1,042 of the grants paid out were the £9,000 oil-to-heat-pump rate, a third of the month’s total.
One of them went to Anne, who replaced the oil boiler in her off-grid Victorian cottage in Wales. “When the price of oil suddenly doubled, I thought, ‘Well, this is just bonkers,'” she said.
The CMA also recommended a register of vulnerable households so suppliers know who to prioritise when deliveries are short.
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HEAT PUMP GRANT: Welsh homes on heating oil offered £9,000 to switch, as oil prices bite
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RURAL CRIME WAVE: Warning as ‘oil thieves’ target Welsh homes amid price spike
The March alert, and the £3.8m of emergency help for Wales.
ENERGY BILLS: VAT scrapped from electricity, but you’ll still pay more
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Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/08/supermarket-shakeup-big-brands-ripe-merger #Supermarkets #Asda #Business #RetailIndustry #Morrisons #Aldi #MergersAndAcquisitions #UkNews #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Regulators #Tesco #Amazon #JSainsbury #PrivateEquity
Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade
By Sarah Butler
Talks between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have set industry tongues wagging, with analysts saying the market is ripe for change
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/08/supermarket-shakeup-big-brands-ripe-merger
#Supermarkets #Asda #Business #Retailindustry #Morrisons #Aldi #Mergersandacquisitions #UKnews #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Regulators #Tesco #Amazon #JSainsbury #Privateequity #TheGuardian #SarahButler
UK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Maps
By Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
Move expected to make pump pricing more transparent and encourage competition after diesel hits record £2 a litre
#Petrolprices #GoogleMaps #Motoring #Money #Technology #Business #UKnews #Google #Mappingtechnologies #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Regulators #Locationbasedservices #TheGuardian #JillianAmbroseEnergycorrespondent
UK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Maps https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/08/uk-drivers-live-petrol-diesel-prices-google-maps-pump-pricing #PetrolPrices #GoogleMaps #Motoring #Money #Technology #Business #UkNews #Google #MappingTechnologies #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Regulators #LocationBasedServices
Morrisons is not a must-do deal for Sainsbury’s
By Nils Pratley
Odds are good the CMA would approve of a supermarket merger. But does Sainsbury’s need Morrisons?
#JSainsbury #Morrisons #Business #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Mergersandacquisitions #UKnews #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Regulators #TheGuardian #NilsPratley
E.On’s Ovo takeover given green light to create Britain’s largest energy supplier
Britain’s largest electricity provider is set to be created after regulators approved German firm E.On‘s takeover of a…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #competitionwatchdog #energyproviders #Ovo #StephenFitzpatrick
https://www.europesays.com/britain/135221/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/135221/ E.On’s Ovo takeover given green light to create Britain’s largest energy supplier #Britain #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #CompetitionWatchdog #EnergyProviders #Ovo #StephenFitzpatrick
E.On’s Ovo takeover given green light to create Britain’s largest energy supplier
Britain’s largest electricity provider is set to be created after regulators approved German firm E.On‘s takeover of a…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #E.ON #competitionandmarketsauthority #competitionwatchdog #E.ONSE #energyproviders #Ovo #StephenFitzpatrick
https://www.europesays.com/germany/101483/
Aldi Pledges Record £900 Million UK Investment, Slams Rival Loyalty Pricing — BigGo Finance
Aldi is committing a record £900 million (approximately $1.2 billion) to its British operations in 2027, accelerating a…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Aldi #Asda #BritishRetailConsortium #competitionandmarketsauthority #GilesHurley #Sainsbury's #Süd&Nord #Tesco #Worldpanel
https://www.europesays.com/germany/99841/
McCormick and Unilever’s $45B merger under investigation in UK
This story was originally published on Food Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #Unilever #antitrustlaw #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #competitionconcerns
https://www.europesays.com/britain/129502/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/129502/ McCormick and Unilever’s $45B merger under investigation in UK #AntitrustLaw #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #CompetitionConcerns #Unilever
UK regulators scrutinize $65B Unilever-McCormick food merger
The basics: Proposed deal would combine Unilever‘s food business and McCormick UK regulators open review of planned merger…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #Unilever #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #consumerpackagedgoods #FoodManufacturing #Hoboken #McCormick #merger #mergersandacquisitions
https://www.europesays.com/britain/126423/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/126423/ UK regulators scrutinize $65B Unilever-McCormick food merger #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #ConsumerPackagedGoods #FoodManufacturing #Hoboken #McCormick #merger #MergersAndAcquisitions #Unilever
Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
By Donna Ferguson
As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reduction
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/05/discount-deal-price-reduction-rules-uk-retailers
#Consumerrights #Advertising #Retailindustry #Business #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Regulators #Money #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson
Apple faces £2bn UK class action over app-tracking rules
Proposed class representative Ann Pope explains why she believes Apple’s privacy measure amounts to an abuse of dominance…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #AppTrackingTransparency #Apple #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #UKCompetitionAppealTribunal #UnitedKingdom
https://www.europesays.com/britain/116761/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/116761/ Apple faces £2bn UK class action over app-tracking rules #AppTrackingTransparency #Apple #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #UK #UKCompetitionAppealTribunal #UnitedKingdom
Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/30/pet-owners-private-equity-firms-vet-ownership-rules-change #Pets #VeterinaryMedicine #Animals #Regulators #UkNews #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #ConsumerAffairs #LifeAndStyle #PrivateEquity #Business
Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change
By Helena Horton
Critics say changes by CMA will allow multinationals to obscure their ownership of vet practices
#Pets #Veterinarymedicine #Animals #Regulators #UKnews #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #Lifeandstyle #Privateequity #Business #TheGuardian #HelenaHorton
All power to the UK competition watchdog’s war on ‘drip pricing’
By Nils Pratley
CMA on message with new PM’s planned purge of hidden fees and add-on charges
#CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #Consumerrights #AndyBurnham #Business #Money #Politics #Regulators #Railfares #TheGuardian #NilsPratley
Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School investigated over hidden ticket fees
By Lauren Almeida
UK competition watchdog investigation is part of broader clampdown on illegal ‘drip pricing’
#CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Business #Regulators #VirginAtlantic #Consumeraffairs #Money #Airlineindustry #UKnews #Railindustry #TheGuardian #LaurenAlmeida
Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School investigated over hidden ticket fees https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/19/trainline-virgin-atlantic-driving-school-investigated-hidden-ticket-fees #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Business #Regulators #VirginAtlantic #ConsumerAffairs #Money #AirlineIndustry #UkNews #RailIndustry
UK retailers too slow to pass on fuel price falls, watchdog says
By PA Media
Competition and Markets Authority raises concerns about ‘passive pricing strategies’ used by some petrol stations
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/uk-retailers-too-slow-pass-on-fuel-price-falls-cma
#CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Petrolprices #Money #Motoring #Business #Regulators #UKnews #TheGuardian #PAMedia
UK retailers too slow to pass on fuel price falls, watchdog says https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/uk-retailers-too-slow-pass-on-fuel-price-falls-cma #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #PetrolPrices #Money #Motoring #Business #Regulators #UkNews
Could a ‘land blocking’ rule change spell danger for Aldi and Lidl?
Thursday 13 August 2026 10:09 am Asda and Morrisons lost market share in recent years (Andrew M…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Aldi #Asda #Business #CMA #competitionandmarketsauthority(cma) #discountgrocer #grocer #groceries #grocers #Grocery #lidl #Morrisons #News #retail #Sainsbury's #Süd&Nord #supermarket #supermarketgiants #Supermarkets #Tesco #uksupermarket #uksupermarkets
https://www.europesays.com/germany/71623/
Aldi and Lidl supermarkets could face new store rules after 16 years
Aldi and Lidl could soon be covered by the same land agreement rules as the UK’s largest supermarket…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Aldi #competitionandmarketsauthority #lidl #Süd&Nord #supermarketchains
https://www.europesays.com/germany/68492/
Aldi and Lidl Face New CMA Land Agreement Rules
Aldi and Lidl should be covered by the same land agreement rules as the UK’s largest supermarkets to…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Aldi #competitionandmarketsauthority #controlledlandorder #groceriesmarketinvestigation #grocerymarket #lidl #Süd&Nord #uksupermarkets
https://www.europesays.com/germany/68401/
Paramount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros
By Michael Savage Media editor
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she will not intervene in £85bn deal after securing guarantees on Channel 5
#Mergersandacquisitions #ParamountPictures #WarnerBros #LisaNandy #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #USnews #Business #Media #Televisionindustry #Channel5 #Television #Filmindustry #ThenewsonTV #TVnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor
Paramount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/06/paramount-warner-bros-uk-approve-takeover-lisa-nandy #MergersAndAcquisitions #ParamountPictures #WarnerBros #LisaNandy #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #UsNews #Business #Media #TelevisionIndustry #Channel5 #Television #FilmIndustry #TheNewsOnTv #TvNews
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Cleared by UK Competition and Markets Authority
Regulators in the United Kingdom have cleared the pending $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. After formally launching…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Paramount #streamingservices #UnitedKingdom #WarnerBros.
https://www.europesays.com/britain/98545/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/98545/ Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Cleared by UK Competition and Markets Authority #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Paramount #StreamingServices #UK #UnitedKingdom #WarnerBros
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1133856/ Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Cleared by UK Competition and Markets Authority #Britain #Children’sProgramming #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #England #GreatBritain #NorthernIreland #Paramount+ #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WarnerBros
ITV hands shareholders £100m returns from £1.6bn Sky deal
Friday 31 July 2026 7:34 am Sky agreed a £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s Media and Entertainment business ITV…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/720880/
A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong
By Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong
The Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought in the US and UK. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She should
#Televisionindustry #Filmindustry #ParamountPictures #WarnerBros #LisaNandy #Television #Film #DiscoveryCommunications #Mergersandacquisitions #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Culture #UKnews #Politics #Media #Televisionradio #Worldnews #TheGuardian #BenedictCumberbatch #AlanCumming #BenedictWong
Heating oil customers to get up to £350 compensation for cancelled orders
By Zoe Wood
Watchdog says about 1,700 people were affected during a price surge triggered by the Middle East crisis
#Energybills #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Business #Consumerrights #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Householdbills #Oil #TheGuardian #ZoeWood
Heating oil customers to get up to £350 compensation for cancelled orders https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/15/heating-oil-customers-compensation-cancelled-orders-cma #EnergyBills #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Business #ConsumerRights #ConsumerAffairs #UkNews #HouseholdBills #Oil
UK ‘minded to’ intervene in Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/30/uk-intervene-paramount-takeover-warner-bros-discovery #MergersAndAcquisitions #Regulators #Ofcom #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #TelevisionIndustry #Media #Business #UkNews #UsNews #WorldNews #TvStreaming #Paramount #ParamountPictures #WarnerBros #TelevisionRadio #Film #Culture #LisaNandy #Politics
UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/30/uk-apple-google-mobile-app-stores-developers-payment-cma #TechnologySector #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Business #Apps #Apple #Google #Technology #UkNews #Regulators #Alphabet #MobilePhones #MobilePhones #Money
Sky makes £2bn spending pledge as it prepares takeover of ITV broadcasting arm https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/28/sky-makes-spending-pledge-as-it-prepares-takeover-of-itv-broadcasting-arm #MergersAndAcquisitions #Sky #Itv #Business #TelevisionIndustry #Comcast #Media #MediaBusiness #UkNews #Sky #Advertising #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Ofcom #CoronationStreet #LoveIsland #ImACelebrity
StubHub UK fined almost £900,000 over ‘hidden’ ticket fees https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/23/stubhub-uk-fined-ticket-fees-viagogo-cma-investigation #TicketPrices #ConsumerAffairs #Money #MusicIndustry #Business #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #UkNews
UK watchdog to look at Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/09/uk-watchdog-paramount-110bn-takeover-warner-bros-discover #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #ParamountPictures #WarnerBros #MediaBusiness #FilmIndustry #Business #Media #UkNews #UsNews #MergersAndAcquisitions #TelevisionIndustry
News Summary: UK Competition Authority Imposes New Publisher Controls over Google’s AI Search Summaries
I tend not to cover national legislation stories, but this week's opener is a bit of a milestone. It will be of direct relevance to many and sets a fascinating legal precedent that everyone will want to track. In a landmark move, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed the Publisher Conduct Requirement (CR), specifically aimed at Google and its use of AI summaries.
The post News Summary: UK Competition Authority Imposes New Publisher Controls over Google’s AI Search Summaries appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/uk-competition-authority-imposes-new-publisher-controls/
#AIsearch #CMA #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #contentattribution #generativeAI
What does the UK watchdog’s new Google AI results rule mean for publishers? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/what-does-uk-watchdog-new-google-ai-results-rule-means-publishers #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Google #Newspapers #UkNews #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business #Computing #Media #NewspapersMagazines #Regulators #Technology
BBC News | Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results
AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.
Online publishers in the UK can now opt out of having their articles shown in Google’s AI‑generated “Overviews” that appear at the top of search results, a new requirement announced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The move is intended to give news organisations and other content providers stronger bargaining power and ensure Google properly attributes their work with clear links, potentially leading to paid deals for the AI‑used material. The CMA said the rule, a “world‑first” aimed at fairer treatment and greater transparency, comes after many publishers reported a sharp drop in traffic when AI summaries displaced traditional search links, and it gives Google nine months to implement the changes, with some elements expected sooner.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c775pp26yz5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
UK media groups given power to opt out of Google AI search summaries https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/uk-media-groups-power-opt-out-google-ai-search-summaries #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Google #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business #Computing #Alphabet #Regulators #Technology #UkNews #Media
A Britain where people cannot afford to raise children? We see that risk, and won’t let it happen | Bridget Phillipson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/25/britain-children-billions-families-childcare-nurseries #EarlyYearsEducation #Childcare #Children #Money #Society #ParentsAndParenting #Welfare #Family #Politics #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #UkNews #BridgetPhillipson
Bridget Phillipson orders review of hidden childcare charges hitting parents https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/24/bridget-phillipson-orders-review-hidden-childcare-charges #Education #BridgetPhillipson #Politics #UkNews #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Ipso
AA driving schools ordered to refund 80,000 learner drivers over hidden fees https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/15/aa-driving-schools-refund-learner-drivers-hidden-lessons-fees #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Motoring #Business #Regulators #Money #UkNews #ConsumerAffairs
Five firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failings https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/27/five-firms-including-autotrader-and-just-eat-investigated-over-fake-review-failings #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Business #ConsumerAffairs #Regulators #UkNews #FoodDrinkIndustry #AutomotiveIndustry
UK vets face crackdown over fees as pet owners ‘left in the dark’ on bills https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/24/uk-vets-fees-pet-owners-bills-price-lists-prescription-fees #Business #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #ConsumerAffairs #Money #UkNews
Millions in England to pay higher water bills after suppliers appeal https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/10/england-higher-water-bills-anglian-southern-wessex-south-east #WaterBills #WaterIndustry #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Business #HouseholdBills #Money #UkNews
UK competition watchdog to review private dentistry market after prices rise by 23% https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/05/uk-competition-watchdog-to-review-private-dentistry-market-after-prices-rise #Dentists #England #Nhs #PrivateHealthcare #Health #HealthPolicy #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Regulators #UkNews
UK competition watchdog investigates hotel groups over alleged data sharing https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/02/uk-competition-watchdog-investigates-hilton-marriott-intercontinental-hotel-groups-alleged-data-sharing #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #IntercontinentalHotels #TravelLeisure #HospitalityIndustry #Hotels #Regulators #Business #Travel #UkNews
Apple and Google pledge not to discriminate against third-party apps https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/10/apple-google-third-party-apps-app-store #Apple #Google #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Regulators #Business #Technology #Apps #UkNews
UK veterinary sector reforms planned to tackle high costs of pet care https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jan/27/uk-vet-reforms-plans-tackle-high-costs-of-pet-care #ConsumerAffairs #Pets #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Business #Politics #UkNews
UK competition watchdog to investigate Kingsmill owner’s planned takeover of Hovis https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/08/uk-competition-watchdog-to-investigate-kingsmill-owners-planned-takeover-of-hovis #AssociatedBritishFoods #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Bread #MergersAndAcquisitions #UkNews #Business #FoodDrinkIndustry #Regulators
