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Oasis and Ticketmaster should refund fans hit by inflated prices, says consumer group Which?

Fans were shocked by price of standard tickets for reunion tour more than doubling from £148 to £355 on Ticketmaster

Evening Standard

Revealed: the touts offering Oasis tickets for thousands on resale sites

Exclusive: ‘Secondary’ ticket platforms have thousands of tickets on sale, listed by seasoned touts or ‘sneaker kids’, based in the UK or overseas

The Guardian - UK

Google using anti-competitive tactics in UK ad market, claims watchdog

CMA says tech company has ‘abused its dominant position’ to the detriment of publishers and advertisers

The Guardian - UK

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British company deliberately hiked price of life-saving drug, court rules

The NHS was forced to spend over £80m a year on hydrocortisone tablets after the price was rigged

The Independent UK

UK Regulators Accuse Google Of Anti-Competitive Ad Practices

Google under scrutiny in the U.K. for alleged anti-competitive practices in digital advertising market.

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Process fee, service fee, delivery fee … Who wouldn’t pay to see Ticketmaster rinsed by the regulator?

After the Oasis ticket debacle, this much is clear: the ‘fan experience’ is an excuse to be exploited while having to look grateful, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Google 'Anti-competitive' Over Online Ad Tech: UK

US tech titan Google employs "anti-competitive practices" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long investigation.

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Liam Gallagher tells Oasis fan to 'shut up' as singer hits out at reunion tour ticketing backlash

Rocker says fans should be grateful the band has reunited in social media rant

Evening Standard

The UK Government is to investigate Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket sales

The news comes in the wake of fan fury over Ticketmaster's 'dynamic ticketing' policy

Louder

UK To Probe Ticketmaster Over Oasis Ticket Prices

The UK's competition watchdog said Thursday it has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over how it handled ticket sales for next year's sold-out Oasis reunion tour.

International Business Times

Ticketmaster's pricing for Oasis tickets is under investigation in the UK

The U.K.’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the way tickets were sold for next year’s reunion concerts from iconic 1990s Britpop band Oasis

The Independent UK

Watchdog launches investigation into Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket sales

The investigation will consider whether Ticketmaster had engaged in unfair commercial practices,

The Independent UK

Watchdog to investigate Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket sales

Competition and Markets Authority to look at how ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used to increase prices

The Guardian - UK

Competition watchdog launches investigation into Oasis ticket fiasco

Ticketmaster controversial use of “dynamic pricing” will come under the CMA spotlight

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Barratt profits plunge 75% as number of houses built slumps

Cost of living crisis, higher mortgage rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on housing market in past year

Windows Central

Microsoft claims Apple's stringent guidelines are barring cloud gaming services from the App Store: "Apple’s IAP commission fee is set at a level that is neither economically sustainable nor justifiable"

Apple's new guidelines for its App Store still feature several roadblocks, preventing Microsoft from running its Cloud Gaming app on iOS, including the in-app purchase (IAP) and more.

GoodToKnow

Does your school have strict uniform rules? They may be breaking the law, claims Keir Starmer

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that strict school uniform rules could limit the choice of parents and carers

TechRadar

Is AI the next frontier of cloud vendor lock-in?

The cloud ethos of flexibility and collaboration should extend to AI usage, allowing organizations to move data between clouds as needed.

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Apple comes out of UK CMA probe over WebKit safe, but it looks like things might not be over

Apple has come out of a probe by the UK's CMA over WebKit and Xbox Cloud Gaming policies safe, but it looks like things might now be over just yet.

The Independent UK

The big chains using loyalty card discounts for ‘rip-off’ prices revealed by Which?

UK retailers have been accused of ‘two-tier pricing’ as the biggest offenders are named

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on striking vets: standing up for all creatures great and small

Editorial: The corporate takeover of veterinary practices has been underregulated. Low pay and high charges need addressing

The Guardian - UK

Barratt pushes ahead with takeover of Redrow despite watchdog’s concerns

UK’s largest housebuilder will waive conditions put on £2.5bn deal, set to be completed this week, from CMA

The Guardian - UK

Baby formula ad rules contribute to high costs for parents, UK regulator says

Investigation shows restrictions on makers from promoting price reductions softens competition

The Independent UK

Monzo rated as Britain’s top bank in survey of 36,000 people

The Competition and Markets Authority has published the findings of its latest survey.

TechRadar

HPE's multi-billion dollar Juniper takeover deal wins even more approval

UK CMA investigation finds no opposition, clears HPE-Juniper deal.

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