Official inquiry launched into Asda's £600m deal to buy the Co-op's petrol stations Asda is owned by the Lancashire-based billionaire Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital Birmingham Post · Jan 17, 2023
Families still being charged thousands in care home fees after relative’s death Bereaved billed up to month’s worth of care, despite UK competition regulator saying such charges are likely to be illegal The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023
UK petrol and diesel retailers accused of not passing on falling oil prices to drivers Already under scrutiny from competition watchdog, sector faces further calls to slash pump prices The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2023
Rail merger could increase train ticket fares, warns competition watchdog Hitachi is attempting to purchase a division of Thale but the CMA has warned that it could have a knock-on affected on ticket prices Wales Online · Dec 23, 2022
Poultry firm deal 'could mean higher costs for farmers', Competition and Markets Authority warns Edinburgh-based 2Agriculture planning joint venture with ForFarmers Insider UK · Dec 21, 2022
Drug companies accused of hiking antibiotics prices amid Strep A outbreak The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the price of antibiotics after prices recently are said to have shot up Chronicle Live · Dec 15, 2022
RAC says fuel prices should be 14p-a-litre lower and blames supermarkets 'It’s bordering on a scandal that drivers are being overcharged so much because the big four supermarkets' Nottingham Post · Dec 6, 2022
UK petrol and diesel retailers accused of ‘rocket and feather’ tactics CMA to deepen investigation into fuel industry after record pump prices this year The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022
Tory donor’s demolition firm named as part of a £150million corruption plot Brendan Kerr's firm Keltbray has given £280,000 to the Tories since 2008 and was among 10 demolition firms involved in an illegal cartel which was rigging tending bids Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022
Mattress company Emma investigated by CMA over 'pressure-selling' tactics Competition watchdog CMA are cracking down on misleading pressure-selling practices The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022
Emma bed-in-a-box company under investigation over 'pressure selling' allegations The competition probe is looking at potentially misleading online claims Wales Online · Nov 30, 2022
British regulators haven’t totally lost the plot on Big Tech. These two decisions prove it The U.K.’s aggressive crackdown on tech companies eased a bit Tuesday. Fortune · Nov 30, 2022
Mattress-in-a-box firm Emma faces CMA inquiry into online sales tactics Competition regulator investigating group as part of wider crackdown on pressure-selling practices The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
The UK reined in Rupert Murdoch. Why can’t we stop Vincent Bolloré in France? The billionaire is poised to gobble up titles like Paris Match and publisher Hachette. Europe must intervene to uphold media freedom The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022 UK music streaming services not making excessive profits, says watchdog CMA’s findings will disappoint many artists who have struggled to make a meaningful income from streaming
Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022 CMA launches probe to tackle ‘stranglehold’ of Apple and Google Over 90% of all mobile web browsing in the UK in 2021 is powered by either Apple’s or Google’s browser engine
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022 Competition regulator launches investigation into Apple and Google ‘duopoly’ The Competition and Markets Authority said it would investigate the tech giants’ dominance of mobile ecosystems, including browsers and app stores.
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022 Kelsea Ballerini responds after she wears same dress as Mackenzie Porter at CMA awards The country music singers walked the red carpet wearing the same Balenciaga dress
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 10, 2022 Peyton Manning spent all night hilariously ripping on his brother Eli while hosting CMAs Some funny stuff from Peyton.
Daily Mirror · Nov 9, 2022 More than 1,000 Barclays customers to get £1million payout for PPI breaches Barclays has agreed to pay hundreds of customers for not sending them yearly reminders about payment protection insurance policies, which could have cost households money
Wales Online · Nov 9, 2022 Barclays to pay customers £1million after PPI breach Barclays breached the order by failing to send reminders
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022 A decade in Nashville, Lainey Wilson is just getting started Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is no overnight success as she heads into the Country Music Association Awards as the leading nominee
Manchester Evening News · Nov 7, 2022 Rochdale-based Footasylum bags major profits after JD Sports sell-off and end of lockdown Bury-based JD Sports was forced to sell Footasylum earlier this year over competition concerns
Birmingham Post · Nov 7, 2022 Store sales jumped at Footasylum ahead of JD Sports being forced to sell chain for £50m loss The Bury-headquartered giant originally purchased the brand in March 2019 for £90m
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022 Fears loophole means thousands of children could be missing out on free milk Government urged to tackle ‘scandalous’ situation as ‘matter of urgency’