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Microsoft set to face another major UK probe - this time over cloud and software licensing, and if it should get ‘strategic market status’

After reaching an agreement over cloud interoperability, the CMA is now targeting Microsoft's software dominance in the UK.

TechRadar

Microsoft to face competition watchdog probe over business software

The CMA could designate SMS status, which earmarks companies with an entrenched market dominance and can force them to make changes.

Evening Standard

How do you spot a fake online review?

The CMA said reviews are used by 90% of consumers when they buy online.

Evening Standard

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I was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me

Undercover reporter gets a taste of the sprawling fraud industry in which cryptocurrencies play a crucial role

The Guardian - UK

Five firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failings

CMA also looks into Pasta Evangelists, funeral operator Dignity and review company Feefo in latest crackdown

The Guardian - UK

Five firms including Autotrader and JustEat face ‘fake reviews’ crackdown

Companies have been banned from using tactics, such as fake posts and paid-for reviews

The Independent UK

How the war in Iran is already affecting UK farmers and food production

The conflict in Iran and the disruption to the strait of Hormuz are already starting to affect UK farmers. The closure of this vital shipping route threatens supplies of two essential agricultural necessities: fuel and fertiliser.

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High vet bills have eroded pet-owners’ trust – but vets aren’t getting rich from their fees

What would you pay to ease the pain of a beloved pet? For pet owners, vet bills are likely to be one expense that’s tightly bound up with emotion. But it seems the market is not working as well as it should. A report into the UK’s veterinary sector has…

The Conversation

The Guardian view on vets: there is nothing cuddly about this under-regulated market

Editorial: The watchdog’s finding that pet owners have been charged £1bn too much is a scandal

The Guardian - UK

Vet Prices in UK Soared to 63%: Watchdog Steps In To Protect Pet Owners From High Bills

Discover how the UK's Competition and Markets Authority is tackling rising veterinary costs and hidden fees with new reforms to protect pet owners

International Business Times UK

Why vets will soon have to cap prescriptions and publish treatment costs

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The Independent UK

Vets face huge shake-up including new £21 cap on prescription charges for pets

Pet owners using a vet practice that is part of a larger chain “can expect to see changes before Christmas.”

Evening Standard

UK vets face crackdown over fees as pet owners ‘left in the dark’ on bills

Prescription fees to be capped at £21 and practices must publish price lists, watchdog says

The Guardian - UK

Pet care reforms will require vets to publish price lists and cap prescription fees

Animal owners will be ‘at the centre’ of new measures regulating veterinary practices

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Evening Standard

Vets to be legally required to publish price lists and cap prescription fees

The Competition and Markets Authority’s reforms aim to help pet owners better navigate the vet services market.

The Independent UK

Politics latest: Reeves’ energy bill support plan branded ‘unbelievably weak’ and ‘waste of time’

Zak Polanski says chancellor ‘does not understand the scale of the cost of living crisis about to hit this country".

Evening Standard

Chancellor to set out action as surging prices spark profiteering fears

Rachel Reeves will make a statement to MPs on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Reeves to unveil action to protect UK from ‘unfair prices rises’ after crisis meeting over Iran war

The chancellor will outline the action she is set to take in a statement to MPs on Tuesday following Monday’s emergency Cobra meeting

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer signals winter support for household bills amid energy price shock

Any taxpayer-funded financial help will be likely to go to poorest households, rather than to everyone, PM indicates

Evening Standard

Britain must plan for Iran war to continue ‘for some time’, says Starmer amid growing concern over bills

The Prime Minister said he had told his team not to fall into a sense of ‘false comfort’

The Independent UK

Starmer to pledge support for UK’s poorest homes to help with soaring energy bills

Vowing to support working people ‘whatever challenges lie ahead’, the PM will use a press conference on Monday to set out support for those facing soaring energy bills

Evening Standard

Fuel row explodes as Reeves accused of inciting abuse of petrol station staff with 'rip-off' warning

The Government hit back stressing the Chancellor was only telling petrol retailers to ensure motorists get a ‘fair deal at the pump’

The Independent UK

Thieves target heating oil tanks as prices soar amid Iran war

It comes as prices are reported to be as high as £1.73 per litre

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says government will step in if fuel companies rip off customers as trade body U-turns on decision not to meet Reeves – as it happened

The prime minister issues the statement after a fuel trade body earlier withdrew from a meeting with the chancellor today

Evening Standard

Ministers warn they will not accept wartime profiteering as crackdown on ‘rip-off’ fuel prices launched

Rachel Reeves has asked the competition watchdog to stay on ‘high alert’ for ‘unjustifiable’ price hikes

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