Food and Drink

Inflation fell by 0.2 percentage points in November as transport costs and mortgage interest payments went down, the Office of National Statistics says.

Eight of the UK's biggest supermarket chains have agreed to fairer pricing policies, including not inflating prices to make a later discount look attractive. However, Asda is stalling.

The retail prices index (RPI) rate of inflation fell to 3.1% in May compared with 3.5% in April, new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveal today.

The price of food stabilised last month, a retail survey said today, as the cost of raw materials declined.

Families have seen their finances improve over the last year which has helped them boost their savings despite the recession, according to a report.

Tesco is launching a new delivery service tomorrow, which it claims saves customers on their online grocery shopping.

A consumer watchdog has called for tougher government guidelines on supermarket pricing after uncovering tactics it claims are misleading shoppers.

Energy costs are now the top financial worry for most Britons, ahead of rising food and mortgage repayments, a survey says.

Nearly a quarter of above-average income earners in their 40s and 50s have been forced to switch to buying value or own-label brands to make ends meet, a study suggested today.

With Valentine's Day approaching, nearly 85% of people think it's acceptable to use a 2for1 voucher in a restaurant on a first date, while a quarter think it makes their partner a keeper, a MoneySavingExpert.com poll of 15,000 users reveals.