Food and Drink

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.

New government guidelines on food labels have been released today in a bid to help shoppers save money by not throwing perfectly good food away.

Inflation remained unchanged in May but that still means the cost of living is rising at a rate of knots.

Sky-high energy prices are forcing the poorest pensioners to cut back on their food spending, a report says.

Cadbury Dairy Milk is the UK's favourite chocolate bar, according to our poll of over 14,000 MoneySavingExpert.com users.

Plans to make food labels clearer have been announced by the Government in a bid to crack down on unnecessary waste.

Inflation unexpectedly dropped last month, official figures show today, weakening the prospect of an imminent interest rate hike by policymakers at the Bank of England.

The cost of alcohol and cigarettes will rise after the Chancellor confirmed he will implement pre-arranged rises in duties, and introduce new hikes.

No standard savings account can beat the current rate of inflation, meaning virtually every savings vehicle is a 'losing' account if the cost of living continues to rise at the same pace.

Discount chain Poundland plans to open 50 new stores next year and is considering online trading in an expansion fuelled by the recession, it says.