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Supermarket giant Asda has ditched free plastic bags for fruit and vegetables and shoppers now need to bring their own or pay 30p for a reusable one in-store. 

Asda has introduced a 50p charge for 'Click & Collect' delivery slots but the move has frustrated some shoppers using the service during the pandemic. It joins other major supermarkets that already charge for this service. Here's what's happening and how Asda's new fee compares. 

Electrical appliances including fridges, washing machines and televisions are expected to be cheaper to run, easier to repair and last longer under new rules announced by the Government today.

A "technical error" which led to large numbers of Tesco shoppers being double-charged has now been "resolved", according to the supermarket giant.

Tesco has mistakenly double-charged shoppers at stores across the UK in recent days, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, due to a "technical error" which may have resulted in 1,000s of card payments being taken twice. Tesco says it's working to reverse duplicate transactions, but we've full help below on how to check if you've been overcharged and what to do if you have been.

A new loyalty scheme called 'Virgin Red' has launched this month, which allows shoppers to earn points on spending at Virgin brands and major high street retailers, such as Boots and M&S. However, you're limited to spending points at Virgin brands and at a small number of retailers and charities. 

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands from the Arcadia Group for £25.2 million. Here's what it means for shoppers' returns and gift card rights. 

Buy now, pay later firms, including the likes of Klarna and Clearpay, are to be regulated – and all shoppers will face affordability checks before taking out this type of credit. The shake-up also means borrowers with complaints will be able to take cases to the Financial Ombudsman Service. 

Online fashion retailer Asos has snapped up Arcadia's Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, and HIIT brands and stock for £330 million - but its high street stores aren't included in the deal and will close for good. Here's what it means for shoppers, including your gift card and return rights.  The news comes after Sir Philip Green's Arcadia Group, which operated 444 stores across the UK under its Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Topman, Topshop and Wallis brands, announced it had collapsed into administration in December 2020 due to the pandemic "severely impacting" sales.  Stores had continued to trade in the meantime, despite Deloitte being appointed as administrator for the retail empire, though they later temporarily closed when stricter coronavirus lockdown measures were imposed across the UK.  In a similar move, online retailer Boohoo purchased Debenhams' brand and website just last week after the department store chain also fell into administration. The sale means all 118 of Debenhams' UK stores will close for good. For general info on what you can do to try to reclaim cash from a firm in administration if things go wrong, see our Administration Help guide.

Online grocery seller Ocado is to ditch its 'Low Price Promise' from 1 February. If you're an Ocado shopper, here's what it means for you.