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If you're a Co-op loyalty scheme member, check now if you have any cash left on your rewards balance, as any unused amounts will expire at 11.59pm on Tuesday 31 December.

Children in England who are eligible for free school meals will receive a six-week food voucher to cover the summer holiday period, after a high-profile campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford.

Morrisons will next week double the price of a reusable plastic bag from 10p to 20p – and then start rolling out a new 20p paper bag to stores across the country. 

Shoppers in England could face paying a deposit on drinks bottles and cans which is then repaid when they recycle them, under Government plans to tackle plastic waste.

Smaller shops may soon have to charge 5p for a carrier bag under plans to tackle a "throwaway culture" in a 25-year environment plan being published later this week.

More than 2,500 everyday products have shrunk in size over the last five years, but their prices have not, official figures have revealed.

Supermarket giant Tesco has cut the price of its cosmetic own-brand cotton buds by more than two thirds, after an MSE investigation revealed it was selling a seemingly identical product at a fraction of the price in the baby aisle.

'Use by' dates on food and drink such as milk and yogurt could be downgraded to 'best before' dates to prevent products being needlessly thrown out, under plans put forward by a charity.

Grocery shoppers are being hit by hidden price hikes in the form of 'shrinkflation', with packet sizes for popular brands such as Birds Eye, Maltesers and Mr Kipling getting smaller, according to a new analysis.

The rising cost of clothing, hotel stays and petrol has fuelled the highest rate of UK inflation in almost two years – but there remain ways you can cut your costs.