British supermarkets guilty of price-fixing: government watchdog
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The British competition watchdog accused British supermarkets and dairies on Thursday of colluding to fix prices, resulting in customers being overcharged 270 million pounds (386 million euros, 542 million dollars) for dairy products.
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The head of the government's spending watchdog has been cleared of wrongdoing over his Â£336,000 travel bill.
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A competition watchdog will clamp down supermarkets being too dominant in any local area, reports suggest.
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Carphone Warehouse has been fined Â£245,000 by the financial watchdog for mis-selling mobile phone insurance.
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Tesco is told to pay more than Â£50,000  after admitting 25 charges of selling food passed its expiry date.
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Government says "costly and restrictive" policies are to blame for the high rates of consumer piracy in the country.
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Supermarkets and producers colluded to fix prices of cheese, milk and butter, watchdogs say.
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A firm that used "high pressure sales tactics" to sell shares is fined Â£250,000 by the City watchdog.
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Reuters London Oct 27: British supermarket chain, Asda said it would fight to change food labelling laws after it was fined Â£ 5,000 for illegally describing its mangoes as helpful in the fight against cancer.
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Consumer group complains of higher prices in U.K. than elsewhere in Europe.
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SHOPPERS want clear âtraffic lightâ labels on food to help them choose healthy items, according to the Governmentâs food watchdog.
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HFC bank is fined Â£1m for failings over payment protection insurance, the City regulator says.
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Canada's antitrust watchdog obtained a  prohibition order against Sotheby's  international  auction house and its Canadian unit following a probe into  international price-fixing, the body said on Monday.
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Hamleys had a run on its stocks of toys after a loophole on its website was exploited by consumers who bought goods for as little as 40 percent of their original price, The Guardian reported.
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Business & money: Supermarket chain follows Tesco in reporting lower than expected figures.
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Confectionary giant Cadbury admits food and hygiene breaches over a salmonella outbreak last year.
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BT may be fined if found to have broken competition rules, Ofcom says, but BT says it has been cleared.