GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by two points in October – although it still languishes at minus 17.

Which? looked at Vitamin D, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6 and Zinc supplements listed for sale on popular online marketplaces.

M&S was ranked the best in six out of the Good Food test’s 17 categories, including joint best turkey crown, best gammon and best Christmas pudding.

Amazon and FedEx jointly took the top spot in the regulator’s survey.

Some 49% of young adults now choose no- and low-alcohol beverages to moderate their drinking, up from 28% since 2018, according to charity Drinkaware.

The charity has urged consumers to be cautious when taking advantage of shopping deals ahead of Black Friday and Christmas.

Uswitch found heated slippers were ‘surprisingly popular’, with 30% of households using them.

The current average household debt figure of £223 is 29% higher than last year’s £173, Uswitch found.

Mr Bigham said the rising cost of eating in restaurants was the motivation for the new range.

River Action said the ad exaggerated the benefits of Red Tractor endorsement because some farms had not met environmental standards.

The figure has nudged back up to 5.2% from last month’s 4.9%, according to Worldpanel by Numerator, formerly Kantar.

British Gas said more than 1.2 million customers called on its engineers to fix broken boilers last winter.

Non-food sales growth slowed to 0.7% against growth of 1.7% last September and below the 12-month average growth of 0.9%, the BRC and KPMG reported.

Total UK footfall was down by 1.8% in September compared to a year earlier, according to BRC-Sensormatic data.

An independent group appointed by the competition watchdog rejected nearly 80% of increases sought by companies.

A licensing system would ‘root out’ rogue operators and give enforcement officers stronger powers to shut them down, the Government said.

Consumer group Which? has brought a claim against Qualcomm on behalf of around 29 million UK Apple and Samsung smartphone users.

The consumer group compared the prices of up to 50 popular items from four supermarkets.

Which? is seeking reimbursement of more than £480 million for UK consumers.

Which? has brought the claim on behalf of around 29 million UK Apple and Samsung smartphone users.