Consumer affairs
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Pullet eggs: everything you need to know about the tiny ‘waste’ eggs now on shop shelvesThey can make up 10% of a farmer’s overall stock, but supermarkets have refused to take them up until now. Here’s why it’s worth trying this chef’s favourite
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Rail fares to rise by 2.8% in JanuaryThe latest increase will add more than £100 to many annual season tickets -
Trouble only started after I faced a 9% Virgin price riseWhen I tried to cancel my contract, my internet failed and I was told I had to pay a reconnection fee -
Fare rises will drive passengers from railway, unions warnTUC says cost of train travel has increased by twice as much as wages over past decade -
Solarplicity becomes 13th energy supplier to collapse since 2018Thousands of homes left without an energy provider after firm goes bust
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Landmark verdict over letting agency that posed as a club£42,273 fine marks a ‘major victory’ for all private tenants
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From summer jobs to scholarships – key pointers on paying for your degreeFinding a part-time job, setting up a student bank account and sticking to a budget will take the hard work out of managing your money
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I had to cancel a trip after a death … but Tui made me payIt said I had to forfeit £1,800 for a holiday I booked in advance and seemed to have been resold
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Thumbs down to the fake reviewers ruining the internet for all of us
Hannah Jane ParkinsonOur obsession with ratings has created an online army of five-star frauds – and it’s both consumers and workers who lose out, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson
Thumbs down to the fake reviewers ruining the internet for all of us
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Why did John Lewis delay my £6,500 curtain order?As we moved house we faced endless problems. Now we need to get it back on track -
Facebook still flooded with fake reviews, says Which?Users exposed to unsafe products bolstered by misleading reviews, says study
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We're at the end of the line with ScotRail over tickets to MallaigWe have had endless excuses for them not being available for our journey through Glasgow -
Tesco joins crackdown on plastic glitter for 2019 Christmas rangeRetailer opts for biodegradable alternative but calls for extensive ban continue
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Lower price cap could mean cheaper energy bills for 11m UK homesOfgem plans would cut average annual cost for standard variable energy tariffs by 6%
Your problems, with Anna Tims Expedia plays the blame game over hotel booking