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UK competition regulator pours cold water on £57 billion Microsoft Activision takeover

The merger ‘could harm UK gamers’, the watchdog said

Evening Standard

UK fintech firm Wise accused of stifling competition by rival startup

Atlantic Money writes to CMA to raise concerns about being blocked from Wise price comparison sites

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog launches probe into ‘greenwashing’ claims covering a range of everyday items

Competition and Markets Authority sets its sights on false environmental premiums on food and drink

Evening Standard

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Cérélia to fight watchdog ruling that it must sell Jus-Rol

CMA has told France pastry maker Cérélia to sell UK Jus-Rol business after saying merger would force prices up

Birmingham Post

Competition watchdog prioritises work towards market study into homebuilding

The Competition and Markets Authority is considering launching the study soon.

The Independent UK

HSBC rebuked by competition watchdog over open banking breaches

The banking giant provided incorrect data or failed to provide required information on more than 50 different occasions over the past five years.

The Independent UK

Wilko statement after distribution centre bought by DHL sold to private equity giant

The Canadian asset manager, Brookfield, has agreed to buy the lease on the centre for £88m.

Nottingham Post

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Official inquiry launched into Asda's £600m deal to buy the Co-op's petrol stations

Asda is owned by the Lancashire-based billionaire Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital

Birmingham Post

Families still being charged thousands in care home fees after relative’s death

Bereaved billed up to month’s worth of care, despite UK competition regulator saying such charges are likely to be illegal

The Guardian - UK

UK petrol and diesel retailers accused of not passing on falling oil prices to drivers

Already under scrutiny from competition watchdog, sector faces further calls to slash pump prices

The Guardian - UK

Rail merger could increase train ticket fares, warns competition watchdog

Hitachi is attempting to purchase a division of Thale but the CMA has warned that it could have a knock-on affected on ticket prices

Wales Online

Poultry firm deal 'could mean higher costs for farmers', Competition and Markets Authority warns

Edinburgh-based 2Agriculture planning joint venture with ForFarmers

Insider UK

Drug companies accused of hiking antibiotics prices amid Strep A outbreak

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the price of antibiotics after prices recently are said to have shot up

Chronicle Live

RAC says fuel prices should be 14p-a-litre lower and blames supermarkets

'It’s bordering on a scandal that drivers are being overcharged so much because the big four supermarkets'

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The Guardian - UK

UK petrol and diesel retailers accused of ‘rocket and feather’ tactics

CMA to deepen investigation into fuel industry after record pump prices this year

Daily Mirror

Tory donor’s demolition firm named as part of a £150million corruption plot

Brendan Kerr's firm Keltbray has given £280,000 to the Tories since 2008 and was among 10 demolition firms involved in an illegal cartel which was rigging tending bids

The Independent UK

Mattress company Emma investigated by CMA over 'pressure-selling' tactics

Competition watchdog CMA are cracking down on misleading pressure-selling practices

Wales Online

Emma bed-in-a-box company under investigation over 'pressure selling' allegations

The competition probe is looking at potentially misleading online claims

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Fortune

British regulators haven’t totally lost the plot on Big Tech. These two decisions prove it

The U.K.’s aggressive crackdown on tech companies eased a bit Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Mattress-in-a-box firm Emma faces CMA inquiry into online sales tactics

Competition regulator investigating group as part of wider crackdown on pressure-selling practices

The Guardian - UK

The UK reined in Rupert Murdoch. Why can’t we stop Vincent Bolloré in France?

The billionaire is poised to gobble up titles like Paris Match and publisher Hachette. Europe must intervene to uphold media freedom

The Guardian - UK

UK music streaming services not making excessive profits, says watchdog

CMA’s findings will disappoint many artists who have struggled to make a meaningful income from streaming

Evening Standard

CMA launches probe to tackle ‘stranglehold’ of Apple and Google

Over 90% of all mobile web browsing in the UK in 2021 is powered by either Apple’s or Google’s browser engine

The Independent UK

Competition regulator launches investigation into Apple and Google ‘duopoly’

The Competition and Markets Authority said it would investigate the tech giants’ dominance of mobile ecosystems, including browsers and app stores.

The Independent UK

Kelsea Ballerini responds after she wears same dress as Mackenzie Porter at CMA awards

The country music singers walked the red carpet wearing the same Balenciaga dress

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