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Christmas dinner and festive treats up to 70% more expensive, reports Which?

Price of turkey jumps as much as £15 compared with 2024, while chocolate has steepest mark-up

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

How AI search really picks winners: ChatGPT, LLMs and the future of retail discovery

How do large language models like ChatGPT actually decide which brands to push to the top when you ask for recommendations – and can smaller retailers realistically win that game?

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

Which? top 50 products of the year 2025: How they're chosen

Harry Rose, Editor of Which? magazine, discusses their annual list of the top 50 products, whittled down from over 2,000 items tested throughout the year. The list highlights the most innovative, reliable, and best value essentials — including an unexpected superstar in the food aisle.

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

EDF Energy solar panels: what they offer and is it worth it?

Find out more about this solar service, including suitability, eligibility and potential energy bill reductions

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

Alarming discovery found in balloons sold online

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The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Balloons containing up to six times legal limit of carcinogens on sale

Which? found eight out of 21 balloons contained concentrations of potentially carcinogenic chemicals significantly above the UK’s permitted limit

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Balloons with illegal levels of chemicals that can cause cancer sold in UK shops

Platforms including Debenhams and eBay were found to be selling products with up to six times the legal limit of these harmful chemicals

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

UK’s cheapest supermarket revealed for Christmas shoppers

The best value has been revealed for shoppers looking to keep costs down over Christmas

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025

This layover trick could save you hundreds on a long-haul flight ticket

Stopping at this unconventional city could significantly reduce your travel costs

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025

UK at risk of ‘sudden confidence crisis’ if markets lose faith in budget – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025