Retailers slammed for tobacco ads

Trading Standards has raised concerns about in-store adverts for tobacco heating devices

Cigarettes sold to 13-year-old

A Bradford shop illegally sold cigarettes to a child, a court has heard

Knives illegally sold to under-18s

Lancashire TS found more than a third of retailers failed to comply with the law

Cumberland TS praises local shops

A recent operation revealed a high level of compliance with age-restricted sales laws

Derby TS flags pricing errors

The price is not always right, Derby Trading Standards found in a recent fair pricing initiative

Retailers sign greenwashing pledge

ASOS, Boohoo and Asda have agreed to change their marketing of 'green' products

Scottish consumers hit by unfair pricing

Consumers in Scotland are losing out to short measures and unfair pricing practices

Unit pricing on Tesco Clubcard deals

Tesco will include unit pricing on its Clubcard offers following criticism from Which?

Which? reveals pricing concerns

Which? says Tesco and Sainsbury's offer ‘loyalty’ deals that don't provide real savings

Lincs TS clamps down on illicit stores

Lincolnshire TS has secured eight more closure orders on shops selling illicit tobacco

Shop fined for illegal knife sale

A shop in Islington has been ordered to pay £4,500 after selling a knife to a 14-year-old

CMA publishes unit pricing review

CTSI has welcomed recommendations in the CMA's review of unit pricing practices

A view from the other side

Why Trading Standards shares priorities and challenges with many businesses

Tower Hamlets shops fined

A pair of shops in the London borough have been prosecuted for Trading Standards offences

£130,000 of illegal tobacco destroyed

Blackpool TS has stubbed out thousands of illegal cigarettes with support from Op CeCe

TS ‘declares war’ on underage sales

A Preston shop that sold illicit cigarettes to a 14-year-old has been fined more than £4,300