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WHSmith is to stop selling a book that gives readers outdated guidance on how to fill in their tax return, after a sharp-eyed employee of a professional accountancy body spotted it was based on the rules for 2014/2015.

Lidl shoppers can now buy reusable bags for fruit and veg if they don't want to put them in single-use plastic bags.

Marks & Spencer customers who buy fresh food at its Market Place counters will be given a 25p discount if they bring their own reusable containers.

Iceland is trialling removing all plastic bags from one of its stores, and only offering paper bags instead.

Morrisons has scrapped a scheme which offered customers free air for their tyres when they spent £15 or more on fuel at its petrol stations.

Whirlpool has admitted the number of faulty tumble dryers in homes across the country could be far higher than first thought, with company execs telling the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee that the true number could be 800,000.

Bathroom retailer Bathstore has gone into administration, although it will continue to trade while a buyer is sought.

Pharmacy and health chain Boots has vowed to ditch plastic bags at all its checkouts by next year, replacing them with paper ones.

The competitions watchdog has called upon online giants Facebook and eBay to act urgently to stop fake and misleading reviews appearing on their sites, after finding evidence of a "thriving marketplace" for false online reviews.

Tesco Clubcard customers can now use vouchers to buy or reduce the cost of new pay-monthly phones with Tesco Mobile.