All news on the topic: Trading Standards

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Funeral home probe prompts family and business calls for compulsory inspections
Funeral experts are demanding for inspections to be mandatory after families were left heartbroken when police removed more than 30 bodies from a funeral parlour following concerns in Hull
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'Class A rogue' builder told customer family members had died 'multiple times'
Paving firm boss and 'weekend millionaire' James Henderson from Kingskettle, Fife, made his victims pay huge deposits for work before making excuses and vanishing with their money
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Cowboy builder who scammed 50 homeowners in 'worst of its kind case' jailed
Lawrence Martin took advantage of vulnerable customers. One couple lost £110,000 and another man died without being able to live with his family due to work not carried out by him
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Helium balloons may come with warning as boy, 5, died after putting one on head
Karlton Donaghey was given the balloon Hoppings funfair in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and tried to "pretend he was a dinosaur and surprise his family" and sadly died in June 2022
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Rogue trader, 23, scammed elderly couple out of £10k with roof 'worse than DIY'
Kyle Stafford, 23, left a couple with a half-done roof at their property in Leyland, which experts say didn't 'even meet the standard of a DIYer' after he vanished during the job
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Lidl urgently recalls baby product after 15-month-old boy nearly chokes on parts
Little 15-month-old Teddie was only playing with the Playtive Wooden Learning Puzzle/Blocks from Lidl for a matter of minutes when he managed to pull it open and release the parts inside
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Curry sold in Tesco and Sainsbury's recalled because it may cause health issues
Certain packs of Charlie Bigham’s Thai Green Chicken Curry & Fragrant Rice may contain mustard not listed on the label - this means it poses a health risk to anyone with a mustard allergy
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American sweets being sold in UK contain banned chemicals linked to cancer
American sweets imported by the millions into Britain - including Mountain Dew and Jolly Ranchers - have been found to contain dangerous additives banned under UK rules
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American Candy sweets 'linked to hyperactivity and cancer' as thousands seized
Thousands of illegal items have been seized from local stores after they were found to contain ingredients which are banned in the UK because of known links to hyperactivity and cancer in children
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Lidl forced to rename bread after being accused of misleading customers
The Real Bread Campaign argued that the Lidl “Sourdough Rye Crusty Bloomer” contains yeast, which is not traditionally found in sourdough
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Christmas food warning over fake Wonka and Prime Energy chocolate bars
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) says it has detected batches of fake branded Wonka and Prime chocolate, and that it was working with Trading Standards to remove them from circulation
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Tesco, Asda and Morrisons issues 'do not eat' warning as popular items recalled
Some products have been recalled by Tesco, Asda and Morrisons because they contain undeclared egg, which therefore poses a health risk to someone with allergies
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Shopkeeper hid £10,000 worth of illicit fags and vapes in secret compartment
Derby City Council and Derbyshire Police worked together after the illicit stash was found when a sniffer dog picked up a scent in a hidden chamber under the floor at a shop
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Flagrant corner shop was caught selling counterfeit cigerattes TEN times
Watchdogs take court action to close shops that repeatedly flout the law
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Halloween trip becomes holiday from hell as woman tormented by rat infestation
Elaine Jones, a 62-year-old retired civil servant from Walker, Newcastle, had been planning for a stay at The Schooner in Alnmouth over the Halloween weekend with her husband Bill
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Couple left with 'wonky' walls and 'banana' ceiling after builders' blunder
Louisa Benton and her husband Edward, from Laverstock, Wiltshire, hired JAC Building Developments Ltd to construct their dream extension but had to take the firm to a small claims court
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Builder charged £4,600 for new tiles - but just painted old ones orange
Rogue trader Peter Billydean Price, 25, charged a vulnerable customer in mid Ceredigion, Wales, £4,600 to replace old roof tiles but just painted the old ones orange
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Merciless solar energy gang targeted vulnerable homeowners again and again
Jail sentences for key figures in bent companies that netted £6.5million
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'Cowboy builder left us £52,000 out of pocket and our home a construction site'
Homeowner Sam Davison and his family were quoted £67,600 to complete work at their home in Caddington, Bedfordshire, but they claim it has now been left "a complete mess" for months
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Sushi restaurant called 'threat to public safety' after diner rushed to hospital
Health inspectors found rodent droppings and raw meat left in open containers on the floor at the Sushi One restaurant in Chelmsford, Essex, which was forced to shut down
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Man who illegally streamed Premier League football matches jailed for 11 years
Mark Gould, from London, was the "prime mover" of the group of men, which sold cut-price Premier League subscriptions in a scam described the biggest con of its kind so far
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Firms to be banned from giving kids vape samples to get them hooked on e-cigs
The Government announced a crackdown amid growing fears over the health impact on children targeted by colourful, flavoured devices seasoned smokers use to quit
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Jailed: the brothers who ripped-off holidaymakers
Their mother and father were convicted too and got suspended sentences for the fake website fraud
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Police officer and boyfriend jailed after selling dying kittens in £280,000 scam
Police officer Amy Byrne and her partner Harry Angell were jailed after selling kittens that were malnourished and unwell
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Warning to check your vacuum after dodgy batteries spark horrific house fires
Homeowner Ken Mould said his house has been left 'incredibly damaged' by the blaze which happened at the start of April
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