UK drops console concern over Microsoft-Activision deal The UK competition regulator said Microsoft's $69-billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard would not harm competition in gaming consoles, removing a major … Business • 24 Mar
Microsoft-Activision deal headed for in-depth probe Britain's competition regulator said it will refer Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard for an in-depth investigation. Business • 01 Sep 22
Bank of Ireland breached two UK banking rules - CMA The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it intends to monitor Bank of Ireland UK's future compliance with banking regulations after it emerged … Business • 22 Jul 22
Amazon faces UK competition probe Britain's competition watchdog is investigating Amazon.com on concerns it was hurting competition by giving its own sellers an unfair advantage in its marketplace over third … Business • 06 Jul 22
JD Sports & Footasylum fined, CEO meetings breach order Britain has today fined sportswear retailers JD Sports and Footasylum, saying meetings between their bosses breached an order that barred the two merged companies from … Business • 14 Feb 22
UK's Taylor Wimpey drops rent-doubling clauses Britain's third biggest homebuilder Taylor Wimpey said it will drop contract terms that lock leaseholders into rents that double every 10 years. Business • 22 Dec 21
Google and Apple have 'vice-like' grip on UK consumers Google and Apple hold a "vice-like" grip over how people use mobile phones, stripping any meaningful choice from the system for customers, Britain's competition regulator … Business • 14 Dec 21
UK regulator looks into Microsoft's deal for Nuance Britain's competition regulator said today it will look into Microsoft's $16 billion purchase of artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications. Business • 13 Dec 21
JD Sports must sell Footasylum after all - UK regulator Britain's biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports must sell Footasylum, the UK competition regulator said today. Business • 04 Nov 21
UK watchdog to block JD Sports-Footasylum deal The UK competition watchdog said it remains of the view that blocking sportswear retailer JD Sports's takeover of smaller rival Footasylum may be the only … Business • 02 Sep 21
Nvidia's deal for ARM likely set for lengthy review Nvidia's planned $40 billion acquisition of British chip designer ARM looks set to face a lengthy inquiry after a UK regulator found the purchase by … Business • 20 Aug 21
Four banks warned over competition rule breaches in UK The UK competition watchdog has warned banks Monzo, NatWest, Virgin Money and Bank of Ireland over breaching rules requiring them to send banking transaction histories … Business • 22 Jun 21
UK competition watchdog clears O2 and Virgin Media deal Britain's competition watchdog said today it has provisionally cleared a merger between Virgin Media's UK operations and Telefonica's mobile network O2 after an investigation into … Business • 14 Apr 21
UK watchdog warns Lastminute.com of action over refunds The UK's competition watchdog has threatened Lastminute.com with court action, after the package holiday provider failed to pay over £1m of refunds to customers for … Business • 12 Feb 21
UK competition regulator to probe airlines over refunds Britain's competition regulator said it would investigate whether airlines had breached consumers' legal rights by failing to offer cash refunds for flights they could not … Business • 16 Dec 20
Virgin Media-O2 merger to get in-depth investigation Britain today said it had referred the merger between broadband company Virgin Media and Telefonica's UK mobile network O2 to an in-depth competition investigation. Business • 11 Dec 20
UK regulator starts probe of Asda sale to Issa brothers The UK competition regulator said today it had formally launched an inquiry into the acquisition of British supermarket group Asda by the Issa brothers and … Business • 08 Dec 20
UK watchdog finds apparent breaches in Carillion audit Britain's accounting regulator said it has delivered its initial report into KPMG's audit of builder Carillion, an indication that apparent rule breaches have been found. Business • 21 Sep 20
UK watchdog starts probe into big homebuilders Britain's competition regulator has today launched an investigation into four of the country's biggest housebuilders, saying they may have broken a consumer protection law in … Business • 04 Sep 20
UK watchdog blocks JD Sports-Footasylum deal The UK competition watchdog made good today on its threat to block sportswear retailer JD Sports' takeover of smaller rival Footasylum, saying it would leave … Business • 06 May 20
Tesco unlawfully stopped rivals from opening stores Tesco unlawfully stopped major supermarket rivals from opening shops near its stores, the UK's competition regulator said today. Business • 14 Feb 20
Amazon's Deliveroo deal may need in-depth UK probe The UK competition regulator said Amazon's purchase of a minority shareholding in online food delivery group Deliveroo raised "serious competition concerns" for UK consumers that … Business • 11 Dec 19
UK watchdog mulls Slug and Lettuce pub owner's Ei deal The UK's competition watchdog said it has started an investigation into whether the potential merger of pub owner Stonegate and larger rival Ei Group would … Business • 11 Oct 19
UK watchdog probe into JD Sports deal for Footasylum Britain's competition watchdog today said it believes JD Sports Fashion's acquisition of smaller rival Footasylum may stem market competition and has referred the deal to … Business • 01 Oct 19
CMA blocks Sainsbury's £12 billion merger with Asda The UK competition watchdog has blocked Sainsbury's £12 billion merger with Asda on the grounds that it would result in higher prices for consumers and … Business • 25 Apr 19
