We seem to be doing similar to a lot of people. There's a few items which we still get from sainsburys because they are either better than the equivalent lidl product or simply aren't available in lidl. It's quite amusing when driving out of the sainsburys car park, the cars behind often follow and follow us straight to the lidl store. Do you have a Power of Attorney? MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains how this crucial protection works, why it's more important than a will, and how to get one in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live. Salad crops including cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce are now most affected. Supplies of aubergines and lemons have also been hit, as have field crops in Spain including broccoli and lettuce. In the UK, frost has damaged production of brassicas, especially cabbage and cauliflower.

Martin Lewis: Do you have a Power of Attorney? It’s crucial protection – not just for the elderly – and more important than a will Faced with higher costs for glasshouse crops, some retailers chose to rely more heavily this year on sourcing from Spain and north Africa, leaving them more vulnerable to the weather-triggered shortages. Are things worse in the UK than the rest of Europe?The farming minister, Mark Spencer, told the conference that the Treasury and the government’s business department were examining these schemes.

In the UK, a cold snap and frost before Christmas also damaged field crops including cauliflower, cabbage and carrots. Sainsbury’s has been importing eggs from Italy since late last year as a result of shortages in British supply. What could be done to help the situation? At this time of year, Britain relies on Spain, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt for the bulk of salad imports. However, these crops have been affected by unusually cold weather last month, including intense night frosts, while tomato plants have also been damaged or killed by disease – in particular the tomato brown rugose virus. NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Ulster Bank, which are all part of the NatWest Group, will now shut at least 172 of their bank branches in 2023 and 2024. NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank to close at least 172 branches in 2023/24 – here's the full list, plus alternatives

Sometimes a retailer will de-list a major brand's product (usually temporarily) if they can't negotiate the price they want.

Switching stores is something we did a few years ago. Was spending a fortune in the local sainsburys. But, there is always a flip side to a story. There is a significant % of the population here which don't drive for various reasons. These people are effectively a captive market for the local supermarket. Meanwhile, Britain and other northern European countries – particularly the Netherlands which is a big vegetable producer – have reduced how many crops they have planted over the winter, after the Ukraine war sent bills soaring for the energy required to light and heat greenhouses and the cost of the fertiliser used on plants. One issue is reduced output from British farms. The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Minette Batters, told the union’s annual conference on Tuesday that “domestic production of salad, including cucumbers and tomatoes, has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1985”.

Pearce Duff’s Strawberry Blancmange 35G – Tesco Groceries. Is blancmange the same as Angel Delight?