If people are sharing meals, maybe the portions are too large. Split courses - we are retired. We go to McDonald's and split a burger between us so that we can get out and not put the heating on.

The government has started issuing £25 cold weather payments to eligible households - as the UK is hit with a cold snap. Read this and the rest of today's consumer and personal finance news below.

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