bid to combat

In April, Venice launched a trial where day trippers were charged a €5 tax to visit the city on peak days, in a bid to combat the effects of over-tourism.

Interest rates were hiked in a bid to combat the pace of price rises, known as inflation, which has hit households and businesses hard in recent years.

A Crime and Policing Bill is expected to give police new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour, and introduce a new child exploitation offence in a bid to combat the use of children in "county lines" drug smuggling routes.

Tourists visiting Venice will now need to pay a fee when making day trips to the famous city, as part of a bid to combat over-tourism.

By July 1, stores will have to plaster warnings in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut, in a bid to combat the consumer scourge known as shrinkflation.