Which? has compared the cost of a 70-item shopping list at the big four supermarkets and discounters View 3 Images Aldi is no longer the cheapest supermarket (stock image) (Image: Yau Ming Low via Getty Images)

Lidl has been crowned the UK's cheapest supermarket knocking Aldi off the top spot, consumer watchdog Which? has said. A basket of 70 items at Lidl averaged £120.46 in October, or £120.38 for members of its loyalty scheme, Lidl Plus. ‌

The cost of an identical shop at Aldi came to an average of £121, Which? found. Aldi has been crowned the cheapest supermarket 22 times in the past 24 months. ‌

The list of 70 items comprised both branded and own-brand products, including Birds Eye Peas , Hovis bread, milk and butter, reports the Mirror . Last month, Tesco sho

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