The amount spent by families on alcoholic drinks, tobacco and recreational drugs fell to its lowest level since modern records began, costing the typical household £11.40 a week last year compared with nearly £20 in 2001-02, according to the Office for National Statistics.more
Sadiq Khan came under pressure today to ban a Tube poster featuring Khloe Kardashian in a leotard just months after tightening Transport for London's rules on advertising. more
Tesco is trying out a 'quiet hour' for people with autism, aiming to make the experience of shopping less noisy and overwhelming. The supermarket chain has started a six week trial where the automatic doors will stay open, music will be switched off, lights will be dimmed, there will be no staff stacking shelves and no tannoy announcements.more
Variety, the platitude goes, is the spice of life. When it comes to lunch, however, millions of Britons are choosing bland and repetitive instead. More than three quarters of office workers have eaten the same midday meal for the past nine months, a study has found. One in six has chosen to repeat the same sandwich or salad for at least two years.more
On Saturday, 11 February, the European Union celebrate the 112 Day dedicated to the unified emergency number. As part of the celebration, there will be many informative campaigns to increase society's awareness of the emergency hotline in all EU member states.more
Hospitals will be legally obliged to charge migrants and other foreign patients before they are treated in an attempt to curb health tourism in the NHS. The Department of Health will announce regulations today under which patients will be refused treatment if they fail to provide proof of eligibility. Staff could be issued with card readers to take payments at hospital bedsides.more