The owner of Cadbury is stockpiling chocolates, biscuits and ingredients to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, it has been reported. With the deadline for withdrawal from the EU edging ever closer, the prospect of no deal has left businesses across the country preparing for a hard Brexit. more
Downing Street is refusing to consider proposals to have EU officials stationed at British ports serving Ireland, intended as part of a solution to the problem of the Irish border after Brexit.more
Greggs has its first bakery in Cornwall - but it won't be selling Cornish pasties. The bakery chain has decided not to sell pasties because they don't want to upset the locals.more
To the untrained eye, it may just be a 70-metre long Perspex tunnel. However those in the know have described it as 'stunning', 'a must-see' and a 'significant piece of modern vernacular architecture.'more
In a case with echoes of the 2013 horse meat scandals, a fifth of meat sample tests last year discovered 'unspecified' DNA, new figures have revealed.more
Kathleen McDonagh, aged 24, of 1 Inchera Close, Mahon, Cork, denies the charge of damaging the item at Tesco, Mahon Point Shopping Centre. The case was listed for hearing yesterday before Judge Mary Dorgan.more
Dublin has the fewest pubs in the country per head of population, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI). Their figures show there is one pub in the capital for every 1,743 people with 1,477 fewer pubs in the whole country last year than in 2005, representing a 17.1% drop across the country.more
Thousands of people in the UK were charged twice for debit card payments. The error occurred due to an issue with a particular card terminal run by Cardnet, a joint venture between Lloyds Bank and First Data.more
Poczta Polska and Allegro expand their cooperation in Allegro Delivery project - PP's press office informed. As added, sellers can use the parcel delivery offer to the address indicated.more
A ban on selling halogen lightbulbs comes into force this weekend as part of a Europe-wide move to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions.more
The head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said that the EU would respond appropriately if US President Donald Trump withdrew his promise not to impose duties on cars from Europe. Media point to a renewed increase in tension between the Union and the United States.more
French fishermen attacked the British scallop fishing vessels during the night from Monday to Tuesday, trying to push them to the full sea and throwing stones and flares - reported the media. The clash occurred in the waters of the English Channel.more
The sale of energy drinks could be banned in England to anybody under 18, amid fears they are damaging children's health, the prime minister has said.zmore
Ikea offered stranded customers the chance to nap in beds at a store after a huge crash closed part of the M25. Customers said around 200 people were unable to travel home from the lakeside branch of the Swedish furniture retailer in Thurrock, Essex, after an overturned lorry blocked the Dartford Crossing.more
The price of meat, vegetable and dairy produce in the UK is set to rise by at least 5 per cent as a result of extreme weather this year, economists warn.more
Currently only stores that employ more than 250 people have to charge at least 5p per bag. Theresa May is expected to announce the price increase as part of a wider plan to tackle plastic pollution, the Daily Mail reported.more
The British supermarket chain Tesco confirmed the information about the planned closure in Poland of 13 stores bringing losses and liquidation to 2,200. workplaces.more
