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
Consumers would face slower and more costly credit card payments when they buy EU products, and British citizens living abroad could lose access to their bank accounts, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the government has warned.more
British shoppers are expecting price hikes and store closures on the high street as a result of Brexit, according to new research from think tank Parliament Street.more
Christmas tree growers fear that the recent drought has decimated about 30pc of this year's crop. Christy Kavanagh, chairman of the Irish Christmas Tree Growers association, estimates that about 30pc of new trees planted this year were destroyed by the longest drought here in more than 40 years.more
You can now sup the most expensive pint on the island of Ireland at Belfast's newest bar. The Observatory on the 23rd floor of Hastings' swish new Grand Central Hotel on Bedford Street will charge you £8 for a pint of draught beer.more
House of Fraser has said it will cancel all online orders and refund customers after a dispute with its warehouse operator meant deliveries were delayed.more
Potatos have decreased in sales by 5.4% since 2015. According to the agricultural website The Grocer, those aged between 18 and 34 are to blame for the dramatic drop.more
Prosecco has become the go-to drink for party hosts across the UK in recent years, with endless bottles of the fizz flying off the supermarket shelves.more
Mike Ashley's Sports Direct has struck a £90m deal to rescue parts of House of Fraser shortly after the department store fell into administration, raising hopes for the future of thousands of staff.more
he price of some supermarket fruit and vegetables has gone up as the effects of the heatwave combined with the cold spring flow through to shop shelves. The average supermarket price of broccoli is up 25.8% per kilo year on year to £1.54, figures reported by The Grocer from analysts Brandview show, after growers warned that high temperatures meant brassica heads had stopped growing.more
Budget supermarket Lidl is to deliver schemes with the potential to create an extra 3,000 new homes in London over the next three years, the company has announcedmore