Brexit chaos fuels fresh food crisis

Wider gaps are appearing on UK supermarket shelves including staples such as broccoli, tomatoes, lettuces and cheese as new Brexit rules hampered lorry drivers bringing in food from the EU, MailOnline can reveal today. Cauliflower packs, citrus fruit, aubergines, courgettes, mushrooms, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries as well as products like brie and mozzarella are showing as … Read more

Now get your jab on the High Street

Covid vaccinations will be available in some high street pharmacies from today. The injections are being rolled out at 200 locations over the next fortnight, both at the major chains and independent chemists. Boots in Halifax and Superdrug in Guildford will be among the first six sites to administer the injections. Yesterday, Asda announced it … Read more

Supermarkets demand urgent action over Brexit red tape

The UK’s supermarkets have told Government urgent intervention is needed to prevent more disruption to Northern Ireland‘s food supplies. Chief executives of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Iceland, Co-Op and Marks & Spencer have written to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove. Depleted shelves have been seen in several supermarkets in the early days of the new year … Read more

Fury as fly tippers dump mountains of Christmas rubbish and recycling outside UK supermarkets

Fury as fly tippers dump mountains of Christmas rubbish and recycling outside UK supermarkets People in Sheffield rushed to get rid of their festive waste, angering local people  Asda stores in Chapeltown, Handsworth and Parsons Cross had piles of bags  Residents have branded the dumped waste mounds as ‘disgusting’ and ‘selfish’  By Amelia Wynne For … Read more

Which supermarket’s Christmas desserts contain the most sugar?

Supermarket sweet! The most sugary festive desserts revealed – with Asda’s Christmas pudding containing more than a can of Coke and a serving of Sainsbury’s sticky toffee pudding HALF of your daily intake Jack and Beyond revealed worst sugar offenders when it come to festive dessert Analysed nutritional contents of tasty treats across the UK’s main … Read more

British grandmother, 70, scoops £3.8million lottery jackpot just before Christmas

A British grandmother who scooped a £3.8million lottery jackpot just before Christmas has revealed she was ‘physically sick’ after realising it was real. Diane Bate, 70, landed the prize on December 12 after purchasing a ticket from an Asda in Flintshire, north-east Wales.  The former social services worker from Rhyl, Wales, checked her ticket using … Read more

Asda apologises after online shoppers left without turkeys just days before Christmas

Asda has fallen fowl of customers after informing them turkey is now out of stock just days before Christmas, despite accepting their orders weeks in advance.   Many were already feeling their festivities had been diminished by the latest coronavirus restrictions, but accused the supermarket giant of ‘ruining Christmas’ by not offering any substitutions or additional online … Read more

Asda is forced to hire more security guards as it prepares for huge surge in Christmas panic buyers

Asda is forced to hire hundreds more security guards at its supermarkets as it prepares for huge surge in Christmas panic buyers Supermarket chain said it will be deploying extra security between Dec 19-24  Retailed said its Qudini virtual queueing app is now available across all stores  Measures have been put in please to help … Read more