Medics call for new alcohol strategy
The BMA and medical Royal Colleges have asked the government to prioritise a new alcohol strategy, expressing concerns over the impact of alcohol on...
Smiths News follows new automatic compensation scheme with carriage charge rise
Smiths News today announced an average 2 percent increase in its carriage charge, a day after launching a ground-breaking automatic compensation scheme for late...
Nisa ex-boss Nick Read appointed as Post Office group chief executive
The Post Office has announced the appointment of Nick Read as the new group chief executive.
Read has previously served as the chief executive at Nisa and...
ONS data reveals decline in shoplifting; Home office data, sloppy follow-up
The police recorded shoplifting incidents have seen an annual decline of two percent, according to the latest ONS data.
The Crime Survey for England and...
Welsh Coast to Coast cycle raises £60,000 for GroceryAid
The Welsh Coast to Coast cycle has raised £60,000 for GroceryAid this year.
The three-day, 348km ride from North to South Wales, concluded in Cardiff...
Community hubs open in place of empty high street shops
A government-backed scheme to convert vacant retail units into community centres has gone live in five towns across the country.
Former retail units located in...
Nestlé introduces new chocolate variety with no added sugar
Nestlé said it created the first 70% dark chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit, ditching added sugar.
The new chocolate uses the beans and...
Post Office teams up with Western Union to offer digital international payments
Post Office and Western Union have announced the launch of a collaborative service, offering UK consumers and businesses expanded digital international payment services.
The partnership will...
JUUL chief apologises to parents of teens addicted to vaping
The boss of leading US vape brand JUUL has offered an apology to parents of teenagers who are addicted to the product.
Responding to a...
Machete raiders rob another Cheshire c-store
Three men armed with machetes robbed a convenience store in Knutsford, Cheshire just three days after a similar incident in Warrington.
The Co-op shop on...