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Leading doctors are calling for the introduction of 'safe access zones' around abortion clinics to protect patients and staff

On top of rampant inflation, strikes, business gloom and rising interest rates, bad news about our shopping habits was all but inevitable. The volume of goods being sold in the UK is now falling, according to the latest monthly data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), with food purchases…

Scotland has the most Covid in the UK at the moment, according to the ONS

THE Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that one in 20 people had Covid-19 in Scotland in the week ending June 17 2022.

The boss of the UK supermarket chain has said he has spotted a change in shoppers' behaviour.

It comes as the latest figures show a nationwide drop in the amount people are spending on food

Smaller grocery bills amid rising cost of living behind 0.5% drop in May, says ONS

Retail sales across Britain dropped in May and consumer morale continues to slide

Data from Public Health Scotland show that cases of Covid-19 have jumped by almost a third in one week. Hospital admissions are also reported to have risen in that time

As the UK inflation rate hits a 40-year high the cost of living crisis deepens, we look at what this means to people in this country

Hayfever symptoms overlap with milder signs of coronavirus