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Panic buy Britain: Coronavirus fears spark shopping frenzy leaving empty shelves across UK

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MailOnline readers have been sharing their pictures of empty shelves across the country as shoppers continued to ignore Government advice not to panic buy. Stockpiling of household goods means that many aisles in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Lidl and Aldi up and down the UK are looking increasingly desolate. Sections for hand soap and disinfectant, … Read more

Shoppers are left ‘feeling sick’ after discovering discoloured meat inside fresh poultry 

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‘My rotisserie chicken is green!’ Shoppers at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons are left ‘feeling sick’ after discovering discoloured meat inside fresh poultry Consumers shared images on social media of the green tinted cooked chicken   The discolouration is thought to be caused by a disease where the muscles of inactive chicken are starved of oxygen when … Read more

Panic-buying Brits strip supermarket shelves of pasta, rice and water

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The shelves of British supermarkets are emptying at pace and staples being rationed as coronavirus stockpiling spiralled out of control today amid warnings of ‘food riots’ if the crisis worsens. Shortages previously limited to anti-bacterial hand gel and hand soap have spread to cupboard items such as rice, pasta, couscous, Pot Noodles, bottled water, toilet … Read more

Supermarkets are hit by panic buying and could face ’empty shelves and food riots’

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Supermarkets draw up emergency plans to ‘feed the nation’ if coronavirus causes mass shutdown – amid fears panic-buying could spark food riots and empty shelves Shops have seen a surge in panic buying fuelled by the coronavirus crisis  A major outbreak in Britain would cause ‘food riots’, former Tesco executive said Supermarkets have now drawn … Read more

Tesco manager jailed for six years after dumping man’s body in woodland when he died during chemsex

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A Tesco retail store manager who dumped the body of a chef in woodland near his flat has been jailed for six years. Hiran Chauhan, 24, went to the home of Neil Cuckson, 32, after they chatted on dating app Grindr and discussed taking drugs, Manchester Crown Court heard. Cuckson said they engaged in chemsex, … Read more

Tesco opens its first cashless store with contactless and Apple Pay

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Tesco opens its first cashless store with contactless pay but experts say it leaves vulnerable shoppers frozen out The cashless Tesco Express, on High Holborn, central London, opened yesterday It lets customers pay using contactless cards and Apple Pay at self-service tills Tesco said it wanted feedback before considering rolling out the idea elsewhere  By Sean … Read more