Cost of supermarket staples up 8% in a year across Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco

Cost of supermarket staples up 8% in a year across Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco

Supermarket staples such as pasta, tinned tomatoes and strawberry jam increased in price by around 8% in just one year, according to new figures. Data analyzed by the BBC found the overall price of a basket of 15 standard food items rose by £1.32. Retail research firm Assosia tracked the average cost of grocery items … Read more

Fighting goats stop traffic outside supermarket as drivers try and fail to move them on

Fighting goats stop traffic outside supermarket as drivers try and fail to move them on

Fighting goats stopped traffic outside a supermarket – leaving frustrated drivers beeping their horns in a vain attempt to get them to move. Two angry bucks locked horns at traffic lights on Monday watched by a herd of around a dozen animals. It meant vehicles were unable to access or leave the car park in … Read more

Shopper puts supermarket milk to the taste test

Shopper puts supermarket milk to the taste test

There is no question that milk is considered an essential food and is found on breakfast tables every day across the UK. But while milk is readily available at seemingly every store, not all brands are of equal quality. To find the best Kent Live Reporter Sam Honey decided to test supermarket own-brand semi-skimmed milk. … Read more

Huge poisonous spider with skull on back found by terrified supermarket staff

A supermarket worker in Rees, Germany, discovered the exotic spider in a banana box

It marks the second time that the tropical spider has been spotted in supermarkets in western Germany appearing in boxes of bananas from the Dominican Republic A supermarket worker in Rees, Germany, discovered the exotic spider in a banana box ( Image: district police authority Kleve/Newsflash) Terrified supermarket workers were faced with a hairy ordeal … Read more