The UK has pledged to ban the sale of all petrol, diesel and hybrid cars within 15 years – five years ahead of their initial 2040 deadline. The shorter timeline was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the launch for the 2020 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), to be held in November. And …
A woman has been fined £60 ($108AU) in the UK for picking up her daughter while she filled her car with petrol. Ms Pickering had stopped at a petrol station at East Maitlands Airport, on her way to the airport to pick up her daughter. While Ms Pickering was filling her car with petrol, her …
Following on from the introduction of a soft drink tax levy in the UK, teachers in Oxfordshire, England are reportedly carrying out random bag checks to stop students from smuggling sugar-filled foods into the classroom.
Kellogg’s in the UK and Ireland will introduce a ‘traffic light’ labelling system across its cereal rang from January 2019. The ‘traffic light’ system will better communicate the content of the cereals including salt, sugar and fat. The system labels foods with three different colours, green, amber and red to assist customers in identifying products that …
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Coca-Cola in the UK has delivered a new gift in the form of a beverage in the lead-up to Christmas. The ‘Festive Limited Edition’ Cinnamon Coke has hit shelves across Great Britain and is one of the variants in the Zero Sugar range. According to Pedestrian TV, the drink will be stocked through until the …
The British government has announced plans to ban the sales of energy drink beverages to kids in England. Prime Minister Theresa May said childhood obesity is one of the countries greatest health concerns. Ms May said: “That’s why we are taking significant action to reduce the amounts of sugar consumed by young people and to …
Plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds are on their way to being banned in the United Kingdom by Prime Minister Theresa May. However no such ban has been promised in Australia. In a bid to stop pollution, Ms May has laid out plans to band single-use plastics. Mr Turnbull was visiting London for the Commonwealth …
A report has been released saying that reports of shoplifting in C-stores has doubled in the past year.
Toblerone Ice Cream has been released in the UK, being sold exclusively in Tesco.
Cornetto has announced that it will be launching a vegan ice cream cone in the United Kingdom.
An English bakery chain has apologised after replaced a picture of baby Jesus in a Nativity Scene with a sausage roll.
It’s official: The UK will introduce a two-tier soft drinks tax levy in 2017, as confirmed in the budget releases overnight.
“Convenience stores are proven responsible retailers of restricted products.”
