Total UK footfall fell by 1.8% year-on-year in June, a dip from May’s 1.7% decline, according to British Retail Consortium-Sensormatic data.

The Advertising Standards Authority said the rulings made it ‘crystal clear’ that prescription-only medicines could not be advertised to the public

Supermarkets could be fined if they do not sell healthier food, under a new Government plan announced last week to tackle obesity.

Some 70% of people are planning to go on holiday, though 75% of those are finding ways to cut travel costs compared to their last trip, a poll found.

Sales rose by just 0.6% year on year, according to the latest High Street Sales Tracker from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.

Compensation payments will increase up to tenfold from July 2 for problems such as low pressure, disruptions to supply or sewer flooding.

Overall shop prices were 0.4% higher in June than a year earlier, according to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index.