Chris HuhneOnly seven people caught selling alcohol to children in 2007 were given the maximum fine, figures highlighted by the Liberal Democrats show. The information, contained in a Parliamentary answer, shows that: No one was fined the maximum amount for selling or allowing the sale of alcohol to under 18s No one was find the maximum amount for persistently selling alcohol to children Only seve...

A very unusual day - With news of Woolworths Closing down sale making headlines on the national news, mid morning decided have a look at what was going on in my local Archway branch. Of the three branches in the area it's the best one for children's toys - well grandchildren do need Christmas presents. Was completely taken by surprised to see that the store was half empty except for the ...

So Mr Potato Head has been convinced by the lies. The Prime Minister has ordered officials to develop a scheme in England to stop the sale of alcohol at below 40p to 50p a unit in shops and supermarkets. Ministers could copy Scottish proposals, which would ban the sale of alcohol below 45p a unit,

On September 9, a game called  Phone Story appeared in Apple’s App store only to disappear four days later. Apple had approved the game (otherwise, it would not have appeared for sale in the App store, right?) and said that it had banned Phone Story due to “objectionable” content including its depiction of child abuse. What Apple has not acknowledged is w...

What the fuck is it with Tesco? A man drove a Rolls-Royce through the window of a Tesco supermarket yesterday after staff at the store refused to sell him alcohol. Witnesses said that the man had come into the store in Andover, Hampshire, at around 4.30pm to buy alcohol but had been turned away because he was already drunk. Why, whenever there is a story about a shop acting as the hectoring, nanny...

Supermarkets, shops and pubs are to be banned from selling alcohol below a minimum price for the first time, under Coalition plans to be unveiled today.

A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among t he instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up ...

LOL completed the long journey back to civilisation at 3am this morning with a bizarre route choice through the very heart of the still congested metropolis between about 10:30 pm and midnight as well as a a Service Station breakfast barm pit stop at 1 am. Something notable was observed at petrol station, convenience store and service station alike. Newspapers baled up. On the SOR system. Sale or ...

So the SNP are determined to go ahead with their plan to stop the sale of “cut-price” alcohol. Why? To cut the “misuse” of alcohol. They propose to make the minimum price of alcohol about 40p per unit and ban promotions on alcohol. How stupid can they be? Raising the price of alcohol won’t prevent any misuse

A year ago I braved the November and December colds to be part of a protest outside London’s flagship Vodafone store. I was also roughly bundled out of Topshop in Oxford Circus, chanted ‘Philip Green pay your tax’ at the BHS store on the same street, and was there when Boots shut down their store