Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

Coffee and chocolate help drive supermarket prices higher In the year leading up to May, the rate of price increases at supermarkets in the UK reached a new peak, primarily driven by rising costs of coffee, chocolate, and non-food items. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ, inflation in grocery stores reached 9% overall. While prices for fresh food experienced a slight decline, the costs of commodities like coffee and cocoa witnessed significant…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Tuesday’s front pages report on a variety of stories. There’s a “contentious legal battle” brewing concerning the government’s refusal to hand over Boris Johnson’s complete and unredacted WhatsApp messages to the Covid-19 inquiry, according to the Times. The paper says ministers are unlikely to change their stance and may even pursue a judicial review to bypass the demands of the inquiry chairwoman, Baroness Hallett. The paper reports that several…

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