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Kelly Foranand Jonny Humphries,North West Kelly Foran/BBC Andy Hawthorne said the idea, formed to help ease food insecurity, had “gone a bit nuts” A charity boss who founded a community shop selling groceries at a fraction of the price of supermarkets said the concept was so successful “it had gone a bit nuts”. Andy Hawthorne…

The fitness company behind high-end exercise classes Barrecore, Boom Cycle, and Kobox has suddenly shut all its studios. Common Bond emailed customers announcing its locations, all of which are currently in London, were closed “until further notice”. The firm describes itself as a wellness collective and charges £2,400 for 12 months of unlimited classes. It…

Online retailers Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated in France in relation to the offence of enabling minors to access pornographic content on their platforms, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday. The country’s consumer watchdog had reported the four firms to the prosecution service on Sunday after raising concerns about the sale of…

On Thursday, the boss of supplier EDF Energy, Simone Rossi, warned that the UK was “walking into a second energy crisis” and Vyas said that action was needed before bills jumped again. “Last-minute emergency interventions run the risk of being badly targeted and costing us all more,” she said. Energy UK is calling for government…