A government source has warned that factories will be forced to close if 'urgent' support is not provided to energy intensive industries, 'many for good'. | ITV National News
Thousands of British businesses need state-backed rescue measures to arrest declining production amid surging energy costs, the head of the Energy Intensive User Group warned.
Pictures show aisles across the UK already bare of meat, fruit and frozen goods as customers were seen pushing trolleys loaded with toilet roll and water bottles ahead of the festive season.
Around one in six British adults have been unable to buy essential food items in the last fortnight, figures have suggested, amid fears of empty supermarket shelves as Christmas approaches.