which was up much more. that was over a%, the increase in food and drink sales. as i say, the office for national statistics think anecdotally the football will have helped that along, but, actually, if you look at non food, so clothes and furniture items, that was down a bit. down 1.7% compared to may, so people seem to have reined back in that way but splashed out a bit more on food and drink. our business correspondence there. we re expected to spent nearly £9 billion on domestic holidays this year that s a ten year high. new statistics from mintel say over three in five british people plan to holiday in the uk this year, compared with just two in five before the pandemic. victoria fritz has been following the story and reports for us from north wales. welcome to the seaside resort of
new covid 19 infections. this is a new daily record for this latest outbreak. now, 136 infections might not sound much to people in other countries, but in the australian context it is extremely significant. and you have to remember that australia has been pursuing a national policy of elimination, and that s why we are hearing those tough words from political leaders like dan andrews, who wants to lock sydney down until the delta variant here is crushed. we re expected to spent nearly nine billion pounds on domestic holidays this year that s a ten year high. new statistics from mintel say over three in five british peole plan to holiday in the uk this year compared with just two in five before the pandemic. victoria fritz has been following the story and reports for us from north wales.