current situation. boxing day sales begin in the uk but will the high streets be busy or will shoppers be cutting back as the cost of living crisis bites? and north america s deep freeze. severe winter weather claims 38 lives across the united states and canada. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targetted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the airfield is believed to house russian long range strategic bombers. there has been no comment from ukraine. the bbc s russia editor steve rosenberg says the last attack on the airbase, three weeks ago, led to calls for tighter security. this is deep inside russian territory. when the first attack happened earlier this month that wa
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms that reduced pack sizes last year in an attempt to absorb rising costs are putting back grammage as input prices fall. The price of refined sunflower oil, palmolien and soya bean oil have all dropped around 20%-25% over the past 12 months, while packaging costs have similarly declined. Brands that had shrunk packages without reducing prices are putting back weight, particularly for the most popular price points of ₹10, ₹20 and ₹25
Inflation: Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms that reduced pack sizes last year in an attempt to absorb rising costs are putting back grammage as input prices fall. The price of refined sunflower oil, palmolien and soya bean oil have all dropped around 20%-25% over the past 12 months, while packaging costs have similarly declined. Brands that had shrunk packages without reducing prices are putting back weight, particularly for the most popular price points of ₹10, ₹20 and ₹25
again as many people will buy online for convenience. but interestingly if we look at footfall from christmas eve, we actually saw an increase in footfall, particularly around retail parks. impacted because of the rail strike so it is somewhere that is easy for people to get to sell retail packs have done quite well for footfall and an increase in customers shopping locally as well so good news for the locally as well so good news for the local high street. russia s defence ministry says at least three service personnel have been killed as a result of a ukrainian drone attack on an air force base in the south of the country. china carries out one of it s biggest incursions to date in the seas and skies around taiwan. the taiwanese defence ministry says it s detected 71 aircraft and 7 warships around the island. millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip