Shoppers were pictured squeezing together at supermarkets up and down the country this morning, ignoring social distancing rules from the government amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Tom Kelsey, 33, from Oxford, Tom Church, 29, from London, and Deepak Tailor, 32, from Essex, have created a free supermarket price comparison tool following rising prices.

Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons and Asda have all been allocating special shopping hours for people who are vulnerable of catching coronavirus or those buying supplies on their behalf.

Major stores have limited the number of people allowed inside a supermarket at once, with others asking customers to remain at least two metres apart amid the UK's coronavirus outbreak.

One man alleged he was stopped from entering an unnamed supermarket in Derby because he was 'unable to guarantee' he could remain a distance from the nearest person.

All the major supermarkets imposed restrictions this month keep shelves full after Brits panicked due to the pandemic and stocked up on supplies.

The commotion kicked off at around 2pm in an Asda store in Dudley, near Birmingham, on Thursday. The footage shows two women tangled in a brawl as another woman tries to separate them.

UK beef farmers told Asda and Sainsbury's that the move to stock Polish beef instead is 'unacceptable', adding: 'Please do not play a part in killing British agriculture. Remember, once it's gone, it's gone.'

Ahead of Bank Holiday weekend, Wales Online have reported the current restrictions in place for buying Easter eggs at the likes of Sainsbury's, Tesco, Aldi and Asda.

A man was wrestled to the ground at the Asda Superstore in Greenhithe, Kent after he allegedly coughed on staff and said he had coronavirus. Police arrested him on April 7 and he has been charged.

The shopper was spotted in an Asda supermarket in Fife, Scotland, wearing a sanitary towel over his face as a mask. Shocked fellow shoppers did double takes and one took a video of the unusual mask.

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has revealed that his charity work has raised £20million for vulnerable children in Manchester.

Cabin crew member Sara, who lives in Brighton, is used to flying across the world but is now stacking chilled food at the store in Lancing, West Sussex after being furloughed by the struggling airline.

With many of us experiencing uncertainty and pressure on household bills, this week's column is dedicated to finding you the best bottles on UK shelves for under ten quid.

Oliver Dale was making a tea of chicken, chips and salad for his family at their York home when he found the whopping crinkle cut inside a bag of McCain oven chips from Asda, measuring seven inches.

Duncan Johnson, 41, demanded Natalie Grimes' keys at an Asda car park in Liverpool as he tried to rob a vehicle with her daughter, seven, inside. He was jailed for six years after the incident in March.

People from across the world have taken to Instagram with creative snaps of outfits they've made using shopping bags as part of a new viral challenge.

Thousands of firms are finding it near-impossible to access cash under the Government's vital Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme (CBILS).

The IHS Markit UK Household Finance Index, which measures households' perceptions of their financial wellbeing, plummeted to a reading of 34.9 in April from 42.5 in March.

Primark's owner Associated British Foods said it has furloughed 68,000 Primark workers across Europe and looking to start discussions with landlords to seek help with their lease payments.

Anglo-Australian miner BHP said global steel production - excluding China - could drop sharply this year due to the pandemic. Steel is often seen as an economic bellwether.

Brent crude, which is extracted from the North Sea and serves as an international benchmark, fell to $18.10 a barrel.

Inflation could fall to 0.5 per cent over the summer, Howard Archer, chief economist at the EY Item Club, claims. This is well below the Government's 2 per cent target.

Shares in AIM-listed Fevertree, which outsources most of its operations, rose over 13 per cent this afternoon after the group said the in-store arm of its business remained 'robust.'

On a day of wild swings on global markets, brent crude briefly fell below $16 a barrel - the lowest level this century. It later recovered, surging 10 per cent to more than $21 last night.

In a lawsuit filed in the US yesterday, private equity group Sycamore said L Brands had failed to adhere to a 'detailed set of obligations' associated with the takeover.

The utility giant was among the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 after US investment bank Jefferies downgraded its stock from 'buy' to 'hold' and slashed earnings forecasts by a third.

On Monday evening, the value of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil, or Texas Light Sweet, declined to an unprecedented MINUS $40.32. It was the blackest of days for black gold.

Gamesys was praised for acknowledging that children and vulnerable customers who are bored are being placed at risk by the lockdown. Betting companies have been urged to protect players.

Taylor Wimpey was the top riser on the FTSE 100 after it said it was still selling homes virtually, adding its order book was at £2.7bn at the end of last week, up from £2.4bn the same time last year.

While 38,186 firms have applied for a Government-backed loan through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme, just 16,624 have been approved by High Street banks.

The online food delivery firm's merger got the go-ahead from the Competition and Markets Authority, who was 'satisfied there are no competition concerns' after its probe of the deal.

Blackmore Bond had failed to hand out interest payments to its investors since October last year. Assurances that it would resume the payments in 2020 fell by the wayside.

The education group will hand back £102m to shareholders - or 13.5p per share - after boss John Fallon insisted the company was in a 'strong financial position'.

Critics of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme have urged Rishi Sunak to increase the guarantee from the current level of 80 per cent to 100 per cent.

The company said it will resume building from April 27. Workers will follow strict social distancing rules - except for work deemed 'essential' that requires them to stand closer together.

The closely-watched Markit/CIPS Flash UK Composite Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a new record low of 12.9 - down precipitously from an already low reading 36 in March.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said households are saddled with £8,000 of non-mortgage debts, totalling £230 billion across the UK. And the coronavirus pandemic means incomes are falling.

Pete Redfern, the chief executive of FTSE 100 firm Taylor Wimpey, has broken ranks with rival bosses to push the Government to outline a plan to end lockdown.

Experts at Barclays have speculated that the supermarket chain could be forced to 'inject capital' into Sainsbury's Bank.

With oil prices tumbling, investors will be glued to the first-quarter results due out from BP and Shell on Tuesday and Thursday respectively.

Ashley's chains, which include Sports Direct and House of Fraser, have been forced to close amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and are in arrears to suppliers.

The move by Citadel suggests Britain's supermarket chains might not be immune to the coronavirus outbreak, even though their shares have held firm so far.

Tim Alderslade, the chief executive of industry body Airlines UK, wrote to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, saying that carriers will face a 'renewed cash crisis' if the job support scheme is withdrawn.

Less money has been lent under the Business Interruption Loan Scheme than in Switzerland and Germany because the application process is too complex, the TaxPayers' Alliance said.

There are mounting calls for super-rich fat cat executives to play a bigger part in shouldering the financial burden stemming from the crisis, which will end up hitting taxpayers hard in the pocket.

Chief executive Guillaume Faury told the plane maker's 135,000 staff to brace for a major shake-up and potentially sweeping job cuts to slash costs.

The retailer announced it would reopen its Lancashire textiles factory to make 8,000 washable gowns for Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust over four weeks.

Though it is one of the largest lenders to small and medium-sized firms, it has only approved a tiny percentage of loans made under the Government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

Novacyt has inked a deal with the Department of Health to provide it with 288,000 tests a week. And Omega Diagnostics has made fresh strides in the race to roll out antibody tests.