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Contaminated Dutch Meat May Have Ended Up In Britain

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK

British firms may have bought meat from a Dutch company at the centre of the latest horsemeat scare, it has been revealed. The Food Standards Agenc...

Animal Drug Bute Found In Asda Corned Beef

PA | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK

Asda is recalling all corned beef from its budget range after traces of veterinary drug phenylbutazone were found in some batches. The Food Standar...

Iain Duncan Smith, In An Ideal World...

Tiernan Douieb | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Tiernan Douieb

As his lips curled around the stained mug and the hot mud water reached his throat, he wished for the umpteenth time that he had never said that he could easily live on £53 a week. Iain did not know exactly how many times he'd wished this. He just knew it was more than he'd had non-tea or abuse bricks thrown through the window.

The Recruitment of Graduates Will Help Future-Proof Not Just Our Business, But the UK Fashion Industry as a Whole

Fiona Lambert | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Fiona Lambert

To me, the students of today are the emerging talent of tomorrow and the life-blood of the fashion industry. I have always been a champion of graduates admiring their energy, talent and creative thinking and have been involved in various mentoring schemes over the last few years.

"Thanks to Asda's Tickled Pink campaign, I have been able to access some truly wonderful support"

Jackie Woods | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Jackie Woods

I felt very honoured to be invited to a very unique event last week. After 16 years of fundraising Asda's Tickled Pink campaign was celebrating as they have raised a landmark £30 million for two breast cancer charities: Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign.

Supermarkets Cut Cost Of Diesel

PA | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK

Motorists spared next autumn's planned fuel duty rise have been handed more good news. First, supermarket Sainsbury's said it was reducing the pric...

It's Not Fair!

Anne Longfield | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Politics
Anne Longfield

According to new research published today by Asda (in the 'Mumdex'), mums reported that the rising cost of living is now three times as pressing an issue as youth unemployment and four times as pressing as violent crime.

'We Weren't On Our Own To Be Shocked'

PA | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK

The boss of Asda today described his "shock" as revelations of the horsemeat contamination scandal broke, vowing to leave "no stone unturned" to addre...

Asda Finds Horse DNA In Its Spaghetti Bolognese

Posted 14.02.2013 | UK

Asda spaghetti bolognese has become the latest product to be withdrawn from sale after it was found to contain horse meat. The 500g beef bolognese ...

Are Food and Drinks Companies Feeding Us Nonsense?

Nigel Salter | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK
Nigel Salter

Strangely enough, according to some commentators, the health impacts of this scandal could actually have been positive, with the lean horsemeat making the burgers healthier. But somehow I don't think this was done with our health in mind.

Asda's Christmas 'Busy Mum' Ad Is Not Sexist, ASA Rules

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK

Asda's Christmas advert featuring a mother who appeared to be almost single-handedly carrying out the preparations has been cleared following more tha...

Apparently Parking Spaces Are Running Out At Asda

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK

They say its shopping chaos out there. We wouldn't know as we're beavering away, giving you something to read while you're in a two-mile queue at the ...

Christmas Marketing and the Hysteria Illusion

Claire Shropshall | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Claire Shropshall

This Christmas, instead of battling fellow shoppers for the last cut price pigs in blankets, as advised by Aldi's 'once they're gone, they're gone' mantra, I'll be tuning out the avalanche of bile taking over the TV and radio waves and actually enjoying myself.

Why Celebrity Matters: Jahmene Won't Be 'Going Back to Asda'

Dr Su Holmes | Posted 13.02.2013 | Home
Dr Su Holmes

I think it's important for us to know about something with such pervasive cultural power - something which effects how all of our identities are judged and positioned.

The Politics of School Uniform

Andrew Moore | Posted 04.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Andrew Moore

Supermarkets have, over the years, become a favourable destination for all back to school shopping needs, providing the convenience for mum to buy all the things she needs in one go.

Christmas Ads, Naff Stereotypes and Festive Hysteria

Tamsin Crimmens | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Tamsin Crimmens

Advertisers know that selling fantasy works and if Christmas is nothing else, it's most definitely a fantasy (I'm thinking the fat, bearded man who lives in the North Pole and has flying reindeer rather than the Jesus stuff here). But in selling the fantasy, advertisers perpetuate some truly awful stereotypes.

Supermarkets Sign Up To Price Promotion Principles - But Why Hasn't Asda?

Charlie Thomas | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK

Aldi, Co-Op, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose have agreed to make promotions on their food and drink fairer. But...

Ad Review: Morrisons - For Your Christmas

Josh Okungbaiye | Posted 27.01.2013 | UK
Josh Okungbaiye

Although the advert does have some faults I still think it was well executed in terms of its messaging and aesthetic direction. Just remember that some of our mothers may be stressed out about Christmas, but at least they can find comfort in the fact that Mother's day is well on its way.

Chicken Jahmene

The Huffington Post UK | Ashley Percival | Posted 16.11.2012 | Home

'X Factor' contestant Jahmene Douglas has received the ultimate honour from his former employers Asda - the supermarket giant have renamed their Chick...

Sainsbury's Outshine Rivals

Charlie Thomas | Posted 14.11.2012 | UK

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's made it 31 in a row for consecutive quarters of growth, with like-for-like sales up 1.7%, outperforming rivals Tesco and...

Traffic Light Labels Aren't About Demonising Food

Maura Gillespie | Posted 25.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Maura Gillespie

People will still drink milk, enjoy bangers and mash and lay out the cheese board because traffic light labels are about giving shoppers the opportunity to make informed choices, not taking choice away.

Hit And Run Kills 12-Year-Old Boy

PA | Posted 07.10.2012 | UK

Police have named a 12-year-old boy who was killed when he was hit by a car speeding away from a police stop. Bilal Raffey Khizar was on a crossing...

Why I'm Tickled Pink This October

Jim Viggars | Posted 02.12.2012 | UK
Jim Viggars

Since I turned 40 not so long ago (oh, it was six years ago), I've really focused my attention on raising money for Tickled Pink. Tickled Pink raises money for Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign and it means a lot to us at Asda. It was founded 16-years-ago and we've raised nearly 29 million, there or there abouts.

Charlie Thomas

Have They Had Their Bacon? UK Pig Farmers Quitting The Industry

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 25.09.2012 | UK

British pig farmers are being forced out of the market or to cull livestock as the price of producing pork continues to rise. Following a number of...

Asda Sparks Supermarket Fuel Cuts

PA | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK

Supermarket customers are set to benefit from lower fuel costs after one of the country's biggest supermarkets announced price cuts. Asda, Britain'...