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At Least 1 In 5 UK Households To Buy More Groceries For Coronation – Report

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May 4, 2023

One in five British households intend to buy extra or special groceries for King Charles’ coronation as an extended weekend brings families and friends together, survey data from market researcher NIQ showed.

Britain’s new monarch will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry on May 6.

“As we saw over the Jubilee weekend (in June 2022) shoppers celebrated with fizz and teatime treats, so there could be a demand for similar products this year despite shoppers wanting to make savings,” Mike Watkins, NIQ’s UK head of retailer and business insight, said.

He said beers, wines, and spirits were likely to be “a footfall driver” for supermarkets.

The researcher also said 15 per cent of UK households intend to buy coronation memorabilia.

However, Pantheon Macroeconomics estimated Britain’s gross domestic product will fall by 0.2 per cent month-to-month in May, with all of that decline due to the lost working day on Monday May 8 for a coronation holiday.

NIQ said total UK grocery sales rose 9.7 per cent in the four weeks to April 22 year-on-year. Store visits by shoppers rose 4.5 per cent, while online’s share of fast-moving consumer goods spending dipped to 10.8 per cent from 11.1 per cent last month.

Echoing data from rival market researcher Kantar last week, NIQ said discounters Aldi and Lidi continued to be the fastest-growing grocers over the 12 weeks to April 22, with sales up 23.6 per cent and 21.6 per cent respectively.

Sales were up 9.7 per cent at both market leader Tesco and No. 2 Sainsbury’s, while they increased 14.5 per cent at Marks & Spencer.

UK food prices soared 15.7 per cent in the year to April, the biggest increase in records going back to 2005, the British Retail Consortium said on Tuesday.

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Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

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May 28, 2026

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A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

The court further noted that Cristian Soporuchukwu had allegedly overstayed his visa in India, according to the report.

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Strait Of Hormuz: US Announces Sanctions Against Iran

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May 28, 2026

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The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

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US Launches New Airstrikes On Iran

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May 28, 2026

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The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.