UK shops 'misleading customers'
High street shop staff are fobbing off customers and giving misleading advice about rights, Which? says.

Gunman holds up bookmaker's shop
A gunman holds up a bookmaker's shop in Sussex, threatening staff before escaping with money.

Robbers threaten to shoot staff
Two armed robbers threaten to shoot shop workers who were locking up the premises for the night in north Belfast.

Shops pass underage drink 'test'
A police operation to test whether off-licences would sell to underage drinkers found all of them refused to serve the testers.

Setback for shy sex shop clients
A request by an adult shop to use a fire exit as an entrance for & #34;timid & #34; customers is turned down.

Are Brits becoming 'shopping tarts'?
Many supermarket-goers are wedded to their brand of shop. But as people begin to draw in the purse strings, some are starting to see benefits in being a more promiscuous consumer.

Butcher guilty of low staff wages
A Yorkshire butchers shop becomes the first employer convicted of deliberately paying some of its staff less than minimum wage, HMRC says.

Police charge two over eBay sales
Two people are charged over eBay sales of property allegedly stolen from shops across the South West.

Bridal shop goes into liquidation
A bridal shop, which closed suddenly leaving brides without dresses, goes into liquidation.

Talking Shop: Russell Watson
Singer Russell Watson talks to the BBC about losing his hair, his long road to recovery, and what it is like to be back in the limelight.

Train stuck after hitting trolley
Passengers are left stranded on a train after it hits a shopping trolley on the track.

Armed raiders target betting shop
Police are seeking three robbers armed with an axe and a machete who raided a betting shop in Merseyside.

Shops caught in booze crackdown
Six off-licences are caught selling alcohol to a child in an underage sales crackdown in Carlisle.

Bookshop's demise blamed on web
A bookshop closes after 70 years amid claims it cannot compete with cheap online book sellers.

Shop targeted by arsonists opens
A shop in Dorset is to reopen for business just four days after its stock was destroyed in a fire started by arsonists.

Shopping complex plans submitted
A new shopping complex could be built in Lincoln by 2012, if plans are approved by the city council.

Starbucks to close 500 more shops
The coffee chain Starbucks plans to close another 500 stores on top of the 100 it had already announced.

SPL ins and outs
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Man detained over shop stabbing
A man who stabbed a shop assistant is sent to a secure mental hospital indefinitely.

Division Two ins and outs
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