Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose and The Co-op have signed up to a voluntary government scheme banning the sale of products containing harmful levels of acid or corrosive substances to under-18s. The move ...

Under the voluntary ban, retailers will agree not to sell to under-18s any of their products that contain harmful levels of acid or other corrosive substances, such as powerful drain cleaners.

After weeks of cleanup, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality confirmed that the leak at Cornerstone Chemical ...

Figures from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) suggest that more than 400 acid or corrosive substance attacks were carried out in the six months up to April 2017, based on returns from ...

A woman has been left with a chemical burn on her face after being attacked with a corrosive substance in County Durham. Local reports said the victim had gone into an alley because she heard the ...

MAJOR retailers including B&Q, Wickes and Tesco have agreed to stop selling acids to under 18s under a government crackdown on attacks that leave victims scarred for life.

Under it, retailers will agree not to sell to under-18s any of their products that contain harmful levels of acid or other corrosive substances, such as powerful drain cleaners.

Some retailers have agreed not to sell products containing harmful levels of corrosive substances to under-18s in an attempt to stop acid being used as a weapon. Wickes, B&Q, John Lewis and Tesco ...