They welcome a call for under-22s in England to get free bus passes to help them into work and education.

For many, the stores defined their childhood. Now the retailer says it is reopening them, and holds its first catwalk for years today.

Plants in Hull and Redcar had warned they would close without support after deal to allow US ethanol to come in tariff-free.

The company estimates that shoplifting costs its business around £20m each year.

Warburtons is the current market leader and the deal needs approval from the competition watchdog.