Go to supermarkets if you're healthy, says Iceland boss

Caitlin Doherty, Press Association

A top supermarket boss has urged healthy people to go against Boris Johnson's advice and visit supermarkets in person to free up delivery slots for the elderly and the vulnerable.

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