Tesco limits purchases, amid panic purchases

Tesco has started limiting the number of items people can buy.

The major retailer says it's in place because it would like to give all customers access to essential items.

From today, people will only be able to buy 1 toilet roll, hand soap, bag of pasta, kitchen roll, tissues, box of eggs, bag of flour, crate of beer and nappies.

Meanwhile tinned tomatoes, soup and beans have now all been limited to 3 per customers.

The chain has also announced it's now closing at 10pm from Monday to Saturday.

It comes following mass panic buying from local residents, resulting in empty shelves and people going short.