July heatwave keeps shoppers at home in blow for high streetHeatwave conditions continued to bear down on shopper footfall in July, with the high street particularly badly affected, figures suggest. Total UK footfall was down 2.1% on a year earlier, but an improvement on the 3.4% drop seen in June, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic data. Owner of 139-year-old bikemaker Raleigh files for insolvencyThe company behind Nottinghamshire-based bikemaker Raleigh, which was founded 139 years ago, has filed to appoint administrators. And instead of sythentiased V8 noises for the 63, the 53 gets a sound based on a six-cylinder engine. A few light showers are possible in Wales and northern England, while north-west Scotland stays windy with rain.