UK feared admonishing shoppers over panic-buying would make it worse - minister

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government held back from telling shoppers to stop panic-buying groceries in the early days of the coronavirus crisis, fearing any direct intervention would have made matters worse, Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Tuesday.From mid-March, UK supermarket shelves were stripped of items like dried pasta, canned food, flour, toilet rolls and hand sanitiser as frantic shoppers prepared for possible isolation during the pandemic.Eustice told lawmakers on..