Costa Coffee hikes the price of hot drinks for NHS staff and patients in latest example of ‘sickness tax’ (opens in new tab)

COSTA Coffee has been blasted for slapping wallet-busting “sickness tax-style” price hikes of between 15 and 25p on hot drinks for NHS staff and patients. Campaigners have slammed the “profiteering” move which means coffee fans visiting, working or laid up in hospital face shelling out as much as £4.40 for their favourite brew this summer....