Covid clash on Clapham Common: Police confront anti-lockdown mob chanting ‘take your freedom back’

Police confronted protesters chanting ‘take your freedom back’ as they marched through Clapham on Saturday to call for opposition against national lockdown measures ordering people to stay at home. The protest, organised by group StandupX, was attended by a few dozen people who marched from Clapham Common, in south London, and then down the high … Read more

ainsbury’s records £330million profit for 2020 after Christmas and Black Friday trading surge

Sainsbury’s records £330million profit for 2020 after Christmas and Black Friday trading surge with 1.1MILLION online orders in the 10 days before Christmas Britain’s second largest supermarket chain thought profit would be £50m less  Huge sales from Black Friday and just before Christmas catapulted revenue up Sainsbury’s also owns Argos, which saw sales rise 8.4% … Read more

A hot bath burns off same calories as a brisk half-hour walk, reveals riveting book of sensory tips

An hour in a hot bath burns off the same calories as a brisk half-hour walk, reveals riveting new book of sensory tips A book by an Oxford professor reveals how to use senses to improve daily life Hot shower an hour or two before bedtime sends you to sleep seven mins faster Psychologically, you … Read more

Where you can STILL do Christmas shopping in London

Christmas shoppers were sent into a panic over the weekend when ‘non-essential’ retailers including clothes shops and department stores were closed as part of tougher Tier 4 restrictions introduced for London and swathes of the South East.    The sudden move to shutter stores less than a week before Christmas means some shoppers are scrambling to … Read more

Nearly nine in 10 Black Friday ‘deals’ on home and tech products the same or CHEAPER earlier in year

Nearly nine in 10 Black Friday ‘deals’ could be found at the same price or cheaper earlier in the year, analysis suggests. Consumer group Which? tracked the prices of 219 popular home and tech products over the course of a year, for six months before Black Friday 2019 and six months after.  Products from Amazon, … Read more

TK Maxx kicks off the festive season with a holiday advert starring a GOAT in designer gear

TK Maxx has become the second major high-street chain to fire off an early Christmas advert in the race to attract festive shoppers, behind Argos.  The playful advert, which will hit the big screens tomorrow, begins with a cheerful goat walking by the farm on a snowy day, wearing a snazzy hot pink jumper with … Read more

Argos Christmas adverts sees two sisters transform into magicians

Just one day after Halloween, Argos has fired the starting gun on the festive season by realising their adorable Christmas advert for 2020. The UK retailer’s advert follows last year’s which sees customers reading the Argos catalogue magically transforming into ‘The Book of Dreams’. While last year’s offering saw a father and daughter duo long for … Read more

Argos is mocked for selling £5.99 curtains that look like cigarettes

Butt of the joke! Argos is mocked by shoppers for selling £5.99 mustard and white curtains that resemble a pack of cigarettes High Street chain advertised its printed border eyelet curtains in its sale Bemused shoppers took to social media to liken the £5.99 items to a pack of cigs One joked on Twitter: ‘Why … Read more

Dave Grohl wows British schoolgirl Nandi Bushell, 10, as he pens superhero song just for her

Dave Grohl penned a superhero theme song for a 10-year-old British schoolgirl this week, amid their ongoing online drumming battles. The Foo Fighters rocker, 52, wowed viral sensation Nandi Bushell as he shared the track with he on Twitterr, after she won the first round of their recent drum-off, during which she displayed her skills … Read more

Mother and son are left ‘trapped’ in their home for two days due to Asda sofa delivery

A mother told how she was left ‘trapped’ at home for two days after Argos delivery drivers left her new sofas at the front door, blocking the only entrance.  Sarah Miller, 44, of Fife, Scotland, spent £1,000 on two Chesterfield sofas for her new home with son Joel, seven, after separating from her husband Adam … Read more