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An Islamist party in Pakistan has called off its violent protests against Emmanuel Macron claiming that the government has pledged to boycott French goods. Weeks of furious demonstrations have followed the French president’s staunch defence of freedom of expression since a schoolteacher was beheaded by a jihadist for showing his class cartoons of the Prophet … Read more
Half of shoppers who bought goods online during coronavirus pandemic had problems with parcel delivery, research shows Online purchases are now making up more than £1 in every £4 spent in the UK Citizens Advice received over 8,200 calls about deliveries from March to August Late delivery was the most common affecting a third of … Read more
French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal President Emmanuel Macron and government have been on a charm offensive They publicly adopted Theresa May’s ‘No Deal is better than a bad one’ mantra But he was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after an earlier EU summit … Read more
A bargain store in Swansea is asking its customers to use their judgement on which items are ‘non-essential’ because their staff cannot challenge them. Signs asking shoppers to ‘judge’ what goods they deem to be non-essential have gone on display at the Parc Tawe B&M branch. Many goods including toasters, kettles, duvets, wrapping paper and … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a boycott of French goods and compared Europe’s treatment of Muslims to the way Jews were treated before the Second World War. ‘You are in a real sense fascists, you are in a real sense the links in the chain of Nazism,’ Erdogan said Monday in a … Read more
Wales is today reviewing its ‘trolley police’ ban on shops selling non-essential goods during the ‘firebreak’ lockdown after a massive backlash. First Minister Mark Drakeford said he recognised that people were ‘fed up’ as he hinted at a rethink on the draconian move, saying ‘common sense’ was needed. Welsh ministers have been embroiled in damaging … Read more
The return of the shopping trolley police: Welsh supermarkets are ordered to only sell ‘essential goods’ to customers during the country’s 17-day lockdown Stores being told that they are unable to sell items such as clothes to shoppers The controversial Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown runs from Friday until November 9 Many retailers being forced to shut … Read more
The ‘I’m Backing Britain’ campaign in the late 1960s was a resounding success. It started after five secretaries at a heating company volunteered to work an extra half-hour each day without pay to do their bit for the flagging economy. Then, it morphed into a rallying cry to buy British goods, from food to cars. … Read more
Can YOU tell the real deal from the designer dupes? Expert reveals the most commonly copied labels (and how to spot a fake) Britons are spending over £3.2bn on fake designer goods according to new data H&T Pawnbrokers found Kanye West’s Yeezy is the most replicated luxury brand Financial service providers shared their advice for … Read more
The first object discovered from London’s largest ever Bronze Age hoard was spotted by a newly qualified archaeologist on his first job out of university. The Havering Hoard is a treasure trove of 453 artefacts dating back nearly 3,000 years including axe heads, spearheads, daggers, knives and copper ingots. Harry Platts was 21 when he started … Read more