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Iceland have offered Jason Manford a job after his application to work as a driver for Tesco was rejected. The comedian, 38, joked he was ‘livid’ that his local Tesco store had declined his application and admitted that he was ‘only trying to do his bit’ amid the coronavirus pandemic. Iceland replied to his tweet offering … Read more
Iceland is re-opening schools and businesses after just 1,799 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths following a successful testing and tracing strategy to isolate every case. The Nordic nation has reduced its daily infection count from 106 at the height of the crisis to single digits and even zero on some days. ‘I didn’t expect the … Read more
Iceland has tested one-tenth of its population for coronavirus at random and found that half of people have the disease without realising. They also discovered that 1600 people have been infected with Covid-19 since the start of the outbreak. Of these cases, there were only seven deaths, indicating a fatality rate of just 0.004 per cent, … Read more
Iceland changes its rules to let carers shop with NHS staff during their 7am key worker hour before stores open to the public amid coronavirus lockdown Niki Pringle was turned away from Birkenhead store on Tuesday morning Supermarket said its staff were applying the store’s rules correctly It has changed the rules so that carers … Read more
‘There’s only so much loo roll you need in your life’: Iceland boss says panic buying is FINALLY easing off but urges young people to come INTO supermarkets and save online delivery slots for the elderly MD of Iceland supermarket today said ‘healthy people’ should be using stores Said they should shop in store to … Read more
Two Iceland delivery vans are destroyed by vandals in arson attack as customers wait on vital supplies during coronavirus lockdown Two Iceland supermarket vans were destroyed in arson attacks on Monday night Retailer’s managing director said the attacks were ‘sickening’ at a time like this The delivery vans were destroyed outside an Iceland store in … Read more
Shocking moment Iceland staff shove and manhandle an elderly customer out of the store while waiting shoppers pile toilet roll onto the conveyor belt as panic buying grips country Incredible video shows argument breaking out at shop in Ilford, east London Store workers can be heard repeatedly telling the older shopper to ‘get out’ A … Read more
Iceland, Lidl and Nationwide opened up early for pensioners today amid confusion over Boris Johnson’s official advice to the over-70s to ‘stay inside’ – as even his own father vowed to continue going to the pub. The PM has told everyone to avoid visiting pubs and shops, and says this is particularly important for over-70s … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Once upon a time, a ‘wellness’ holiday was known unceremoniously as a ‘fat farm’. Most guests had checked in under duress and wandered around in white towelling robes, clasping timetables. That was in the Seventies. Come the Eighties, the health farm started to garner more prestige. It was all about beauty services and pampering — … Read more