Return of the loo roll loonies: Anxious shoppers strip shelves of toilet paper and household essentials ahead of national lockdown on Thursday Hundreds waited outside Costcos in Manchester, London and Southampton Shelves were stripped of loo rolls at Poundland in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire Queues formed outside supermarkets as customers sought to get in supplies By Holly … Read more
ASDA is accused of demonising police and portraying them as ‘monsters’by selling ‘Petrifying Police Set’ Halloween costume containing plastic baton, fake handcuffs, hat and badge Customers took to social media to say costume did not send out right message Others defended costume and argued police officer is always a popular choice Asda has said the … Read more
A health alert has been issued over some reusable facemasks with evidence that some filter out just 7per cent of harmful bacteria. The warning comes from consumer experts at Which? after a survey of 15 masks which suggest some offer little or no protection. Three of the masks, available online and in the high street, … Read more
Billionaire brothers buying Asda for £7bn are hit by credit rating setback as their petrol station business is downgraded to ‘junk’ territory By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 28 October 2020 The billionaire brothers buying Asda for £7 billon have suffered a … Read more
Budget supermarket chain Spar beats posh rivals to gain the honour of this year’s best Christmas mince pie in blind taste tests Spar had best mince pies in 2020 Christmas Taste Awards, costing just £2 Judges praised the ‘crumbly, buttery pastry’ and said the filling was ‘sweet’ M&S notched up eight wins including best vegan … Read more
Hunt for heartless hit-and-driver who left baby with fractured skull: Motorist smashed into pram as mother crossed road then sped off leaving seven-week-old girl fighting for life River’s pram was toppled over as the family crossed the road by Asda, Wrexham Baby has spent two nights in hospital receiving treatment for her injuries Police have … Read more
Asda is CHEAPEST UK supermarket: B Basket of 43 everyday groceries costs £130.36 from the retailer – while Morrisons and Tesco are more expensive than Waitrose Alertr team tracked items from the government-based Consumer Price Index ‘shopping basket’ over a five-week period during the month on September Tesco was the most expensive last month, but … Read more
My mum was not always the perfect parent when I was growing up. Times like when I fell down the manhole in the front garden and knocked myself out while she chatted to our neighbour. Or the time when I was eight and I was left waiting for three hours outside an empty church hall … Read more
Two self-made billionaire petrol tycoon brothers have agreed to buy Asda from Walmart for £6.8billion to bring the supermarket back under British control. Mohsin Issa, 49, and his brother Zuber, 48, from Blackburn, stunned the City by being named as lead bidders to take over the retail giant alongside private equity firm TDR Capital, and … Read more
The extraordinary rags to riches story of two billionaire brothers who turned a single petrol station in Bury into an empire of 5,900 branches can be revealed today as they emerged as favourites to buy Asda. Mohsin Issa, 49, and his brother Zuber, 48, whose parents came to Britain from India ‘with nothing’, built EG … Read more