Supermarkets are hit by panic buying and could face ’empty shelves and food riots’

Supermarkets draw up emergency plans to ‘feed the nation’ if coronavirus causes mass shutdown – amid fears panic-buying could spark food riots and empty shelves Shops have seen a surge in panic buying fuelled by the coronavirus crisis  A major outbreak in Britain would cause ‘food riots’, former Tesco executive said Supermarkets have now drawn … Read more

Tesco opens its first cashless store with contactless and Apple Pay

Tesco opens its first cashless store with contactless pay but experts say it leaves vulnerable shoppers frozen out The cashless Tesco Express, on High Holborn, central London, opened yesterday It lets customers pay using contactless cards and Apple Pay at self-service tills Tesco said it wanted feedback before considering rolling out the idea elsewhere  By Sean … Read more

Police officer spent hours at baby’s death before buying sandwich only to find angry note on car

‘We’re not robots’: Police officer slams person who left fake £100 fine on his windscreen for ‘shopping on the job’ when he stopped for a sandwich after working SEVEN hours at the scene of a baby’s death Officer, who works in North of England, shared incident on Twitter on Monday Found note reading ‘£100 fine … Read more

Tesco broke the law by making landlords sign ‘exclusivity’ contracts to block rival supermarkets

Tesco broke the law by making landlords sign ‘exclusivity’ contracts to block rival supermarkets from opening branches near their stores Tesco prevented competitors from opening supermarkets in 23 locations in UK Practice, which went on for up to a decade, may have left shoppers ‘worse off’ Competition and Markets Authority watchdog said ‘exclusivity’ deals broke law By … Read more

British Tesco executive, 50, dies while paddle boarding off of Lanzarote 

A British Tesco executive has died while stand-up paddle boarding off the coast of Lanzarote.  Ofer Deshe, 50, was pulled out of the sea by surfers after getting into difficulties off the spectacular Famara Beach yesterday afternoon. Medical responders desperately tried to revive him after he went into cardiac arrest. But their attempts to save … Read more

Nestle launches white, milk and orange and chocolate buttons stuff with Smarties

Nestle sends fans wild with the release of three NEW flavours of the beloved Smarties Buttons – including white, milk and orange chocolate – 83 years after they were first released Nestle unveiled three new Smarties buttons flavours hitting stores this week  Are available in mouth-watering milk, white, orange chocolate flavours Stuffed with Smarties bits, … Read more

Couple who were told they’d never have children reveal they’ve been ‘blessed’ with TEN kids

A couple who were told by doctors that they’d never have children reveal they’ve been ‘blessed’ with ten kids – and say the secret to dealing with their ‘manic’ brood is taking one day at a time. Emma and Spencer Gale, of Whitstable, Kent, live in a five-bedroom house with their ten children: Oliver, 20, Emily, 19, … Read more

The supermarket ready meals that have more salt than a whole tube of Pringles

Revealed: The supermarket ready meals that have more salt than a whole tube of Pringles (and Tesco is the worst offender) Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Sausage and Mash has 2.9g of salt in a serving This is more than a 200g tube of Original Pringles, which contains 2.6g of salt Many supermarket ready meals have … Read more