The desperate plea from inmates of Shanghai's Qingpu prison says they are forced to work against their will. It was found by Florence Widdicombe, from Tooting in south London.

DOMINIC LAWSON: Florence Widdicombe opened a pack of Tesco charity Christmas cards and found on one a note from a prisoner in China declaring that he had been forced to do this work.

Photos shared on social media show long lines of festive shoppers all over the country waiting to pick up their turkeys, cakes and other festive treats ahead of the big day tomorrow.

Customers from Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons were left disappointed with their Christmas dinners after claiming that poultry they bought was mouldy and rancid.

North London-based Henrietta Morrison, 51, founded Lily's Kitchen in 2009 and became the first to offer Advent Calendars for dogs. She shared advice on festive foods for dogs this Christmas.

The man, named only as Antoine, who got out the prison two months ago, heard one of his notes had been found by Florence Widdicombe in London (pictured) after he returned home to Nigeria.

Half wheels of Stilton are now 50% reduced in Tesco at £1.50, while you can even get your hands on a whole cheeseboard with five varieties for £1.75.

Consumers from everywhere from Cheshire to Cornwall shared their lunch time woes across social media platforms to lash out about their substandard lunchtime choices.

Chief executives of FTSE 100 companies earned £3.46million on average in 2018, or the equivalent of £901.30 an hour. The shocking wage disparity was revealed by an institute and a think-tank.

A Tesco store in Bristol has stored 100g bars of Aero mint, Dairy Milk and other chocolate bars in 'thief'-proof boxes'. It comes two months after Tesco kept Cathedral City cheese in boxes.

German retailer Lidl led the way for festive profits, with year-on-year sales growth of 10.3 per cent, while Aldi's sales went up by 5.9 per cent over the Christmas period.

X Factor's 'Tesco Mary' Byrne has showed off her incredible six stone weight loss and brand new look. 

Anna Burns appeared at Swindon Crown Court, in Wiltshire, for another offence, and when she was bailed she walked 750 yards to a Boots shop and stole £60 of make up.

Emma and Spencer Gale, of Whitstable, Kent, live in a five-bedroom house with their ten children. The family feature on tonight's Me & My 10 Kids on 5Star, where they admit they take family life a day at a time.

Maisey Roberts, 19, and her one-year-old boy Leighton Jones have not been seen since Tuesday, when they were spotted by the Tesco on Hawthorne Road in Litherland.

The footage shows a truck near the recycling area of the Tesco car park in Barking, east London as it unloads black bags of household and building waste.

Armed police have secured a Tesco Extra supermarket in Shrewsbury after receiving reports of a gunman who was spotted on the roof of the store's petrol station.

Price hike is being blamed on a shortage driven by contamination concerns. Sacla recalled 19 products in December after discovering they may have contained peanuts.

Quaker oats were slid into sachets before being wrapped in bags with an English-language leaflet at Shanghai's Qingpu prison, four prisoners released within the last year have said.

Tesco is showing its committed to its vegan shoppers by expanding its plant-based range with 35 new items, including a hoisin duck-style wrap and a coronation cauliflower wrap.

The incident involved a grandmother wearing a hijab along with her daughter and granddaughter who asked a separate woman to stop taking their photo outside a Bournemouth Tesco.

The landmark move, which applies to cans of baked beans, tuna, soup and other products, will eliminate 350 tons of plastic from the environment.

Tesco and Cow & Gate said that 15 varieties of baby food sold nationwide may have been tampered with - though no other product from either company appears to have been affected.

Nestle announced they would be rolling out Smarties button in three new flavours in UK shops this week. The treats will now be available in milk, white and orange, and are filled with Smarties bits .

Shane Watson took inspiration from the Jil Sander runway for embracing this season's supersize tote trend. British style expert advises investing in a tote that you can carry in one hand.

Ginger cat Pumpkin was a regular in Tesco's Drayton branch in Norwich, for well over a year before staff started 'gently encouraging him to go out', but he's recently returned to perch on the self-checkout.

Twitter users were left in uproar after Oonagh Ryder, from London, shared a photograph of the 'report shoplifting sign' which had been placed by the sanitary products in Tesco.

Harry Miller from Humberside was accused of transphobia due to 30 messages he had tweeted or retweeted the previous year. His posts were investigated as a hate incident.

For some reason, Pinotage has been left in a corner rather like a litter tray that no one wants to admit is still there. This is a mistake

Hannah Rowe was left terrified when a woman 'came out of nowhere' in Fareham, Hampshire, and told her daughter, Alice, to 'come with me' just days after a man was spotted loitering outside a school.

Footage shows dozens of parcels strewn across the ground (pictured) as the men sort through them one by one outside a Tesco store in Neasden, north-west London.

Gene Gallagher was pictured with the All Saints star and his half brother Lennon on a London street this afternoon after his court appearance where he pleaded not guilty to affray.

World-class quality is on our doorstep and our home-grown bubbly is setting pulses racing. It's time for your cork to pop!

Video recorded by another cyclist riding on Millbank, near Vauxhall Bridge in London, shows a Tesco delivery van turning into a cul-de-sac at the same time a bike is passing and knocking the rider off.

Ofer Deshe, 50, was pulled out of the sea by surfers after getting into difficulties off spectacular Famara Beach.

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, has prevented competitors from opening supermarkets in 23 locations in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority watchdog said.

The officer, who works in the North of England, went to Tesco after seven hours on the job. Thousands of people replied to the tweet apologising for the note and thanking the officer for their service.

Christina Thygesen, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire told how she bought a £3.50 baby bathrobe from Tesco for her pooch in a bid to stop him rubbing his wet fur against her newly painted walls.

Mass retailers like Tesco, Sainsbury's and Tesco can have a 'leading role' in helping cut the number of unhealthy overweight Britons if they make changes to the way they market food.

The new diverse range of plasters come in dark, medium and light shades and will be available online and in all 741 Tesco UK stores nationwide from Monday, costing £1.

After enjoying a perfect start to life at Manchester United, the club's new £68million signing Bruno Fernandes has decided it's time to get settled in off the pitch.

Darcie Ginger, 23, from Brentwood, shared her mother's hilarious response to a troll who messaged her on Instagram asking for sex. 

Hiran Chauhan, 24, went to the home of Neil Cuckson, 32, after they chatted on dating app Grindr and discussed taking drugs, Manchester Crown Court heard.

The British supermarket believes a database of stolen usernames and passwords from other platforms has been tested on its website.

Shortages previously limited to anti-bacterial hand gel and hand soap have spread to cupboard items such as rice, pasta, couscous, Pot Noodles, bottled water, toilet roll and pet food.

One disgusted customer at the Sainsbury's store in Mansfield, photographed the display containing toilet rolls, crisps, water, and pasta as well as 'mega packs' of detergents and disinfectant.

Retail expert Bruno Monteyne said a major UK outbreak of the virus would result in 'panic buying, empty shelves and food riots' but that at this stage retailers would revert to 'feed the nation' status.

In a forum for Tesco employees in the UK the drivers questioned whether or not it was a fair request to be asked to take food shopping into the homes of those who could have the virus.

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Enough already! We all need to calm down NOW! Even if the coronavirus, Covid-19, does become an epidemic in Britain, giving in to panic is never the sensible option.

Gene Gallagher, 18, and Sonny Starkey were charged alongside Noah Ponte, 19, over an alleged late-night fight in Tesco Express on Heath Street, Hampstead on Friday May 17.