Supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op may see disruption to the supply of taramasalata and other chilled dips, the Unite union claims.

Supermarket Tesco have released a teaser of their upcoming Christmas advert, which stars a time travelling delivery driver meeting Winston Churchill on Downing St and Jim Bowen on Bullseye

The UK's largest supermarket has kept its festive advert closely under wraps and sent social media into a frenzy when a Tesco van was spotted on top of a house in Cheshire two days ago.

Customers on the British supermarket's priority delivery saver scheme waited patiently to reserve drop-offs or collections on December 23 and 24, with bookings going live at just after midnight.

Karen Eaton, from Dudley, told BirminghamLive her incredible hacks on how to cut the costs of the festive feast, which include buying products like cranberry sauce months in advance.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A former junior football club secretary abused a 12-year-old boy, then stole £70,000 and fled to America. David Aspden stole from a Travelex in Tesco, Rochdale in December 2018 and spent five months abroad.

Jason Manford has revealed his application to work as a customer assistant at his local Tesco supermarket has been rejected. 

Jason Manford has landed a new job driving elderly people to medical appointments, after being turned down by Tesco.

Lindsay Lohan may be back to her old ways, as a source told PEOPLE that the Mean Girls actress, 'hasn't changed whatsoever,'adding, she is 'still partying very hard and drinking a lot.'

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said events in London meant Britain crashing out in 71 days was now 'less and less unlikely'.

The first daughter is in Europe with husband Jared Kushner for Christmas Day. They are expected to join the rest of the Trump family at Mar-a-Lago Thursday.

ISIS (left) has released propaganda videos threatening to invade Rome and Pope Francis is considered a specific target. But the pontiff (pictured right) says he's 'not afraid'.

Hughes said he was suspicious of the behaviour of guards at the Paris venue ahead of the band's concert on November 13 during which ISIS terrorists massacred 89 music fans.

The German government has warned a new wave of ISIS terrorists could be set to join the 523 suspects they are already watching as militants lure lone youngsters with 'money and false promises'.

Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes has been branded 'sick' by the manager of the Bataclan concert hall who turned him away when he arrived at the Paris venue on Saturday night.

There will be concrete barriers, stop and search checks and officers on the ground at festive events in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Bath in the run up to Christmas.

Partygoers wearing Santa hats, elf costumes and polar bear jumpers were pictured blowing off steam across the country for Mad Friday.

Revellers were pictured scuffling, urinating and collapsing on the street in cities including Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool, Swansea, Manchester and London, on the last Friday before Christmas.

Andy Star, 31, (pictured) and Farhad Salah, 22, were arrested on December 19 in a series of early morning raids in the Chesterfield and Sheffield areas of South Yorkshire.

Michelle Chan (pictured) says she was asked to leave Barber Barber, Leeds while waiting for her boyfriend and had to wait in the street as the shop has a male-only policy to avoid queuing.

Kevin Rudd has slammed Peter Dutton's decision to send Wuhan evacuees to Christmas Island, suggesting the home affairs minister would have treated them differently if they were 'white.'  

Jose Emanuel Garcia Sota, aka 'Zafado,' and Jesus Ivan Quezada Pina, aka 'Loco,' were convicted three years ago in the February 2011 murder of ICE agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico.

Both teams are talking up this match and the return fixture in Belfast next month as effectively being a play-off for a place in next summer's finals. Holland have missed tournaments in a row.

October 13, 1976. Best's career was on the wane. He had turned 30 that summer and come back from his first stint in the US with Los Angeles Aztecs.

The BBC released a first look trailer for the exciting special show on Tuesday.

Met Office experts have revealed their long range predictions and suggest the UK will see a milder winter than usual, and appear to have ruled out snow falling on Christmas Day.

Festive revellers flocked to Leeds city centre last night and battled against wind and rain from Storm Atiyah. Partygoers were seen dressed in full Christmas garb, including a Christmas tree.

Temperatures today and tomorrow could reach highs of 14-15C (57-59F), figures not normally achieved until April or May. The warmest places are likely to be parts of North Wales and the North-East.

She was seen stepping out on Christmas Eve on Tuesday with daughter Lea, two, for a stroll in New York City. And one day later, Irina Shayk was spotted solo - with her hands full on gifts.

The daughter of Lionel Richie, 21, was seen outside the beachfront restaurant wearing a stylish python print coat and black shades.

Harper Beckham, eight, who was wearing matching pyjamas with her mother, penned a sweet card, writing that she hopes Father Christmas enjoys a mince pie and milk left out for him.

The Beckhams are no stranger to sharing their lavish exploits, and Christmas Eve proved to be no different, as they led stars taking to Instagram to share a glimpse of their own festive preparations.

The actress, 44, said she'd enjoyed the 'Best Christmas Ever' [sic] with the Beckhams, as she shared a snap with Victoria from a relaxing stroll in the grounds of their Cotswolds mansion.

Olympia Valance has sold her apartment for more than the $550,000 asking price.  

Nicholas David Weston was found guilty of four counts of rape over the horror stay at his Melbourne CBD apartment in November 2017.

The TV presenter, 34, attended the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Monday.

Famous names like Natalie Portman and Jussie Smollett turned up to the Kingdom Day Parade, which was held in Los Angeles on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

It's no secret that there's little love lost between Christopher Maloney and the rest of the former X Factor contestants.

In the bizarre video, posted to the controversial actor's YouTube account on Tuesday, Spacey once again adopts the Southern accent of his former House of Cards character, Frank Underwood.

Zayn Malik has donated £10,000 to a girl in need of cancer treatment.

The Love Island host, 34, and the singer, 28, treated fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the 40th annual BRIT Awards, which took place at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday evening.

They are both known for their slim figures and their love of fashion.