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.

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. 

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Helen, 46, from Gloucestershire, revealed she is getting married to her Tesco delivery driver Chris, in tonight's episode of TLC's Curvy Brides Boutique.

EXCLUSIVE: Joanna Lumley has called on the UK's largest supermarket to 'put their money where their mouth is'. MailOnline revealed chickens with chemical burns at a farm that used to supply Tesco.

The Love Island beauty shared a sweet message tweeted by a fan who saw her in Tesco and admitted she is feeling 'anxious.' 

There has been a flurry of stockpiling across with UK with many celebs opting to stock up on food to feed their families.

The couple had been on their way to their local Tesco in Moreton, Merseyside when their vehicle flipped over, forcing emergency crews to cut them free using hydraulic equipment.

SARAH VINE: Elderly people who live on their own have nowhere to go for human contact. And it seems, for some, isolation is far more gruesome than the prospect of catching the virus itself.

Staggering scenes saw a queue of hundreds of people snake round a Tesco car park at 6am, and even spill out on to the streets of New Malden, London.

The total deaths in England rose by 53 as a 41-year-old is thought to be the youngest victim in Britain since the outbreak began. The total number of confirmed cases in the UK has hit 5,018.

Environment Secretary George Eustice told people to 'calm down' and claimed there is 'more than enough food to go around'. But he said that many Britons, including frontline NHS staff, were being deprived.

Customers who purchased the smaller packs of Heinz Baked Beans online on Tesco and Ocado took to the reviews to bemoan the alteration, with many claiming they felt duped.

Hundreds of shoppers were spotted queueing outside a Tesco in Cheshunt this morning just before it opened its doors to NHS workers and emergency staff.

Ocado UK wants all of its workers to be tested regularly to ensure they are safe to drop off supplies to elderly or vulnerable customers who are 'shielding' for 12 weeks.

The Malaysian government decreed that only the head of the household, or ketua rumah, is permitted to go to the supermarket in a bid to restrict the number of people in public places.

Peter Jones, from Devon, has warned people to stay inside after his one-year-old boy contracted coronavirus and was hospitalised.

Mobile phone footage shows the man furiously kicking the doors of the Tesco Express store in Birkdale, Merseyside on Tuesday morning.

Racing driver Josh Webster, 26, has become a Tesco delivery driver to help self-isolating Brits through lockdown. The Porsche Carrera Cup winner is now dropping off groceries in Suffolk.

The shopper in Colchester, Essex was browsing for essentials in the local Tesco. Self-declared as the 'Gimp Man of Essex', he was dressed head-to-toe in the black suit and is raising money.