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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Police were called to reports of someone 'behaving aggressively' at the shop in Middleton. Officers arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of theft in connection with an earlier incident.

Iceland have offered Jason Manford a job after his application to work as a driver for Tesco was rejected.

The Top Gear host, 46, took to Instagram on Wednesday to talk about his first shop since the coronavirus outbreak in two videos, one before his trip to the supermarket and the other afterwards.

The new weather forecasting system will be the fastest in the world - increasing Met Office computing capacity six-fold when the device is turned on in August 2022.

The tournament, which will feature four matches in the Middle East for the first time, has been extremely controversial since it was announced last year. And Atletico Madrid have been struggling to sell tickets.

Eden Hazard has not featured for Real Madrid since suffering an ankle injury in November against Paris Saint-Germain. Los Blancos are set to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup.

The four Spanish clubs involved in the revamped Super Cup tournament in Saudi Arabia have sold less than NINE per cent of available tickets, it has been revealed.

PETE JENSON: The Spanish Super Cup was always the least important trophy in Spain's football calendar. Making it four teams and taking it to Saudi Arabia has only lessened its appeal.

Barca and Real Madrid are facing a huge backlash over their £102m jaunt to Saudi Arabia as they ignore criticism over taking money from a nation long-condemned for its terrible human rights record.

PETE JENSON: Toni Kroos' corner completely caught out Valencia goalkeeper Jaume Domenech, who was on the edge of his six-yard box speaking with Francis Coquelin

A clash of the bitter old foes is served up once again as Real Madrid lock horns with city rivals Atletico to battle for the Super Cup. In an historic twist, the fixture is to be played in Saudi Arabia.

Zinedine Zidane let all his raw emotions out when he celebrated Real Madrid's Spanish Super Cup final triumph over fierce rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The prospects for Saudi Arabia's proposed £340million takeover of Newcastle have not been helped by Mike Ashley receiving financial advice.

The fashion designer, 45, and her former footballer beau tucked into buttery escargot, mounds of chips, dover sole and berries covered in clotted cream during their trip to Paris.

The fashion designer, 45, had a little trouble recognising some of the food brands while playing a board game with her daughter Harper, eight, and mother Jackie on Sunday.

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

She's the brunette beauty who failed to find love with bachelor Matt Agnew on last year's season of The Bachelor.

As the 77-year-old singer hit the red button to Eliza from Cumbria, 16, couldn't contain her excitement as she gushed she had a cardboard cut-out of the She's A Lady hitmaker in her bedroom.

The TV presenter, 30, looks in high spirits in newly released images for the show where he donned a black shirt and matching jeans and a name tag that reads 'Rylan: Store Manager'.

The ad for Ram Trucks used Martin Luther King Jr.'s voice from his Drum Major Instinct sermon that he delivered exactly 50 years ago on February 4, 1968.

Justin Timberlake defends using Prince’s hologram at Super Bowl half time amid backlash as Eagles grab first championship win

Holly, 23 - full name Holly Horne (pictured), from West Sussex - is probably the biggest global star you've never heard of.

Liam Payne has praised his ex Cheryl for taking great care of their toddler son Bear when he is working away.

The stars were spotted chatting away as they watched the Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday afternoon with their manager Simon Fuller.

Super Bowl XLVIII was as much about the A-list fans coming out to show their support for their favourite team as it was the action happening on the field

A self proclaimed ''true Star Wars fan' was kicked out of a screening for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker after punching a father in the face and ranting at moviegoers using their phones.

Tarantino's comments come months after Martin Scorsese claimed that the Marvel film franchise lacked original storytelling. 'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' has secured 10 Oscar nominations.

'Madonna?' said the immigration officer at JFK. 'She's, like, 70, right?' Well, no - she's 61, and determined to prove that 61 is the new 31.

Ashton Kutcher's 36-year-old actress wife squinted in the bright sunlight when she was spotted without her sunglasses and make-up free on a coffee run in a steamy Los Angeles on Friday

Gigi Hadid and mother Yolanda Hadid were spotted heading out in Manhattan for a day of mother-daughter bonding on Tuesday, while both clad in white.

Gigi Hadid is the latest celeb to get on board with the underwear as outerwear trend. Over the weekend, the supermodel was spotted in New York City putting her own spin on the provocative look.

They are supermodels from reality TV families. And longtime pals Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid were glimpsed enjoying an outing together in New York City on Thursday.

Gigi Hadid turned 25-years-old on Thursday. And the Vogue supermodel's celebration was seen on sister Bella's social media account during self-isolation with her family at a farm.

If you were wondering why Rory McIlroy is sporting a leaner look these days, a memorable video posted on social media on Tuesday rather gave the game away.

The Canadian crooner, 25, surprised Mickolas yet once more during a special moment in the finale on his YouTube docuseries Seasons.