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Mother with MS has disability benefits axed after JobCentre staff received fraud claim tip off

A mother who suffers with multiple sclerosis is accusing the DWP of wrongly cutting her off from disability benefits after JobCentre staff received a fraud claim tip-off (pictured, Clare Slater).




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Asda shopper wears a Stormtrooper helmet as coronavirus panic-buying empties supermarkets 

Mark Mattocks shared a video of a woman dressed as a Star Wars soldier, pictured, at his local store in Sittingbourne, Kent - which has now been viewed more than 1.3 million times.




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Coronavirus UK: Supermarkets work together to meet demand

The nation's supermarkets will now be allowed to help each other keep their shelves stocked as the government has temporarily relaxed competition laws.




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Exclusive stores boast an abundance of fresh organic food - as long as you're willing to pay it

Staple vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, onions and cabbage - which have vanished from the shelves of Sainsbury's and Asda - were on display at Harrods, but at vastly inflated prices.




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Coronavirus UK: Are supermarkets the new superspreaders?

Shoppers were pictured squeezing together at supermarkets up and down the country this morning, ignoring social distancing rules from the government amid the coronavirus outbreak.




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Savvy homeowner transforms unused cupboard into stylish dressing room for just £115

Emma Tootill, 28, from Manchester, has revealed how she transformed a former storage room into a dreamy space to get ready - all for just £115.




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Parents claim supermarkets have stopped them from shopping with their children

Major stores have limited the number of people allowed inside a supermarket at once, with others asking customers to remain at least two metres apart amid the UK's coronavirus outbreak.




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Now BLIND people say they have been turned away from UK supermarkets

One man alleged he was stopped from entering an unnamed supermarket in Derby because he was 'unable to guarantee' he could remain a distance from the nearest person.




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Aldi, Morrisons and Waitrose become first supermarkets to ease product restrictions

All the major supermarkets imposed restrictions this month keep shelves full after Brits panicked due to the pandemic and stocked up on supplies.




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Huge brawl breaks out in the middle of an Asda cereal aisle in front of horrified shoppers

The commotion kicked off at around 2pm in an Asda store in Dudley, near Birmingham, on Thursday. The footage shows two women tangled in a brawl as another woman tries to separate them.




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GUY ADAMS investigates how the meat industry is coping during the coronavirus pandemic

The Daily Mail's Guy Adams reviews the state of the food industry in light of the panic buying which severely impacted markets and the cost benefit of farming. Meat, dairy and fruit has been affected.




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Elderly man shocks shoppers as he browses supermarket aisles wearing a SANITARY TOWEL as a mask

The shopper was spotted in an Asda supermarket in Fife, Scotland, wearing a sanitary towel over his face as a mask. Shocked fellow shoppers did double takes and one took a video of the unusual mask.




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'I'll cut you up': Two boys are seen threatening employees outside Asda

Two boys are seen intimidating employees outside of the Asda store in Gosport, Hampshire, as staff attempt to guard the entrance to the supermarket on Bank Holiday Monday.




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Marcus Rashford reveals his charity work has raised £20MILLION for vulnerable kids in Manchester

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has revealed that his charity work has raised £20million for vulnerable children in Manchester.




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Aldi and Asda issue 'no touch' warnings for products and trolleys to prevent spread of coronavirus

The supermarkets chains are asking shoppers to only touch what they plan to buy or use in 'no touch' policy aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus and protecting staff and customers.




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Moment teenage driver tries to outrun police in a Nissan Micra with his pregnant girlfriend in car

Jordan Archer (pictured), 18, Blyth, Northumberland, pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving, having no insurance and driving otherwise in accordance with a licence.




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Virgin Atlantic air stewardess, 36, takes job stacking shelves at Asda after being furloughed

Cabin crew member Sara, who lives in Brighton, is used to flying across the world but is now stacking chilled food at the store in Lancing, West Sussex after being furloughed by the struggling airline.




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Father-of-two tells of his shock to discover the 'world's biggest chip' measuring seven inches long

Oliver Dale was making a tea of chicken, chips and salad for his family at their York home when he found the whopping crinkle cut inside a bag of McCain oven chips from Asda, measuring seven inches.




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Mother fought off paedophile after he swung a knife demanding car keys as he is jailed for six years

Duncan Johnson, 41, demanded Natalie Grimes' keys at an Asda car park in Liverpool as he tried to rob a vehicle with her daughter, seven, inside. He was jailed for six years after the incident in March.




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Social media users get creative in a new challenge that involves making dresses from shopping bags 

People from across the world have taken to Instagram with creative snaps of outfits they've made using shopping bags as part of a new viral challenge.




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Household finances drastically hit by the coronavirus lockdown

The IHS Markit UK Household Finance Index, which measures households' perceptions of their financial wellbeing, plummeted to a reading of 34.9 in April from 42.5 in March.




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Coronavirus: Why the oil price has gone negative

Unprecedented is a word that can often be badly used but it is appropriate when it comes to the current conditions in the oil market.




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Ousted John Lewis bosses given £1m each

Paula Nickolds (pictured), the former MD of John Lewis's stores, received £940,000 while Rob Collins, former MD of Waitrose, was handed £890,000.




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Investors tell Royal Mail to tame fat cat pay after dividend was cut

The former state monopoly decided to cancel its final payout to investors last month, to help bolster the balance sheet.




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The great oil price crash: Brent crude benchmark hits 21-year low in wake of drastic US slump 

Brent crude, which is extracted from the North Sea and serves as an international benchmark, fell to $18.10 a barrel.




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Netflix hopes to gain 23 million new subscribers in the first half

With millions staying indoors, families have turned to the video streaming giant for home entertainment. Netflix has added 15.8m paying subscribers in the three months to March 31.




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Laura Ashley rescued: Administrators agree deal with Gordon Brothers

The fashion and homeware store went bust last month after it failed to raise emergency cash from its owners, becoming the first household name to fall victim to the coronavirus lockdown.




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More than two million staff sign up for furlough in two days

HM Revenue & Customs revealed a further 124,000 companies rushed to apply for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on Tuesday, the second day it has been up and running.




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Worse to come for 'broken' oil market as pandemic causes oversupply

On a day of wild swings on global markets, brent crude briefly fell below $16 a barrel - the lowest level this century. It later recovered, surging 10 per cent to more than $21 last night.




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Insurance giant Hiscox set to be hit with £142m virus bill

The Hiscox Action Group, representing more than 180 firms says the insurer has issued 'blanket' rejections, knocking back thousands of legitimate claims.




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Oil prices went negative this week. What does this mean for us?

On Monday evening, the value of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil, or Texas Light Sweet, declined to an unprecedented MINUS $40.32. It was the blackest of days for black gold.




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Jackpotjoy / Virgin Games owner ends television and radio advertising

Gamesys was praised for acknowledging that children and vulnerable customers who are bored are being placed at risk by the lockdown. Betting companies have been urged to protect players.




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Just Eat's £6.2bn merger with Takeaway.com is cleared by watchdog 

The online food delivery firm's merger got the go-ahead from the Competition and Markets Authority, who was 'satisfied there are no competition concerns' after its probe of the deal.




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Norton Motorcycles 'will be restored to former glory', says new owner

India's TVS Motor, which bought the British brand out of administration for £16m earlier this month, is reportedly set to invest tens of millions of pounds in the luxury motorbike maker.




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Unilever pays out dividend but warns virus crisis means a 'new normal'

Chief exec Alan Jope said he expects the pandemic to prompt lasting changes in behaviour, with strong demand for cleaning products set to continue while the dining industry could face a slow recovery.




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'A divisive waste of money': Standard Life Aberdeen pulls out of Davos

Standard Life Aberdeen Chief exec Keith Skeoch has come to the view that attending next January would be insensitive to the grim realities of life in the pandemic for millions of ordinary people.




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Blackmore Bond falls into administration owing savers £45m

Blackmore Bond had failed to hand out interest payments to its investors since October last year. Assurances that it would resume the payments in 2020 fell by the wayside.




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SMALL CAP MOVERS: AIM-listed companies raise £500m to cope with coronavirus crisis

From the market low on 18 March to the start of the Easter weekend on 9 April, junior market-listed firms announced over £500million of funding.




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Persimmon to restart construction work within days

The company said it will resume building from April 27. Workers will follow strict social distancing rules - except for work deemed 'essential' that requires them to stand closer together.




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Taylor Wimpey boss: Give us a plan to get ALL firms back to work

Pete Redfern, the chief executive of FTSE 100 firm Taylor Wimpey, has broken ranks with rival bosses to push the Government to outline a plan to end lockdown.




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Will Sainsbury's bail out its own bank?

Experts at Barclays have speculated that the supermarket chain could be forced to 'inject capital' into Sainsbury's Bank.




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STOCK WATCH: Fears grow that BP's Alaska sale may prove half-baked

With oil prices tumbling, investors will be glued to the first-quarter results due out from BP and Shell on Tuesday and Thursday respectively.




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EasyJet on course for a rescue cash battle with Stelios

EasyJet is heading for its biggest showdown yet with Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou amid growing speculation in the City that the airline may ask investors to stump up rescue cash.




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John Lewis ready to reopen shops in May

Andrew Murphy, John Lewis Partnership's executive director of operations, said the chain could begin reopening some stores as soon as the middle of next month.




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UK Airline industry wants wage subsidy scheme extended

Tim Alderslade, the chief executive of industry body Airlines UK, wrote to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, saying that carriers will face a 'renewed cash crisis' if the job support scheme is withdrawn.




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John Lewis seamstresses making scrubs for NHS

The retailer announced it would reopen its Lancashire textiles factory to make 8,000 washable gowns for Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust over four weeks.




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Companies must show restraint on bosses' pay

The Investment Association said firms will need 'to take account of their individual circumstances particularly considering the impact on their stakeholders' when deciding executive pay.




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Sportswear firm Adidas suffers hit as profits slump 93%

The German sportswear firm warned its sales would slump 40 per cent in the second quarter despite China emerging from lockdown, and surging performance online.




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Easyjet bosses set for showdown with founder Haji-Ioannou

Following a row over the cost of new planes, Haji-Ioannou is trying to oust chief executive Johan Lundgren and chairman John Barton at an extraordinary shareholder meeting on May 22.




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MARKET REPORT: British pharma shines with coronavirus test

Novacyt has inked a deal with the Department of Health to provide it with 288,000 tests a week. And Omega Diagnostics has made fresh strides in the race to roll out antibody tests.