w Mother with MS has disability benefits axed after JobCentre staff received fraud claim tip off By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:46:05 GMT 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). Full Article
w Asda shopper wears a Stormtrooper helmet as coronavirus panic-buying empties supermarkets By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:13:51 GMT 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. Full Article
w Coronavirus UK: Supermarkets work together to meet demand By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:50:05 GMT The nation's supermarkets will now be allowed to help each other keep their shelves stocked as the government has temporarily relaxed competition laws. Full Article
w Exclusive stores boast an abundance of fresh organic food - as long as you're willing to pay it By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:28:57 GMT 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. Full Article
w Coronavirus UK: Are supermarkets the new superspreaders? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:11:41 GMT 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. Full Article
w Savvy homeowner transforms unused cupboard into stylish dressing room for just £115 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:18:16 GMT 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. Full Article
w Parents claim supermarkets have stopped them from shopping with their children By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:44:10 GMT 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. Full Article
w Now BLIND people say they have been turned away from UK supermarkets By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:15:21 GMT 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. Full Article
w Aldi, Morrisons and Waitrose become first supermarkets to ease product restrictions By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:08:57 GMT All the major supermarkets imposed restrictions this month keep shelves full after Brits panicked due to the pandemic and stocked up on supplies. Full Article
w Huge brawl breaks out in the middle of an Asda cereal aisle in front of horrified shoppers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 20:27:16 GMT 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. Full Article
w GUY ADAMS investigates how the meat industry is coping during the coronavirus pandemic By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 22:05:40 GMT 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. Full Article
w Elderly man shocks shoppers as he browses supermarket aisles wearing a SANITARY TOWEL as a mask By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:15:44 GMT 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. Full Article
w 'I'll cut you up': Two boys are seen threatening employees outside Asda By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:25:46 GMT 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. Full Article
w Marcus Rashford reveals his charity work has raised £20MILLION for vulnerable kids in Manchester By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:47:43 GMT Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has revealed that his charity work has raised £20million for vulnerable children in Manchester. Full Article
w Aldi and Asda issue 'no touch' warnings for products and trolleys to prevent spread of coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 18:41:44 GMT 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. Full Article
w Moment teenage driver tries to outrun police in a Nissan Micra with his pregnant girlfriend in car By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:01:37 GMT 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. Full Article
w Virgin Atlantic air stewardess, 36, takes job stacking shelves at Asda after being furloughed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:43:27 GMT 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. Full Article
w Father-of-two tells of his shock to discover the 'world's biggest chip' measuring seven inches long By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 16:02:51 GMT 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. Full Article
w Mother fought off paedophile after he swung a knife demanding car keys as he is jailed for six years By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 12:09:57 GMT 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. Full Article
w Social media users get creative in a new challenge that involves making dresses from shopping bags By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:55:49 GMT 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. Full Article
w Household finances drastically hit by the coronavirus lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:51:11 GMT 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. Full Article
w Coronavirus: Why the oil price has gone negative By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:41:31 GMT 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. Full Article
w Ousted John Lewis bosses given £1m each By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:25:10 GMT 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. Full Article
w Investors tell Royal Mail to tame fat cat pay after dividend was cut By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:25:19 GMT The former state monopoly decided to cancel its final payout to investors last month, to help bolster the balance sheet. Full Article
w The great oil price crash: Brent crude benchmark hits 21-year low in wake of drastic US slump By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:15:53 GMT Brent crude, which is extracted from the North Sea and serves as an international benchmark, fell to $18.10 a barrel. Full Article
w Netflix hopes to gain 23 million new subscribers in the first half By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:50:50 GMT 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. Full Article
w Laura Ashley rescued: Administrators agree deal with Gordon Brothers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:50:54 GMT 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. Full Article
w More than two million staff sign up for furlough in two days By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:50:57 GMT 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. Full Article
w Worse to come for 'broken' oil market as pandemic causes oversupply By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:51:11 GMT 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. Full Article
w Insurance giant Hiscox set to be hit with £142m virus bill By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:51:17 GMT The Hiscox Action Group, representing more than 180 firms says the insurer has issued 'blanket' rejections, knocking back thousands of legitimate claims. Full Article
w Oil prices went negative this week. What does this mean for us? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:39:26 GMT 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. Full Article
w Jackpotjoy / Virgin Games owner ends television and radio advertising By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:50:53 GMT 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. Full Article
w Just Eat's £6.2bn merger with Takeaway.com is cleared by watchdog By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:51:07 GMT 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. Full Article
w Norton Motorcycles 'will be restored to former glory', says new owner By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:51:11 GMT 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. Full Article
w Unilever pays out dividend but warns virus crisis means a 'new normal' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:51:14 GMT 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. Full Article
w 'A divisive waste of money': Standard Life Aberdeen pulls out of Davos By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:51:17 GMT 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. Full Article
w Blackmore Bond falls into administration owing savers £45m By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:36:29 GMT 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. Full Article
w SMALL CAP MOVERS: AIM-listed companies raise £500m to cope with coronavirus crisis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:30:59 GMT 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. Full Article
w Persimmon to restart construction work within days By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:55:45 GMT 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. Full Article
w Taylor Wimpey boss: Give us a plan to get ALL firms back to work By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:59:11 GMT 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. Full Article
w Will Sainsbury's bail out its own bank? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:59:28 GMT Experts at Barclays have speculated that the supermarket chain could be forced to 'inject capital' into Sainsbury's Bank. Full Article
w STOCK WATCH: Fears grow that BP's Alaska sale may prove half-baked By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:59:53 GMT With oil prices tumbling, investors will be glued to the first-quarter results due out from BP and Shell on Tuesday and Thursday respectively. Full Article
w EasyJet on course for a rescue cash battle with Stelios By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 09:00:11 GMT 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. Full Article
w John Lewis ready to reopen shops in May By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:46:33 GMT 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. Full Article
w UK Airline industry wants wage subsidy scheme extended By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:55:17 GMT 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. Full Article
w John Lewis seamstresses making scrubs for NHS By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:15:26 GMT The retailer announced it would reopen its Lancashire textiles factory to make 8,000 washable gowns for Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust over four weeks. Full Article
w Companies must show restraint on bosses' pay By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:16:19 GMT 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. Full Article
w Sportswear firm Adidas suffers hit as profits slump 93% By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:17:01 GMT 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. Full Article
w Easyjet bosses set for showdown with founder Haji-Ioannou By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:17:08 GMT 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. Full Article
w MARKET REPORT: British pharma shines with coronavirus test By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:17:16 GMT 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. Full Article