‘Don’t let Covid steal Christmas from children’: Toy industry bosses urge Boris Johnson to add toy shops to the essential retail list as festive season approaches Toy bosses have urged Prime Minister to add toys to the essential retail list Called on Boris Johnson to ‘assist the UK toy industry’ and support families Comes after retailers … Read more
A DIY savvy couple have transformed their rundown property into a sleek modern home – with the renovation adding £110,000 to its value. Trishna Daji, 31, and her husband Riam Daji, 32, both from Solihull, Birmingham have always had a passion for interior design. In November 2017 they purchased a dilapidated property for £320,000 and … Read more
Scientists add 12,000 new species to the list of Earth’s bacteria – increasing diversity by over two fifths Researchers studied more than 52,000 samples of DNA from various biomes The different samples were taken from humans, other animals, soils and oceans After ‘untangling’ the mess of DNA the team found 12,000 distinct new species This … Read more
House prices rocket 7.5% in a year to add £18,000 to the cost of the average home, says Halifax, but is the lockdown mini-boom already slowing? Average house price reaches a new record high of £250,457, on Halifax index Property inflation at 7.5% is the highest it has been since mid-2016 October saw a monthly … Read more
Shopaholics beg ASOS to add an ‘alibi’ option to its packaging to make it look like they’ve won their haul in a competition ASOS took to Facebook asking if shoppers would benefit from an ‘alibi’ option British online retailer would allow shoppers to disguise purchases as ‘prizes’ Responses joked their household would be suspicious of … Read more
Twitter is testing new ‘Suggested Follows’ feature that suggests dozens of accounts users can add all at once with a push of a button Twitter is experimenting with a ‘Suggested Follows’ feature Users can add a group of related accounts all at once, rather than one at a time Twitter suggests accounts to users based … Read more
Sainsbury’s set to add delivery slots as orders double in just six months By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 26 September 2020 Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is extending delivery times in a move that will mean it has almost doubled capacity for online grocery orders … Read more
The past few months have triggered a new determination for many people, whether that’s growing vegetables, learning a language or perfecting sourdough. Now, it seems that many of us are keen to change the way we live and are looking forward to a cleaner, greener lifestyle. One way to do this is by saving hundreds … Read more
Splashing out! David Cameron wants to spend £50,000 on a 46-foot outdoor swimming pool at his £1.5million Cotswolds home – to go with his £25,000 luxury shepherd’s hut Former PM submitted plans to West Oxfordshire District Council for the pool Flood officials need more details about how it will drain before approving plans Would be … Read more
Apple acquired the music discovery app Shazam in 2018, but did little to push it out to the masses – until now. The tech giant released the beta of iOS 14.2 to developers for testing, revealing Shazam will be a toggle in the Control Center. The app has been available for iOS for some time, … Read more