Woe! Woe! Woe! Retailers battled against weak demand this Christmas 

Shop prices continued to fall in December as struggling retailers respond to weak demand and intense competition in run-up to Christmas By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:30 BST, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 09:03 BST, 3 January 2020 Shop prices continued to fall in December as struggling retailers responded to weak demand and intense … Read more

UK manufacturing shrinks amidst fears over election, Brexit and a weakening demand for goods

UK manufacturing shrinks at its fastest pace in almost seven-and-a-half years as businesses reel from political and economic uncertainty By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:00 BST, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 09:04 BST, 3 January 2020 UK manufacturing shrank at its fastest pace in almost seven-and-a-half years as businesses reel from political and economic … Read more

Tesco stocks white eggs for the first time in more than 40 years to meet unprecedented demand

Crack in fashion! Tesco stocks white eggs for the first time in more than 40 years after huge rise in demand Fresh eggs sales have risen sharply in the UK since the coronavirus outbreak  Tesco has seen demand for the versatile food rocket by 30 per cent year on year  White eggs are used by … Read more

Now Tory MPs demand the head of Dominic Cummings: Top Brexiteer Steve Baker leads backbench anger

Boris Johnson has told to sack top aide Dominic Cummings today by his own MPs for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister … Read more

Beijing accuses America of ‘inciting countries to demand compensation’

China has accused the US of inciting other countries to demand compensation over coronavirus as an economic blame-game over the pandemic escalated today. Beijing vehemently pushed back against suggestions that it should bear financial responsibility for unleashing a virus which has forced countries into lockdown and wiped trillions of dollars off the world economy. Instead, … Read more

School unions demand special ‘bin maps’ and paintbrush cleaning wardens

Union chiefs have told teachers to demand detailed answers to at least 169 questions from their bosses on issues such as bin lids and employing extra staff to clean paint brushes, scissors and glue sticks before agreeing to return to school, it was revealed today. The National Education Union has also told its 450,000 members … Read more

Cancer specialists demand urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock

Cancer specialists demand urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock over ‘crazy’ NHS decision to ration treatment Emerged thousands of cancer patients were denied Covid-safe treatments Some claim NHS decision to ration cancer treatment during the crisis is ‘crazy’  Cancer specialists and MPs demanding meeting with the Health Secretary  Reported eight million people will be … Read more

From Little Fires Everywhere to The Hunt & A Streetcar Named Desire: The best on demand TV this week

AMAZON & NETFLIX  Little Fires Everywhere A classy adaptation of the best-selling novel about family secrets, motherhood and race, co-produced by and starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. The first episode opens with the well-to-do but uptight Elena Richardson’s (Witherspoon) mansion ablaze: it’s arson – in fact, given that Elena was inside at the time, … Read more

BT Sport app BUCKLES under the demand of sport-deprived armchair supporters tuning into Bundesliga

Football fans desperate for their first fix of live games in more than two months have been left frustrated after the app showing the matches buckled under soaring demand. The return of the German Bundesliga today has seen many supporters take out subscriptions with BT Sport, which owns the rights to broadcast the fixtures.  Top-flight … Read more

MARKET REPORT: AO World soars as it plugs in to lockdown demand

Britons keen to curl up in front of the TV and bake their own sourdough during lockdown boosted sales at appliances retailer AO World. Demand rose for every category of product it sells, from games consoles and speakers to freezers and vacuums. As boss John Roberts said: ‘There has been a new appreciation for anything … Read more