M&S and Waitrose beat budget rivals in Good Housekeeping’s annual Christmas taste test

FROZEN TURKEYS AND CROWNS (11 TESTED) Winner: M&S British Stuffed Oakham Turkey Crown, £28 for 2kg. 92/100 Runner-Up: Aldi Specially Selected Stuffed Turkey Crown, £17.99 for 1.8-2.3kg. 88/100 GRAVY (11 TESTED) Winner: M&S Onion Gravy, £2 for 350g. 81/100 Runner-Up: Aah! Bisto Onion Gravy Granules, £1.50 for 170g. 77/100 MEAT STUFFING (14 TESTED) Joint Winners: … Read more

Budget supermarket chain Spar beats posh rivals to become this year’s best Christmas mince pie

Budget supermarket chain Spar beats posh rivals to gain the honour of this year’s best Christmas mince pie in blind taste tests Spar had best mince pies in 2020 Christmas Taste Awards, costing just £2 Judges praised the ‘crumbly, buttery pastry’ and said the filling was ‘sweet’  M&S notched up eight wins including best vegan … Read more

Furious G4S fights back over Canadian rival’s £3bn takeover bid

Furious G4S fights back over £3bn takeover bid: Canadian rival Garda World swoops on troubled British security giant By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 14 September 2020 Scandal-prone G4S has accused a private equity backed Canadian rival of exploiting the coronavirus crisis to mount … Read more

Experts find some male butterflies force a ‘chastity belt’ on females to stop advances from rivals

Reproduction is a driving force across the animal kingdom, with creatures developing diverse strategies to ensure their genes are passed on. Some male butterflies employ a unique technique – they force the female into a ‘chastity belt’ that prevents her from reproducing with other suitors. In response, some females seemed to have evolved larger, more … Read more

Amazon contract drivers hang cell phones in TREES near Whole Foods to snag deliveries before rivals 

Amazon’s contract drivers are hanging cell phones in TREES next to distribution stations and Whole Foods stores in Chicago so they can get notifications to pick up deliveries before rivals Amazon Flex drivers are hanging phones in trees near a Whole Foods store  The idea is to help them grab incoming orders in faster via … Read more

Aveva software chief who turned the tables on US rivals

It’s the classic journey for a successful British technology business: company is established, grows quickly, raises money, earns a stellar reputation – before being bought by a larger American rival. The British founders get a large cheque and everyone seems happy.  But last week the tables were turned. This time it was a British software … Read more

Ocado its eclipses supermarket rivals as M&S pins its hopes on tie-up

Ocado eclipses its supermarket rivals… as ailing M&S pins its hopes on online tie-up By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:12 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 22:12 BST, 18 August 2020 Ocado has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the coronavirus crisis, eclipsing its ‘Big Four’ supermarket rivals. The online … Read more

Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles: Fredrik Eklund declares he’s ‘new sheriff in town’ to rivals

Fredrik Eklund warned his fellow brokers he had every intent to rule Los Angeles on Tuesday’s episode of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. ‘There’s a new sheriff in town,’ announced Fredrik, 43, who left New York City behind in 2019, and was getting territorial over West Coast agents’ listings. On earlier episodes of the show, … Read more

Shocking moment raging ‘Uber’ driver smashes ‘rival’s’ car windows after minor crash

Shocking moment raging ‘Uber’ driver smashes ‘rival’s’ car windows with a crowbar after minor crash on an east London street Row happened in Poplar, east London, and a clip was shared on Twitter last night Clip shows one of the drivers holding a metal bar and smashing the windows  Clip shows how one driver has … Read more

Today show overtaken by rivals Sunrise and ABC news to become Australia’s third-rated breakfast show

Today show is overtaken by ABC News Breakfast to become Australia’s third-rated breakfast show six months after Karl Stefanovic’s return By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:10 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 07:26 BST, 15 July 2020 Channel Nine’s Today show became the third-rated breakfast show in Australia after being overtaken by … Read more