Britons still flock to the shops for non-essential shopping

Britons continue to flout the criteria for essential shopping – as shoppers were today seen snapping up plants, drones, mirrors and pillows. In Plymouth, hundreds of shoppers were spotted at The Range, buying a variety of items not considered to be ‘basic necessities’. The Government has said people should only leave their homes for ‘very limited … Read more

Makeup-free Natalie Bassingthwaighte is spotted with large scrapes on legs while grocery shopping

The OUCH factor! Natalie Bassingthwaighte is spotted with large scrapes and bruises on her legs and arm while shopping for groceries in Byron Bay By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:37 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 08:21 BST, 14 April 2020 Natalie Bassingthwaighte has sustained a nasty injury while in self-isolation with … Read more

Nursery nurse, 27, steps in to pay for stranger’s more than £100 shopping bill

Nursery nurse, 27, steps in to pay for stranger’s more than £100 shopping bill at Sainsbury’s after she overheard he’d forgotten his wallet Joe Bakowski only realised he’d forgotten his wallet after scanning his shopping Stuck, he was rescued by Kelsey Frost, 27, who paid for his £100-plus groceries  The nursery nurse said ‘it was … Read more

Jasmine Yarbrough goes shopping for Easter supplies with step-daughter Willow 

Heavily pregnant Jasmine Yarbrough and stepdaughter Willow Stefanovic, 14, wear matching grey sweatpants as they go shopping for Easter supplies By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:22 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 06:48 BST, 13 April 2020 She is spending the final weeks of her pregnancy self-isolating at home due to COVID-19 … Read more

Police chief’s U-turn on shopping trolley search

Police chief’s U-turn on shopping trolley search as Priti Patel slaps down calls for officers to check what goods people are buying from stores during lockdown Chief Constable Nick Adderley warned that police could soon increase powers  National Police Chiefs Council has since released a statement dismissing claims Controversial remarks were met with slapdown from … Read more

Police crack down on DIY and garden furniture shopping at The Range amid coronavirus lockdown

Police have cracked down on shoppers making non-essential trips to buy DIY equipment and garden furniture, as pressure mounts on homewear store The Range to close its doors amid the coronavirus lockdown. Police issued 20 shoppers with warnings after they were seen buying non-essential goods at The Range in Stockton, County Durham on Sunday. The … Read more

Nature reclaims the city: Alligator strides through deserted shopping center in South Carolina

Nature reclaims the city: Alligator strides through deserted shopping center in South Carolina as locals stay home amid coronavirus pandemic An alligator was seen confidently walking onto a sidewalk at Barefoot Landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Clifford Sosis shot video of the alligator strolling around the outdoor shopping area on Wednesday, which is usually busy … Read more

Tests, masks and contaminated shopping: DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions on coronavirus

I’ve heard you can pay to have a corona test privately. Should I have one if I have symptoms? The short answer is: no. The reason so many people want a test is because we hate uncertainty. It’s understandable that people want to know if they’ve got or had Covid-19, even if we’ve had only … Read more

Tesco emails customers encouraging them to visit stores instead of shopping online

Tesco has emailed its customers encouraging them to visit stores in person rather than shopping online in a bid to free up delivery slots for vulnerable shoppers.  It has also announced that its shelves are well-stocked and that shops are receiving daily deliveries in order to keep product flowing freely.   The supermarket giant wrote: ‘We … Read more

How Britain’s shopping habits have changed amid coronavirus

Britons are visiting supermarkets less often but spending more, and shopping at local newsagents more regularly as the coronavirus upturns the country’s usual shopping practices, banking data suggests. Transaction data provided to This is Money by digital banks Revolut and Starling, who between them have 4.25million UK customers, found newsagents like Nisa and McColl’s have … Read more