Coronavirus UK: Tesco reduces opening hours at 24-hour stores

Tesco is expected to announce all its 24-hour stores will from tonight close at 10pm and McDonald’s will switch to only take-aways and drive-thrus as they attempt to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Bosses at the UK’s biggest supermarket have decided the stores will reopen at 6am on Wednesday morning, after facing huge demand … Read more

Tesco is set to announce reduced opening hours from 6am to 10pm for all 24-hour stores from tonight

Tesco is expected to announce all its 24-hour stores will from tonight reduce their hours to open between 6am and 10pm as it copes with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Bosses at the UK’s biggest supermarket have decided to close all 24-hour stores at 10pm, reopening at 6am on Wednesday morning. They will continue to … Read more

Ocado website goes down and Asda online shoppers experience problems

Now online supermarket services are hit by coronavirus panic-buying as Ocado website goes down, Asda shoppers struggle and Tesco delivery slots are booked up days in advance Ocado app and website experienced technical issues this morning for many Asda shoppers were also having issues accessing the website to add items Comes as many continue to … Read more

Liam Gallagher’s son Gene, 18, arrives at court to face affray charge over ‘late-night fight’

Liam Gallagher’s son Gene, 18, Ringo Starr’s grandson Sonny Starkey and model friend, both 19, apply to have assault and affray charges thrown out after staff member was ‘racially abused’ during ‘fight’ at Tesco Express Gene Gallagher, Sonny Starkey appeared in Crown Court today with Noah Ponte They pleaded not guilty at magistrates last month … Read more

Why isn’t my money good enough in this harsh cashless Tesco? 

Welcome to the brave new world of cashless shopping – where Big Brother keeps an eye on your supermarket basket and you are served by robots rather than a friendly face. In the heart of the City of London, where pinstriped fat cats rub shoulders with riff-raff like me, is a Tesco Express store.  Nothing … Read more

Supermarkets begin RATIONING as Tesco limits pasta, baked beans and hand sanitiser

Tesco has begun rationing the amount of pasta, baked beans and hand sanitiser per customer to stop shelves being stripped amid coronavirus fears.  In a move to ensure the supermarket has enough supply, they have decided to limit the amount of dry pasta, UHT milk and baked bean tins that each customer can purchase.  As … Read more

DR MAX: Don’t be a nation of Corporal Joneses – we all need to calm down about coronavirus 

They are scenes reminiscent of a zombie movie: photographs and TV footage of people pushing trolleys up and down supermarket aisles in a frantic search for ‘necessities’, only to be confronted with empty or ransacked shelves. But it’s not the desperate survivors of an apocalyptic invasion by the Walking Dead who’ve swept through Tesco, Lidl … Read more

Coronavirus fears prompt Tesco delivery drivers to advise each other to take the retailer to COURT

Tesco delivery drivers have advised each other to take their employer to court if they have to deliver food to people who ‘they are aware of being in self-isolation’ at home due to the coronavirus.  In a forum for Tesco employees, the drivers questioned whether or not it was a fair request to be asked … Read more

HSBC and Tesco Bank don’t offer credit card soft searching

People applying for credit cards with two major UK lenders have to roll the dice to check if they will be accepted, putting their credit score at risk in the process. HSBC and Tesco Bank require applicants to do a ‘hard search’ which shows up on their credit file, and can damage their credit score … Read more

Firms hit by coronavirus panic-buying ‘significantly increase’ production

Firms are ramping up production to cope with the massive demand brought on by coronavirus – as terrified Britons strip supermarket shelves of essentials.  Shops including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose are looking increasingly desolate as people begin stockpiling household goods. Pictures show empty aisles as sections for hand soap and disinfectant, nappies and baby … Read more