Supermarket websites have been strained after Boris Johnson announced the third national lockdown on Monday with shoppers racing to book delivery slots. Both the Sainsbury’s and Tesco apps reported problems due to surging demand, while some shoppers took to Twitter to reveal they were 4,864 in the queue for an Ocado shop. Shoppers at some … Read more
Supermarket websites have been strained after Boris Johnson announced the third national lockdown on Monday with shoppers racing to book delivery slots. Both the Sainsbury’s and Tesco apps reported problems due to surging demand, while some shoppers took to Twitter to reveal they were 4,864 in the queue for an Ocado shop. Shoppers at some … Read more
In what may not be news to users of the app, support for Google’s Trusted Contacts is set to end soon, December 1 to be exact. There was no big announcement from the tech giant about the sunsetting of the app although there was a small banner on the website where they advised users that … Read more
Plastic bags with holes cut out work as PPE and could be an alternative to shields, doctors on the Covid-19 frontline have claimed. Medics in India who trialled the DIY face coverings revealed they could still breathe while carrying out procedures. And they reported that their spectacles didn’t fog up — a problem suffered by many … Read more
The day after Facebook announced it will launch its Oversight Board in October to determine what’s allowed on the site, critics launched their own alternative. The Citizens, a UK nonprofit, unveiled the ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’ on Friday to address the social media giant’s policies and practices ahead of the US presidential election. The group … Read more
The Prime Minister said a second lockdown was the ‘last thing anybody wants’ but revealed his administration was considering whether it needed to ‘go further’ than the current national restrictions that were put in place this week Government scientists have spooked Boris Johnson with warnings of hundreds of daily coronavirus deaths ‘within weeks’ as they … Read more
Vegans are the NEW ‘milk snatchers’: Meat-free campaigners push for dairy-free alternative to the white stuff on school menu… 49 years after Margaret Thatcher stopped benefit for over 7s Vegans and doctors pressuring government to take cow’s milk off school menus They want plant-based alternatives high in calcium to be subsidised instead Evokes Margaret Thatcher’s … Read more
In the first few weeks of lockdown, the biggest and only panic we had food shopping-wise in our small household was: we need oat milk. With cupboards and a freezer full of leftovers from supermarket shops past, all we needed were cartons of the cow’s milk alternative to keep us going. That’s because it’s the … Read more
Retired homeowners who need to borrow to pay off an outstanding mortgage can now apply for a new unsecured loan designed specifically for this purpose. Previously homeowners needing to borrow large sums after they retired would have had to rely on either equity release or a retirement interest-only mortgage. Both of these routes involve taking a … Read more
IKEA meatballs go vegan! Swedish furniture giant finally launches a plant-based alternative to its famous dish, made from yellow pea protein, oats, potatoes, onion and apple IKEA is set to launch a vegan version of its meatballs from next month Pea protein alternatives will be available from bistro and food hall on 3rd August Restaurant will be … Read more