Lidl unveils its playful Christmas ad which make fun of the usual sugary-sweet festive tropes

You won’t shed a Lidl tear! Supermarket reveals food-focused Christmas ad poking fun at rivals who pull on the heart strings Animated ad opens with traditional scene which is ‘hushed and white with snow’ But it soon makes fun of the usual sugary-sweet festive advertising tropes Will premiere on Sunday night’s I’m A Celebrity! Get … Read more

Lidl unveils its playful Christmas ad which make fun of the usual sugary-sweet festive tropes

You won’t shed a Lidl tear! Supermarket reveals food-focused Christmas ad poking fun at rivals who pull on the heart strings Animated ad opens with traditional scene which is ‘hushed and white with snow’ But it soon makes fun of the usual sugary-sweet festive advertising tropes Will premiere on Sunday night’s I’m A Celebrity! Get … Read more

Coronavirus: Is the NHS QUIETER than usual? Leaked document claims England’s hospitals are 84% full

NHS hospitals in England appear quieter than usual for this time of year even though they are treating more than 9,000 patients with coronavirus. A leaked document claims 84 per cent of all hospital beds were occupied across the country yesterday, which is lower than the 92 per cent recorded during autumn last year. Prime … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S21 phone series may arrive earlier than usual

Samsung’s next biggest launch will be early next year. There will be small announcements in the coming months but only for low-cost and mid-rangers plus other Samsung products. And when the subject is the next premium flagship smartphone series, it is never too early for rumors, leaks, and speculations. Definitely, the next flagship will be … Read more

Liverpool’s NHS trust claims its intensive care units are only 80% full and quieter than usual

Intensive care units at Liverpool’s biggest NHS trust are no busier than normal for this time of year, it emerged today. Councillor Paul Brant sparked fears yesterday after claiming the city’s critical-care units were already 95 per cent full and ‘filling up very fast’ amid a spike in Covid-19 cases. But Liverpool University Hospitals NHS … Read more

Liverpool’s NHS trust claims its intensive care units are only 80% full and quieter than usual

Intensive care units at Liverpool’s biggest NHS trust are no busier than normal for this time of year, it emerged today. Councillor Paul Brant sparked fears yesterday after claiming the city’s critical-care units were already 95 per cent full and ‘filling up very fast’ amid a spike in Covid-19 cases. But Liverpool University Hospitals NHS … Read more

Grandfather died after pharmacy prescribed him TEN times usual pain medication dose, inquest hears

Nicolas Eaton (pictured), from Hailsham, East Sussex, was found dead at home by one of his sons in November last year A grandfather died after a pharmacy perscription told him to take ten times the appropriate amount of pain medication, an inquest heard.  Nicholas Eaton had been placed on methadone in addition to his regular medication … Read more

Britons drank more alcohol than usual during the lockdown but smoked less, study reveals

Britons drank alcohol more than usual during lockdown but there was a rise in the number of people who gave up cigarettes, research has revealed.  One in six people admitted binge drinking at least once a week in April, during the darkest days of the crisis, up from one in 10 before the pandemic reached … Read more

Plastic waste soared during lockdown as British households generated 25 per cent more than usual 

Plastic waste soared during lockdown as British households generated 25 per cent more food packaging, parcel bags and PPE, a survey has revealed. The ‘Everyday Plastic Survey’ saw some 483 people across the UK store up and record the extent of their household’s plastic waste for a week during lockdown. The households got through 128 … Read more