Supermarket shoppers face £454 extra to yearly grocery bill as inflation bites July 19, 2022 Shoppers are now facing a £454 increase to their annual supermarket bills, with grocery price inflation edging towards the highest level since 2008. According to the latest numbers from Kantar, grocery price inflation now sits at 9.9 per cent for the past four weeks. This marks the second highest level of inflation seen since 2008, [...]
Brits turn to ice cream, paddling pools, BBQs and fans as temperatures set to break record today July 17, 2022 Sales of paddling pools and fans are soaring and ice cream is set to break a record for the amount bought in a single week as Brits prepare for more heat with temperatures continuing to rise. With an “amber” extreme heat warning in place for much of England and Wales today, tomorrow and Tuesday, Tesco [...]
The A-Z of wine: H is for… Hunter Valley June 9, 2022 Our alphabetical tour of the wine world continues with a trip Down Under to find a hidden gem in Hunter Valley What’s this then? A bit of a niche area this week, because it turns out that when you commit to the rigid structure of an alphabet-themed series there’s always one letter that throws a [...]
The new landlord in town: John Lewis to build homes on two London Waitrose sites June 9, 2022 John Lewis is preparing to pitch itself to Londoners as an affable landlord, revealing plans for two rental developments at Waitrose sites in the city. The retailer set out early plans to for build to rent developments in Bromley and West Ealing in London, as well as a vacant John Lewis warehouse in Reading. The [...]
As World Gin Day looms, we ask: Is the gin craze 2.0 finally over? June 8, 2022 World Gin Day is a relatively new phenomenon. Founded in 2009 by London-based gin enthusiast and educator Emma Stokes – the author of The Periodic Table of Cocktails, also known as Gin Monkey – it is intended as “a global celebration of all things gin”. The gin boom of recent years means that consumers are [...]
Nose around a central London house for the weekend with Onefinestay May 31, 2022 The weekend: For a recent milestone birthday I decided I wanted to celebrate with an intimate group of friends – but I couldn’t face hosting a dinner party at home. A gathering in the private dining room of a restaurant was an alternative but they can lack atmosphere. So when I discovered that Onefinestay allows [...]
M&S warns cost of living crunch will slow sales growth May 25, 2022 Despite posting hefty profits this morning, the luxury retailer M&S warned against upcoming inflationary headwinds.
Ex-Magic Circle lawyer who injected food with blood found not guilty by reason of insanity May 8, 2022 A London lawyer, who caused £500,000 worth of damage by injecting his own blood into food in supermarkets, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, was found not guilty, after he entered three supermarkets – Sainsbury’s Local, Tesco Express, and Little Waitrose – on Fulham Palace Road carrying a bucketful [...]
Sink the pink: How to make the most of Great British Rosé Week May 4, 2022 Sunshine and spring blossoms are thankfully becoming a more regular occurrence, heralding that crowd-pleaser, Rosé Season. You could be a fan of the pale pink of Provence or the juicy Garnacha of Spain, but English rosés are increasingly coming to the award-winning fore and right now we are in the middle of Great British Rosé [...]
Delphis Eco – cleaning up but no greenwashing May 4, 2022 For the founder and CEO of Delphis Eco, which supplies UK made, green and sustainable cleaning products, eliminating ‘greenwashing’ is key in not only to saving the planet but helping people to genuinely make a difference. This London-based company, established in 2007 by former banker Mark Jankovich and has been awarded the Queen’s Award for [...]