‘This vaccine needs to be in arms, not on shelves’ says new head of Army taskforce

The British Army officer leading Boris Johnson’s effort to deliver hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines per day pledged to use combat techniques to get them to the needy as fast as possible.  Brigadier Phil Prosser, Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme, said his team would use ‘our extensive operational and logistic … Read more

Supermarket shelves stripped bare on first day of third lockdown

Supermarket shelves have been stripped bare of fresh vegetables, bread and toilet roll on the first day of Britain’s third national lockdown. Queues formed outside stores last night ahead of the start of the new restrictions, in which Britons have been told to stay at home, other than to make essential trips. Grocery shopping comes … Read more

Supermarket shelves begin to empty of toilet roll and frozen food

Shoppers have raided some supermarket shelves after Boris Johnson‘s lockdown announcement for England – but chains insist they still have good availability. Video footage filmed at a Tesco branch in South Woodford, North East London, after 9pm last night showed limited stock left of toilet roll and kitchen roll. Other pictures showed empty frozen food … Read more

Collectors go wild for scrap salvaged from Tube trains as parts worth £550,000 fly off the shelves

Have you ever noted the home storage potential of a London Underground luggage rack, or lusted over the interior design qualities of a right-facing Jubilee Line lift button? Is so you are not alone – collectors have gone wild for parts salvaged from decommissioned Tube trains, with goods ranging from seat fabric, station tiles and … Read more

Britain’s supermarket shelves may empty as France’s Covid ban on British truckers

Britain’s supermarket shelves may stand empty as France‘s Covid-19 ban on British lorries is set to stop Continental hauliers bringing in vital festive food supplies.  The Port of Dover closed to all accompanied vehicles leaving the UK tonight for the next 48 hours after France imposed an inbound travel ban following the mutant Covid-19 strain which … Read more

Tesco is stockpiling food amid fears of empty shelves after ‘worst-case scenario’ of no-deal Brexit

Tesco is stockpiling food and its customers will face food shortages and drastic price increases in the ‘worst-case scenario’ of a No Deal Brexit, the supermarket has said. Britain’s biggest retailer is stockpiling long-life food as Boris Johnson struggles to find a way through the deadlock in trade negotiations and has again warned against panic buying. … Read more

New Zealand turns on Pete Evans: Kiwi retailer The Warehouse REMOVES chef’s products from shelves

Pete Evans has been dumped by a myriad of Australian companies and sponsors since he posted a neo-Nazi meme on Facebook over the weekend.   And the disgraced chef, 47, has now been dumped by a major retailer from across the ditch.  The Warehouse, one of New Zealand‘s biggest department stores, confirmed on Tuesday that it … Read more

Sarah Ferguson’s killer ex-dresser who murdered her boyfriend has new job stacking Morrisons shelves

Sarah Ferguson’s killer ex-dresser Jane Andrews – who murdered her boyfriend with a cricket bat when he refused to marry her -has new job stacking Morrisons shelves Jane Andrews, 53, murdered her boyfriend, Tom Cressman, to death in 2001  She was jailed for life but released after just 14 years before being jailed again   Andrews … Read more

Kelvin Fletcher slams lockdown stockpilers as he shares a snap of empty supermarket shelves

‘Who are you people?’ Kelvin Fletcher slams stockpilers as he shares a snap of empty supermarket shelves just hours before lockdown By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 20:24 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 20:27 GMT, 4 November 2020 Kelvin Fletcher has furiously slammed stockpilers as he shared a snap of empty supermarket shelves just … Read more

Covid lockdown: Panic buyers strip shelves of toilet roll and pasta

Swathes of customers raced to bulk-buy household essentials this morning ahead of a second national lockdown next week. Supermarket shelves across the UK were emptied of loo roll, pasta and tinned goods as desperate Britons prepared to hunker down at home for the next month. The scenes come after Boris Johnson was last night catapulted … Read more