The Repair Shop woman cries over grandfather’s miner’s lamp

The Repair Shop customer tears up as she sees restored Davy lamp which her WW1 war hero grandfather used to prop up a mine roof and keep himself alive during a collapse The Repair Shop customer Rita brought in grandfather Hubert John’s Davy lamp Mr John became a miner after returning from serving in the … Read more

Charity shop worker, 29, jailed after placing Canderel he laced with drugs in a friend’s coffee

A charity shop worker who laced a woman’s Canderel sweetener with a cocktail of drugs for two weeks in a bid to poison her has been jailed for four years after calling the police to confess he thought he had ‘murdered’ her.  Christopher Connolly crushed up a variety of painkillers, anti-depressants and pills for anxiety … Read more

Derian House Children’s Hospice receives donations totalling £10,000 after break-in at charity shop

Locals raise thousands to fix hospice shop roof smashed in by raiders during coronavirus lockdown burglary Derian House Children’s Hospice shop in Chorley, Lancs, was raided by burglars The raiders, who broke in through the roof, caused around £1,000 of damage Tradespeople made the repairs for free, while £10,000 was sent in donations The charity … Read more

Supermarket bosses blame stockpilers as cost of a weekly shop soars by £7 under coronavirus lockdown

Supermarket bosses blame stockpilers as cost of a weekly shop soars by £7 under coronavirus lockdown – with shortage of farm workers set to trigger further price hikes Cost of a weekly shop has risen as much as £7 during the coronavirus lockdown Prices have risen at supermarkets including Asda, Morrisons, and Waitrose Cost of … Read more

Fashion: Shop the look | Daily Mail Online

Fashion: Shop the look By Shelly Vella For You Magazine Published: 00:01 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 5 April 2020 Fashion director Shelly Vella’s pick of the season’s most exuberant prints  Fashion director Shelly Vella’s pick of the season’s most exuberant prints (For dress, sunglasses and jewellery details, see page 17) Trousers, … Read more