Aldi is introducing a major change which allows people to skip the checkout in hundreds of stores

coronavirus patients rose dramatically. The Royal Stoke University Hospital made the decision after 38 Covid patients on ventilators, prompting the alert level to be raised.

Richard Schiff is urging fans to take COVID-19 seriously.

village called 'F**king' has been forced to change its name after randy tourists kept having sex by its sign. Disgruntled locals of the small traditional community, in Austria, are often disturbed to find naked couples romping in front of signposts.

Between 21 to 23 December, 90% of Sainsbury’s supermarkets will extend their opening hours from 6am until midnight, to help customers buy everything they need for their Christmas celebrations this year. In addition to extending opening hours, Sainsbury’s is encouraging the nation to shop early and, where possible, alone this Christmas.

LONDON -- A book that looks at The Beatles from a playful kaleidoscope of angles won Britain’s leading nonfiction literary award on Tuesday.Craig Brown’s “One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time” was named winner of the 50,000-pound ($66,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a virtual ceremony in London.Brown’s “composite biography” juxtaposes the stories of John, Paul, George and Ringo with relatives, partners, artists, imitators, hangers-on and others drawn into their orbit.Broadcaster Martha Kearney,

Marvin Humes is urging men to take part in a lifesaving study that hopes to determine why black men are more at risk of prostate cancer.MORE: Marvin Humes shares sweetest father-son moment with baby BlakeThe father-of-three is backing a UK study which aims to explain why black men develop prostate cancer at twice the rate of other men, and the JLS star is encouraging men from the black community to find out whether they are eligible to take part in the trial, which is funded by Movember and

Amazon.co.uk/blackfridaylive to watch for free.Amazon UK Country Manager, Doug Gurr, said: “In a year where our normal Christmas routines have been turned on their head, we’ve reimagined our Black Friday Deals week to bring more reasons to smile to our customers stuck at home.

travel ban will be introduced for millions of Scots as part of the fight against coronavirus.People living in level 3 and 4 areas - the tiers with the most stringent restrictions - must not travel outside their own council area except for "certain essential purposes."Sturgeon also said there must not be any "non-essential travel between Scotland and other parts of the UK."Under the current five-tier system, restrictions on travelling between local authority areas amount to advice only.For weeks,

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The Mirror."Plant-based products are an ongoing consumer trend," McDonald's chief executive Chris Kempczinski said on a call with analysts."It's not a matter of if McDonald's will get into plant-based, it's a matter of when."The move comes after vegans were left with no options to order from the main McDonald's menu in the UK, which was limited due to the coronavirus pandemic.Veggie Dippers and the Vegetable Deluxe were withdrawn from the menu.McDonald’s international president Ian Borden said: