
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Chancellor, leave our wallets alone! - This is Money
I trust it will be a low-key affair because I'm not sure the electorate has the stomach for any more tax rises - now, next year, or in the future.

China giant Shein's tax ruse 'big threat to Boohoo' - This is Money
Shein is free from Chinese VAT and consumer taxes and is subject to lower corporation taxes. Sales are forecast to approach $20billion next year.

Tesco app and website down as tens of thousands of customers affected - Bristol Live
Users have been reporting problems since 7am this morning

Christmas bin collections face crisis as drivers quit their jobs for better pay - Metro.co.uk
Around 30% more waste is produced around the festive season.

Covid news - live: PM insists booster jabs will ‘protect Christmas’ as NHS faces ‘worst winter ever’ - The Independent
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Man wakes to find 'I will kill you' written in toothpaste in Nottingham flat - Nottinghamshire Live
It was scrawled on his bathroom mirror, police say

The tiny North Wales village with a long name that raised £500,000 to save its local pub - North Wales Live
The White Lion's claim to fame is hosting former Primer Minister David Lloyd George for the night when he became caught in heavy snow while returning home along the A5

TALK OF THE TOWN: Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley joins exclusive Mayfair nightspot Annabel's - Daily Mail
TALK OF THE TOWN: A source close to Mike Ashley, who sold Newcastle to a Saudi-led consortium for £305 million, tells me his daughters are regulars at the London venue.

'My student loan refund took six years' - BBC News
Rebecca Gale says she was "shocked and then angry" the Student Loans Company took so long to repay her.

Tesco, Aldi, and Morrisons recall chocolate, flu medicine and more due to urgent safety fears - My London
These include a baby carrier and food with pieces of plastic in

Tesco shoppers in hysterics at 'wild' mistake on sign for bakery - My London
Shoppers couldn't stop themselves giggling at the error

McDonald's worker reveals what he does when you 'demand' fresh fries - Metro.co.uk
He urged people to 'stop being rude' when ordering.