
Passengers on smoking plane from Manchester 'prayed' during emergency landing - Manchester Evening News
The flight to Faro was forced to make an emergency landing in Brest, France, following reports of smoke on board

IKEA customers floored as couple's staggering error in store showroom goes viral - Daily Record
The hilarious blunder took place in a branch of IKEA, with the shopper's error outed in a now viral Tik Tok video captured by another customer.

Drivers slapped with more than 22,000 parking tickets every day - In Your Area
Some 163 private firms requested car owner records between April and September

Gambler wins £2.2million on a SLOT MACHINE in French casino - Daily Mail
A frenchman in his thirties, described as an 'occasional player' by the operator of the Saint-Amand-les-Eaux casino in northern France, hit the jackpot while playing on Sunday night.

Nationwide payments down: Online banking hit by more issues in latest outage - The Independent
Nationwide’s payment system appears to have broken again, after a number of outages over the festive season.

Wagamama launches high street's first ever vegan 'fish and chips' - Daily Mail
The new dish costs £12.95 and available in restaurant, on Deliveroo and through click and collect for just one month only at all UK restaurants, excluding Northern Ireland.

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet reportedly sold in huge deal worth £600m - Cheshire Live
The popular Ellesmere Port shopping destination is the UK's largest outlet centre

Theranos burned through its $945 million raised from wealthy investors while Holmes lived in luxury - Daily Mail
Holmes, 37, was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud by a California jury on Monday after deceiving investors into sinking more than $945 million into her faulty blood testing machines.

Train services hit by Covid staff absences - BBC News
Passengers face fewer services or cancellations as the rail sector faces high absence rates.

Cadbury has hidden 146 Creme Eggs worth up to £10,000 in supermarkets across the UK - The Mirror
Cadbury fans could be about to start the new year being £10,000 richer if they find a super rare half white, half milk chocolate Creme Egg in UK shops - here's what you need to know

China moves closer to countrywide e-coin rollout - RT
China has launched pilot versions of its e-CNY digital yuan wallet applications, in a step towards mass rollout of a domestic CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency).