Adnams brewery boss says sector lost 50% of Christmas trade - BBC News
Dark months are ahead for the hospitality industry, the chief executive of Adnams says.
Killjoy council bans market trader from selling mug with slogan branding local authority 'idiots' - Daily Mail
Anthony Gotts, owner of Handmade in Rossendale, which is based in Lancashire, was ordered by the council to stop selling the item or face losing his Rawtenstall Market stall.
Laughing women riding recklessly on Voi scooter 'should be named and shamed' - Liverpool Echo
The video shocked many members of the public
M&S shopper branded 'selfish' over her incredible £73 Boxing Day sale haul - The Mirror
Megan Ayr was criticised after revealing how she paid £73.40 for almost £580 worth of shopping in post Christmas sales at Superdrug and M&S
The disastrous NE Lincs Christmas gifts already for sale on Facebook Marketplace - Grimsby Live
Some local people were left less than impressed on Christmas Day
Essex: E-scooter trials extended after government request - BBC News
Electric scooters will be available to hire for another year at five spots in a county.
Woman furious over her 'pink' raw turkey left red-faced as she's told she ordered gammon - Manchester Evening News
"It's the best laugh I've had this year"
Gatwick and Heathrow: Full list of countries closed to British travellers including France and Germany - Surrey Live
The Omicron variant has seen a number of countries close its borders
Sandbanks locals blast 'ridiculous' plans for £1m homes on 19ft plot - Daily Mail
Rev Andrew O'Brien (pictured centre) and his congregation are objecting to plans to tear down a derelict garage in the Sandbanks area of Poole Harbour, Dorset, in favour of two £1million homes.
Error 50p coin sells for £510 online - and there may be thousands more in circulation - The Mirror
The 50p coin has been "double struck" with means a design has been pressed on it twice - but while it may look unusual, an error like this is actually extremely valuable to collectors
Restaurant owner's 'gentle warning' to table of four who left without paying £100 bill - Manchester Evening News
The restaurant owner gave the group of four lads an ultimatum
Lateral flow tests ARE less effective at spotting Omicron, US health chiefs rule - Daily Mail
Early US Government data reports lateral flow tests are less effective at detecting Omicron. The finding is at odds with UK health chiefs who insist that the tests can detect the new Covid variant.
