John Lewis

Cost of most popular Christmas tree set to be '£10 more expensive compared to last year'

The Christmas tree is about to become a potent symbol of Britain's economic woes with prices soaring and pine needles dropping in equal measure, it was revealed today. Imports of the most popular tree - the Nordmann Fir from...

Sales of food gadgets soar ahead of Christmas

The rise of celebrity chefs means more of us are choosing kitchen items such as breadmakers and juicers as Christmas gifts, according to John Lewis. The department store found 39% of respondents to a survey were happy to...

Claire Beale on Advertising: A budget Christmas? Call in the ‘Hamster’

Jamie’s cooking cheese on toast, Twiggy’s partying in polyester and Richard Hammond’s been tempted back from the Arctic by the bargains at Morrisons. Shame. It’s going to be a crunchy Christmas, just look at the ads.

How to buy lingerie for your partner this Christmas

Buying lingerie is a battle that some men never win. They may love it, but most are hopeless at buying it, falling into the trap of choosing items that tickle their tastes. Elle Macpherson, who has built her lingerie label into...

Save While you Spend with KidStart

Most of us love the fact that loyalty card systems mean we can earn money-off vouchers, tickets to Legoland and more while we do our high street shopping, and now there's a simple and easy way to top up your Child Trust Fund ,...

Arizona Muslims draw FBI scrutiny

PHOENIX, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Muslim leaders in Arizona have drawn increased scrutiny from federal officials in the past year because a string of suspicious incidents, officials say. Although no one in the state has been accused of...

EU slaps duties on China goods

The European Union put anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made candles and non-alloy steel products on Saturday, approving an earlier-flagged move as leaders at the G20 summit called for countries to avoid trade protectionism.

Eurocrats ban mothballs over health issues

London, Nov 16 (ANI): The small balls of chemical pesticide and deodorant that we know as mothballs will soon no longer be available for use because of a new EU restriction. The new regulations are part of the EU's REACH...

Local girl makes ... magic

In less than five years, the young woman transformed herself from a simple magician's assistant to "Scarlett: Princess of Magic." Scarlett said the decision to move from assistant to magician was easy. He wanted to help me out,...

Margareta Pagano: We could come out of this crisis in much better shape

Is all this gloomy talk making things much worse? This may seem a little odd to ask after a week in which more than 20,000 people lost their jobs. On Friday another 3,000 jobs went at Royal Bank of Scotland while Citibank said...

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