It’s Bank Holiday Monday and many of us are looking to make the most of it before the long wait until the Christmas holidays.

Despite the gloomy weather that’s expected today many people are expected to turn up at Notting Hill Carnival today while others make their way home after attending festivals around the country.

If you’re looking to go shopping and stock up for the week then you should make sure that your local shops are open as many will have reduced opening hours.

Here is everything you need to know about the opening times for Morrisons, Waitrose, Asda and Iceland.

Morrisons

All Morrisons stores are set to be open during the Bank Holiday but there are many that will open slightly later and then close earlier than usual.

Many shops are set to open at 8am and then close at 7pm however this could vary slightly depending on where you live so it is worth checking on the Morrisons website if you intend to do your shopping later in the day.

Waitrose

Many Waitrose stores are running with reduced hours but the exact opening and closing times can very.

Most stores are set to open one or two hours later that their usual times and then close a couple of hours early.

You can find the exact times for you store by using the Waitrose store locator.

Asda

Most Asda stores will be open on Bank Holiday Monday but customers can expect many of them to run with reduced hours.

The majority of Asda 24 hour shops are set to be open from 7am and then close at 8pm, whilst other stores could have even shorter hours.

You can check the opening hours your local Asda by using the store locator.

Iceland

All Iceland stores should be open this Bank Holiday Monday most of them will be running with their normal opening and closing hours.

You can check your local Iceland by using the store finder on the website.

Notting Hill Carnival road closures

According to TFL, these are the areas that’ll be closed today:

From Sunday 26 August at approx. 7:00 until Tuesday 28 August:

• Extensive road closures will extend north from Notting Hill Gate to Harrow Road, and from Latimer Road, St. Mark’s Road and Clarendon Road in the east to Porchester Road, and Queensway in the west
• Roads will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so early Tuesday morning

Around Notting Hill, Westbourne Park, and Ladbroke Grove will be especially busy, so try to leave extra time for your journey.

There will also be no Congestion Charge or T-Charge from Saturday to Monday.

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Students are known for their mediocre and budget food choices.

Adding chilli powder to instant noodles is considered gourmet for cash-strapped youngsters who don’t exactly dabble in the fine art of cookery.

So Waitrose’s list of essentials food items, which would probably considered snazzy to most people, let alone students, hasn’t gone down so well.

Bouillon, organic herbs and Moroccan rose chilli paste at more than four quid a jar aren’t exactly the go-to staples for most youths living in halls or in shared flats with six other people.

According to the upmarket retailer, the must-have items students should be armed with are: Marigold Swiss vegetable bouillon powder (£2), Aspall organic cyder vinegar (£1.70), Waitrose cooks’ ingredients organic Italian seasoning (£1.89), Belazu Rose Harissa paste (£4.35) and Clearspring organic Tamari soya sauce (£3.15).

You know, just the usual stuff.

Outraged Twitter user Andrew Stronach posted the ‘starter kits for fledgling cooks’ on his account with the caption: ‘The Waitrose concept of essential cooking staples for new students!?!’

Many users on the social media site shared Andrew’s sentiment, adding that the list looks nothing like the fine cuisine of pot noodles, pasta, microwave rice, and cereal they ate during their years in education.

‘One of my go-to meals at uni was rice and cheese. Just plain white rice with grated cheese. Apparently, I thought it was good. It wasn’t,’ said one user.

‘This is completely ridiculous. Some students may want to try their hand at creative cooking, but these are not essentials. How about Sunflower oil, salt and pepper, garlic bulb, and tomato puree?’ wrote another (though let’s face it, that wouldn’t have made the most scintillating article in Waitrose Magazine).

One parent wrote: ‘Uh oh…my son has just gone off with three jars of coffee, four packs of Super Noodles, two Pot Noodles and a bottle of Nandos peri peri sauce.’

A few were on board with the suggestion though, saying it may encourage students to get into creative cooking.

One former student shared her own uni story: ‘I basically learned to cook as a student. Lived across from a posh supermarket, before closing time we’d buy the reduced to clear veg and concoct a meal out of them.’

Others noted that Waitrose is pretty convenient for reduced food items which can sometimes go on sale for as little as 19p.

So who knows, maybe you’ll find that much-needed Clearspring organic Tamari soya sauce for a bargain price.

We asked Waitrose to comment on the criticisms and they’ve said these ingredients can still be useful to students.

‘All these ingredients go a long way and can be the basis of many simple, tasty and great value home cooked meals,’ said a spokesperson for the Partnership.

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Ten million plastic bags could be saved each year after supermarket giant Iceland announced they are to start selling bananas in recycled paper.

The new packaging is designed to be more environmentally friendly than the current plastic wrapping around the fruit.

Around 120 stores will start to sell the products this week and there will be a national rollout by the end of the year.

The retailer said a total of 420,000,000 packs of bananas were sold in the UK each year and urged other supermarkets to follow its lead.

The newly packaged bananas are the first product in any major UK supermarket to bear the Plastic Free Trust Mark, launched by campaign group A Plastic Planet earlier this year.

Iceland said the move was part of its commitment to remove plastic from all of its own-label packaging by 2023.

Iceland managing director Richard Walker said: ‘People have become so used to buying their products wrapped in plastic, or indeed using plastic bags for loose produce, and this has to stop if we are to turn down the tap on plastics.

‘This move alone will have a significant impact on our plastics consumption and is one of the first of many solutions that are in development.

‘Our customers support our move to reduce single use plastic and we are pleased to share this important milestone, with many more to come.’

Waitrose replaced plastic bags with a sticky band on its Duchy Organic brand of bananas last month, saying the move would save eight tonnes of plastic a year.

It said the band was a temporary step before it introduces compostable bags for Waitrose & Partners Duchy bananas in a few months.

John Lewis’ profits have dropped 98.8% amid ‘challenging times’ in the retail sector that its chairman believes is partly because of Brexit.

‘With the level of uncertainty facing consumers and the economy, in part due to ongoing Brexit negotiations, forecasting is particularly difficult but we continue to expect full year profits to be substantially lower than last year for the partnership as a whole,’ the retailer said.

But Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab thinks UK businesses are just using it as an excuse.

‘All I am just gently saying is that it is rather easy for a business to blame Brexit and the politicians rather than to take responsibility for their own situation,’ Mr Raab told BBC’s Today programme.

The John Lewis Partnership, which owns the department store and supermarket Waitrose, posted underlying pre-tax profits of £1.2 million for the six months to 28 July.

This was a dramatic drop on profits, with the company blaming the ‘challenging times’ it had faced.

Pre-tax profits in September 2017 were were reported as £26.6m for the six months to 29 July but this itself was a drop of 53.3% from the period before, which the retailer put down to restructuring costs and changing shopping behaviours.

Sir Charlie Mayfield, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, hit back at the claims John Lewis was blaming Brexit:

‘This whole thing is so frothy. I didn’t say Brexit was the reason for our result,’ he said.

‘The fact is sterling is weaker, it’s more expensive to import goods… so we have to absorb that within our margin.

‘I’m not going to get into some sort of ding-dong with the secretary of state for all things EU.’

He also talked about the issues John Lewis faced with its slogan of ‘never knowingly undersold’ and that discount periods from other retailers had affected profit margins.

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Sir Charlie confirmed the company would be investing £400 million to £500 million a year despite the problems it faced.

‘This will take a lot of hard work from all of our partners but we are confident in our commitment, drive and ability to deliver the partnership’s strategy,’ he said.

He remained optimistic and added the group expected profit growth in Waitrose to continue to be offset by the squeeze at John Lewis.

The government is currently hard at work trying to strike a Brexit deal with the European Union.

Mr Raab added in the BBC radio interview he did not think the government would lose a vote in parliament on its final Brexit deal with Brussels, despite warnings from a former junior minister this week that 80 lawmakers in his Conservatives were prepared to vote against it.

Waitrose is getting rid of all fruit and vegetable plastic bags and 5p single-use plastic carrier bags in all of its stores.

The retailer is expecting to have all the bags removed by March 2019.

It said the move will save 134 million plastic bags, the equivalent of 500 tonnes of plastic a year.

Waitrose and Partners said a home compostable alternative will be used for fruit and vegetable plastic bags.

The new alternative bags will look and feel similar to the plastic ones, apart from printed text saying they are home compostable.

The material will break down in landfill if put in a normal bin and the bags can be placed in food waste caddies or home composted.

Waitrose will initially remove 5p bags from six shops from October 8, at Saxmundham, Gerrards Cross, Keynsham, Dorking, Newark and East Putney, to understand how to manage the changeover as smoothly as possible ahead of their complete removal in March 2019.

It said customers will be told before the change comes into effect in their local shop.

Earlier this year, the retailer announced it would be removing all takeaway disposable coffee cups from its shops by autumn 2018.

It said it is on target to achieve this, with cups now having been removed completely from more than 300 of its 348 shops.

It has also committed to making all its own-label packaging widely recyclable, reusable, or home compostable by 2025 and changes include a pledge not to sell any own-label food in black plastic beyond 2019.

Tor Harris, head of corporate social responsibility, health and agriculture for Waitrose, said: ‘The removal of these bags will change the way our customers, many of whom have been asking us to do this, shop with us in the future.

‘We know we still have a lot to do, but as with our commitment to removing takeaway disposable cups earlier this year, this represents another major step forward in reducing our use of plastics.’

Waitrose is changing the name of a sandwich from its Heston Blumenthal range after customers said it was sexist.

Some shoppers said the ‘Gentleman’s Smoked Chicken Caesar Roll’ was ‘gender specific’ as its name appeared to suggest only men could eat it.

The roll contains anchovy mayonnaise, similar to a classic product called Gentleman’s Relish, which was created in the 19th century.

Amy Lame, who was appointed by Sadiq Khan as London’s first Night Czar in 2016, shared an image of the £2.85 sandwich on Twitter with a smirking emoji.

‘I never knew sandwiches were gender specific,’ she said.

‘I’m female but thankfully Waitrose let me purchase this anyway.’

The post touched a few nerves on social media, with some saying Pink Lady apples, Lady Grey tea and lady fingers could now be subjected to name changes.

Despite the historical nature of the name, Waitrose announced it was changing it so not to ‘cause offence’.

‘It’s never our intention to cause offence – we’re not dictating who should eat this sandwich,’ Waitrose said in a statement.

‘We hope anyone who tries it will love the distinctive flavours.’

The name change follows the news that Kleenex will re-brand its ‘Mansize’ tissues after shoppers said the name was sexist.

The company behind Kleenex, Kimberly-Clark, confirmed the product will now be called ‘Kleenex Extra Large’.

Packages for the tissues describe them as ‘confidently strong’ and ‘comfortingly soft’.

Kimberly-Clark told Britain’s Daily Telegraph that it in ‘no way suggests’ that being both soft and strong was ‘an exclusively masculine trait, nor do we believe that the Mansize branding suggests or endorses gender inequality.’

‘We are always grateful to customers who take time to tell us how our products can be improved, and we carefully consider all suggestions,’ the company said in a statement.

The tissues, which had been on shelves for 60 years, were launched at a time when large cotton handkerchiefs were still very popular and the brand offered ‘a unique disposable alternative’.

It remains one of their most popular products, with over 3.4 million people buying the tissues every year.

Kimberly-Clark is not the first company to run into a branding issue forced by changing social views.

Stationery maker Bic received a backlash when it tried to market pink and purple pens ‘for her’.

Amazon was flooded by reviews poking fun at the strategy and the notion that it was ‘designed to fit comfortably in a woman’s hand’.

The editor of Waitrose magazine has come under fire for telling a vegan food journalist to write about ‘killing vegans’.

William Sitwell, who also regularly appears as a critic on Masterchef, told Selene Nelson to ‘expose their hypocrisy’ when she pitched him a series of articles for the magazine based on plant based recipes.

His response letter was shared on Twitter by a friend of the journalist, who said she had emailed in about writing the vegan series for the upmarket supermarket’s own publication.

Responding to the pitch , Sitwell wrote: ‘Hi Selene. Thanks for this.

‘How about a series on killing vegans, one by one. Ways to trap them? How to interrogate them properly?

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‘Expose their hypocrisy? Force-feed them meat? Make them eat steak and drink red wine?’

Selene described the email response as ‘hostile’. She went on to ask Sitwell about his personal opinion of vegans to which he responded: ‘I like the idea of a column called The Honest Vegan; a millennial’s diary of earnest endeavour and bacon sandwiches…’

A spokesman for Waitrose responded on Twitter to say ‘even though this was a private email William’s gone too far and his words are extremely inappropriate, insensitive and absolutely do not represent our views’.

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In a statement sent to Buzzfeed News, Sitwell said: ‘I love and respect people of all appetites be they vegan, vegetarian or meat eaters, which I show week in week out through my writing, editing and broadcasting.

‘I apologise profusely to anyone who has been offended or upset by this.’

Sitwell edits Waitrose Kitchen magazine – which on its website claims to have 680,000 readers and features Pippa Middleton and Yotam Ottolenghi as columnists — while also writing about food for several major UK publications.

He also regularly appears on Masterchef UK as a critic.

Selene told Buzzfeed she had ‘never seen anything like it’.

She added: ‘If William Sitwell wants to continue eating meat and hating vegans, that’s his prerogative, but to have this attitude towards others when he’s representing Waitrose is seriously bizarre.’

The Humane Society said Waitrose had not done enough to distance itself from the editor’s ‘vile comments’.

‘It will look very much like their newly launched and much trumpeted vegan range is little more than blatant opportunism, exploiting people they have no respect for,’ a spokesperson said.

‘Eating plant-based food is about making compassionate decisions for animals, the planet and your own health, so it’s disappointing for that to be met with hostility, but I do think it’s becoming increasingly rare for people to have such a negative reaction.

‘Delicious tasting food and helping to save the planet, and lives, is quite a winning combination.’

The editor of Waitrose Food magazine has stepped down after suggesting a vegan journalist write a series of stories about ‘killing vegans’ and force-feeding them meat.

William Sitwell, 48 – who has also appeared on the BBC’s Masterchef as a critic – caused outrage by telling Selene Nelson that making vegans ‘eat steak and drink red wine’ would ‘expose their hypocrisy’.

The ‘hostile’ email came after the food writer suggested a ‘plant-based meal series’ to Mr Sitwell for the upmarket supermarket’s magazine.

Today Mr Sitwell announced he has resigned from the role, a move Waitrose & Partners described as ‘right and proper’.

The company said in a statement: ‘We have been informed by John Brown Media, who produce the Waitrose & Partners Food Magazine, that William Sitwell is stepping down as editor of Waitrose & Partners Food magazine with immediate effect.

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‘In the light of William’s recent email remarks, we’ve told John Brown Media that we believe this is the right and proper move – we will be working with them to appoint a new editor for the magazine.

‘We have had a relationship with William for almost 20 years and are grateful for his contribution to our business over that time.’

Yesterday the Humane Society said Waitrose had not done enough to distance itself from the editor’s ‘vile comments’.

In his letter responding to the pitch – which was posted on social media – Sitwell had written: ‘Hi Selene. Thanks for this.

‘How about a series on killing vegans, one by one. Ways to trap them? How to interrogate them properly?

‘Expose their hypocrisy? Force-feed them meat? Make them eat steak and drink red wine?’

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In a statement sent to Buzzfeed News, Sitwell said: ‘I love and respect people of all appetites be they vegan, vegetarian or meat eaters, which I show week in week out through my writing, editing and broadcasting.

‘I apologise profusely to anyone who has been offended or upset by this.’

Waitrose Food Magazine, produced by John Brown Media in London, has more than 680,000 readers and features Pippa Middleton and Yotam Ottolenghi as columnists.

The festive season is officially upon us, which means presents, awful cracker jokes, and all the Christmas adverts you can ever imagine.

All eyes were on John Lewis as they unveiled their offering last week, which Elton John fronted in a two-minute tour of his life, set to Your Song.

But, while we were all left a little emotional by the ad – and humming that song for the rest of the day – Waitrose decided to take it one step further and shade the campaign.

In the clip, which appeared for the first time during I’m A Celebrity, a youngster could be seen dragging her parents in front of the telly to watch the John Lewis ad for the first time together.

So far, so sweet, right?

That didn’t last long as the parents grabbed the remote and fast-forwarded their way through it, clearly not that impressed.

When they eventually got to the end, they cooed over Elton for precisely one second, before heading off for a snack, with a tag line stating: ‘Too Good To Wait’.

It ends with the dad stating he ‘preferred the one with the penguin’.

So. Savage.

Waitrose aren’t the only having a bit of festive banter at John Lewis’ expense over the ad.

Taking to Twitter, Lidl were quick off the mark as they made a joke over having cheaper pianos than the department store.

Alongside an advert for their own keyboard, priced at £89.99, they wrote: ‘Just because you don’t have £872 to spend on a piano, doesn’t mean you can’t be the next Elton. #EltonJohnLewis.’

Poking fun at Elton’s hit It’s A Little Bit Funny, they amusingly added the tagline: ‘It’s a Lidl bit funny’.

But John Lewis wasn’t about to let their rumoured £5million advert get shaded that quickly, quickly replying: ‘It’s a Lidl bit cheaper.’

All of the lols were had.

The 71-year-old was recently unveiled as the star of the clip – which took us all through an emotional run down of his life, from when he first played piano.

He was thought to have taken home £5million for the advert, but reps have confirmed part of the sum went to charity.

‘The speculation in recent months around Elton’s fee for appearing in the ad has been wildly inaccurate,’ they told the Daily Star.

‘When first approached to be part of it though, Elton requested that a portion of his fee was to be donated to the Elton John Charitable Trust.’

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Christmas is now just a day away and if you haven’t finished all your Christmas shopping then you have really left it late.

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Most stores will be running with reduced opening hours today and then many will shut for all of Christmas Day.

If there are a few supplies that you still need to get before tomorrow then it is worth planning your journey to make sure that your local store is open when you plan to go there.

Here is everything that you need to know about the Waitrose opening hours across the festive period.

What are the Waitrose opening hours this Christmas?

On Christmas Eve many of their shops will open at 7am or 8am but then close fairly early at 5pm or 6pm.

All Waitrose stores will be closed on Christmas Day and many of them will remain shut for Boxing Day, although some will be open that day but with reduced opening hours of 9am until 4pm.

Stores will then return to their normal opening times between Thursday 27 December and Sunday 30 December.

On New Year’s Eve most Waitrose shops will open at 8am but closing quite early at 6pm and they will then all be closed on New Year’s Day.

Opening times can vary so it is advised that you check your local store on the Waitrose branch finder.

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Christmas is nearly here and that means many shops will be running with reduced hours at various points over the next week.

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If you have got all your presents or everything for your Christmas dinner then you better hurry as many stores will be closing early today and then be shut for a couple of days.

While normal service is set to resume after Boxing Day, there will then be more changes during the New Year celebrations.

Here is everything that you need to know about the opening times for Morrisons, Waitrose, Asda and Iceland over the festive period.

Morrisons

Christmas Eve will see many Morrisons shops open quite early at 5am but they will then close at 6pm, so you can’t leave it too late if you have any last-minute shopping that you need to do.

All Morrisons stores will then be closed on Christmas Day and then open with reduced hours on Boxing Day, which will will see most of their shops open at 9am and then close at 6pm.

Opening times will then return to normal between Thursday 27 December and Sunday 30 December.

On New Year’s Eve most stores will be opening at 6am but they will then close early ahead of the celebrations at 4pm, so make sure to shop early if you need some supplies for the evening.

Most Morrisons stores will then open later on New Year’s Day at 9am and then close at 6pm.

These times could vary depending on your local store, so you are advised to check when your shop will be open on the Morrisons store finder.

Waitrose

On Christmas Eve many of their shops will open at 7am or 8am but then close fairly early at 5pm or 6pm.

All Waitrose stores will be closed on Christmas Day and many of them will remain shut for Boxing Day, although some will be open that day but with reduced opening hours of 9am until 4pm.

Stores will then return to their normal opening times between Thursday 27 December and Sunday 30 December.

On New Year’s Eve most Waitrose shops will open at 8am but closing quite early at 6pm and they will then all be closed on New Year’s Day.

Opening times can vary so it is advised that you check your local store on the Waitrose branch finder.

Asda

Many shops will be opening earlier than usual on Christmas Eve with most stores set to open from 7am and in some cases 6am, but many will then close at 6pm or 7pm so you shouldn’t leave it too late to do your final bit of shopping.

All Asda shops will then be closed on Christmas Day but they will be back open again on Boxing Day from 9am-6pm.

Stores will then return to their normal hours from Thursday 27 December until Sunday 30 December.

Many will then open at their normal time but then close early at 7pm ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Asda stores will be opening later on New Year’s Day at 10am and then many will close at 5pm.

Opening hours for all stores will then return to normal from Wednesday 2 January.

To get the most accurate opening hours for you local store you should use the Asda store locator which has the latest information on their Christmas opening times.

Iceland

Most Iceland stores will be opening early on Christmas Eve at 7am or 8am but it will then close early at 5pm or 6pm.

All of their shops will then close on Christmas Day and then open late on Boxing Day with some opening at 9am while others won’t open until 11am and many will then close at 5pm or 6pm.

Iceland stores will then return to their normal hours from Thursday 27 December until Sunday 30 December.

Many shops will then open early on New Year’s Eve at 7am or am but then close early ahead of the celebration at 5pm or 6pm, and then all stores will close on New Year’s Day.

All Iceland shops will then return to their normal opening hours from Wednesday 2 January.

You can find out the exact opening times for your local store by using the Iceland store finder.

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Christmas and New Year is a tricky time to know whether shops are closed or flinging open their doors and putting sales on.

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Things tend to get back to normal on 2 January, but what abut New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Here are the opening plans for many of the major stores on 31 December and 1 January.

Morrisons

On New Year’s Eve most stores will be opening at 6am but they will then close early ahead of the celebrations at 4pm, so make sure to shop early if you need some supplies for the evening.

Most Morrisons stores will then open later on New Year’s Day at 9am and then close at 6pm.

These times could vary depending on your local store, so you are advised to check when your shop will be open on the Morrisons store finder.

Tesco

Tesco stores will generally be operating Sunday opening times on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (although most Metros will be closed on New Year’s Day).

Many stores are also likely to open slightly later on New Year’s Day but it is worth checking with your local store if you need some early morning supplies that day.

For the most accurate opening times for your local Tesco it is recommended that you use Tesco’s store locator and have a look at their Christmas page for all related information.

Sainsbury’s

Most Sainsbury’s stores will then open at 7am on New Year’s Eve but then close at 9pm or 10pm.

On New Year’s Day many of the shops will open slightly later at 9am until 9pm and then normal opening hours will resume the following day on Wednesday 2 January.

These are only guidelines, so it is advised to check using the Sainsburys Store Locator to find out the exact opening for your local shop.

Asda

Many Asda stores will open at their normal time but then close early at 7pm ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Asda stores will be opening later on New Year’s Day at 10am and then many will close at 5pm.

To get the most accurate opening hours for you local store you should use the Asda store locator which has the latest information on their Christmas opening times.

Lidl

On New Year’s Eve Lidl stores will open at 8am and close at 6pm and the shops will then close for New Year’s Day, except for stores within the M25 as they will be open from 10am to 6pm.

They will then return to their normal opening hours from Wednesday 2 January.

Aldi

On New Year’s Eve Aldi stores will open at 8am but then close early at 6pm and then all stores will be closed on New Year’s Day.

Marks and Spencer

On New Year’s Eve many Marks and Spencer shops will close early ahead of the celebrations with some stores closing at 5pm or 6pm, and then many of their stores will shut on New Year’s Day.

Opening times can vary between stores so it is advised that you check the opening hours for your local store by using the M&S store finder.

Waitrose

On New Year’s Eve most Waitrose shops will open at 8am but closing quite early at 6pm and they will then all be closed on New Year’s Day.

Opening times can vary so it is advised that you check your local store on the Waitrose branch finder.

Iceland

Many shops will then open early on New Year’s Eve at 7am or am but then close early ahead of the celebration at 5pm or 6pm, and then all stores will close on New Year’s Day.

Argos

There will then be reduced hours on New Year’s Eve and new Year’s Day, but Christmas Day is set to be the only day that all stores will close completely.

You can find out the exact opening times for your local shop by using the Argos store locator.

Boots

On New Year’s Day Boots shops will open slightly later than their usual opening times, but this can vary from 9am, 10am or 11am.

You can find the full details on your local shops opening times by using the Boots store locator.

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If you’re hosting a New Year’s Eve party tonight and haven’t stocked up on food and drink yet then you need to be quick.

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Many supermarkets will be closing early today ahead of the celebrations which means that there is long left to get your supplies.

If you were planning to do some food shopping on New Year’s Day while many of us are in bed with hangovers then there is more bad news as a lot of shops will be closed completely.

Here is everything that you need to know about the Waitrose opening hours on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

What are the Waitrose opening hours this New Year?

All Waitrose stores were closed on Christmas Day and many of them remained shut for Boxing Day.

Stores then returned to their normal opening times between Thursday 27 December and Sunday 30 December.

On New Year’s Eve most Waitrose shops will open at 8am but closing quite early at 6pm and they will then all be closed on New Year’s Day.

Opening times can vary so it is advised that you check your local store on the Waitrose branch finder.

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Many supermarkets are closing early for New Year’s Eve ahead of tonight’s celebrations.

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This means that may want to act quick if you need any more last minute supplies, especially as some stores will be closed completely on New Year’s Day.

The good news is that most shops will then return to their normal opening hours from Wednesday 2 January.

Here is everything that you need to know about the New Year opening times for Morrisons, Waitrose, Asda and Iceland.

Morrisons

On New Year’s Eve most stores opened at 6am but they will then close early ahead of the celebrations at 4pm, so make sure to shop early if you need some supplies for the evening.

Most Morrisons stores will then open later on New Year’s Day at 9am and then close at 6pm.

These times could vary depending on your local store, so you are advised to check when your shop will be open on the Morrisons store finder.

Waitrose

On New Year’s Eve most Waitrose shops opened at 8am but closing quite early at 6pm and they will then all be closed on New Year’s Day.

Opening times can vary so it is advised that you check your local store on the Waitrose branch finder.

Asda

Many Asda shops open at their normal time on New Year’s Eve but then close early at 7pm ahead of the celebrations.

Asda stores will be opening later on New Year’s Day at 10am and then many will close at 5pm.

Opening hours for all stores will then return to normal from Wednesday 2 January.

To get the most accurate opening hours for you local store you should use the Asda store locator which has the latest information on their Christmas opening times.

Iceland

Many shops opened early on New Year’s Eve at 7am or am but then close early ahead of the celebration at 5pm or 6pm, and then all stores will close on New Year’s Day.

All Iceland shops will then return to their normal opening hours from Wednesday 2 January.

You can find out the exact opening times for your local store by using the Iceland store finder.

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The New Year’s Eve celebrations are over and many of us will be nursing hangovers this mornings while others will try to get the most out of the day with a shopping trip.

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If you were planning a journey to your local shops today then you may want to plan ahead and make sure that it is open.

Many stores will be closed completely for New Year’s Day while others will be opening their doors later than usual.

Here is everything that you need to know about the opening times for various stores on New Years Day.

Morrisons

Most Morrisons stores will open later on New Year’s Day at 9am and then close at 6pm.

These times could vary depending on your local store, so you are advised to check when your shop will be open on the Morrisons store finder.

Tesco

Tesco stores will generally be operating Sunday opening times on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (although most Metros will be closed on New Year’s Day).

Many stores are also likely to open slightly later on New Year’s Day but it is worth checking with your local store if you need some early morning supplies that day.

For the most accurate opening times for your local Tesco it is recommended that you use Tesco’s store locator and have a look at their Christmas page for all related information.

Sainsbury’s

On New Year’s Day many of the shops will open slightly later at 9am until 9pm and then normal opening hours will resume the following day on Wednesday 2 January.

These are only guidelines, so it is advised to check using the Sainsburys Store Locator to find out the exact opening for your local shop.

Asda

Asda stores will be opening later on New Year’s Day at 10am and then many will close at 5pm.

To get the most accurate opening hours for you local store you should use the Asda store locator which has the latest information on their Christmas opening times.

Lidl

All Lidl stores will be closed for New Year’s Day, except for stores within the M25 as they will be open from 10am to 6pm.

They will then return to their normal opening hours from Wednesday 2 January.

Aldi

All Aldi stores will be closed on New Year’s Day.

They will then return to their normal opening hours from Wednesday 2 January.

Marks and Spencer

Many of Marks and Spencer stores will shut on New Year’s Day but some may still be open so it is worth checking ahead of time.

Opening times can vary between stores so it is advised that you check the opening hours for your local store by using the M&S store finder.

Waitrose

All Waitrose stores will be closed on New Year’s Day.

Opening times can vary so it is advised that you check your local store on the Waitrose branch finder.

Iceland

All Iceland shops will close on New Year’s Day.

They will then return to their normal opening hours from Wednesday 2 January.

Argos

Many Argos stores will be open on New Year’s Day but run with reduced opening hours.

You can find out the exact opening times for your local shop by using the Argos store locator.

Boots

On New Year’s Day Boots shops will open slightly later than their usual opening times, but this can vary from 9am, 10am or 11am.

You can find the full details on your local shops opening times by using the Boots store locator.

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Have you ever wondered if you could hatch a supermarket egg into a chick?

A smart teenager has actually managed to do it.

William Atkins, 14, successfully reared a duckling after buying 12 Gladys-May’s Braddock Whites free range duck eggs from Waitrose.

But it wasn’t as simple as just taking them home and putting them under a lamp.

The teenager placed the £2.30 eggs in an incubator he purchased from eBay for £40 and then waited three days until he finally detected a heartbeat.

William, from Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, told Daily Mail: ‘From then on the unborn duckling grew bigger inside the shell every day.

‘Just over three weeks later the egg began rocking and a few days after that the tiny duckling pecked its way out.’

A chick, who was named Jeremy, would eventually peck its way out 28 days later, which left the schoolboy feeling ‘over the moon’.

He added his mum was also surprised but she didn’t think it was a good idea for him to have a pet duckling in his bedroom so they decided to give it to a local farm when it was a little older.

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It was third time lucky for William after he originally tried to hatch qual and hen eggs.

The egg’s producer Clarence Court admitted it was possible to hatch an egg from one of its products but said it was very difficult.

A spokesperson said: ‘The separation of males from females relies wholly upon the skill of very few qualified people. Inevitably, the odd sexing error is made.

‘Our ducks are kept in small flocks with access to the outdoors. In this open-air environment, while it is infrequent, our ducks may attract the attention of wild drakes. So, while it is very unusual for males and females to come into contact with one another, it is not impossible.”

‘Fertilised eggs are harmless to eat, and without incubation would be totally indistinguishable from unfertilised eggs.’

A heavily-tattooed dad claims Waitrose staff accused him of shoplifting due to his alternative appearance.

Dominic Riches, 24, was shopping with his son in Trumpington, Cambridge, when he said two employees accused him of theft.

‘I left the shop and got to the bit near the traffic lights not that far from the shop and two employees came after me. They ran up behind me and shouted “stop there”,’ he said.

‘I stopped because I had nothing to hide. They said they have CCTV footage of me taking something from the shop.

‘This was just an excuse to get me to go back into the shop with them. I went back with them because I hadn’t taken anything.

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‘When I went back in that’s what they found too. I hadn’t taken anything.’

Dominic believes the members of staff stopped him because he has tattoos on his hands, calling it ‘discrimination’.

He told Cambridgeshire Live that the worst part was having his son with him – and that the employees did not apologise when they realised their mistake.

Instead, he spoke to a manager, who offered him a bottle of champagne as compensation, which Dominic declined.

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Another manager then called him about the incident and reportedly told him that the employees had been ‘open and honest’ about what happened.

After explaining his side of the story, Dominic was offered £50 to spend in Waitrose, but was unhappy that the manager did not mention anything about the employees being disciplined.

A Waitrose spokesperson said: ‘Everyone is welcome at Waitrose & Partners and we sincerely apologise for any distress caused to Mr Riches, it was a genuine error by a member of staff and shouldn’t have happened.’

Easter is a busy time of year for many people as they set off to see family and friends, or go away for a short vacation.

The four day weekend is one of the highlights of the year and the sunny weather for this weekend means that many of us are likely to be venturing outside for most of it.

If you’re planning to head to one of your local supermarkets to stock up on supplies this weekend then you may want to plan ahead.

Many shops will be have reduced opening hours at various points during the Easter holidays, which means you might miss out if you don’t check ahead of time.

Here is everything that you need to know about the opening times for Morrisons, Waitrose, Asda and Iceland over Easter.

Morrisons opening times

Most Morrisons stores are set to be open from 7am until 10pm on Good Friday and Saturday 20 April.

However, all of their stores will then close completely on Easter Sunday, before opening again on Easter Monday from 8am until 7pm.

You can find out the usual opening times for you local Morrisons supermarket by using their store finder.

Waitrose opening times

Many Waitrose stores will be running with their normal opening hours throughout the Easter weekend, including Good Friday.

However, some of their bigger shops will be closed on Easter Sunday, including in London Victoria, Hall Green in Birmingham and Wilmslow.

If you’re wondering whether your local Waitrose will be open over Easter then it is worth using their branch finder.

Asda opening times

Asda stores will be running with their normal opening hours for Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but most of them will then be closed for Easter Sunday.

Most stores will then re-open on Easter Monday, although some will have reduced hours that day before returning to normal opening hours on Tuesday 23 April.

You can check the exact opening times for your local shop by using the Asda store locator.

Iceland opening times

Good Friday and Saturday 20 April will most Iceland stores run with their usual opening hours.

All Iceland supermarkets will then be closed for Easter Sunday, and will re-open on Easter Monday but the specific opening hours on that day will vary between stores.

You can check all of the details on the opening times for your local Iceland by using their store finder.

Visit our Opening Times page for more information on other store and shop opening hours.

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If you’re spending your Easter weekend stocking up your cupboards and stuffing yourself silly with chocolate and roast lamb we don’t blame you.

If tyou find that you need to nip out to the shop for a few things, however, you may be worried about the opening times for your local supermarket.

Here’s when to visit Morrisons, Waitrose, Asda, and Iceland on Easter Saturday 2019.

Morrisons Easter Saturday opening times

Most Morrisons will be open today as usual, with standard store times being from 7am to 10pm.

In England and Wales, all stores will be shut on Easter Sunday (although they will be open in Scotland at reduced hours).

Monday will see most stores staying open from 8am to 7pm. Check your local branch here.

Waitrose Easter Saturday opening times

It’s business as usual at Waitrose today, while tomorrow most stores will be closed.

Most Waitrose shops will be open tomorrow from 8am to 7pm, with some keeping hours of 7am to 9pm.

Use their store finder to find out specific times.

Asda Easter Saturday opening times

Asda stores will be running with their normal opening hours for Easter Saturday but most of them will then be closed for Easter Sunday (excluding Scotland).

Most stores will then re-open on Easter Monday, although some will have reduced hours that day before returning to normal opening hours on Tuesday 23 April.

You can check the exact opening times for your local shop by using the Asda store locator.

Iceland Easter Saturday opening times

Saturday 20 April will see most Iceland stores runing with their usual opening hours.

All English and Welsh Iceland supermarkets will then be closed for Easter Sunday, and will re-open on Easter Monday (but the specific opening hours on that day will vary between stores).

You can check all of the details on the opening times for your local Iceland by using their store finder.

Visit our Opening Times page for more information on other store and shop opening hours.

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For many, Easter Sunday is a day of unashamed idleness, spent eating chocolate, roast dinner or perhaps basking in the record-breaking temperatures outside.

But others may be worrying about where they can get that emergency pint of milk or shopping for tonight’s dinner.

Most shops operate reduced opening hours today and tomorrow – but which ones?

Here are the opening hours for Asda, Morrisons, Iceland and Waitrose for today and tomorrow.

Morrisons Easter Sunday opening times

In England and Wales, all stores will be shut today while stores in Scotland will operate reduced hours.

Never fear though, the store doors re-open tomorrow – Easter Monday – from 8am to 7pm, although this varies across different locations.

Check your local branch here.

Waitrose Easter Sunday opening times

Most Waitrose & Partners are closed across England and Wales for Easter Sunday.

Again, many stores across Scotland are open during regular hours.

Most stores will re-open on Easter Monday with their usual operating times.

Use Waitrose’s store finder to find out specific times.

Asda Easter Sunday opening times

Once again, with the exception of Scotland, all stores will be closed on Easter Sunday.

Luckily, most stores will  re-open on Easter Monday, although some will have reduced hours.

You can check the exact opening times for your local branch by using the Asda store locator.

Iceland Easter Sunday opening times

All English and Welsh Iceland supermarkets are shut today for Easter Sunday.

While specific hours vary across different locations, stores will re-open tomorrow (22 April) for Easter Monday.

Find out the opening times for your local Iceland using their  their store finder.

Visit our Opening Times page for more information on other store and shop opening hours.

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