Christmas TV ads 2023: Patrick Freyne on Aldi, John Lewis, Boots and more
We rate this season’s advertisements for weepiness, capitalism, gluttony and liturgical correctness
We rate this season’s advertisements for weepiness, capitalism, gluttony and liturgical correctness
Some of the most important jobs in Britain are still filled by people with zero experience or interest in the field
A national panic attack follows a report that the John Lewis Partnership might sell a slice of the company to investors to raise £2bn
Pricewatch: The live chat with the help desk was genuine, the phone call and ‘verification’ request were fake
Patrick Freyne: John Lewis’s skateboarding ad is moving. Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot is still theologically perplexing
The $75 limited edition doll will commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos
Sunions, developed by decades of cross-breeding, hit the shelves in British supermarkets
Reduce time on planes and your carbon footprint with these nearby holiday options
Amendment to filibuster may be on cards in move to overcome restrictions on voting
Amazon founder has asked that plaza at the Obama Presidential Center be named after Lewis
Patrick Freyne: Disney’s ad is quite moving. M&S’s needs more existential angst
Several of this year’s festive campaigns have already arrived – even if the HGVs have not
Tech firms tend towards maximum choice for staff, with financial firms the most rigid
The former ‘queen of shops’ says people ‘have been shown the wrong ideas on how to live’
President’s visit marks 100 years since hundreds of black residents killed by white mob
Ankara incident shows women have a more insidious enemy than Erdogans and Trumps
London Letter: Renovation controversy re-enforces questions about the PM’s judgment
Employee-owned group recorded £517m annual loss
Online events will focus on Frederick Douglass’s ‘transformative’ four-month visit
Clive Woodward backs his compatriot, Simon Zebo explains Finn Russell’s nickname
UK stores to insist on face coverings as 45,533 new cases and 1,243 deaths reported
Scientific experts give the proposed programme a mixed reception
Patrick Freyne: There’s nude pigeons, flying snow people, heart-shaped haircuts – and a broken time-space continuum
World leaders congratulate president-elect, while Trump has yet to concede
Republicans have reached out to president-elect but not White House
A bitterly polarised nation could do with a little of the spirit Lyndon Johnson showed in 1965
Boss of prominent retail chain flags ‘very uncomfortable’ period for retail staff
Planet Business: Constructive discussions all round
Gloomy picture persists for high street despite sales volumes rising 0.8% in August
Brown Thomas and Arnotts delay decking their halls as retail spending appetite curbed
Move comes after chain entered administration and closed 11 stores in Ireland in April
Rhetoric from both sides points to potential constitutional crisis if result is close
President seeks to foster law and order credentials ahead of November election
America Letter: Democratic candidate believed to have Kamala Harris at top of list
Former president calls for expanded early voting and national holiday during Lewis eulogy
Grim economic data form stark political backdrop to US president’s claims of voter fraud
Growing concern about possible further outbreaks of coronavirus on Capitol Hill
Letter sent to senior black representative criticises Amazon and Walmart for selling shirts
Robert O’Brien is the administration’s most senior member known to have contracted virus
Lewis’s personal history paralleled that of the civil rights movement from Selma to George Floyd
Further easing of lockdown as Boots and John Lewis announce 5,000 job losses
Retailer to restructure its UK head office and close optician stores amid Covid-19 fallout
George Floyd’s death in police custody was the trigger, but African-American fury has deep roots
‘Stalwart’ of London-Irish community, ‘most noble daughter of Ireland’ dies of Covid-19
There’s a stretch in the evenings so why not try these fresh ways to get into the garden
Helen O’Rahilly is moving house this morning, but there’s nowhere to put her ‘besk’
Pricewatch: About 15m crackers will be pulled in Ireland over festive season
Does it make me (a) leak tears and money or (b) wonder why Edgar is such a pain in the hoop?
Planet Business: In tense times, there’s always leopard print and Lego
Clothes viewed from the sofa and metal straws among big sellers
UK retailer says may not be possible to mitigate ‘significant’ impact
US fashion and interiors chain to open in Belfast – and add Irish designers to its mix
Just four Republican party members back Democrats against ‘fear and hatred’ remarks
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices