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VIRGIN Media went down for mobile and TV customers this afternoon, leaving them unable to make calls and texts or watch telly. The problem started after midday with around 2,000 users reporting issues on outage tracking website DownDetector at its peak. Of those who reported issues at the time, 48% struggled with mobile internet, 42% with mobile phones and 9% reported TV problems. Complaints appeared about Virgin Media internet too, but the telecoms giant told The Sun it was unaware of problems with its broadband. Virgin Media said there was an issue with its TV and mobile services in Manchester, but says these problems have now been resolved. Hundreds of customers vented their frustrations with the issues on Twitter. One customer said on Twitter: "It’d be nice if Virgin Media’s TV service would run for more than a minute before it cuts out. "Been happening for about 3 hours now." While another added: "@virginmedia your broadband service has gone from being … [Read more...] about Virgin Media down – Mobile and TV customers were unable to make calls or watch telly

SIT back and relax in your garden with this stunning egg chair from B&M - and it's a bargain too. It costs £150 - much cheaper than similar chairs from rival chains like Wayfair, Argos and Wilko. Plus, even Mrs Hinch - aka Instagram cleaning sensation Sophie Hinchcliffe - is on the look out for one. Yesterday, she posted an Instagram story telling her millions of followers that she wants a rattan hanging egg chair for her garden. And even posted a picture of the B&M chair saying that she plans to check it out in store. Today she popped down to her local branch but the purchase was almost scuppered when it didn't fit in the back of her car. She later posted that it was safely on its way home. Similar chairs have already sold out from Aldi , Amazon and The Range. They usually cost around £250, although prices will differ. Always do your research and compare prices before buying - and check websites like eBay to see if you can buy one second hand. … [Read more...] about B&M is selling a stunning hanging egg chair – and even Mrs Hinch has one for her garden

It's a long time ago and a lot has happened since then but can you remember how much money Rishi Sunak set aside to spend on COVID-19 in last year's budget? I'll give you a clue: the amount this country has now spent on coronavirus is close to £280bn and still rising. OK… as clues goes that's a bit unhelpful, because the actual amount the chancellor pledged to fight COVID-19 last March was £12bn. Track the UK economy's progress during COVID crisis Chancellor promises to use "fiscal firepower" in budget to protect jobs and livelihoods That's right: a mere 5% or so of the eventual fiscal toll over the past year came from Budget 2020. Advertisement To some extent this is a sign of how quickly events were unfolding last March. Within a few weeks of his first budget the chancellor had to return to the television cameras to announce a suite of measures which absolutely dwarfed the stuff in the budget - most notably the furlough … [Read more...] about Budget 2021: The perma-budget chancellor will not be going after your money (just) yet

ALDI shoppers are furious after a “technical issue” meant the supermarket's sell-out egg chair went up for sale early - and sold out in minutes. The German discount supermarket announced last week that the hanging egg chair would go on sale this Sunday (February 28) at 8am under its Special Buy garden range section. But a “technical issue” meant it had accidentally been launched before 8am, and many customers missed out on their chance of bagging one. Angry shoppers took to Twitter to slam Aldi for putting the chair up for sale earlier than what was advertised. “Really disappointed with Aldi today,” one shopper said. “New special [buys] online should launch at 8am, went online at 7:50 to buy [the] egg chair and they were all sold out.” Another shopper raged: “@AldiUK aaaaaargh. “Come on Aldi, 8am your ads say the egg chair will be available. “Here we are at 7am and they are all gone. When did you list them and is this how you usually operate?” Shoppers … [Read more...] about Aldi customers furious as hanging egg chair goes on sale early and is sold out within minutes

A THRIFTY first-time mum has revealed how she kitted out her baby’s toybox, nursery and clothed her for 12 months with designer gear for just £1,500. Karen Rudd, 35, from Rochdale, saved a huge £4,800 on nine-month-old Florence’s essentials, which she got from big name brands like iCandy and Mamas & Papas. The savvy mum shares her tips exclusively with Fabulous… After I was furloughed in lockdown 1.0 at 30 weeks pregnant, I made it my mission to spend as little as possible on my baby. It can cost an eye-watering £11,498 on average to kit out a new baby according to LV, so I knew the potential savings were massive. I sourced over £5,400 worth of designer stuff, including brands like iCandy, Mamas & Papas, Blade & Rose, Next, Fisher Price and Baby Einstein for just £584 and spent just over £900 on new things. The total value of my haul is over £6,300 but I only spent a quarter of the price tag at £1,517, saving me £4,866. HOW I DID IT I was given … [Read more...] about I saved £4.8k buying designer gear for my new baby – I got a £1k iCandy pram for £40 & £540 worth of toys for £80