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‘Best eaten with a hangover’: the best (and worst) supermarket Christmas crisps, tasted and rated

’Tis the season for novelty crisps – from the delicious to the downright deranged. Crisp-addict Ravinder Bhogal crunched through the lot to find the festive flavours worth snacking on

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‘The smell of truffle is genuinely glamorous’: the best Christmas sandwiches in 2025

Sandwich messiah Max Halley sorts the merry from the meh in our taste test of supermarket and high-street festive butties

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How I Shop with Gok Wan: ‘I have an elaborate collection of hand fans’

Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basic they scrimp on? Gok Wan talks Christmas shopping, regretful buys and coleslaw in the Filter’s new column

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What to drink on Christmas Day, from morning to night

From morning drinks to nolo suggestions for the non-drinkers, and from stocking fillers to showstoppers and after-dinner port

The Guardian - UK

Goodbye avocado, hello ssamjang: here is the new posh nosh

Waitrose has published its annual report on what goes into the middle-class shopping trolley – and the results are spicy

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Weight loss jabs encourage shoppers to swap meals for snacks

More than 1.5 million people are thought to be using weight loss drugs in the UK

The Independent UK

‘Delicious, glossy … beautiful hot and cold’: the best Christmas ham joints, tasted and rated

Free-range and organic gammon is hard to find in supermarkets, so we’ve gone online for the best choices for your festive table

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Chop and change: pork is ‘new beef’ for money-saving Britons, report finds

As beef price inflation soars to 27%, customers are turning to cheaper pork alternatives, Waitrose says

The Guardian - UK

What's driving the great carb comeback?

For decades it was the pariah food group, but now the middle class is rediscovering the joys of carbohydrates once again

Evening Standard

Sales of jacket potatoes and butter soar as Waitrose customers shun UPFs

Waitrose said it had seen a ‘fundamental change’ in how customers shopped, influenced heavily by concerns over UPFs as well as weight-loss jabs.

Evening Standard

Three products in high demand as shoppers shun ultra-processed foods

Waitrose said it had seen a ‘fundamental change’ in how customers shop

The Independent UK

Cheers! The best Christmas drinks, from gingerbread rum to mulled rose

Our drinks expert rounded up her favourite festive tipples, including special-edition spirits, creamy pistachio liqueurs and celebratory fizz

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'You didn’t think we’d let Christmas roll around without showing up' - Gavin & Stacey just reunited in the sweetest way for Christmas

Joanna Page and Mathew Horne come together to help solve some of the nation’s most common Christmas quandaries when it comes to food

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Bakery chain Gail’s plans to open 40 more outlets as sales soar

Sales rose to £278m in last finanical year but profit margins were hit by increasing staff and energy costs

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Harrods warehouse staff underpaid by thousands of pounds after agency error

Pay mistake is latest setback to image of exclusive Qatar-owned London retailer after a series of crises

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‘Visually perfect and exceptionally fresh’: the best smoked salmon, tasted and rated

Our in-house eco-chef sampled a range of the most sustainable, delicious and well-priced smoked salmon for your Christmas table

Evening Standard

Lidl hits customers with 'ridiculous' new charge at checkout

Prices of plastic carrier bags have been steadily rising in supermarkets since 2015

The Independent UK

Christmas sandwiches have become unhinged – so why does Britain keep buying them?

COMMENT: They’re overpriced, structurally unsound and weirder by the year, yet we buy them anyway. Hannah Twiggs investigates the runaway Christmas-sandwich economy, the cold-roast physics behind them and why your pick reveals more about you than it should

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Not just for Paddington: is the humble duffel coat having a fashion moment?

Worn by everyone from Tyler, the Creator to Cole Palmer and Joe Wilkinson, duffels are back in demand

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‘Simple, well-crafted and excellent’: supermarket chutneys, tasted and rated

Our resident taster dipped, spread and dolloped his way through 10 chutneys in time for Christmas, so you don’t get in a pickle choosing one for yourself

The Independent UK

Joe Wilkinson teases ‘Hollywood superstar’ may feature on Celebrity Traitors

The comedian was ‘murdered’ in the early stages of the first series of The Celebrity Traitors

Evening Standard

Joe Wilkinson hints ‘Hollywood superstar’ could feature on Celebrity Traitors

The comedian and actor revealed that Keira Knightley had asked him about his time on the BBC show.

The Independent UK

Joe Wilkinson reveals what Keira Knightley said after Waitrose Christmas advert kiss

Joe Wilkinson has revealed what Keira Knightley said to him after they filmed their kiss for the Waitrose 2025 Christmas advertisement.

Evening Standard

The Waitrose Christmas advert: Somebody seriously needs to throw this turkey bauble in the bin

Waitrose gets food right for the most part. Here, the grocer is doing turkey a disservice

The Guardian - UK

Grub actually: Keira Knightley’s Christmas Waitrose ad is sweet and funny. The first time, anyway

Their mini romcom is a classy move both for the star and the upmarket supermarket. But how many times will you be able to watch it before you start gagging?

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