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Eight Dobbies stores to shut in 2025: is your local on the list and what about £50 gift cards?

Eight Dobbies stores to shut in 2025: is your local on the list and what about £50 gift cards?

Must Read / Eight Dobbies stores to shut in 2025: is your local on the list and what about £50 gift cards?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Customers face fresh uncertainty as Britain’s biggest garden retailer shakes up operations, leaving shoppers asking what it means for spring plans. Dobbies has confirmed a restructuring that sees eight garden centres close in 2025. The move reshapes the company’s estate […]

Shivering at 9°c? trade five hours for Cyprus’s 28°c seas: will your family go this October

Shivering at 9°c? trade five hours for Cyprus’s 28°c seas: will your family go this October

Must Read / Shivering at 9°c? trade five hours for Cyprus’s 28°c seas: will your family go this OctoberBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Autumn bites across Europe, yet a short hop south still serves warm seas, late sunsets and lively promenades after dark. While many resorts pack away the sun loungers by October, one Mediterranean island keeps the lights on and the beach

Your cash at risk at 02:50? stolen JCB rips Lloyds ATM in Horncastle as gang flees in pickup

Your cash at risk at 02:50? stolen JCB rips Lloyds ATM in Horncastle as gang flees in pickup

Must Read / Your cash at risk at 02:50? stolen JCB rips Lloyds ATM in Horncastle as gang flees in pickupBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Residents in a quiet market town woke to sirens and smashed masonry after a jarring early-hours incident on the high street. Police are investigating after a digger tore an ATM from a bank wall in the centre of Horncastle at

Are you on universal or pension credit? DWP to scan bank accounts for 8 benefits, £16,000 rule

Are you on universal or pension credit? DWP to scan bank accounts for 8 benefits, £16,000 rule

Must Read / Are you on universal or pension credit? DWP to scan bank accounts for 8 benefits, £16,000 ruleBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

A sweeping anti-fraud drive is on the way, promising tighter checks, a phased rollout, and new technology policing benefit rules. Starting in 2026, ministers plan to let banks flag potential benefit ineligibility to the Department for Work and Pensions. The

Eight DWP benefits under bank scrutiny: could your £16,000 savings trip a 2026 fraud check?

Eight DWP benefits under bank scrutiny: could your £16,000 savings trip a 2026 fraud check?

Must Read / Eight DWP benefits under bank scrutiny: could your £16,000 savings trip a 2026 fraud check?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Millions relying on state support face a quiet shift in how their finances are watched, with banks set to help. From April 2026, new powers planned under the Public Authorities (Fraud Error and Recovery) Bill would let the Department for

Met Office tells Brits in 31 areas to pack an emergency kit for 14 hours of rain: are you ready?

Met Office tells Brits in 31 areas to pack an emergency kit for 14 hours of rain: are you ready?

Must Read / Met Office tells Brits in 31 areas to pack an emergency kit for 14 hours of rain: are you ready?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Heavy skies are brewing over parts of Britain, with sodden commutes, snarled timetables and tricky roads looming for millions today. Forecasters have signalled a prolonged spell of wet weather, placing a yellow warning over swathes of southern England and Wales

Horncastle 2:50am shock: stolen JCB tears out Lloyds ATM — did your dashcam spot the pickup?

Horncastle 2:50am shock: stolen JCB tears out Lloyds ATM — did your dashcam spot the pickup?

Must Read / Horncastle 2:50am shock: stolen JCB tears out Lloyds ATM — did your dashcam spot the pickup?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

A quiet market town woke to cordons, dust and uneasy questions while investigators picked through debris in the half-light of dawn. Shortly before 3am, Horncastle residents met closed roads and flashing blues as officers began unpicking a fast, destructive raid

Brits face 30–40mm downpours, hail and power cut risk: will your commute survive 8am–midday storms?

Brits face 30–40mm downpours, hail and power cut risk: will your commute survive 8am–midday storms?

Must Read / Brits face 30–40mm downpours, hail and power cut risk: will your commute survive 8am–midday storms?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Skies turn leaden, winds punch in from the west, and Sunday plans wobble as the first rumbles creep across the map. From breakfast to lunch, a turbulent strip of weather bears down on parts of south‑west England and south Wales,

Two arrests in London housing scandal: are your rents funding fraud costing councils millions?

Two arrests in London housing scandal: are your rents funding fraud costing councils millions?

Must Read / Two arrests in London housing scandal: are your rents funding fraud costing councils millions?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

A quiet inquiry across two public bodies has stirred unease in east London, where trust in allocation systems feels fragile. City of London Police and Barking and Dagenham Council have confirmed two arrests after investigators found evidence that housing officers

Are you a bot or a reader: 7 flags, 2 emails and one 60‑second check to keep you online today

Are you a bot or a reader: 7 flags, 2 emails and one 60‑second check to keep you online today

Must Read / Are you a bot or a reader: 7 flags, 2 emails and one 60‑second check to keep you online todayBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

You clicked, and the page blinked. Then a stark prompt questioned your humanity, nudging you to prove you’re real today. The message can feel accusatory, but it’s now part of daily life on busy news sites. Publishers face waves of

London housing officers arrested over cash-for-keys lettings: were you bumped below 12,000 others?

London housing officers arrested over cash-for-keys lettings: were you bumped below 12,000 others?

Must Read / London housing officers arrested over cash-for-keys lettings: were you bumped below 12,000 others?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

A tip-off, a trawl of records, and a knock on the door. London’s struggle for fair housing just got sharper edges. Two people are now in custody after a joint probe into alleged corrupt lettings. The case, centred on suspected

Is your screen lying to you: 7 signs a site thinks you’re a bot — and how real people pass today

Is your screen lying to you: 7 signs a site thinks you’re a bot — and how real people pass today

Must Read / Is your screen lying to you: 7 signs a site thinks you’re a bot — and how real people pass todayBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Unexpected checks are popping up on news sites and shops. Your page freezes. A puzzle appears. You feel accused. Websites now challenge visitors more often, as publishers defend content and curb data-scraping. Many readers get flagged by mistake, then face

Beaulieu Park’s £175m station opens: will a 40-minute London run and 705 spaces change your commute?

Beaulieu Park’s £175m station opens: will a 40-minute London run and 705 spaces change your commute?

Must Read / Beaulieu Park’s £175m station opens: will a 40-minute London run and 705 spaces change your commute?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Before dawn, north Chelmsford residents queued with coffees, chasing shorter commutes and a glimpse of their area’s next big chapter. By mid-morning, the first regular trains were rolling, signalling the start of passenger services at Beaulieu Park, a new station

Heating on low all day or just on demand: could your family blow £150 as prices rise this autumn?

Heating on low all day or just on demand: could your family blow £150 as prices rise this autumn?

Must Read / Heating on low all day or just on demand: could your family blow £150 as prices rise this autumn?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Cold snaps are coming and bills are edging up, leaving many of us torn between comfort, condensation and cash. MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has revisited the question that returns every year: keep the heating on low all day, or run

Aldi’s 1,050 UK stores to close for three days: are you stocked for 25–26 December and 1 January?

Aldi’s 1,050 UK stores to close for three days: are you stocked for 25–26 December and 1 January?

Must Read / Aldi’s 1,050 UK stores to close for three days: are you stocked for 25–26 December and 1 January?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Tinsel, turkeys and travel chaos are coming. Your supermarket rhythm will change, and the calendar will do the talking. Aldi has mapped out an unusual festive timetable that affects every shopper in England, Scotland and Wales. With more than 1,050

Is your town on the line? 201 Morrisons, Poundland and Homebase closures hitting shoppers in 2025

Is your town on the line? 201 Morrisons, Poundland and Homebase closures hitting shoppers in 2025

Must Read / Is your town on the line? 201 Morrisons, Poundland and Homebase closures hitting shoppers in 2025By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

High streets from Scotland to the south coast are bracing for shake-ups that will reshape everyday shopping and weekend errands. Across the UK, three household names are redrawing the retail map. Morrisons, Poundland and Homebase are shutting sites, trimming formats

Manchester beats Strasbourg and Vienna: will you join 200 huts, a 50ft wheel and citywide glühwein?

Manchester beats Strasbourg and Vienna: will you join 200 huts, a 50ft wheel and citywide glühwein?

Must Read / Manchester beats Strasbourg and Vienna: will you join 200 huts, a 50ft wheel and citywide glühwein?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Frosty evenings are coming back, with twinkling lights, steaming cups, and crowds chasing that first taste of winter magic. The North West is setting the tone for festive season travel, and one city has just pulled off a eyebrow-raising coup.

September warning for every gardener: will two fruits on your lawn feed 5 species and cut risks?

September warning for every gardener: will two fruits on your lawn feed 5 species and cut risks?

Must Read / September warning for every gardener: will two fruits on your lawn feed 5 species and cut risks?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Lawns look tidy after summer, but nature’s busiest mouths are still calling. Backyard choices now can shape autumn wildlife. With fledglings striking out alone and adult birds worn thin from breeding, charities say your garden can bridge the food gap.

Chris Evans’ lifetime ban at Dunhill Links: was his 10 handicap and 40-under fair to you and Andy?

Chris Evans’ lifetime ban at Dunhill Links: was his 10 handicap and 40-under fair to you and Andy?

Must Read / Chris Evans’ lifetime ban at Dunhill Links: was his 10 handicap and 40-under fair to you and Andy?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Whispers of scorecards and handicaps return to St Andrews as fans look back at a stunning pro‑am triumph and its fallout. The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is back across Scotland’s storied coastal courses, with Andy Murray among the famous amateurs.

Are you about to lose your brew – Morrisons to shut 54 cafés in 2025, is your town on the list?

Are you about to lose your brew – Morrisons to shut 54 cafés in 2025, is your town on the list?

Must Read / Are you about to lose your brew – Morrisons to shut 54 cafés in 2025, is your town on the list?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Your supermarket café might look different next year, as chains reset priorities and shoppers change how and where they eat. Morrisons has begun a sweeping rethink of its in‑store space, with scores of café closures planned through 2025 and other

DWP winter cash shock for pensioners: are you among the 5 groups losing £100–£300 this year?

DWP winter cash shock for pensioners: are you among the 5 groups losing £100–£300 this year?

Must Read / DWP winter cash shock for pensioners: are you among the 5 groups losing £100–£300 this year?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Another cold season looms, budgets feel tight, and letters from Whitehall are landing on doormats across the country. The DWP has set out who will and won’t get help with heating bills this winter, as millions brace for higher energy

After 34 years, have you seen this? hundreds rush to Yorkshire cliffs as 1 bird stuns 50 in an hour

After 34 years, have you seen this? hundreds rush to Yorkshire cliffs as 1 bird stuns 50 in an hour

Must Read / After 34 years, have you seen this? hundreds rush to Yorkshire cliffs as 1 bird stuns 50 in an hourBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Binoculars were raised, phones buzzed, and coastal car parks filled as an unexpected visitor lit up Yorkshire skies for hours. By late afternoon, whispers on birding forums had turned into tailbacks on rural lanes, with families and twitchers chasing a

0 trains between Wales and London as Paddington–Reading shuts: are you stuck with no bus backup?

0 trains between Wales and London as Paddington–Reading shuts: are you stuck with no bus backup?

Must Read / 0 trains between Wales and London as Paddington–Reading shuts: are you stuck with no bus backup?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Evening commuters faced a sudden shutdown of a vital corridor, with options shrinking and messages urging patience across the network. Services linking Wales and the capital were thrown into disarray after a fault stopped all traffic between London Paddington and

You could own Alan Titchmarsh’s £3.95m Hampshire haven: four acres, a 42ft barn and secret cellar

You could own Alan Titchmarsh’s £3.95m Hampshire haven: four acres, a 42ft barn and secret cellar

Must Read / You could own Alan Titchmarsh’s £3.95m Hampshire haven: four acres, a 42ft barn and secret cellarBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

A much-loved Georgian house with a four-acre, all-organic garden is preparing for its next custodian in rural Hampshire. For more than two decades, broadcaster and gardener Alan Titchmarsh has poured time, craft and knowledge into a Holybourne home that unites

Britain’s best shopping centre for 2025 named: 1,000,000 sq ft, 24 new stores, and you paid a visit?

Britain’s best shopping centre for 2025 named: 1,000,000 sq ft, 24 new stores, and you paid a visit?

Must Read / Britain’s best shopping centre for 2025 named: 1,000,000 sq ft, 24 new stores, and you paid a visit?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Across Britain, shoppers want ease, value and a day out. After months of scrutiny, a landmark verdict has quietly arrived. Silverburn Shopping Centre in Glasgow has been crowned Retail Destination of the Year at the SCEPTRE Awards 2025, edging out

Primark to shut Dartford store after Christmas: will 53 jobs and trips really move to Bluewater?

Primark to shut Dartford store after Christmas: will 53 jobs and trips really move to Bluewater?

Must Read / Primark to shut Dartford store after Christmas: will 53 jobs and trips really move to Bluewater?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Shoppers in Dartford face an unexpected shake-up as repair bills, rival sites and tight margins converge on a familiar high-street name. Primark has confirmed plans to close its town-centre branch at The Orchards Shopping Centre in the new year, citing

£14 an hour and £1,425 paid breaks: will you join Aldi’s 4,500 Christmas hires as shops close 3 days?

£14 an hour and £1,425 paid breaks: will you join Aldi’s 4,500 Christmas hires as shops close 3 days?

Must Read / £14 an hour and £1,425 paid breaks: will you join Aldi’s 4,500 Christmas hires as shops close 3 days?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Bills are rising, diaries are filling, and the tills will soon be ringing. A supermarket shake-up may change your plans. Aldi has fired the starting gun on festive recruitment, pledging a minimum £14 an hour for many London-area staff, paid

M&S to axe 11 in-store cafes in £300m shake-up: will your local food hall lose seats or gain aisles?

M&S to axe 11 in-store cafes in £300m shake-up: will your local food hall lose seats or gain aisles?

Must Read / M&S to axe 11 in-store cafes in £300m shake-up: will your local food hall lose seats or gain aisles?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

From cappuccinos to chilled counters, a quiet reshuffle on the high street hints at bigger changes inside familiar food halls. Marks & Spencer will remove seating areas in selected small stores to free space for popular groceries, while promising no

Your free bus pass delayed: will you wait 12 more months as England shifts eligibility to pension age 67?

Your free bus pass delayed: will you wait 12 more months as England shifts eligibility to pension age 67?

Must Read / Your free bus pass delayed: will you wait 12 more months as England shifts eligibility to pension age 67?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Millions counting on cheaper journeys face a fresh timetable change, with knock-on effects for wallets, communities and local routes. From April 2026, ministers will align England’s concessionary bus pass with the rising State Pension age, resetting expectations about who travels

Snow for every corner of the UK? 2.8 inches an hour, 10 days out: will your street be hit

Snow for every corner of the UK? 2.8 inches an hour, 10 days out: will your street be hit

Must Read / Snow for every corner of the UK? 2.8 inches an hour, 10 days out: will your street be hitBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Forecasters see a sharp turn in October’s weather, with colder nights, lively fronts and early hints of mountain flakes. Forecast charts now point to the first meaningful shots of wintry weather, with Scotland’s highest ground in line for early snowfall.

From April 2026, DWP to check bank accounts: will your payments be flagged as it seeks £1.5bn?

From April 2026, DWP to check bank accounts: will your payments be flagged as it seeks £1.5bn?

Must Read / From April 2026, DWP to check bank accounts: will your payments be flagged as it seeks £1.5bn?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Ministers are backing a tougher anti-fraud clampdown, while privacy groups warn vulnerable people could be caught in the net. From April 2026, the Department for Work and Pensions plans to require banks to flag unusual activity on accounts. The Public

Aldi’s 2p rule starts Monday: will your payslip jump to £13.02 an hour and paid breaks worth £1,425?

Aldi’s 2p rule starts Monday: will your payslip jump to £13.02 an hour and paid breaks worth £1,425?

Must Read / Aldi’s 2p rule starts Monday: will your payslip jump to £13.02 an hour and paid breaks worth £1,425?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

From Monday, a quiet tweak at Aldi will ripple through pay packets and boardrooms, touching thousands of shop floors across Britain. Aldi will introduce what insiders are calling a 2p rule, lifting its entry store pay to £13.02 an hour

Martin Lewis urges UK households: do you have the £82 power of attorney before 17 November?

Martin Lewis urges UK households: do you have the £82 power of attorney before 17 November?

Must Read / Martin Lewis urges UK households: do you have the £82 power of attorney before 17 November?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Families juggling bills and care costs face an awkward question: which piece of paperwork could spare months of stress later? Martin Lewis has urged households to set up a lasting power of attorney, warning that without it loved ones can

Ginger in your kitchen: could 1–3g a day, backed by 26 trials, nudge LDL and protect your heart?

Ginger in your kitchen: could 1–3g a day, backed by 26 trials, nudge LDL and protect your heart?

Must Read / Ginger in your kitchen: could 1–3g a day, backed by 26 trials, nudge LDL and protect your heart?By Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

A cheap root sits in your cupboard, prized for flavour and comfort. Its reach stretches from morning sickness to sore knees. Now a growing body of research points to something more practical for your daily health. Regular ginger could help

BBC's Sherlock is back on iPlayer: why 4 series, 1 special still have millions hooked across the UK

BBC’s Sherlock is back on iPlayer: why 4 series, 1 special still have millions hooked across the UK

Must Read / BBC’s Sherlock is back on iPlayer: why 4 series, 1 special still have millions hooked across the UKBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

You missed the clues the first time. A British phenomenon returns to screens, dragging new viewers into its shadowy maze. After years of quiet, Sherlock has resurfaced on BBC iPlayer, and the debate has flared again: is this the greatest

Devon shock for families: 17-year Axe Valley Wildlife Park shuts Friday—what it means for visits

Devon shock for families: 17-year Axe Valley Wildlife Park shuts Friday—what it means for visits

Must Read / Devon shock for families: 17-year Axe Valley Wildlife Park shuts Friday—what it means for visitsBy Sofeminine Editorial / 2025-10-31

Families planning half-term outings in East Devon face a jolt as a familiar favourite reaches a quiet, decisive turning point. Axe Valley Wildlife Park, near Axminster, will close its gates on Friday after 17 years. The owners say trading pressures

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