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Pret A Manger makes shock change to monthly coffee subscription cost

Pret A Manger makes shock change to monthly coffee subscription cost

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Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free Pret A Manger has reversed its decision to double the price of its popular coffee subscription service, Club Pret. Subscribers, who were previously notified of an impending price hike from £5 to £10 per month, have now been informed that the fee will remain at its current level. In a message to subscribers, Pret emphasised its commitment to “high-quality, organic coffee and barista-made drinks at fantastic value”, saying that Club Pret members would “continue to enjoy great savings on up to five barista-made drinks per day”. This announcement marks a U-turn for the sandwich chain, which had initially overhauled its annual £360 subscription in July 2024, replacing it with a £10 monthly fee for 50 per cent off up to five coffees daily. A subsequent 50 per cent off promotional deal, bringing the monthly cost down to £5, was set to expire on 31 March, …

The Repair Shop expert faces ‘impossible’ decision in shock restoration first

The Repair Shop expert faces ‘impossible’ decision in shock restoration first

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The Repair Shop expert Steve Fletcher faced a difficult decision in a recent episode of the beloved BBC series, leaving both the owner of a treasured item and viewers at home deeply moved. The horologist, who has restored countless timepieces in his time on the show, was tasked with bringing a 1950s alarm clock back to life. But this restoration came with a unique challenge—one that led to an emotional dilemma. WATCH: The Repair Shop’s Steve faces a tough decision A sentimental family heirloom © BBCThe Repair Shop’s Steve fixed an alarm clock The clock belonged to Karen, who brought it into The Repair Shop hoping Steve could restore the cherished timepiece. The vintage alarm clock had once belonged to her grandfather, David Alfonso Butler, a member of the Windrush Generation. David, who worked gruelling shifts in a foundry, relied on the alarm clock to wake him every afternoon after long nights of hard labour. For Karen, the clock was more than just a household object—it was a reminder of the man who had shaped …

New Lakers star Luka Doncic calls trade from Mavericks ‘a big shock’

New Lakers star Luka Doncic calls trade from Mavericks ‘a big shock’

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The Lakers introduced superstar Luka Dončić on Tuesday, and he expressed the same shock as the rest of the basketball world about the trade that brought him to Los Angeles from Dallas. “You can imagine how surprised I was,” Dončić said at his introductory news conference. “I was almost asleep. When I got a call, I had to check it was April 1st. I didn’t really believe it at first. It was a big shock. It was hard moments for me.” The Lakers acquired Dončić on Saturday in exchange for power forward Anthony Davis and a first-round draft pick. They also sent guard Jalen Hood-Schifino to the Utah Jazz in what was a three-team deal. The Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Dončić at an introductory news conference in El Segundo, Calif., on Tuesday.Jae C. Hong / AP Dončić is coming off a season in which he led the Mavericks to the NBA finals. In his career, Dončić has averaged 28.7 points per game, third highest all time in NBA history. His playoff scoring average of 30.9 …

Jax Taylor was in ‘shock’ that Brittany Cartwright dated his friend amid divorce

Jax Taylor was in ‘shock’ that Brittany Cartwright dated his friend amid divorce

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Vanderpump Rules alum Jax Taylor has spoken out about his ex-wife Brittany Cartwright dating his friend amid their divorce. Taylor – whose real name is Jason Cauchi – opened up about the extensive divorce process during Thursday’s (November 14) episode of Bravo’s Hot Mic podcast. He confessed that when he and Cartwright separated earlier this year, there were “things that happened” during that time that he “couldn’t come back from.” “Relations that she had with friends of mine,” he said during the podcast, before sharing how he learned that Cartwright was dating his friend Julian Sensley. “We were sitting in my house, and her phone was on the coffee table,” he explained. “And a message popped up, and I looked at it, and it …

Harry Styles makes shock appearance at London Fashion Week

Harry Styles makes shock appearance at London Fashion Week

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Sign up to HELLO! Fashion for style tips, cultural insights, must-have items, and more By entering your details, you are agreeing to HELLO! Magazine User Data Protection Policy. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information, please click here. The one and only Harry Styles delighted the fashion set on Friday, instantly improving their fashion week with a surprise appearance at S.S. Daley’s spring/summer runway show. The 30-year-old took his place on the designer’s front row alongside Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles, causing quite a stir among fellow showgoers. The singer wore a navy shirt that was embellished with a cluster of embroidered white berries on the left lapel, paired with the brand’s ever-popular ‘Cochrane Vest’ and co-ordinating navy trousers. © GettyHamish Bowles, Anna Wintour and Harry Styles attended the S.S. Daley show during London Fashion Week Debuting a fresh, 80s-inspired mullet, Harry merged Daley’s signature country-chic aesthetic with punkish attitude, making for a highly alluring fashion week appearance indeed. Harry has been a long-standing champion of Daley’s designs. In 2020, the singer wore a slew …

Anger and shock rock Israel after discovery of six dead hostages in Gaza Strip tunnels

Anger and shock rock Israel after discovery of six dead hostages in Gaza Strip tunnels

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At the funeral of Eden Yerushalmi, a Hamas hostage who died in captivity, in Petah Tikva, Israel, on September 1, 2024. SHIR TOREM/REUTERS In the early evening on Sunday, September 1, on the esplanade of Jerusalem’s Kaplan Street in front of the Israeli prime minister’s office, supporters of the hostages held in Gaza were searching for words. They seemed so desperately lacking, unable to express the emotions they’d been feeling since the morning’s announcement of the death of six Hamas captives. “You just want to scream, just scream,” said 74-year-old Riki Fishel. “Since October 7, it’s been the saddest, saddest day,” tried to sum up Tessa Shrem, a retired English teacher. The bodies of Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Ori Danino were discovered in a tunnel to Rafah, in the south of the Palestinian enclave, several dozen meters deep, as the Israeli army was conducting operations in the area. According to the autopsy data made public on Sunday by the Israeli Minister of Health, the hostages were killed “at …

shock find under London Museum enchants its builders

shock find under London Museum enchants its builders

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When a contractor working on the site of the new London Museum at Smithfield market knocked a tentative hole in a bricked-up basement wall, all he could see, peering in with a torch, was a muddy pile of rubble and some scurrying rats. That unpromising beginning, however, would lead to an “unparalleled” discovery. Behind the wall, once the detritus had been carefully removed, the architects and builders were astonished to find an enormous and beautifully constructed network of subterranean brick vaults that no one, even a year into the ambitious multimillion-pound building project, had known were there at all. There had been hints on old plans of some underground structures, “but because everything was blocked in and bricked up, we had no idea that they still existed”, said Paul Williams, the principal director of the lead architects, Stanton Williams. Certainly nothing had suggested the sheer scale of the surviving Victorian vaults, a labyrinthine forest of carefully handbuilt arches and columns that stretch across 800 sq metres – an area bigger than three tennis courts – …

Coronation Street spoilers as Toyah gets shock news in hospital, DNA twist revealed and Sarah questioned

Coronation Street spoilers as Toyah gets shock news in hospital, DNA twist revealed and Sarah questioned

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There are shocks aplenty in Coronation Street next week and there’s also a new arrival. Starting with Toyah Habeeb and she’s horrified when she finds her sister Leanne Battersby showing Amy Barlow an Institute video to help relieve her stress and realises she is considering investing. Later, after she complains to Nick Tilsley that she has terrible stomach pains, he is shocked when he returns home from work to find Toyah in agony on the floor. He takes her to the hospital and as he and Leanne wait at her bedside the doctor has some shocking news. Later, while still in shock after the doctor’s news, Toyah is left reeling when he drops another unexpected bombshell. READ MORE: Coronation Street’s Tina O’Brien suggests new relationship for Sarah as she stuns in previously unseen co-star snap READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Elsewhere, Bernie Winter waits for her long-lost son Kit in the Rovers to discuss how they tell Gemma Winter and Paul Foreman they have a brother, unaware he is already …

France in Shock as Conservative Leader Embraces Far Right

France in Shock as Conservative Leader Embraces Far Right

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The head of France’s conservative party on Tuesday called for an alliance with the far right in upcoming snap elections, breaking a longstanding taboo and throwing his party into deep turmoil as the shock waves from President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to dissolve the lower house of Parliament coursed through the country. No leader of any mainstream French political party has ever previously embraced a possible alliance with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, or its predecessor, the National Front. But across Europe, barriers to what was long regarded as the extreme nationalist right have been falling as those parties have adjusted their positions and as a broader consensus has formed that large-scale illegal immigration across a porous European Union border must be curbed. The announcement, by Éric Ciotti, the head of the Republicans, was a historic break with the party’s longstanding line and its ties to former President Charles de Gaulle. Mr. Ciotti’s call was immediately met with a chorus of angry disapproval from within his own ranks. Uncertainty hung over France just weeks from the …