Breezy and windy conditions are taking over today and will continue through tonight. Plus, we welcome temperatures in the double digits. And I am tracking a cool and dry week ahead.
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"There are time windows in which he could have done what is alleged by the Crown and killed Pauline Hanna," Crown lawyer tells the jury.
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A missing Vicksburg man, 48-year-old Howard Hendren Hennessy, was found deceased off Rice Road in Ridgeland, Mississippi on August 7, 2024. Hennessy’s body was discovered by a surveyor. According to Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers, Hennessy had been at the location for “some time,” possibly for at least four weeks, and was decomposed. The Ridgeland […]
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MCDONALD’S are giving out free chicken nuggets to almost a million fans – here’s how to claim yours.
Fast food fans better hurry up and place a delivery if they want the free nuggets.
McDonald’s are offering free six chicken McNuggets when you spend £20 on McDelivery.
To receive a portion of the delicious freebie, you must be one of the first 950,000 lucky qualifying orders.
But hurry – the offer expires September 17, 2024.
Not only could you get some free nuggets but you could be in for a chance of winning as McDonald’s Monopoly made a return the other week.
The competition will run for six weeks and end in October, but until then diners can get their hands on a range of prizes by peeling stickers found on food items bought in stores.
There are three different ways to play including collecting the stickers, instant win and digital peel.
This year, everything from free food, holidays and a £100k cash prizes are on the table to be won.
Those who wish to take part in the Monopoly game collect stickers from their food packaging that represent train stations or colour coordinated road names – much like the classic game
However, not all menu items are worth the same amount, and this determines how you redeem a prize.
For example, instant win food prizes can be redeemed at any McDonald’s branch by handing the token over at the counter when you order.
You’ll need to hand the game pieces over to a member of staff when you collect your meal.
Also not all food items feature the peelable stickers.
You will find McDonald Monopoly stickers on the below items:
If you do not want to visit a store to play you can also order online via UberEats.
If you order the menu items above they should come with a stickers you can peel off and collect.
You could end up being charged more for a McDonald's meal based solely on the McDonald's restaurant you choose.
Research by The Sun found a Big Mac meal can be up to 30% cheaper at restaurants just two miles apart from each other.
You can pick up a Big Mac and fries for just £2.99 at any time by filling in a feedback survey found on McDonald’s receipts.
The receipt should come with a 12-digit code which you can enter into the Food for Thought website alongside your submitted survey.
You’ll then receive a five-digit code which is your voucher for the £2.99 offer.
There are some deals and offers you can only get if you have the My McDonald’s app, so it’s worth signing up to get money off your meals.
The MyMcDonald’s app can be downloaded on iPhone and Android phones and is quick to set up.
You can also bag freebies and discounts on your birthday if you’re a My McDonald’s app user.
The chain has recently sent out reminders to app users to fill out their birthday details – otherwise they could miss out on birthday treats.
Customers of England’s biggest water companies could share £800million in compensation if a lawsuit which kicks off next week is eventually successful.
The class action, the first of its kind, will begin on Monday and consider whether the firms failed to reveal the scale of their sewage spills and overcharged customers as a result.
It involves Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northumbrian, Anglian and Thames Water which together supply 34 million households.
They can increase bills if they meet Ofwat’s targets on service and environmental performance, including sewage spills from overflows.
Law firm Leigh Day and Prof Carolyn Roberts, who are bringing the case, claim they misled the regulator about the scale of their sewage spills.
They claim the companies were wrong to have charged customers more as they had not accurately reported pollution incidents.
The case involves testing competition law and claims the firms are abusing their position of natural monopolies as households cannot choose which firm services them.
Currently, most water companies are urging Ofwat to allow them to hike bills in order to fund investment in leaky pipes and storm overflows — despite Environment Agency data showing a 54 per cent increase in the number of sewage spills last year.
Professor Roberts, whose skills are sought by police to track the movement of corpses in waterways, told The Sun: “The state of our rivers and seas is catastrophic.
“These firms have abused their positions and it is about time they were held to account.
“We have mapped sewage outflows across the country and there has been serious misreporting by water firms about when they have been releasing sewage into our waters. Customers are being overcharged and our waterways are being polluted.
Zoe Mernick-Levene, partner at law firm RPC, said that if the class action is successful, customers will be automatically be entitled to compensation as part of the opt-out claim.
A spokesman for Water UK, the industry’s trade association, said: “This highly speculative claim is entirely without merit.
“The regulator has confirmed that over 99 per cent of sewage works comply with their legal requirements.
“If companies fail to deliver on their commitments, then bills will automatically be reduced.”
The threat to Thames Water of a potential £159million compensation bill will weaken the troubled water firm’s finances further.
A spokesman said: “We are aware of the claims brought. Thames Water will defend the claim robustly.”
It is understood that someone from Ofwat will be attending the Collective Proceedings Order hearing which will take place over four days and decide whether there will be a trial.
Fast-fashion giant Shein faces further political scrutiny as it prepares for a London listing.
Liam Byrne, chair of the Business and Trade committee, has called for the government to ban goods made in forced labour camps in Chinese region, Xinjiang.
It comes amid continued concerns about Shein’s wider supply chains.
Shein insists it has a “zero-tolerance policy for forced labour” and says it independently verifies manufacturers. However, it relies on sub-contractors who have little transparency and its recent audit included two cases of child labour.
The US has banned imports from Xinjiang and rebuffed Shein’s attempts to list in New York.
Mr Byrne said: “We can’t allow British business and consumers to be undercut or cheated in a race to the bottom on standards — especially when there are questions about whether forced labour is being used.”
Apple had more than £88billion wiped off its value yesterday after analysts warned about weak demand for its new iPhone 16 series.
Shares in the world’s most valuable company fell by as much as 3.3 per cent after reports that initial demand for its new phone was 12 per cent lower than last year’s iPhone 15.
The tech giant is still worth $3.28trillion (£2.4trillion).
Taiwan-based analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that “One of the key factors for the lower-than-expected demand for the iPhone 16 Pro series is that the major selling point, Apple Intelligence, is not available at launch alongside the iPhone 16 release.”
Analysts suggested this could put off consumers upgrading to the £799 handset.
Apple Intelligence, which includes artificial intelligence software ChatGPT built into its Siri assistant, will only be launched in the UK in a “localised” version in December.
Deloitte has become the first of the “Big Four” accounting groups to offer equal parental leave.
From the start of next year new fathers at Deloitte will get 26 weeks of fully paid leave, the same as mothers. Currently, fathers only receive four weeks off with full pay.
Big firms including Aviva, NatWest and Vodafone already offer equal leave but trends are often set by what the likes of accountancy firms Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and EY do.
