Amid the excitement of England’s Euro 2020 semi-final win last night, the government is allegedly considering implementing an extra bank holiday Monday if they win the final this weekend.
The Three Lions will face Italy on Sunday evening, where they will have the chance to win England’s first major tournament since the World Cup in 1966.
With the match kicking off at 8pm, the government confirmed earlier this week that licensing laws will be relaxed to allow pubs to stay open until 11.15pm in case the game goes to extra-time and penalties.
Many think a national holiday on Monday is the best idea when there is little prospect of any work getting done anyway – though the timing could prove to be logistically challenging.
Either way, government officials think there should be a ‘national day of celebration’ if Harry Kane and his team bring it home, POLITICO reports.
There is also speculation as to whether manager Gareth Southgate and players such as Raheem Sterling are in line for knighthoods, regardless of the result.
A dad accidentally bought 60 pairs of reading glasses after misreading an order.
The dad has gone viral on Twitter for his massive order of reading spectacles. He was left baffled as to why the parcel was so full when it arrived at his address on Sunday March 26th, leaving his son in stitches.
Tom Arnold, 61, from Perranporth in Cornwall, thought heâd only ordered one pack to share with his wife â not a whole shopâs worth. Radio and podcast host, Chris Arnold could not stop laughing as he witnessed his dad open the parcel with a bewildered look on his face.
The viral tweet read: “My Dad has accidentally bought 60 pairs of reading glasses off the internet after misreading the quantity of his order.”
My Dad has accidentally bought 60 pairs of reading glasses off the internet after misreading the quantity of his order. pic.twitter.com/CfH5JtcM5e
Speaking about the mishap, Chris said: “I just found it hilarious, he said he thought the packaging was excessive, then he opened it up and the box was full.
“He seemed confused as to what had happened. We looked at the order and he had ordered 12 packs instead of one, as they were for him and my mum, plus spares. The order came to over ÂŁ100 but he’s managed to get a refund!”
He described the incident as âvery funny indeedâ, saying it âcheered upâ him and his family. As the tweet went viral and accumulated thousands of likes, Specsavers jumped in on the banter as they tweeted: âDo we even need to say it?â
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Chris joked in reply: “At this point guys, I don’t think you do. P.S. Are you interested in buying 59 pairs of reading glasses off my dad?”
They hilariously replied: “If you can’t shift them you might want to consider adding an extra 118 eyes to your dad’s face.”
Specsavers tweeted an update on the situation: âThe glasses have been safely returned, but Chrisâ dad deserves a bit of good luck. How about a free eye test and a brand-new pair of glasses for good measure?
Aldi is now selling wearable sleeping bags for ultimate comfort â they even have arm and leg sections.
If you love to go to budget supermarket Aldi and have a wander over to the middle aisle, you’ll know you can find all sorts of handy and unusual things to buy.
Aldi shopper and TikTok user Paris de Jager sharedwith her followers how she picked up a wearable sleeping bag ‘onesie’, that even has leg and arm sections.
The social media user upload a video to her TikTok account @parisdejager showing her modelling the bright pink seasonal must have.
She wrote in a caption: âThe sleeping bag one-z you never knew you needed until now.â
She âcatwalkedâ in her home as she showed off her incredible new bag suit by Adventuridge, looking âsnug as a bugâ.
Her video has racked up over 137k likes and many people were amazed at her incredible Aldi find.
Her followers flocked to comment and rave about the hot pink cosy number.
A âfit as a fiddleâ charity runner, 85, from Greater Manchester has been chosen to be one of the faces of a new Adidas advert.
Barbara Thackray, a grandmother from Altrincham, runs 10k twice a week to keep fit. She has been chosen â alongside the likes of Liverpool footballer, Mo Salah, Qatari hurdler Mariam Farid and Egyptian runner Khadija Hegazy in the new TV and YouTube advert â as one of the faces of to feature in it.
The retired college lecturer took up running eight years ago, aged 77, to raise funds for St Ann’s Hospice in Heald Green, Stockport.
She has been raising money for the hospice since her sister died there in the 1990s.
She said she watched the new advert âon a little screenâ and it was âfineâ, adding: “So long as they were prepared to make a significant donation to St Ann’s Hospice, I felt ok about it.”
Ms Thackray has raised over ÂŁ20,000 for St Ann’s Hospice in just a few short years, having been a champion of the organisation for over 10 years â including during her sisterâs illness and eventual passing.
Sheâs not planning on stopping running any time soon.