John Lewis quietly launches Black Friday with Sony headphones and Echo Dot deals

Valentine’s Day, avoid the expensive themed restaurant offerings and cook something special at home for your loved one. I’m not suggesting you go to a local farm and pick out a duck, but taking the time to work on a romantic menu says more than any novelty gift, or certainly flowers from the petrol station.Eating together is intimate and the dishes I’ve chosen here are designed for sharing.

Tom Brady recently announced his retirement from the NFL making last year's Super Bowl win his last.The star won his seventh Super Bowl on in 2021 and a look back shows how his former partner Bridget Moynahan made sure to mark the incredible moment on her Instagram.MORE: Tom Brady makes nine-year-old fan who beat cancer cry with incredible gestureThe actress, known for her role in the police drama Blue Bloods, shared a picture of Tom after the win and revealed she "could not be more proud" of him."Could not be more proud @tombrady said he would do it and he did. Congratulations @buccaneers," she wrote, alongside two pictures of the star, one following the end of the game, and another showing him reaching out to their son Jack, who headed to Florida to support his dad from the stands.WATCH: Tom Brady's kids cheer him on following winThe congratulatory messages didn't stop there, however, as Bridget later shared another picture of Tom, and wrote: "I am pretty sure I am not the only one from #patriotsnation celebrating @buccaneers #superbowl #greatgame #strong #soproud #55."Fans of the 50-year-old loved her supportive messages, and many praised her parenting approach.MORE: Gisele leaves fans seeing double as she poses poolside with sisters in matching bikinisRELATED: Gisele Bündchen shares loved-up beach photo with Tom Brady"You are the gold standard of managing your beautiful son and parenting in such a healthy way.

Ted Nugent has weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding Spotify and Neil Young‘s decision to pull his music from the platform.Young last month demanded that his music be removed from Spotify, asserting in a since-deleted open letter to his management that content like the Joe Rogan Experience podcast “spread[s] false information about vaccines”.The streaming platform obliged, later confirming that Young’s content would indeed be removed from the platform.The saga drew mixed reactions from the wider music industry, while many seemed to side with Young, including Joni Mitchell who also announced she would be pulling her discography from Spotify over its conduct surrounding vaccine misinformation, as did Young’s former bandmates Crosby, Stills & Nash, comedian Stewart Lee, Crazy Horse and E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, and cult alternative rockers Failure, among others.Now, controversial right-wing rocker Ted Nugent has spoken out about Young’s decision, calling the ‘Harvest Moon’ singer-songwriter “a complete punk”.Speaking on his ‘Friday Free For All’ edition of The Nightly Nuge on Friday (February 11), he said: “Well, Neil Young, God bless him. I’m sure that there’s many people that appreciate Neil Young’s creativity and his talents and his creation of wonderful music for those people who love that kind of music.

Kanye West has shared another message directed at Kid Cudi over the rapper’s friendship with Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend Pete Davidson.Over the weekend, West, who is now legally known as Ye, posted a since-deleted letter saying that Cudi will not appear on new album ‘DONDA 2’ over his friendship with the SNL comedian.In the handwritten note shared to Instagram yesterday (February 12), he told fans: “Just so everyone knows Cudi will not be on Donda because he’s friends with you know who.” “You know who” appears to refer to Davidson, who is in a relationship with West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian.In a further Instagram post, West has re-shared a photo of himself, Cudi, Davidson and actor Timothée Chalamet at a 2019 dinner party, but Davidson’s face is crossed out.In the caption, he wrote: “I JUST WANTED MY FRIEND TO HAVE MY BACK THE KNIFE JUST GOES IN DEEPER.”See the post below:A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Overnight, West has shared a number of other posts on Instagram, including a mock movie poster for Marvel Civil War, with the characters changed to include himself, Davidson, ex-wife Kardashian, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Drake and more.A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)In another post, West shared a photo of Cudi and Davidson next to one of himself, Drake and Rap-A-Lot Records founder J Prince who organised Kanye and Drake’s famous ‘Free Larry Hoover’ benefit concert which ended their beef. The caption of the Instagram post asked: ‘Who will win?’.”A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Cudi responded to West’s original message on Twitter, saying the pair had “talked weeks ago about this”.

Three people have been left in hospital following a 'serious' crash on a Scots road.

A Scots bank has been "ram-raided" by thieves in an early morning break-in as the doors have been spotted lying on the ground.

We’ve got three meetings to enjoy in our Sunday service with live action and Cheltenham Festival clues aplenty from Exeter and Punchestown plus able support from the all weather at Southwell.

Cyber Monday is a great opportunity to find the best and cheapest deals.Sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday have started earlier and earlier recently.Many UK retailers are already putting great discounts on high value products including Apple Airpods and Samsung Tab S7.

Amazon's most popular own-brand products, giving you the ability to call friends, listen to music, order pizza, and follow recipes just using the power of your voice.If you've been looking to expand your smart home gadgets or want to get a smart speaker for the first time, it could be your lucky day as an Amazon Black Friday hack could nab you an Amazon Echo Dot speaker for just £3.99.Amazon has slashed the price of its speaker to £18.99 down from £39.99, giving you savings of more than 50 percent.

Amazon has launched Black Friday a week early with major discounts on the Echo Dot, Echo Show, Fire Stick TV and other devices.

It might still be a week until Black Friday, but deals to tempt consumers are already coming thick and fast.

The first Amazon Black Friday price drop for Echo devices has arrived.

John Lewis to court in a "David versus Goliath battle" over the likeness of a character she created that is "strikingly similar" to one in the retail giant's 2019 Christmas advert. Fay Evans, 48, from Macclesfield, Cheshire released self-published picture book Fred the Fire Sneezing Dragon in September 2017 and two years later John Lewis released a much-loved character of their own, named Excitable Edgar.She said when the advert appeared on TV in 2019 she was "inundated" with readers who thought the character and narrative was based on Fred, Cheshire Live reported.Now solicitors are taking legal action on behalf of Fay and copyright infringements proceedings have been filed against the retailer and its advertising agency DDB UK.

Christmas is right around the corner and the nation was graced with John Lewis' advert once again. But after seeing a large amount of negativity towards the advert, our columnist Judi Love has said it proves racism in the UK still exists.

Black Friday takes place on November 26 but the deals have already started at most major retailers.

Amazon has launched part of the Black Friday sale early with half price Sony headphone deals.

Earlier this month, high street giant John Lewis unveiled its long-awaited Christmas advert.

Christmas advert.Released last week, this year’s edition of the annual festive ad – titled ‘Unexpected Guest’ – features Lola Young’s take on the 1984 Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder hit.As the BBC reports, Somerset alt-folk duo The Portraits claimed that the cover bears a resemblance to the version they released last December for the Mind and Cruse Bereavement Support charities.Last week, the group – comprising Jeremy and Lorraine Millington – shared a lengthy message on Facebook in which they claimed to have offered their spin on ‘…Electric Dreams’ to John Lewis’ marketing team back in March.“We had a (perhaps naive) dream that we could use a future ad by the company with our soundtrack linked to it to maximise the funds going to those

Marks & Spencer's might seem like an unlikely candidate to be the next big TikTok star, but these are unusual times. The supermarket branch has managed to rack up over 600,000 likes after a series of pop song recreations went viral.Their content - which also includes product information, promotions, dancing and skits - has been warming the nation's hearts.

Amazon is practically giving away Alexa-powered smart speakers in the lead-up to Black Friday⁠.After reducing the price of the popular Echo Dot speaker to £24.99 over the weekend, the online retailer is now selling two for the price of one⁠—which means you could set up the AI-powered Alexa in multiple rooms of your house. Use the promo code 'ECHODOT2FOR1' at checkout when buying two third generation Echo Dots in order to redeem the offer.

Christmas adverts have the ability to leave us feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.They have been some fantastic ones including John Lewis' The Long Wait, and who can forget when the Spice Girls went shopping in Tesco? However, occasionally the marketing teams don't get it quite right.The release of John Lewis' latest ad - 'The Unexpected Guest' has left viewers divided. "John Lewis lost their touch with the Christmas advert quite a few years ago," one person wrote on Twitter.