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Adolescence star Ashley Walters given approval for swimming pool and gym at home in row with neighbours
ADOLESCENCE star Ashley Walters has been given approval for a controversial swimming pool and gym despite objections from neighbours.
The actor, who plays DI Luke Bascombe in the Netflix show, angered locals near Herne Bay, Kent, with his plans for a detached outbuilding at his home.
He applied for a single storey detached outbuilding which would house a pool, gym, games room and changing facilities.
His plans were objected to on multiple grounds – including it being out of character in a rural area.
But planners at Kent County Council gave Walters the green light after he previously spoke about needing to extend the chalet bungalow as his children were “getting taller”.
The decision marked the second recent planning victory for Walters, who also starred in Top Boy and made his name as a member of the So Solid Crew.
In August last year he was given planning permission after a two year long battle to build a two-storey front and rear extension and a single-storey rear extension with balcony the home in Herne Bay, Kent.
In approving the latest decision, council planners wrote: “The proposal is considered to be acceptable in terms of mass and scale in relation to the overall size of the plot.
“The outbuilding will be finished under a flat roofed design and in a mixture of slatted cladding and render. Given its position to the rear of the property it would not be visible form public vantage points so would have a neutral impact on the streetscene and landscape.”
“Given the above, the proposed development would have sufficient regard for the context and character of the site.
After a site notice was placed in the area and neighbouring properties were informed, one objection was raised three concerns.
They argued there are no buildings of this size and type at the rear of these properties, it was out of character with the rural area, and there is access to the rear and this would represent an unreasonable breach.
But in response, planning officials stated: “The outbuilding will be positioned to the rear of the plot which results in the development being in excess of 50m from any neighbouring property.
“As such, given its single-storey nature it is considered that there would be no unacceptable overlooking, overbearing impact, sense of enclosure or loss of light as a result of the development.”
Walters, 42, previously said he would consider moving away if he could not secure permission for extending his home.
He said: “It is highly likely if we cannot get it the way we want to, we will have to move out of this part of Kent.
“We would just have to find somewhere else locally that suits our needs.”
Walters stressed he was a “big fan” of the area, and his children were settled in school, so he did not intend to move his family back to London.
Speaking of his extension plans, he added: “It’s about making it slightly bigger in height because it’s a bungalow conversion.
“The top floor is essentially in the roof, which means you’re kind of ducking, and as the kids grow they’ll be banging heads on the ceiling.
“So we are just trying to make that a bit higher.”
According to Rightmove, the dad-of-eight, originally from Peckham, purchased the home for £815,000 in 2021.
Adolescence star becomes a millionaire from money-spinning businesses away from TV
Natasha Rigler, Showbiz Reporter
ADOLESCENCE star Ashley Walters has proved himself to be a shrewd businessman after netting himself a million.
The Sun can exclusively reveal that the actor, 42, is a secret millionaire thanks to several lucrative side hustles.
Ashley, who plays Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe in the Netflix drama Adolescence, is also a successful entrepreneur.
Having found fame in the 90s with rap band So Solid Crew, Ashley – known back then as Asher D – decided to concentrate on his acting career.
However, in 2012, he and a film producer friend set up a drama school in west London called Kingdom School of Arts.
The school’s website reads: “Kingdom School of Arts is a leading part-time drama school established in 2012 by multi award-winning actor, Ashley Walters, and award-winning film producer, Nagajan Modhwad.”
The school, which accepts students following a successful audition, is also combined with a talent agency and a film production company.
According to financial documents, Ashley’s personal ‘artistic creation’ firm had a turnover of £1,043,723 in 2024 – showing pre-tax profits of £661,630.
And if that’s not enough, he has also recently set up a real estate business, called Danash Properties, with his wife Danielle Walters.
Pothole problems could get worse for motorists thanks to Labour’s ‘Job tax’ raid, Tories warn
MOTORISTS are being warned the “pothole plague” could get worse — owing to the new “Jobs tax” raid.
Around 14 million craters could go unfilled due to the National Insurance hike for firms, senior Tories say.
The warning shot comes after the Local Government Association said the tax raid could blow a hole in town hall finances of around £1.2 billion.
Only last month, PM Sir Keir Starmer unveiled a £1.6 billion plan to fix the country’s battered roads, vowing to bring down the cost of driving.
But Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith says: “Britain’s potholes plague is about to get a lot worse because of Labour’s National Insurance Jobs Tax.
“It goes to show it isn’t just businesses, employees and consumers who will suffer — it is our public services too.
“Labour’s ideological tax rise will just make everything worse.
“No matter how Labour try to pull the wool over your eyes, this is Keir Starmer’s pothole black hole.”
Research also shows small firms have been affected by potholes — with one in four saying they’ve paid more than £300 to repair crater damage.
The NI tax raid, worth £25 billion to the Treasury after it came into force yesterday, puts firms under huge financial pressure.
But Treasury Minister Darren Jones claimed the impact of the hike will be less for small and medium-sized firms.
His comments come after UK Hospitality said the sector faces a £1 billion hit due to increased costs from NI hikes.
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How Celebrity Big Brother is ramping up the romance as show returns raunchier than ever with sex dens & infamous hot tub
YOU would think that trying to control a bunch of showbiz divas and reality TV rabble rousers would have Big Brother reaching for the rule book.
But this series of the celebrity reboot will be more than happy to let the sparks fly — especially when it comes to romance.
The ITV hit, which returns to our screens tonight, is turning up the heat faster than the spring sunshine, with a house that looks more like the Love Island villa than ever and some gorgeous young stars ready to make a splash — even, perhaps, in the famous hot tub.
It’s no surprise, really, with the world of reality television recently finding its sex factor.
Netflix’s Temptation Island is leading the way, even shocking today’s unflappable audience with raunchy hook-ups in the shower and a bonk in a tent.
Pool of bubbles
A second series of Rylan Clark’s entirely nude Paramount+ series Dating Naked is on the way, as is Channel 4’s much-hyped Virgin Island, where a string of innocents pop their cherries with the help of “sexological bodyworkers”.
Now The Sun can reveal Big Brother is eager to reclaim its crown as reality TV’s original love cauldron, with Towie stunner Ella Rae Wise and Love Island legend Chris Hughes hotly tipped to lead the charge.
A TV source said: “Viewers are feeling frisky and commissioners have responded accordingly — there’s a huge trend in sexy, naughty reality television right now.
“Big Brother has always done drama and bust-ups very well, but the sight of George Galloway in a catsuit won’t cut it any more.
“But creating an authentic romance or, let’s face it, convincing showmance doesn’t just happen.
“There’s a certain alchemy to it, creating the right environment as well as installing the perfect cast.”
Having had an exclusive nosy around the house — which will open its doors at 9pm to stars including Hollywood wildman Micky Rourke and outspoken US singer Jojo Siwa — it’s clear that producers are going all out to create the mood music.
ITV has installed a new nook in the garden, which comes complete with a double-depth sofa and black-out windows just perfect for a couple to get cosy — and it’s already been christened the “sex den” by crew.
Then there’s the fact the bedroom only has double beds.
I’ve had a look around both spaces and can confirm any of the celebrities feeling frisky might just feel comfortable succumbing to their desires.
But don’t take my word for it.
Chatting to The Sun in the brand new Diary Room, Big Brother himself reveals he is happy to see some more bad behaviour.
In his first ever interview, the man holding the reins of the reality TV favourite — in typically no-nonsense fashion — tells me: “Heavy petting is allowed.
Big Brother always encourages heavy petting, except in a public swimming bath. But in the hot tub? That is fine.”
With the likes of Love Island, Married At First Sight and Celebs Go Dating taking over our screens in recent years, it’s easy to forget that Big Brother paved the way for reality romance — not least thanks to that famous hot tub.
A pool of bubbles has featured in almost every series across the show’s three homes on Channel 4, Channel 5 and, for the past two years, ITV.
But it really had its moment in 2005, when housemates Makosi Musambasi and Anthony Hutton romped in the tub — so successfully that Makosi later rushed to the diary room to ask Big Brother for a pregnancy test.
Even housemates who are more socially aware find the lure of heavy petting in the tub too much to resist.
Jordan Sangha, who won in 2023, had a steamy kiss with Henry Southan, confirming the hot tub has stood the test of time.
So which of this year’s famous faces can be relied on to come good on Big Brother’s hoped-for romance?
Stunning Ella Rae Wise joined The Only Way Is Essex in 2019 when she was dating showbiz lothario Pete Wicks and, in a break from the programme, went on to appear in MTV’s Ex On The Beach in 2022 before returning to the ITV2 favourite.
With a wealth of reality TV experience, she is primed to create hot tub gold.
Then there’s ex-Love Islander Chris Hughes whose endless romps with villa girlfriend Olivia Attwood became legendary when she confessed he “left her waddling”.
The Big Brother crew reckon he and Ella are a perfect match.
There’s just one sticking point — Ella’s combustible on/off relationship with Towie regular Dan Edgar.
A pal has told how the model would stay loyal to him despite a string of recent arguments.
But a source close to the Towie scene said the 24-year-old was all too aware she had likely been booked as leading lady for Celebrity Big Brother’s spring fling.
The insider said: “Ella knows that CBB is an enormous opportunity for her to break through and become more than just a Towie cast member — it could bring her meatier work and certainly boost her all-important online following, for starters.
“She’s not stupid and knows that a ‘will they, won’t they’ flirtation with Chris would make her the talk of the series. It wouldn’t be the first time someone has found love in the Big Brother house despite having a partner on the outside.
‘A string of bikinis’
“Stephanie Davis fell for Jeremy McConnell in 2016 while her boyfriend Sam Reece watched on from his armchair at home.
“Either way, Ella will more than deliver when it comes to sexing up the hot tub in a string of bikinis.
“For Chris this is also a real opportunity. His presenting of horse racing on ITV has given him solid, steady work and he remains a big part of the reality TV scene. But a juicy storyline and lots of valuable airtime wouldn’t exactly be unwelcome.”
Another show source told The Sun: “Ella has worked hard on her relationship with Dan, having overcome several bumps in the road.
“But producers are predicting she and Chris will hit it off, so they may have other ideas about pairing them in tasks and airing any intimate chats they may have.”
So what does the TV boss-man think of this potential love match?
Although the line-up was revealed by The Sun last week, Big Brother is staying tight-lipped and tells me he “cannot confirm or deny who is coming to stay”.
But he’s happy to muse on his favourite kind of housemate. After admitting he is “quaking in his boots” ahead of his first-ever interview, he adds: “Big Brother likes a diva and is never starstruck. Big Brother treats everyone the same.
“Big Brother does not like celebrities that don’t talk or don’t divulge interesting titbits.”
Name-checking former Celeb BB stars Nicola McLean and Tiffany Pollard — who will be a panellist on spin-off show Late & Live this series — Big Brother added: “Tiffany is a superstar and Big Brother has been desperate for her to return. She is a firecracker.”
Let’s hope for the main man’s sake we see plenty of explosions when the latest group of celebs enter the famous house.
- Celebrity Big Brother begins tonight at 9pm across ITV1, ITV2 and ITVX.
FROM sizzling love triangles to impromptu lap-dancing, Celebrity Big Brother has seen some very racy moments over the years.
Here, we remember five notorious scenes that gave viewers a very rude awakening.
SNOG OFF
After flirty banter, reality duo Megan McKenna and Scotty T gave the people what they wanted in 2016 by locking lips for a sloppy snog.
Some cheeky bum-squeezing followed before a massive falling-out in the real world – with Scott branding Megan an “absolute f***ing nightmare”.
SAVING RYAN’S PRIVATES
Blue singer Lee was in a love triangle with model Jasmine Waltz and reality star Casey Batchelor in 2014.
Jasmine would go to the bathroom with Lee where, according to her: “We turned on the taps so people wouldn’t hear us. We did everything we wanted to do.”
TURN IT DOWN
Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Davis went into the house in a relationship in 2016 and left with a brand-new one after starting a romance with model Jeremy McConnell.
After fighting, they passionately made up – loudly – forcing housemates to flee the bedroom to escape the rude sounds.
SUD’S LAW
After showering together behind closed doors in the 2016 series, Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson and Towie’s Lewis Bloor emerged fully naked – leaving us to guess the rest.
Lewis later insisted “nothing happened” but admitted: “I was horny.”
So who knows if they really kept it clean?
LAPPING IT UP
John Grimes – one half of singing twins Jedward – looked like the cat that got the cream in 2017 when Geordie Shore’s Chloe Ferry treated him to a very saucy lap dance.
Chloe’s gyrating and twerking in his face was apparently her apology for wiping her bare bum on him a day earlier.
Judging by his reaction, all was forgiven.
Iconic RAF Red Arrows jets in danger of being replaced by Russian planes loved by Putin in move slammed as ‘outrageous’
BRITAIN’S Red Arrows display team may trade in its iconic fleet for Russian-designed jets — sparking fury.
The M-346s are being considered by RAF chiefs who need to retire ageing Hawks.
Replacing the aerobatic team’s iconic 50-year-old planes with Russian designed jets would be “outrageous”, Tories said last night.
The RAF could have to turn to Vladimir Putin as the Yorkshire factory that made the BAE Hawks closed in 2020 and the leading UK alternative is years away.
That may mean switching to Russian-designed jets, despite the Red Arrows’ publicly stated role of showcasing British industry and “reinforcing the reputation of the UK”.
Last night Tory Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge said: “When the Red Arrows perform their brilliant air displays, their red, white and blue vapour trails represent the Union Jack — not the Russian tricolour.
“Taxpayers would think it extraordinary.”
Tory MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke, a former defence minister, said the move would be “outrageous”.
He added: “For a country which has stood strong alongside Ukraine, it sends entirely the wrong message. It’s an insult to the thousands who have died.”
Former Air Marshal Edward Stringer said the Red Arrows were supposed “showcase British, kit, training and expertise”.
And former Chief Air Marshal Sir Mike Graydon warned: “This would be an extraordinary decision. There would be a strong reaction from the public.”
Since being set up in 1954, The Red Arrows have flown British-made aircraft — first the Folland Gnat and then the BAE Hawk. Predecessors the Black Arrows flew British Hawker Hunters.
But the team’s Hawk T1s are due to be retired by 2030 while the newer Hawk T2s, desperately needed for pilot training, have been beset by engine problems.
They are due to go in 2040, but in November new Chief Air Marshal Sir Rich Knighton said: “I would like to replace the Hawk T2 as soon as we can.”
Bristol-based Aeralis are the best-placed UK firm to step in, but are yet to make a prototype. Other options include a revamped BAE Hawk, a US Boeing trainer, or the Korean KAI T-50 Golden Eagle.
But the Government confirmed it is considering the £19million Aermacchi M-346 jet — jointly developed by Russia and Italy.
Russian tyrant Putin has been pictured in the Russian version, known as the Yak-130, and Moscow has sold the fighter version to terrorist ally Iran.
Defence Minister Maria Eagle said: “The Aermacchi M-346 fast jet trainer is one of several market options available.”
The Ministry of Defence added: “We have not yet engaged the market on the future Red Arrows jet.”
Suella Braverman calls for release of mum jailed for social media comment in wake of Southport murders
FORMER Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called for the release of a mum jailed for a social media comment in the wake of the Southport murders.
The Tory MP said the 31-month jail sentence handed to Lucy Connolly, 42, last year was “excessive”.
She claimed the childminder is the victim of a “politicised two-tier justice system” and should not be in prison.
Braverman told The Sunday Telegraph: “She has deliberately been made an example of to intimidate others into silence.”
Former PM Liz Truss backed Ms Braverman’s view, writing on X the punishment’s severity was “completely unjustifiable”.
Connolly, of Northampton, was jailed in October after admitting inciting racial hatred in an X post made hours after three girls were knifed to death in Southport last July.
She wrote of mass deportations and setting fire to asylum hotels “for all I care”, posting: “I feel physically sick knowing what these [Southport] families will now have to endure.
“If that makes me racist, so be it.”
The mum-of-one is seeking to appeal her sentence on the basis that the trial judge made a mistake in categorising the severity of the crime.
She also claims that the judge had failed to give sufficient weight to mitigating circumstances.
Americans kept asking me ‘What the hell is going on in Britain?’ – we need to be very worried by the answer
I FOUND myself unexpectedly in the United States last week, but nothing was as surprising as the question I kept being asked there.
From the moment I touched down, from cab-drivers, bellboys, waitresses and strangers to security guards, the same eight words.
The second they heard my accent, it was: “What the hell is going on in Britain?”
Complaints ranged from locking people up for things they post on social media, the near-endless stream of protest hate and bile in our cities every Saturday afternoon to the scarring legacy of a generation of kids mutilated by the NHS at the Tavistock gender clinic.
While the US southern border makes our problems in the Channel look like a picnic, our apparent total inability to do anything to stop the flow of boats is baffling to outsiders.
Demographic changes, in London particularly, are met by genuine curiosity through to bewilderment. Net Zero got a nod, as did our “Scandinavian” tax burden for “Third World” public services.
But most chillingly, there was a repeated fear of ever visiting over concerns they would be mugged or stabbed.
Economic self-harm
While of course overblown in part and stemming I suspect from the slightly warped prism of social media and endless knocking pieces from left-wing US broadsheets, the damage has been done.
The message is clear: Britain looks totally bonkers at the moment and is serving as a chilling warning for America of what might be.
And don’t get me wrong, this wasn’t some rip through the MAGA heartlands — these were everyday working folk in sunny, liberal California.
The reputation of our country — and our capital in particular — appears to be in the pan, most worryingly with the very people we need to welcome with open arms to spend big at our globally loved landmarks.
Just when we need to drastically increase foreign investment, we should not be surprised if the sentiment of those worried Californians is echoed ten-fold in US boardrooms and banks.
I was most surprised by the level of detail that has cut through across the Pond.
This was especially clear over the conviction of a perhaps slightly dotty old dear for holding up a sign saying “I’m here if you want to talk” near an abortion clinic.
A remarkable overreach by the state, cracking a nut with a B52 bomber.
The case of 64-year-old Livia Tossici-Bolt has become something of a cause célèbre since Vice President JD Vance singled it out as an example of the decline of free speech values in the West.
But what is clear is those concerns are shared far beyond this White House and its supporters.
We are being held up as an example of what can happen to a once-great country, and people are paying attention.
As Ronald Reagan said: “Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction.
As Brits we tend to love exceptionalism — the idea that we are slightly above the fray. But do we really have a leg to stand on these days?
Harry Cole
“We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
“It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
While we may be starting to forget that here in Britain, the fine folk of Reagan’s home state of California clearly have not.
Each day at home seems to bring some new madness that, despite my best efforts to convince our US friends it’s not so bad, even the most patriotic Brit would struggle to defend.
As I landed back in Blighty, I was greeted with the row over the BBC — our state broadcaster — using the term “reverts” to describe people who have converted to Islam.
In the Beeb’s own words: “Some Muslims refer to ‘revert’ when talking about people who have converted to the Muslim faith.
This is based on the belief that everyone is born as a Muslim and those who embrace Islam are returning to their ‘natural state’.”
Some? I will leave it to your imagination who that might be, but I note even the leading charity for religious switchers is called the Convert Muslim Foundation.
Doomsday warnings
Quite why the BBC feels the need to use such a nakedly controversial phrase beggars belief, but I suspect we can chalk that up as another blow for bonkers Britain.
While it may be easy to sneer at what is going on in America, especially this week as the US President commits an apparent act of economic self-harm, I suggest we park the superiority complex for the time being.
As Brits we tend to love exceptionalism — the idea that we are slightly above the fray.
But do we really have a leg to stand on these days?
Commentators and politicians have been quick to mock Trump 2.0, but they should remember that from over there it looks a lot like mocking the millions of Americans who gave the President his historic popular mandate.
He warned he would do this, and America voted for him anyway.
As with Brexit in 2016, voters either didn’t believe the doomsday warnings or they don’t care: Their desire to sock it to the elites eclipsed any discussion of the wallet.
And while we point the finger, shake our heads and roll our eyes with every twist and turn of what goes on abroad, it is worth pausing to consider how we look to the world right now.
IF you don’t know the meaning of FAFO, the case of the two Labour MPs banned from Israel on Saturday could go in the dictionary as its definition. They f***ed around and found out pretty quick.
From spouting the Hamas “health ministry” as gospel, or calling for Israel’s democratically elected leaders to be arrested and placing the country under the sort of boycott sanctions we have hit Russia with, between them these two have ticked every student politics talking point on the supposed evil of our ally.
Abtisam Mohamed even compared Israel’s actions in Palestine to Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Yet apparently she was “astounded” that she was turned away at Israel’s border alongside Labour colleague Yuan Yang.
Israel is a nation constantly at war, surrounded by enemies that have vowed to wipe it from the map and battling fair weather friends around the world.
There is no God-given right for anyone to enter a sovereign nation, let alone one in an endless battle for its own survival – so Israel was perfectly entitled to tell these two haters to turn around and go home.
And isn’t it remarkable we’ve heard more noise from Labour about this than about their other MP who was arrested the same weekend on child abuse allegations.
JUST how broke is Birmingham City Council? The clowns in charge are pleading poverty in their battle against militant bin unions who are refusing to collect rubbish piled sky high.
But they have found the cash to advertise for a £375 per day “Communications and engagement officer”.
That’s more than £130,000 a year for the full-time job.
With the city infested by “rats the size of cats”, they’re going to need more than spin- doctors at this rate.
Supermarket shoppers could save nearly £700 by switching to ‘UK’s cheapest’ – even if they use a clubcard
SHOPPERS could save up to £700 by switching to the UK’s “cheapest” supermarket – and using a Clubcard won’t help.
A groundbreaking study by the consumer watchdog analysed average food prices to find out which supermarket chain was the cheapest for shoppers in March 2025.
Which? went to eight major UK supermarkets and bought 79 items for a weekly shop.
The list of branded as well as own-label staple items included bread, milk and cheese.
And after grocery shopping at eight of the biggest supermarkets, Which? found that Tesco shoppers with a Clubcard pay £679 more than at those who go to the UK’s cheapest shop.
The cheapest weekly shop of 79 branded and own-label products was done at Aldi, according to the watchdog’s study.
It cost a mere £133.73 to do a weekly shop at Aldi in March, making it the cheapest out of the eight supermarkets assessed.
Discount grocery seller Lidl followed close behind at £134.40 for a weekly shop by those with the Lidl Plus loyalty app.
Those who didn’t have the app paid just pennies more, at £134.43 for the 79-item weekly shop.
Out of the traditional supermarkets, Asda was found to be the cheapest.
The supermarket does not have loyalty discounts – and a weekly shop here was figured out to cost £147.09.
Tesco shoppers could undercut this price, but only while using a Clubcard.
Clubcard users at Tesco paid £13.06 more per weekly shop than Aldi shoppers – with the 79-item list costing £146.79.
Over the course of a whole year, the difference in cost compared to Aldi means that Tesco shoppers with a Clubcard pay £679.12 more for 52 weekly shops than Aldi customers.
Without a Clubcard, Tesco shoppers pay £149.83 for the weekly shop -a significant £2.74 more than at Asda.
Retail editor at Which? Reena Sewraz said: “Shoppers are still feeling the effects of food inflation and with prices forecast to rise again, people are likely looking to cut costs where they can.
“Our analysis shows that by switching supermarkets, shoppers could pay 24% less, highlighting the advantages of shopping around where possible.”
The consumer watchdog Which? said: “Over the course of a year, the difference in cost compared to Aldi means that Tesco shoppers with a Clubcard would pay £679.12 more for 52 weekly grocery shops than customers at Aldi, if prices remain at the same level.
“Without a Clubcard, Tesco shoppers would pay £149.83 for the 79 items – £2.74 more than at Asda.”
How to save money on your food shop
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save hundreds of pounds a year:
Odd boxes – plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price.
Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30.
Sainsbury’s also sells £2 “Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me” fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash.
Food waste apps – food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public.
Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio.
Too Good to Go’s app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount.
Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses.
Yellow sticker bargains – yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap.
But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here.
Super cheap bargains – sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they’ve found on the cheap, including food finds.
“Downshift” – you will almost always save money going for a supermarket’s own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands.
The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as “downshifting” and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.
Which? also compared the average cost of larger shops by analysing a selection of 203 items – the original 79 plus 124 more.
They found that Asda was the cheapest, with the total cost averaging £498.
Clubcard users at Tesco had the second cheapest shop at £503.03, while Tesco shoppers without the loyalty card scheme paid £37.60 more on average.
This made their total cost a whopping £540.63.
Waitrose was the most expensive supermarket once again at £573.15 for the 203-item list, £75.15 more than at Asda.
Both Aldi and Lidl were excluded from this analysis as they don’t stock many of the branded items to qualify as a larger shop.