Papers focus on Boxing Day sales
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7161016.stm Version 0 of 1. Efforts by many to secure bargains in the Boxing Day sales feature prominently in Thursday's papers. Many who joined what the Guardian calls the "shopping frenzy" will recognise the Daily Mail's description of the Boxing Day bargain hunters. They had, it says, determined expressions and elbows at the ready. It was, the Daily Express says, handbags at dawn in the sales dash. And the Sun has pictures of shoppers snapping up cheap handbags and shoes. Christmas deals The fallout from Christmas is the focus of a number of newspapers. The Daily Telegraph says eBay was flooded with this year's must-have presents, especially the latest games consoles and MP3 players. Hundreds of Nintendo Wiis were changing hands for nearly three times their retail price, the paper says. The Guardian says anyone seeking a pair of slippers had a wide choice, but most mysterious was a wrapped present which - according to its eBay description - "doesn't rattle, but smells lovely". Asylum Airways The Independent reports that an Austrian aviation consultant has set up an airline specialising in removing failed asylum-seekers. The paper says the firm is to offer his services to the British government. Asylum Airways will operate specially adapted aircraft for European countries which do not wish to use established airlines to remove asylum-seekers. It claims the planes will have specially designed seats so that passengers can be strapped down. Couch potatoes The Daily Mirror reveals the Queen Mother kept a "tight grip on the royal purse", according to her letters. It refers to hand-written notes dating back 80 years in which she complained that her clothes were "too expensive". The Mail says most three-year-olds are failing to develop properly due to their "couch potato lifestyles". It says a study has shown many cannot run in a straight line or avoid obstacles because they sit in front of a TV or in pushchairs for too long. |