The John Lewis Festive Traditions Tracker report – which is based on analysis of its sales, coupled with annual YouGov polling – discovered that a fifth of people begin planning for the most wonderful time of the year as soon as 1 November rolls around. Speaking of the experience, she said: “I can’t wait for the series to launch and to see the reaction from viewers.

More than half of the 25-34-year-olds surveyed are planning to wear ‘comfy casuals’, while a third of 18-24-year-olds are even intent on staying in their pyjamas all day. The memorabilia placed by mourning fans is now also been carefully relocated to the Old Trafford Museum and will join the tributes left by fans following the passing of Sir Matt Busby in 1994. It’s hard to find the words to sum up a man who meant so much not only to football but countless people in Greater Manchester and beyond, but we gave it a go nonetheless. A fifth of Brits start planning for Christmas and the festive season as soon as November arrives, a new study has suggested.Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton’s memorial service is set to take place at Manchester Cathedral later this month as fans prepare to say farewell to the greatest English footballer there ever was.

The alcoholic drink market is saturated but the soft drink market has been largely unchanged for years; there’s cola, lemonade, orangeade and not much else, so I decided to make a sour fruit soft drink,’ said Steph. It was a time of heightened tensions as President Trump was meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore and Steph was part of the HMS Albion crew who spent four months in the Far East. The retailer revealed that sales of its Christmas ranges were 10% higher this October compared to the same month last year, and the number of visitors to its dedicated departments was also up 13%.

Our story is very similar to that of Red Bull and they are now one of the biggest drinks companies in the world,’ Steph said. Today, Chu Lo now has four tantalising flavours available in apple, lemon, peach and cherry and the business has since secured huge deals with industry giants including YO! That being said, a formal memorial service is also scheduled to take place in less than two weeks’ time in the city centre, where fans will be able to pay their respects to a beloved sporting hero. Then, when it comes to habits and traditions on Christmas Day itself, the analysis found that 43% of people think the day is a time for “sparkles, bright colours, and bold clothing”, but younger Brits aren’t quite as on board.