The ES Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in July 2025
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Evening Standard
14 hours ago
- Evening Standard
The ES Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in July 2025
July's biggest shopping news is the return of Amazon's flagship sale: Prime Day. The fun and games (not to mention those mega discounts we've come to anticipate yearly) will kick off on July 8 - 11, which means there are four whole days to take advantage of those exclusive deals. There will be thousands of offers flying around, but if you're looking for a shortcut to the best of them, stay tuned to Standard Shopping where we will have curated guides on everything from clothes and Chromebooks to Kindles and mobile phones.
The Sun
14 hours ago
- The Sun
AliExpress is selling a tiny home with bathroom AND kitchen for just £1.4k & it's delivered in a week
BUYING a home may seem like a far off goal these days, but AliExpress could have a cheap solution. The online retailer is selling a 20ft tiny home for just £1,400, and it includes a bathroom, bedroom and kitchen. 3 3 The small but stylish home offers floor to ceiling windows, meaning you could feel at one with nature working from home with natural lighting. There is only a ￡197.66 delivery fee, and your home could arrive next week. According to the listing: ' CDPH apple cabin is a modular dwelling constructed off-site and delivered to the location as a complete unit. 'The compact design, inspired by apple crates, features a rustic aesthetic and can accommodate several people. 'It comes equipped with a kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping area, making it an ideal option for minimalist living or weekend getaways.' Forget having to apply for a mortgage and battle a dreading house chain, the home could be yours with a click of a button. Pictures show the home with curved edges and a wooden slatted design for the interior. The bathroom is contained privately inside, with the kitchen built into the living space. While it isn't huge, it could provide the perfect excuse to live more simply, and keep belongings and expenses low. It also said the colour can be "customised", meaning you could tweak it if you weren't a fan of the white exterior on the listing. Amazon is selling an 'insulated' tiny home for just $9,350 – it comes with 2 bedrooms and an 'enclosed' hall Given the national average house price in the UK was reported at £264,500 in 2024, it could be an affordable alternative. Of course, you could use the home to earn some extra cash, if you rent it out, or it could be an extra bedroom for friends and family. Alternatively it could be used as an office or gym in your garden. 3 Tiny homes in the UK have boomed in popularity in recent years and typically range from 100 to 400 square feet in size. Prices vary, but a basic tiny home can cost between £5,000 and £80,000, depending on size, materials, and whether it's custom-built. If a tiny home is on wheels, it may be classified as a caravan under UK law, meaning it might not require traditional planning permission. Are tiny homes legal in the UK? TINY houses can be in the UK regardless of whether they are on a trailer base or not. The legality of tiny houses is all to do with where it is and what you use it for. According to Planning Geek, constructing a granny annexe in your garden usually means you'll need planning permission, especially if it has a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. This is because it's seen as a separate living space rather than just an extension of your main home. However, if you're thinking about converting an existing outbuilding, like a garage, into a granny annexe or a tiny home, you might not need planning permission. That said, it's important to make sure the space doesn't end up being a fully self-contained unit – for instance, if the converted area doesn't include cooking facilities, it might not be classified as a separate dwelling. It's also worth noting that, while certain small outbuildings can be constructed under permitted development rights, the NAPC points out that this usually applies to structures like sheds or garages, rather than self-contained annexes. According to The Tiny Housing, a tiny home on wheels must not exceed 2.55 meters in width to be road-legal in the UK. Also, with a standard car licence, the length cannot be more than seven meters. While tiny homes offer an alternative living solution, they must comply with local planning and building regulations. Always check with your local council to ensure compliance with all regulations.
Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Stacey Solomon's £23 kitchen gadget is ‘the easiest way' to chop veg in seconds
Stacey Solomon has given fans her secret to preparing vegetables, with her £23 Amazon kitchen gadget the 'easiest way' to make her go-to chopped salad lunch in seconds There's nothing better than preparing your own food at home, especially when it's homegrown, but there's no denying that one of the most time consuming bits of cooking is food prep. That's why Stacey Solomon 's fans have been racing to snap up her Fullstar Vegetable Chopper from Amazon after she shared it was the 'easiest' way to create her homemade chopped salad in minutes. Posting a picture of her homegrown salad on Instagram, Stacey wrote: 'Loads of you have asked for a link to my veg chopper, I really rate it. I have to whack it sometimes, but it's the easiest way to make a super chopped salad IMO.' The handheld veg chopper is ideal for dicing up your veggies that you can easily use in anything from salads and stir fries to soups and sandwiches. There's six different stainless steel blades to choose from which allow you to dice, slice, grate, shred and even julienne your food ready to be whipped up into something tasty. It's usually priced at £24.99, but currently Amazon has a pre-Prime Week sale running, which sees the Fullstar Vegetable Chopper slashed to £22.99, which may not be a huge saving but every little counts! You can also upgrade to either a nine-in-one or 10-in-one model, which offers more blades to choose from. However the six-in-one includes six extra sharp blades like a fine and medium dicer, a grater, a coarse shredder, a julienne blade, and a slicer blade, as well as one cleaning brush, and a finger guard. You simply place the veg on the blade, then close the lid to push it through the slots, chopping it in seconds. It also comes with a 1.2 litre container attached underneath, so everything you chop and slice lands directly into the container, ready to be put into your dish. If you want something even less hands on, Ninja's Professional Stackable Chopper is £29.99 and means you don't need to get your fingers anywhere near the blades; just pop the top on and press down. Meanwhile Lakeland's Multi Chop is £24.99, with eight different blade settings to choose from. However the Amazon one that Stacey swears by has gotten glowing reviews from shoppers, with the Fullstar Vegetable Chopper racking up more than 2000 five star reviews. One said: 'I have to say — it's one of the best kitchen tools I've used in a while. The blades are super sharp and cut through carrots, zucchini, and even potatoes with ease. It makes meal prep so much faster!' Another agreed, writing: 'Very good item, well made, very easy to use, but the cutters are sharp, I cut my finger carelessly picking up one of them after I'd washed it!' One did warn: 'So far so good, nice for the kitchen easily cleaned. I thought all the tools fitted inside the food catcher but they don't, if i knew that i would have bought one that did.' Whilst someone else found: 'It is great as a chopper (especially for onion or vegs), but not that great as a grater. It is sharp and you can have perfectly chopped veggies in seconds- it was super useful for preparing Christmas food for more people. However, I find it uncomfortable to use as a grater and I won't be using it for this purpose.' But others loved it, saying: 'This is really easy to use and helps you make a lovely chopped salad. I've bought cheaper ones from elsewhere and the blades haven't been sharper enough, but no problems here. Easy to clean too.'
