Paul Atkins

AliExpress Brand+ is promoting a back-to-school campaign running through August 26, 2026, with selected technology and lifestyle products discounted by up to 80%. The campaign highlights 70Mai in-car technology, ESSAGER charging accessories, GameSir gaming controllers and Wurkkos portable lighting, alongside established brands including Lenovo, DJI, Xiaomi and Eufy. AliExpress says eligible Brand+ purchases include authenticity, value and customer-service assurances, UK-warehouse fulfilment for some products and a seven-day best-price guarantee. UK discount codes and additional store coupons are also available, subject to changing terms, product eligibility and availability.

A Daily Mirror and Tesco collaboration offers a free World Cup wall chart and instructions for folding paper goals to create a tabletop football pitch. The feature also promotes Tesco Whoosh, highlighting same-day grocery delivery, matchday essentials, Clubcard points and order tracking. England’s progress to the quarter-finals is used as the backdrop for encouraging readers to prepare watch parties and recreate memorable football moments at home.

HMRC’s Tax Confident website provides guidance, examples, videos and tools explaining taxation in retirement. The advice covers how State Pension, workplace and private pensions, employment, savings, investments, dividends and rental income are taxed; how tax is collected through PAYE, Self Assessment or Simple Assessment; and when National Insurance payments stop. It also explains Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax thresholds and exemptions, including rules for gifts, spouses, civil partners and the Residence Nil Rate Band.

Families are encouraged to discuss artificial intelligence and online safety together as children increasingly encounter AI in social media, homework and everyday digital interactions. Giovanna Fletcher speaks with the Karley family about recognizing realistic AI-generated content, checking information, respecting age limits and privacy settings, and using AI to support rather than replace children’s creativity and problem-solving. Tesco Mobile’s Online Safety Hub, developed with the UK Safer Internet Centre, provides age-specific guidance, toolkits and quizzes to help parents navigate these issues.

Professional organiser and TV personality Dilly Carter recommends practical ways to reduce household energy costs while cooking and keeping homes warm. Suggestions include using air fryers or microwaves, batch cooking, making full use of an oven, boiling only the necessary amount of water, descaling kettles, running washing machines and dishwashers only when full, washing clothes at lower temperatures, bleeding radiators and identifying draughts. She also recommends installing a smart meter at no extra cost to monitor energy use and identify potential savings.

Professional home organiser Dilly Carter offers practical ways to reduce household energy and water use during winter, including installing a smart meter, limiting showers to four minutes, using a water-efficient shower head, managing bathroom ventilation, and preventing draughts. The advice emphasizes low-cost changes that can help households monitor spending, retain heat, and lower energy bills.

Professional home organiser Dilly Carter recommends practical ways to stay warm while limiting winter energy costs, including using a winter duvet, extra blankets or an electric blanket, improving curtain insulation, covering letterboxes, bleeding radiators, keeping furniture clear of radiators and setting heating timers carefully. She also supports installing a smart meter, supplied at no extra cost by energy providers, to monitor consumption and identify opportunities to reduce bills.