It's News Guys, But Not As We Know it!

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Its always nice to remind people as this terrible year draws to an end of how the media spin you trash and expect you to believe it.
With these particular articles, it's obvious someone from the BBC looked out of their expensive rented-apartment in London
and thought the rest of the world was the same.

(The BBC: 30 minutes before posting it here)

Covid: Boxing Day sales expected to plummet amid pandemic

'Boxing Day sales are expected to plummet after Covid-19 restrictions meant shops in many areas were forced to stay closed.
By midday, footfall was down 60% across the UK compared with last year, according to experts Springboard.

Stricter measures have been introduced in much of the UK with 40% of England's population now under tier four rules, meaning
non-essential shops must shut. Analysts said footfall had dropped even where other retailers could open.


A near-deserted Regent Street in London as the Boxing Day sales began.

National lockdowns in Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as most of mainland Scotland being placed into its own level four restrictions,
meant non-essential stores are forced to be closed on what is traditionally a big day in the retail calendar...'

BBC:

However, outside London...

SHOP GEAR Bargain hunters queue from 4am to get their hands on the best deals in the Boxing Day sales

'Bargain hunters queued from 4am today to get their hands on the best deals in the Boxing Day sales.
People living in Tier 1, 2 and 3 areas - where non-essential shops are still allowed to open - got up bright and
early after Christmas to buy some bargains.

Many made the decision to hit their local high street - even after Boris Johnson urged Brits to keep away from
busy sales as a mutant strain of Covid takes hold across the country.
Shoppers in North Tyneside were waiting outside Next for the sale when the store opened at 5am.

The shop - always a popular Boxing Day destination - set up a queuing system to allow customers to keep away
from each other. In Liverpool, shoppers could be seen leaving Next with bags full of goodies before the sun rose.
Dozens of people joined long queues outside the shop to get deals as early as possible.

In Birmingham, security guards were hired to monitor shoppers waiting to head into Next. People were seen waiting
patiently behind metal barriers to get into the branch. The store has been the big draw of the morning.
But many other shops have also attracted long queues.



Crowds have flocked to branches of Primark around the country to enjoy the sales.
Meanwhile, clothing companies including Urban Outfitters are also drawing in shoppers with huge discounts.
However, it's expected that most people will stay at home today - and it could be the biggest internet shopping day
of the year. Experts say £1.9billion will be spent online today as 15million bargain-hunters swamp websites.

The spree could be four times bigger than an average day’s outlay and could edge ahead of the Black Friday record.
But high streets, with most closed due to Covid-19 regulations, will have their worst ­Boxing Day for 20 years.
Store spending is likely to fall by 56 per cent on last year. Though Brits could part with a total of £3.2billion, the store
value will be around £1.4billion of that, a VoucherCodes.co.uk study with the Centre for Retail Research showed.

The slump in spending at brick-and-mortar shops comes as 24 million people in the south and east are now in the
country's strictest tier. In Tier 4, all shops classed as non-essential are shut.
Across England, 43 per cent of the population are now in the strictest tier. Ahead of Christmas, Mr Johnson told
shoppers to stay away from the sales this year...'

The Sun:

The BBC... you are fake news.