Today is Amazon Prime Day 2020 and although it may have been postponed just like many other events this year, the deals and savings haven’t been scrimped on.
Better late than never, right?
The annual mega-savings event is regularly held in July, but was this pushed back to October so that the online retailer could prepare to safely operate the event amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and now, the big day has arrived, with plenty of unmissable offers to make the most of.
If you’ve been holding off on buying a new set of wireless headphones or an espresso machine, then this is definitely your best bet for grabbing a deal.
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Amazon Prime Day will be running for 48 hours on 13th & 14th October 2020.
While many are only available to Prime members, you can still sign up for a free 30-day trial here, and it’s recommended you add your favourites to your cart as soon as possible, as they’re sure to sell quickly with prices as low as these.
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Here’s 10 of the best deals on offer this year:
KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer
£349.99
With an incredible 40% saving of £229.99, keen bakers can get their hands on the ever-popular KitchenAid stand mixer. The easy-to-use mixer comes with a wide range of attachments with 10 speeds, so you can make everything from cakes, cookies and fresh pasta from scratch, to cut veggies, sausages, ice creams, and more.
This amazing bundle back deal includes one of the best-rated Amazon Echo models and a Philips Hue Smart bulb, which together means you can control your lights using just your voice. For example, if you want to turn your lights on/off, or dim them to watch a film, you just need to say, “Alexa, dim the lights”.
With a saving of £13, this fan-favourite affordable BlueTooth speaker just became even more affordable. This “outdoor-proof” device is said to offer unbelievable sound, intense bass, a 24-hour play time, device compatibility, and it’s even waterproof too.
How does a ‘robot vacuum’ sound? With a saving of £74, you can get the the 11S, which offers excellent suction and improved navigation, and the slim design allows it to get its brushes into more places.
Roku Streaming Stick+ HD/4K/HDR Streaming Media Player
£34.99
The Roku Streaming Stick+ is one of Amazon’s best-valued streaming devices, and with a £25 saving, it’s a great buy because it works quickly over WiFi, streams 4K and HDR content beautifully, and comes with a remote that includes voice-control.
For the next two days, you can save a whopping £60.99 on this water- resistant smartwatch that’s said to “elevate every moment”. You can use your voice to create alarms, set bedtime reminders or check the weather with built-in voice control, and see your stats with an ‘always-on’ display mode, as well as so much more.
Again with an impressive saving of £110, you can grab this popular Nespresso single-brew coffee maker which comes with five cup sizes, an automatic blend recognition and intelligent barcode technology, fast heat up time – which ensures minimal waiting for your morning caffeine fix – and even a one-touch brewing feature.
You can save over £100 on this Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker, which is often branded one of the best multicookers on the market, and this entry-level model has never been cheaper either.
REVLON Pro Collection Salon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumiser
£34.99
This two-in-one styling tool gives the power of a dryer and a volume of a styler by gliding through your hair to detangle, dry and volumise in half the time, as the oval brush creates volume at roots and curled. You’re getting a saving of £25 too.
Oral-B Smart 4 4500 CrossAction Electric Toothbrush
£44.99
If you’re looking for the best balance of cleaning performance, features, and affordable price with an £85 saving, then the Smart 4 4500 is the toothbrush to get your hands on.
You can find more Prime Day 2020 deals via the Amazon UK & Ireland website here.
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Ruben Amorim insists he ‘cannot’ quit as Manchester United manager
Danny Jones
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has reiterated that he won’t quit his job at the club and that his departure will only come through being sacked.
The struggling head coach has notched the lowest tally of any permanent manager in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, and despite a much-needed win against Sunderland this past weekend – not to mention a much more positive performance overall – there are still growing calls of ‘Amorim Out’.
Amorim has registered just 34 points from the 33 Premier League games he’s been in charge of so far,
Nevertheless, as per quotes from The Guardian over the weekend, the Portuguese head coach assured that he will not be stepping away from the role and would have to be sacked for him to leave Man United.
Speaking to the outlet after the 2-0 home win this past Saturday, Amorim said: “No, that is a decision of the board – I cannot do that. Sometimes I have that feeling, and losing is hard, not to create the momentum.
“It’s so frustrating when you create the momentum, go to the next game, [and] something happens. That feeling sometimes hurts me a lot. Also, the players and especially the staff here. But that is not my decision, and I think it would be really hard to leave if I don’t do everything to follow my career here.”
The 40-year-old still has the support of many supporters, but it’s fair to say that many neutrals and even die-hards who would like to believe they have put their faith in this rebuild and the INEOS project up to now are growingly increasingly impatient and doubtful, with plenty of vocal detractors already.
Amorim continued, “It’s a dream to be here and I want to continue here, and I want to fight for this; but the problem is now what makes me suffer is to lose games, not to lose my job.”
He also added the caveat that, unlike those who were unfortunately laid off during the two rounds of redundancies over the past 12 months alone, “you fear [losing] your job when you have to pay the bills, and I don’t have that feeling.”
It’s also worth noting that this is by no means the first time he’s fielded questions of the matter of resignation, having previously worried fans with divisive comments about sometimes ‘hating’ his players and flitting between wanting to either quit or echo Fergie and stay at Old Trafford for decades.
"Sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years."
Rúben Amorim defended his emotional response after Manchester United’s defeat to Grimsby Town but admitted he wants to improve how he reacts 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/nXuN0Ztoee
Despite the United administration assuring that he has their backing, every game feels like it could be make or break for Amorim at the moment.
Although he does have the respite of the October international break coming up, the first game back is against the reigning champions Liverpool away at Anfield – a team he is yet to beat.
In fact, you could also argue that this may only serve as disruption to any kind of momentum they may have generated with the victory over the Black Cats; only time will tell.
You can see his most recent post-match press conference in full down below.
Ok, Man United fans: Amorim won’t quit, but do you think he should be sacked, or does he deserve more time?
Trailer released for new Harlan Coben thriller series Lazarus filmed in Manchester
Emily Sergeant
The trailer for Harlan Coben’s newest thriller series filmed in Manchester has been released ahead of airing later this month.
You may remember that, back in January of last year, Netflix confirmed it would be creating two more new Harlan Coben shows, following the smash-hit success of Fool Me Once starring Manchester’s-own Michelle Keegan – titled Missing You and Run Away.
Missing You went on to air on New Year’s Day this year, and it was announced in late January that Run Awaywas set to begin filming, again in Manchester, very soon.
But it turns out it’s not only Netflix that Harlan Coben fans need to be keeping their eye on, as Amazon Prime Video is now getting in on the action too.
First look images have been shared ahead of the release of Harlan Coben’s new thriller series filmed in Manchester / Credit: Ben Blackall (via Prime Video)
Prime Video has now released the official trailer for the highly-anticipated new thriller series Lazarus, which is based on an original story idea and written by the New York Times best-selling author, Harlan Coben, alongside his regular writing collaborator, BAFTA-winner Danny Brocklehurst.
Coben has worked with the critically-acclaimed Hyde-born screenwriter – who is most-famous for being the creator and writer of Sky One’s Brassic – for the creation of Lazarus, and it’s expected to be around the sixth time the pair have collaborated, with their previous successful works including Safe, The Stranger, and Stay Close.
Lazarus is set to follow title character Joel Lazarus who returns home after his father Dr Jonathan Lazarus dies by suicide, and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained.
He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.
The six-part thriller series stars big names like Sam Claflin as Joel Lazarus, and Bill Nighy as his father Dr Jonathan – with supporting performances coming from Alexandra Roach, David Fynn, Karla Crome and Kate Ashfield, to name just a few.
The show will be executive produced by Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, alongside star Sam Claflin, BAFTA-winner Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee for Quay Street Productions – which is part of ITV Studios.
All six episodes of Lazarus are set to be exclusively released Prime Video on Wednesday 22 October in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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13th October 2020 
