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ASDA shoppers are rushing to snap up cosy throws at a bargain price after a huge slash from £15.50 to just £1.70.

The winter warmer deal has got customers excited, with many taking to social media to share their finds.

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The discounted throws are part of Asda’s clearance sale[/caption]

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Asda shoppers fill baskets with cosy throws slashed to £1.70 from £15.50[/caption]

A Facebook user posted: “Good Bargain, it’s old Christmas stock.”

Another shopper shared their haul, saying: “I had duvet sets and electric blankets there today for £1.80 and £2.40.”

With prices this low, some bargain hunters are calling on others to keep an eye out for more deals.

One eager shopper wrote: “Keep a look out for me pleaseeeeeeee!”

The discounted throws are part of Asda’s clearance sale, where customers can find massive reductions on homeware items.

Other items slashed that shoppers discovered were significant discounts on Stacey Solomon’s Christmas decoration range.

Items such as festive wreaths and ceramic houses, originally priced at £18 and £8 respectively, were found scanning at just £1.50 in several Asda stores.

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A WOMAN has revealed how she transformed her council house kitchen on a tight budget.

The woman who goes by Msten Jos on YouTube shared the entire process in a video and people were seriously impressed.

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The woman transformed her council house kitchen for less than £50[/caption]

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Her space looked so much brightern and more modern thanks to her DIY skills[/caption]

In the clip, she said: ” I went from this dull and old-style kitchen to my beautiful, airy, modern style kitchen.

“I did this all on a budget of £48.58, this just shows you that you don’t have to spend over the odds.”

She showed the kitchen before her transformation which had black countertops, dark brown wooden cupboard doors, and an all-white tiled backsplash.

While she picked the design seven years ago, she decided it was time to change it up and go for something lighter.

“I’ve just decided I’d prefer an all-white kitchen just to open up the space and make it look brighter,” she explained.

To start, she took the cupboard doors off and painted them with a satin white furniture paint from Wilkos for £9.99.

She then moved on to her tiles and used a must-have buy from Amazon to give them a cheap and modern update.

The DIY whizz used a grout pen in charcoal grey to colour them in for £4.95 (at the time she purchased the pen, it was £3.99).

“That pen transformed my whole kitchen tiles, it looks absolutely amazing,” she added.

Once the tiles were complete, she cleaned the work tops and applied a marble vinyl sheet which she purchased for £6 from B&Q and used three sheets in total.

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She swore by the grout pen to give her kitchen an instant update[/caption]

She also purchased DC fixed tools off of eBay which helps smooth out the paper and cut it to size.

She then showed off the new kitchen which looked so much bigger and brighter from her budget-friendly DIY.

“This is the finished look of my beautiful kitchen, I absolutely love it,” she beamed.

And she wasn’t the only one, people were quick to comment under the video posted to her account MsTen Jos in awe of her handy work.

One person wrote: “You have given me some hope as I’m a single mum and I don’t get much money but now I see I can make my home nice on a budget I love the tiles as well I love it all you done amazing.”

Another commented: “Thank you for actually doing a typical council kitchen makeover, looks lovely, in the middle of doing mine and using all the same products.”

“That’s a fantastic job on an amazing budget,” penned a third.

Meanwhile a fourth said: “Well done…It all looks brilliant. You don’t need a lot of money if you’ve got style.”

“Really well done. You made a great transformation at such a low cost. You also did a very good job,” claimed a fifth.

Someone else added: “This is great! Can’t believe you did it for under £50!”

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THE mother of a desperately ill baby boy is fighting to give him a chance at life after doctors told her they should let him die.

Little Ismaeel Islam was born with Down syndrome and suffered a severe brain injury at just five weeks old when his heart stopped, and his brain was starved of oxygen.

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Ismaeel Islam, with mum Sharmin, suffered a severe brain injury at five weeks old after his heart stopped[/caption]

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Little Ismaeel Islam’s favourite cuddly toy is an octopus, which he hugs and grips with his hands[/caption]

Since then he has been on a ventilator at the Royal London Hospital in east London and is unable to breathe without medical help.

An MRI scan revealed that the incident at five weeks had caused severe damage to his brain.

Doctors told his parents Sharmin Akther, 37, and Azharul Islam, 39, that there is only a slim chance of recovery.

Now just five months old, consultants now want to take him off the life-giving ventilator, which could lead to his death in only a few hours.

His mother Sharmin is determined to do everything she can do to keep him alive and told The Sun she will fight the hospital decision every step of the way.

Similar cases, including that of tragic Charlie Gard and Tafida Raqeeb, saw hospital trusts apply for court orders to challenge the family’s wishes.

Sharmin told The Sun: “Even if it is a slim chance that he could recover, I don’t want him to miss that slim chance. But taking him off the ventilator means he will die.

“He needs more time, a longer time to recover. I know it is not magic and it cannot happen straight away.

“We’re not expecting that he can just walk and talk like a normal baby. But he should have the right to live as well. It’s a human right to live.

“Me, as a mum, I will do everything to look after my child. I cannot let my child die just because there’s a chance of him having a disability.”

Sharmin spends every day with little Ismaeel and says he can open his eyes, and closes them when he is asleep, which is an improvement from when the injury first happened.

She said he can hear her voice and responds to her when she is near him.

His favourite cuddly toy is an octopus, which he hugs and grips with his hands.

Sharmin and her husband now want doctors to perform a tracheostomy, where a tube is inserted into his windpipe, for a different type of ventilator to be fitted.

That would allow him to be treated at home, Sharmin says, and have periods where he tries breathing on his own without the machine.

“I don’t want to go to court and have to fight this, but I will do whatever it takes to save his life,” Sharmin said.

“All I want is to save my baby, I don’t want to lose him.”

Ismaeel was born on September 28 of last year via caesarean section, weighing just 1lb 15oz.

Despite having Down syndrome and being premature, Sharmin said doctors told her he was healthy and an active baby.

He was taken to a neonatal intensive care unit and later transferred to a specialist unit, which is less intensive than the NICU.

That changed on November 3 when doctors called her at 11.45pm, to say Ismaeel had collapsed.

Sharmin and Azharul rushed to the hospital and found doctors surrounding Ismaeel, who was having seizures.

The family still does not know what caused the cardiac arrest and an investigation into it is ongoing in the hospital.

He was struggling to breathe and was intubated, with an MRI two days later showing his brain had been starved of oxygen.

In November and December Ismaeel was taken off the ventilator three times, and each time he was only able to breathe on his own for a few hours, before needing to be intubated again.

A second MRI was carried out on his brain which showed that the brain damage was worse than had previously been thought.

Ismaeel’s parents have been told that there was no prospect of recovery because he will never be able to breathe on his own.

At the end of December, they were informed that he would not be a suitable candidate for a tracheotomy.

In January they were told that he could be taken off the ventilator for good, which Sharmin says would mean he would die.

The hospital asked for a second opinion and doctors from Great Ormond Street Hospital agreed with the initial findings, that Ismaeel had no chance of recovery.

Since then, Sharmin has requested that the ethics committee of Royal London meet with them to find a solution.

She is set to have mediation meetings with the hospital, but knows she will never agree for him to be taken off the ventilator and left to die.

Sharmin has three older children who are 10, 12 and 16, meaning she cannot be at the hospital 24/7.

She said: “I have to come home, but my soul is connected to him. I cannot think of anything else but him. I love him so much. I don’t want him to die.

“When I went to see him in hospital when he was in special care [before the brain injury] I could grab him and take him out to give him cuddles.

“He used to enjoy cuddles. He knew that it was time for cuddling. He used to show that he wanted to get up.

“We couldn’t wait to bring him home and now I don’t know if that will happen. Every day is uncertain.”

A spokesperson for Barts Health NHS Trust said: “Our thoughts are with Ismaeel’s family during this incredibly difficult time.

“We will continue to provide the highest level of care and support for both Ismaeel and his loved ones as we work together to make decisions that are in his best interests.”

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Born prematurely at 1lb 15oz, initially healthy, Ismaeel Islam later collapsed, suffering a severe brain injury from lack of oxygen[/caption]

LOVE Island All Stars fans have slammed Curtis’ brother AJ Pritchard.

Viewers of the long-running ITV2 sating show tuned in to see the villa boys get a special treat.

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Curtis Pritchard received a catch up video call with his older sibling[/caption]

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Former Strictly Come Dancing pro AJ appeared on Love Island via video link[/caption]

On Love Island All Stars, the girls went shopping for ingredients to make the boys a special Valentines Day dinner.

Meanwhile, the guys got the opportunity to have a video call with some of their nearest and dearest.

Curtis, 29, spoke to his brother, former Strictly Come Dancing star AJ, 30.

On the call, AJ couldn’t help but gush over his siblings blossoming romance as Curtis broke down in tears.

He even encouraged his brother to take Ekin-Su, 30, on a proper date and ask her to be his girlfriend.

AJ vehemently insisted the couple have the full support from the rest of the family who have been watching at home.

After his video catch-up, Curtis reflected on the candid conversation with his fellow contestants.

The TV personality admitted: “He loves me and Ekin together, the whole family does.”

Curtis also remarked that his family have never seen him so happy and are delighted with the potential new relationship.

However, Love Island fans branded AJ a ‘liar’ after the various clashes between Curtis and Ekin-Su on the show.

One fan asked: “Wasn’t aj calling for ekin to be thrown out the villa like a week ago what a fake guy.”

A second claimed: “AJ doesnt Even like Ekin su please!”

“Aj is such a liar was on stories calling ekin to get outAJ PRITCHARD IS A LIAR, he was literally slagging ekin off. f****** him,” raged a third user.

As a fourth viewer wrote: “Aj acting like he didn’t say that ekin should be dumped from the villa for throwing some water.”

And a fifth added: “Why didn’t aj say he wanted Ekin thrown off the show too.”

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Curtis appeared puffy eyed as he spoke to his brother[/caption]

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Viewers noted that AJ previously made disparaging comments about Ekin[/caption]

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After the conversation, he told the boys how supportive his family were being[/caption]

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He told Luca that his relatives completely approved of Ekin-Su, contrary to the previous comments of his sibling[/caption]

Love Island All Stars continues on ITV2 and is available to stream on ITVX.

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