Brett Ellis

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A self-service checkout clash has put Brett off Sainsbury’s in Newquay (Image: Newsquest)

Unexpected item in the bagging area: Me losing my patience

St Albans created a beach over the summer (Image: Newsquest)

St Albans created a beach over the summer (Image: Newsquest)

Sand, Speedos and forced smiles: My problem with community events

Nothing makes you feel your age quite like seeing the cars of your youth labelled classics (Image: Wikimedia)

Nothing makes you feel your age quite like seeing the cars of your youth labelled classics (Image: Wikimedia)

The mind may still feel 25, but aching knees and a love of comfy shoes say otherwise

Before Google and first-aid apps, many childhood ailments were treated with a handkerchief and a bit of parental know-how (Image: Pixabay)

Before Google and first-aid apps, many childhood ailments were treated with a handkerchief and a bit of parental know-how (Image: Pixabay)

Whatever happened to dock leaves, magic sponges and a bit of spit?

Argentina's Lionel Messi gestures to referee Slavko Vincic during the FIFA World Cup 2026 final (Image: PA)

Argentina's Lionel Messi gestures to referee Slavko Vincic during the FIFA World Cup 2026 final (Image: PA)

The moment Lionel Messi stopped looking like a football god

Foam parties were a regular night out for Club 18-30 holiday goers (Image: Unsplash)

Foam parties were a regular night out for Club 18-30 holiday goers (Image: Unsplash)

Club 18-30 was chaotic, tacky and absolutely right up my alley

Residents are being encouraged to keep an eye out for hosepipe rule-breakers (Image: Unsplash)

Residents are being encouraged to keep an eye out for hosepipe rule-breakers (Image: Unsplash)

Is Britain’s biggest outlaw now a man with a hosepipe?

Packing for a holiday can be stressful

Packing for a holiday can be stressful

Crocs, caps and carry-ons: the annual holiday packing meltdown

Britain has struggled with the hottest weather on record (Image: PA)

Britain has struggled with the hottest weather on record (Image: PA)

Trains melt, schools close as Britain battles another summer crisis

The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Cornwall while in Cornwall, serving customers during his visit to the Gear Farm Pasty Company (Image: PA)

The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Cornwall while in Cornwall, serving customers during his visit to the Gear Farm Pasty Company (Image: PA)

Ginsters says taste the effort, Cornwall says no thanks

Brett Ellis will never join the crowds at Glastonbury Festival (Image: PA)

Brett Ellis will never join the crowds at Glastonbury Festival (Image: PA)

Forget Glastonbury, I'm headlining Hay-feverbury

There are some instruments that will be always be considered 'cool' to play (Image: PA)

There are some instruments that will be always be considered 'cool' to play (Image: PA)

Why being uncool is the coolest part of getting older

Basically, these are the phrases that drive us all mad!

A flight from Almeria to Stansted took less time than it did for Brett Ellis to get home from Stansted Airport (Image: PA)

A flight from Almeria to Stansted took less time than it did for Brett Ellis to get home from Stansted Airport (Image: PA)

Welcome home: That’ll be £10 just to escape Stansted

Keir Starmer with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre wearing their national team's football shirts and not their more formal suits

Keir Starmer with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre wearing their national team's football shirts and not their more formal suits

The day civvy-Keir declared war on teenagers

Are England fans heading for disappointment?

Are England fans heading for disappointment?

Can football survive the great American World Cup?

Arsenal's Declan Rice and team-mates in open-topped bus celebrating winning the Premier League with 'Visit Rwanda' on their sleeves

Arsenal's Declan Rice and team-mates in open-topped bus celebrating winning the Premier League with 'Visit Rwanda' on their sleeves

Have you ever booked a holiday because of a football shirt?

Is green belt being renamed grey belt to deal with the housing crisis?

Is green belt being renamed grey belt to deal with the housing crisis?

Is the green belt paying the price for housing failures?

Supermarket loyalty schemes are appealing - until the system crashes

Supermarket loyalty schemes are appealing - until the system crashes

When the tech fails… and so does the shopping

Spas are designed to help people relax (Image: Pixabay)

Spas are designed to help people relax (Image: Pixabay)

The great spa day con: relaxation not included

The price of a pint and quality of the beach influence a holiday destination

The price of a pint and quality of the beach influence a holiday destination

Holiday hunting: chasing cheap pints and dodging soggy caravans

Brett Ellis kept 10p in his shoe for an emergency phone call (Image: Wikimedia)

Brett Ellis kept 10p in his shoe for an emergency phone call (Image: Wikimedia)

When I was young: tales of a modern-day old codger

Shoppers in one supermarket are rebelling against using self-checkouts (Image: Newsquest)

Shoppers in one supermarket are rebelling against using self-checkouts (Image: Newsquest)

Checkout revolt - shoppers refuse to work for supermarkets

McFly mashed with Busted in 2014 to become McBusted (Image: PA)

McFly mashed with Busted in 2014 to become McBusted (Image: PA)

Corriedale and chocolate chaos: the rise of the mash‑up

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola puts Brett Ellis off football (Image: PA)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola puts Brett Ellis off football (Image: PA)

From Pep’s spittle to speakerphone sinners, why modern life is unbearable

Brett Ellis forgets where he has left his keys

Brett Ellis forgets where he has left his keys

Why so many of us forget what we are looking for