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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Stratis Michael, 52, grew up in an apartment above his father's fish and chip restaurant in the UK. </li><li>Now battling <keyword id="13553397" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rising-costs" source="Orion">rising costs</keyword> in his own fish and chip shop, Michael worries for local shops like his.</li></ul><p><em>This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Stratis Michael, an award-winning fish and chip shop owner about how <keyword id="11894140" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="inflation" source="Orion">inflation</keyword> is impacting his business. It's been edited for length and clarity. </em></p><p>I was born and bred in a fish and chip shop.</p><p>My grandad opened our family's first chippy – British slang for a classic fish and chip restaurant – in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in the mid-1960s.  </p><p>My dad started his fish and chip shop in Leeds in the mid-70s. </p><p>I was born in 1969 and we lived in a flat above the shop. Growing up, I helped out at the restaurant every weekend and school vacation peeling the potatoes and prepping the fish.</p><h2>In those days, food was, literally, cheap as chips</h2><p>You could buy a portion of <keyword id="12251506" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fish-and-chips" source="Orion">fish and chips</keyword> for just 25 pence. People would queue down the street to get served on a Friday night – it was a very different world. </p><p>Now, you'd be lucky to be that busy. </p><p>We've seen ups and downs, bad economies, and recessions, but the current hit to businesses is off the scale. No one in the fish and chip shop industry has ever seen it this bad.</p><p>I opened my own fish and chip shop, <a href="https://frydaysleeds.co.uk/">Fryday's</a>, with my wife in Leeds in 2010. Within the last 12 months, prices have skyrocketed. </p><h2>The cost of our haddock has gone up by 100%</h2><p>It's not just the fish. Packaging has increased by 65%, frying <keyword id="11896879" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="oil" source="Orion">oil</keyword> and other ingredients have doubled in price, and energy bills are soaring. On top of that, you've got to keep paying your staff – we have 17 people working for us. </p><p>The price of standard fish and chips at our shop is £9.99. We raised our prices £2 from £7.99 in April because of the pressure of rising costs. </p><h2>Once you take away sales tax, cost of ingredients, and wages, there is very little profit left</h2><p>The problem is customers are already complaining it is too expensive. For small, affordable fish and chip shops like ours, it's a struggle to make ends meet.</p><p>I am lucky because I am a landlord and make a profit from several properties I own in the city – I can weather this storm better than most. The profit from the rent helps support my salary. </p><p>But for chippies that are trying to price their food cheaper, I can't see how they will survive. </p><p>I predict that, if nothing changes, they will be gone within the next 12 months because of shrinking profit margins.</p><p>We need help from the government, similar to the tax breaks offered during COVID-19. </p><p>In England, VAT – a sales tax companies have to pay to the government – fell to 5%. </p><p>It was fantastic because, even though prices were already rising, we can absorb those extra costs within our profit margins and it was still worthwhile to keep the business going. </p><p>It's now back at 20% –  that's a big whack out of our profit margins. </p><h2>It's not just about losing an iconic part of British food culture, fish and chips shops are not just about the food</h2><p>The disappearance of fish and chip shops would be a major hit to the social life of many Brits. It's one of the few takeaways that people go into the shop to pick up rather than get delivered. Buying fish and chips is a social activity at heart. </p><p>People come to the shop to talk. They come for a bit of friendly chat on a Friday night. But it's <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/fish-and-chips-oil-shortages-risk-shops-closing-b2065528.html">predicted one in three chippies will close in the future if this crisis</a> continues. </p><p>We are being squeezed and if the government want us to survive they need to show some compassion. The current operating costs are temporary and will blow over in a couple of years, but without help, there might not be many fish and chip shops on the other side. </p><h2>I don't want to have to increase prices again –  if I do, I will lose even more customers</h2><p>At that point, I'll have no choice but to close the shop doors and put the shutters down.</p><p>It's really a fight to survive now. </p>

I own a third-generation fish and chip shop in England. Inflation is killing small businesses like mine.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended Beyoncé's Renaissance tour on Friday.</li><li>Photos and videos of the couple dancing with Meghan's mom were shared on social media.</li></ul><p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended Beyoncé's Renaissance tour four years after first meeting the star, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/02/harry-meghan-beyonce-doria-renaissance-concert/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Telegraph</a> reported on Saturday.</p><p>Prince Harry and Meghan were seen in a private box at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Friday with Meghan's mom, <a href="https://www.insider.com/meghan-markle-mom-doria-ragland-pictured-kim-kardashian-kris-jenner-2023-8">Doria Ragland</a>, and two friends, The Telegraph's Victoria Ward and George Styllis reported. One of the friends appeared to be Meghan's former "Suits" costar Abigail Spencer, according to <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/harry-meghan-beyonce-los-angeles-b2403743.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Independent</a>. </p><p>The group wore coordinating silver outfits, seemingly adhering to <a href="https://www.insider.com/why-are-beyonce-fans-wearing-silver-chrome-outfits-renaissance-tour-2023-9">Beyonce's request</a> that fans attending the show wear the color, according to The Telegraph.</p><div type="image" title="beyonce" height="2000" width="3000" msid="103363267" hostid="261" sizebytes="478204"></div><p>In a photo published by The Telegraph, Meghan can be seen wearing a silver, sequinned pencil skirt and a white shirt while Harry wears a silver-gray shirt and blazer.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Le__Katerina/status/1698114420231053354" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Videos</a> of the group dancing to Beyoncé's performance of "Love on Top" were shared by fans on social media. In one <a href="https://twitter.com/bluesbabysitter/status/1697833123000820209" target="_blank" rel="noopener">image shared to X</a>, Ragland can be seen wearing a silver blouse, while a woman who appears to be Spencer opted for a silver disco ball dress. </p><p>"This tour has been such a joy and as we approach the last month, my birthday wish is to celebrate with you wearing your most fabulous silver fashions to the shows 8.23-9.22!" Beyoncé wrote on her Instagram stories ahead of the show, according to The Telegraph.</p><p>The group were out to celebrate Ragland's 67th birthday, according to The Telegraph.</p><h2>Beyoncé is a longtime supporter of the royal couple</h2><p>Meghan has been a fan of Beyoncé's music for several years. The duchess included the star's music at her royal wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018. Idris Elba, who DJ'd the wedding reception, told <a href="https://www.etonline.com/idris-elba-says-beyonce-was-on-meghan-markles-wedding-playlist-exclusive-128536" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a> in 2019 that Beyoncé was included on the playlist.</p><p>It turned out that the feeling was mutual. In February 2019, Beyoncé and Jay-Z recorded their <a href="https://twitter.com/BRITs/status/1098328409086849025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BRIT Award acceptance speech</a> for best international group in front of a portrait of Meghan dressed as the Queen.</p><p>The two couples finally got to meet in person at the London premiere of "The Lion King" in July of that year, when Harry and Meghan were working members of the royal family. The premiere took place two months after they welcomed their first son, Archie.</p><div type="image" title="Beyoncé and Jay-Z meet and talk with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the premiere of &quot;The Lion King.&quot;" height="2158" width="3237" msid="103363273" hostid="261" sizebytes="703752"></div><p>"The baby, so beautiful," Beyoncé could be heard telling the couple, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7246085/Meghan-stuns-black-gown-joins-Prince-Harry-walk-red-carpet-Lion-King-premiere.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>'s Rebecca English and Harriet Johnston reported at the time.</p><p>"The best advice I can give you, always find some time for yourself," Jay-Z said, according to the publication.</p><p>Beyoncé and Meghan appeared to have <a href="https://www.insider.com/meghan-markle-beyonce-friendship-timeline-2021-8">remained friends</a> in the four years since their first meeting, having various online interactions. In the Netflix docuseries, "Harry &amp; Meghan," which aired in December 2022, <a href="https://www.insider.com/beyonce-texted-meghan-markle-in-support-after-oprah-winfrey-interview-2022-12">Meghan said the singer texted her</a> after she and Harry were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in 2021.</p><p>"She said she wants me to feel safe and protected," Meghan said, appearing to read out the text to Harry in the clip. "She admires and respects my bravery and vulnerability."</p><p>Meghan added that Beyoncé told her she was "selected to break generational curses that need to be healed."</p><p>Representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not respond to a request for comment. </p>

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wore matching silver outfits to Beyoncé's Renaissance tour

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Adele has been dating sports agent Rich Paul since early 2021.</li><li>The couple had met years before at a mutual friend's party, but Adele said she "just didn't see him."</li></ul><p>Adele is famously private about her personal life, but she can't help gushing about her boyfriend Rich Paul.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-adele-beat-out-beyonce-grammys-2017-2">Grammy winner</a> and sports agent stepped out for the first time in July 2021, sitting courtside together at the NBA Finals. Three months later, Adele confirmed their relationship during <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-cover-november-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a Vogue interview</a> to promote her newest album, "30."</p><p>"I didn't mean to go public with it. I just wanted to go to the game," she said. "I just love being around him. I just love it."</p><p>Here's a complete timeline of their relationship.</p><h2>2018: Adele ended her marriage with <strong>Simon Konecki </strong></h2><p>Adele had been with Konecki, a charity entrepreneur, since 2011. The pair welcomed a son, Angelo, in 2012.</p><p>They officially tied the knot in 2018 but according to Adele, they split shortly after.</p><p>"I was just going through the motions and I wasn't happy," she later told Vogue. "Neither of us did anything wrong. Neither of us hurt each other or anything like that. It was just: I want my son to see me really love, and be loved. It's really important to me."</p><p>Adele kept the breakup quiet for a while before it made headlines. She officially <a href="https://people.com/music/adele-files-for-divorce-husband-simon-konecki/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed for divorce</a> in 2019.</p><p>"I've been on my journey to find my true happiness ever since," she told Vogue.</p><h2>October 2020: Adele confirmed she was single amid rumors she was dating Skepta</h2><p>In the fall of 2020, multiple outlets reported that the "Someone Like You" singer and the British rapper <a href="https://people.com/music/adele-dating-rapper-skepta-things-heating-up-source/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">had been dating for months</a>.</p><p>However, Adele shut down speculation <a href="https://www.insider.com/adele-single-skepta-dating-relationship-reports-response-2020-10">when she referred to herself as "single" on Instagram</a>.</p><p>After hosting "Saturday Night Live," she shared a post thanking everyone who worked on the show, and wrote, "I'm going back to my cave now to be the (single) cat lady that I am! Peace out til next year."</p><p>Later, she did tell Vogue that she dated other people post-divorce, but clarified that "99.9 percent of the stories that have been written about me are absolutely made up."</p><p>"I did date before Rich, but they hated it," <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/adele-british-vogue-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adele also told British Vogue</a>. "They'd find it stressful being out or seen with me, which meant that I guarded all of it beyond. It never evolved because we were never experiencing things together. Whereas he's not frazzled by it at all."</p><h2>Early 2021: Adele and Paul began dating after being friends for a few years</h2><p>Adele told Vogue she met Paul at a mutual friend's party, several years before their romance began.</p><p>"He was always there, I just didn't see him," she said.</p><p>She also said she was tipsy during their first interaction.</p><p>"I said: 'Do you want to sign me? I'm an athlete now,'" she said, adding, "He was dancing. All the other guys were just sitting around. He was just dancing away."</p><h2>July 2021: They made their first public appearance</h2><div type="image" title="adele and rich paul sitting courtside at the 2021 NBA finals" height="904" width="1205" msid="103224020" hostid="261" sizebytes="108140"></div><p>Adele and Paul attended the NBA finals together at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.</p><p>As Insider reported at the time, <a href="https://www.insider.com/adele-nba-finals-photos-rare-public-appearance-arizona-2021-7">their flirty interactions "sent fans into a frenzy."</a></p><p>After the Bucks beat the Suns, ESPN's Brian Windhorst referred to Adele as Paul's girlfriend while recapping the game on "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lowe-post/id986595124" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Lowe Podcast</a>."</p><h2>September 2021: The couple became Instagram official</h2> <p>After months of speculation, the "Hello" singer posted a slideshow on Instagram, which included a cozy photo with Paul.</p><p>Many fans <a href="https://www.insider.com/adele-rich-paul-relationship-instagram-official-2021-9">took this to be confirmation of their relationship</a>.</p><h2>October 2021: Adele explicitly confirmed their relationship</h2><p>For her Vogue cover story, published on October 7, 2021, Adele opened up about her relationship with Paul.</p><p>"I don't feel anxious or nervous or frazzled. It's quite the opposite. It's wild," she said. "I'm a 33-year-old divorced mother of a son, who's actually in charge. The last thing I need is someone who doesn't know where they're at, or what they want. I know what I want. And I <em>really</em> know what I don't want."</p><h2>November 2021: Adele continued to gush about Paul during interviews</h2><p>During an interview with Oprah Winfrey for a CBS "One Night Only" special, <a href="https://www.insider.com/adele-rich-paul-relationship-self-love-oprah-interview-2021-11">Adele discussed her experience getting to know Paul</a> since they began dating.</p><p>"He's just hilarious. Oh, he's so funny, he's hilarious and very smart. He's very, very smart. It's quite incredible watching him do what he does," she said, adding, "It's just been very smooth."</p><p>Adele told Oprah this is the first time she's ever loved herself and been "open to loving and being loved by someone else."</p><p>"It's just timing," she said, continuing, "But it'd be interesting to see what my reaction is like in general to anything that hurts me now that I feel so secure in myself, and I'm talking outside of romance as well."</p><p>She also told <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/adele-new-album-30-divorce-tour-1255774/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rolling Stone</a> that dating Paul is "incredible, openhearted," and the "easiest" relationship she's ever been in. </p><h2>November 19, 2021: Adele released her album '30,' which contains details about her pre-Paul love life</h2><p>Adele told fans her fourth album <a href="https://youtu.be/Do2YkyqAZ8c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">is simply about "divorce, babe, divorce."</a> But the 12-song tracklist includes <a href="https://www.insider.com/adele-30-most-personal-lyrics-2021-11">an array of intimate confessions about motherhood, dating, depression, and loneliness</a>.</p><p>Songs like "Easy On Me," "My Little Love," and "Cry Your Heart Out" explore Adele's feelings of guilt and anxiety after ending her marriage to Konecki — while others like "All Night Parking," "Woman Like Me," and "I Drink Wine" were <a href="https://www.insider.com/adele-secret-relationship-after-divorce-30-songs-lyrics-2021-11">inspired by dating as a single mother in Los Angeles</a>.</p><h2>February 2022: Adele sparked engagement rumors</h2><div type="image" title="adele" height="3000" width="1989" msid="103224022" hostid="261" sizebytes="231484"></div><p>Fans wondered if Adele and Paul were engaged after she walked the red carpet at the 2022 BRIT Awards, <a href="https://people.com/style/adele-wears-huge-diamond-ring-engagement-speculation-brit-awards-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wearing a pear-shaped diamond ring</a> on her left hand.</p><p>She also posed with her left hand propped on her hip, making the ring highly visible.</p><p>However, neither Adele nor Paul responded to the online speculation. It's still unclear whether the pair are engaged.</p><h2>February 2023: They attended the Grammy Awards together</h2><div type="image" title="adele rich paul" height="1914" width="2552" msid="103224026" hostid="261" sizebytes="419394"></div><p>Paul was on hand to support Adele at the 2023 Grammys, where she was nominated for a slew of major awards, <a href="https://www.insider.com/grammys-2023-aoty-nominees-ranked-who-should-win-renaissance-2022-11">including album of the year</a>.</p><p>She went on to win <a href="https://www.insider.com/grammys-winners-dont-deserve-awards-2023-2">best pop solo performance for "Easy On Me."</a> Before heading up to accept the award, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ITKl1RWsM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she gave Paul a quick kiss</a>.</p><p>"I just want to dedicate this to my son Angelo," <a href="https://youtu.be/p0ITKl1RWsM?si=1irX9IqSlkpIcEmX" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she said on stage while tearing up</a>. "Oh God, Rich! He said, 'Don't cry. If you win anything tonight, don't cry.' And here I am, crying."</p><h2>August 2023: Adele said she plans to have another child 'soon'</h2><p>During one of her residency shows in Las Vegas, Adele paused her performance to help a pregnant fan pick out a baby name.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@adele.lovers/video/7271605748407291178" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a viral TikTok</a> that captured the interaction, Adele told the concertgoer, "I really want to be a mom again soon so I've actually been writing a list. Every time I see a name that I like I write it down in my phone."</p><p>She also revealed that she has discussed baby names with Paul, implying they're planning to become parents together.</p>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12095724" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ed-sheeran" source="Orion">Ed Sheeran</keyword> and wife Cherry Seaborn have welcomed a second <keyword id="11908491" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="baby" source="Orion">baby</keyword> after keeping the pregnancy secret.</li><li>Sheeran made a surprise announcement of the news on Instagram with a photo of small socks.</li></ul><p>Singer Ed Sheeran made a surprising announcement on Thursday evening, telling his 38 million Instagram followers that he and wife Cherry Seaborn have welcomed a second daughter.</p><p>"Want to let you all know we've had another beautiful baby girl," he wrote in the Instagram caption. "We are both so in love with her, and over the moon to be a family of four."</p><p>The photo showed a small pair of white baby socks. Sheeran didn't reveal the name of his second daughter, nor say exactly when she was born. Seaborn gave birth to the couple's first daughter, Lyra, in the fall of 2020. </p><p>Sheeran and Seaborn, who got married in 2019, have largely kept their relationship out of the public eye. They're rarely photographed together but made a joint appearance most recently at the February 2022 Brit Awards, where Sheeran thanked Seaborn during his acceptance speech for the songwriter of the year award.</p><p>Just last week, Sheeran <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CdOK8VhIQIn/">posted an Instagram photo</a> of himself and Seaborn in honor of her birthday.</p><p>"HBD to ma baby mama," he wrote. "30 looks good on you "</p><p>Sheeran is currently on tour in Europe for his latest album, Equals ("=").</p>

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