‘Colander sales jumped nearly 40%’: How Britons viewed the solar eclipse

Safety advice was followed by almost all the public but the historic event left behind huge quantities of litter and abandoned Lime bikes It started with the glasses, as people desperate to see the most complete eclipse in decades formed long queues for the proper protective eyewear. Then, when they sold out almost everywhere, they came for the colanders. Sales of the kitchen staple, which could be used to safely view the partial solar eclipse that enraptured millions, increased markedly, ret...

By Kevin Rawlinson