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But the shock of the 145% tariffs - a cost too high to be swallowed by his company or passed onto customers - had raised the threat of empty shelves during the critical November and December festive season.

Ms Davidson told the tribunal that human resources was unavailable due to the festive season.

Working alongside Chichester Festival Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company, the new stage adaptation will open at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for a 10-week run over the festive season in 2025.

Director Emma-Louise Pottinger said the company chose to do the shows after the festive season as "January is a tough month for a lot of people... it's a bit of a come down and it's not exactly the nicest weather so just bringing some joy and happiness to people is such a lovely feeling".

It was the story of Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swapping homes for the festive season that inspired Rebecca Pyatt to take the leap while she was teaching in the Seychelles in 2017.