Having just been jumping through hoops for half an hour to sign in I can at last send my feedback.
My start page is now unusable because it is now flooded with Black Friday ads put there I presume by Opera. I have used Opera for many years without any problems but popups and additions to my start page that I cannot get rid of has made it worse than trying to search for anything on Google. I know these services have to be paid for but there is a limit and opera have gone right over the top.
I'll stick to Tor browser in future where I can browse in peace.