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Aldi has recalled Gianni’s Cheeky Monkey Ice Cream Cheeky Monkey Ice Cream from shelves after discovering the product contains wheat (gluten), an allergen not declared on the packaging.The 500ml tubs, which carry a best-before date of August 14, 2027 and barcode 4088600275871, pose a potential danger to customers with gluten intolerance, coeliac disease, or a wheat allergy. The safety alert was initiated on October 10 after the supplier identified the labelling error.Aldi warned shoppers: “Do not consume the product if you have an allergy or intolerance to wheat.”Instead, affected shoppers should return it to any Aldi store for a full…
David Spereall andSteve JonesYorkshireWest Yorkshire PoliceIan Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison in 2013Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of paedophile singer Ian Watkins, who was killed in Wakefield Prison. The former Lostprophets frontman, who was serving a 29-year jail sentence, was fatally injured in an incident at the prison just after 09:30 BST on Saturday.Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, both appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning.Watkins, 48, was jailed in 2013 for a string of child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.Appearing separately during consecutive hearings…
England striker Ollie Watkins will miss the World Cup qualifier in Latvia on Tuesday because of injury.The 29-year-old was replaced at half-time of the Three Lions’ 3-0 win against Wales on Thursday.Watkins scored his side’s second goal at Wembley but collided with the post late in the first half after missing a chance.England boss Thomas Tuchel said afterwards that the Aston Villa forward was “OK” but the injury was “very painful”. Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon moved to a central position in the second half in Watkins’ absence and could do the same in Riga.England would qualify for next summer’s World…
Taxpayers will be footing the bill for an entire council to have a costly re-election after a major paperwork blunder.In May 2023, voters cast their ballots for the Birchington Parish Council (BPC) in Thanet, Kent, but a mistake in the vote administration led to the council being elected incorrectly.Thanet District Council (TDC) has said it has “no discretion” but to hold an election for its 10 seats.TDC leader Rick Everett said: “These are unhappy circumstances but, unfortunately, the legal advice we’ve received is that we have to do what we’re advised by officers.”A decision was taken “in error” before the…
Treasury officials are actively examining reforms to stamp duty, with proposals for instalment payments gaining traction.The Chancellor’s team at the Treasury is thought to have been regularly discussing options that would permit purchasers to distribute stamp duty costs across multiple years instead of requiring immediate full payment.This approach has attracted support from the Tony Blair Institute, which has proposed implementing the scheme through Government-backed lending arrangements.The initiative could enable Rachel Reeves to enhance economic activity via increased housing market movement without forgoing the substantial stamp duty income that contributes more than £10billion yearly to public finances.Such reforms may help address…
Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles will host the German President for the final State Visit of 2025.Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the First Lady of Germany, Frau Elke Büdenbender, will be greeted by the King and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle.The Royal Family will carry out multiple engagements from December 3 to December 5 with the German politician and his wife.President Steinmeier, 69, has visited Britain on several occasions, with his most recent trip to the country coming in May 2023 for King Charles’s Coronation.Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles will host the German President for the final State…
One of the UK’s largest banks has announced that it will set aside a further £800million to cover potential compensation costs linked to the car finance misselling scandal.Lloyds Banking Group has reserved £800million in response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s announcement regarding redress from the car finance scandal.This will take the bank’s total provision to a staggering £1.95billion, as more than 14 million claims could be eligible for compensation.The FCA announced last week that it would be looking to set up a compensation scheme in response to millions of claims that alleged that lenders and brokers did not offer fair…
Castleford Tigers have signed Leigh Leopards winger Darnell McIntosh on a two-year deal.The 28-year-old scored four tries in 11 Super League appearances in 2025.McIntosh started his career with Huddersfield Giants and had a spell at Hull FC before joining Leigh in April 2024.”With the players already there, it should be a competitive group that can push each other week on week and get the best out of everyone,” he told the club website., external
Jeremy Clarkson shared he had been rushed to hospital for “urgent” treatment recently, which came just hours after the Top Gear star slammed the NHS. The presenter, 65, revealed he’d required treatment for a mystery medical emergency he didn’t disclose details of.His hospital trip occurred just hours after one of his recent columns claimed that some international doctors working for the UK health service do so because they’ve been prohibited from entering the medical field in their native countries. Mr Clarkson had also referred to the NHS as “a creaking old monster”.Jeremy Clarkson revealed he was recently rushed to hospital…
New research has found that electric vehicles are hundreds of pounds cheaper to run than petrol cars as more drivers switch to zero emission vehicles.Fresh data has found that it costs around £1,351 to run an electric car for a year, compared to £1,720 for a petrol vehicle.This £369 annual saving takes into account the price of insurance, fuel or electric charging, Vehicle Excise Duty, MOT costs and other charges, including Clean Air Zones.This is despite the cost of running an electric vehicle increasing over the last year, since EVs now have to pay the minimum standard rate for VED…