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Fury as ‘disgusting’ Cadbury cuts size of popular multipack from six bars to four but keeps price the SAME
CHOC-lovers are fuming after Cadbury reduced the size of its Dairy Milk Little Bars multipacks by a third.
New packs of four are being sold for £1.40, even though packs of six cost the same last month.
The change has been blasted by shoppers, including many parents who bought them as kids’ snacks.
One fumed on the Tesco website: “Advertised as new, only thing new is you get 4 instead of 6!! For the same price. Disgusting!”
A second said: “Stop reducing how much is in the packet and charging the same price!!!”
A third added: “Was a six pack now a four pack for the same price, a third less chocolate, unacceptable shrinkflation.”
It comes after Cadbury reduced packs of Freddos from five to four and Cadbury Dairy Milk multipacks were cut from nine bars to seven.
Cadbury said: “We understand the economic pressures that consumers continue to face and any changes to our product sizes is a last resort for our business.
“However, as a food producer, we are continuing to experience significantly higher input costs across our supply chain, with ingredients such as cocoa and dairy, which are widely used in our products, costing far more than they have done previously.
“Meanwhile, other costs like energy and transport, also remain high. This means that our products continue to be much more expensive to make and while we have absorbed these costs where possible, we still face considerable challenges
“As a result of this difficult environment, we have had to make the decision to slightly reduce the weight of our Cadbury Dairy Milk Little Bars multipacks so that we can continue to provide consumers with the brands they love, without compromising on the great taste and quality they expect.”
Dan Coatsworth, analyst at the investment firm AJ Bell, explained: “The cost of producing chocolate has gone up a lot in recent years, driving up prices and prompting firms to make products smaller.
“When production costs rocket, companies only have a limited range of options.
“They can pass on the costs to the customer through higher prices, which is difficult with a product like chocolate where people are often looking for a cheap treat.
“Another option is to reduce the size of the product in order to reduce the manufacturing cost for each bar of chocolate. Or they can try a combination of the two.
“As a last resort, companies may have to tolerate lower profit margins, especially if consumers refuse to tolerate price rises and stop buying.”
The British Retail Consortium said global cocoa prices are around three times higher than in 2022, after being badly affected by poor harvests in parts of Africa.
Prince William urges world to help save seas as he joins Sir David Attenborough to discuss deteriorating oceans
PRINCE William will today urge the world to help save our seas — as he joins Sir David Attenborough to discuss deteriorating oceans.
William is expected to call on everyone to “think big in your actions” when he highlights the urgency of the situation in a landmark speech.
In the address in Monaco at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum, he will say: “Let us act together with urgency and optimism while we still have the chance.”
The father of three, 42, is there as founder of the Earthshot environmental prize which has “Revive Our Oceans” as one of its themes.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: “This speech is the Prince of Wales calling for action to save our oceans now.
“The world is watching. This is him using his platform to call for more to be done sooner rather than later.”
William sits down with Sir David, 99, to celebrate the environmentalist’s new film, Ocean, which is released on streaming platforms today, World Oceans Day.
The Prince asks: “David, from what you’ve seen over the years, what state would you say the oceans are in right now?”
He replies: “The awful thing is it’s hidden from you and from me and from most people.
“The thing I’m appalled by when I first saw the shots taken for this film are what we have done to the deep ocean floor is just unspeakably awful.
“If you did anything remotely like it on land everybody was up in arms. If this film . . . just shifts public awareness, it will be very, very important.
“And I can only hope that people who see it will recognise that something must be done before we destroy this great treasure.”
Asked by the Prince if there are things deep down in the oceans “we’ve never seen”, he answers that it is “beyond question”.
They also discuss Sir David’s decades of ocean exploration and the vital role the ocean has in supporting and sustaining life on Earth.
Wills and Sir David also speak about the importance of remaining optimistic about ocean protection and the role younger people play.
At the beginning of the film, Sir David has the Prince in stitches as he tries on a diving helmet used in filming 1990’s The Trials of Life.
They also inspect an underwater camera used in filming Ocean.
Jack Fincham and Chloe Brockett are back together as they ‘really want to make it work’ after SIXTH split
LOVE ISLANDER Jack Fincham and former Towie star Chloe Brockett are back together – after splitting for the sixth time.
The reality couple broke up in April following a string of heated rows, with Jack moving out of their shared home.
But I can now reveal they were spotted shopping at Swanley Market in Kent.
A source said: “Chloe and Jack have been on and off for months but have finally put their differences aside to give their relationship another chance.
“They really want to make it work so have been enjoying some low-key dates as they gradually build the trust.
“They have realised they have something special so want to put their time and energy into making it work.”
Earlier this week they sparked rumours of a reunion when they shared snaps on their respective Instagrams from the same East London market.
Jack posed outside the Birdcage pub at Bethnal Green’s Columbia Road Flower Market on Sunday.
Then Chloe posted from the same spot with a huge bouquet of flowers.
Just last month Jack had told The Sun that he still loves Chloe.
He shared: “I don’t know what will happen between us.
“I still love her. I doubt it’s over for good.”
Donald Trump slams ‘big-time drug addict’ Elon Musk as toxic feud intensifies
DONALD Trump called Elon Musk a “big-time drug addict” as his spat with the world’s richest man intensified.
The US President is said to have blasted his billionaire ex-backer as reliant on ketamine in phone calls.
It came after the Tesla billionaire linked Mr Trump to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Their feud went public on Thursday night as both men used their own social media platforms — X and Truth Social — to insult each other.
Mr Musk, 53, turned on the US leader, calling his Congressional spending bill a “disgusting abomination” on Wednesday.
The President, 78, has called it his “big, beautiful bill”, but Mr Musk believes it will increase national debt by an unsustainable amount.
It triggered the ugly public bust-up, with Musk calling for Trump to be impeached and accusing him of being a close associate of Epstein.
Yesterday, Mr Musk deleted the post, which was seen hundreds of millions of times.
The Washington Post reported Mr Trump used private calls to urge his allies not to pour fuel on the fire and told Vice President JD Vance to be cautious.
But the President, whose campaign took £250million from Mr Musk, is also said to have become weary with the tycoon’s alleged drug use.
He called Mr Musk an “addict” in the calls and claimed he “lost his mind” after leaving the administration.
The businessman previously admitted using ketamine, but it is alleged he became so hooked last year it affected his kidneys.
Mr Musk officially left the government last week but said he would remain as a “friend and adviser” to Mr Trump.
The President last night said he had “no intention” of speaking to Mr Musk, adding: “I think it’s a very bad thing because he’s very disrespectful”.
Shoppers go wild for Cadbury’s new chocolate bar flavour on shelves at local store
SHOPPERS have been scrambling to taste a band new Cadbury chocolate bar as it hits store shelves.
The new tasty treat has caught the eye of many consumers – but Cadbury has said it won’t be around forever.
The Twirl White Dipped was teased by the company last month in a Facebook video.
These bars are much like Cadbury’s popular Twirls – but are coated with white chocolate instead.
“OK but we’ve really outdone ourselves with this one,” they told shoppers.
They described the flavour as “unreal, indulgent, smooth, swirly, creamy, melty, new, and mouthwatering”.
But a few weeks on from its tantalising announcement, the chocolate bar has now been spotted in stores.
Its presence was flagged by the popular Facebook account Newfoodsuk.
The account posted: “Wow, these are outstanding – closest bar you’ll ever get to a Cadbury Snowflake!
“We spotted these at our local convenience store!”
The bars hit shelves on June 2, but are only set to be available for a limited time.
Katya Savelieva, Brand Manager for Twirl at Mondelez International, said: “Cadbury Twirl has always been a fan favourite, so it’s no surprise that limited editions like Cadbury Twirl Orange and Cadbury Twirl Mint had everyone talking.
“With smooth white chocolate surrounding our iconic milk chocolate swirls, the new Twirl White Dipped is an indulgence you won’t want to miss – grab it as soon as you can and experience Twirl like never before.”
Twirl bar were first released in Ireland in 1985, as a single finger bar.
They hit UK shelves two years later in its classic double finger form.
How to save money on chocolate
We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar.
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs…
Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the supermarket’s own brand bars.
Shop around – if you’ve spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they’ve been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you’ve got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
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Illegal immigrants hide on coach taking pupils to France on school trip – as stowaway journeys surge
A PAIR of illegal immigrants targeted a coach on a school trip to France to get across the English Channel – after a surge in stowaway journeys.
The two of asylum seekers – one thought to be a child – climbed into the luggage compartment as the bus brought back 50 children from a day trip to Bolougne on Friday.
They remained hidden from Border Force officials at Dover and remained in the storage section of the coach until it stopped at Birchanger Green Welcome Break service station on the M11.
Year 7 pupils and teachers are said to have heard noises from the bottom of the coach, prompting the driver to pull over and stop.
Two illegal immigrants, including a child, are said to have emerged from the vehicle and remained at the service station until they were detained by police shortly before 10pm.
The students, from a small secondary school in Cambridgeshire, were taken inside the halt and told the coach had suffered an engine failure.
It took an hour for the children to be allowed back on the coach so the journey home could resume.
A parent of one of the children on board said: “The children were really tired because they had been up at 3am, and they were meant to get home at 10pm.
“Because of the hold-up to arrest the migrants, they didn’t get back until well after 11pm.
“It’s a total shock because they could have been any two people.
“Thankfully they did not try to do anything, but I feel uneasy knowing they were close to my child.”
An Essex Police spokeswoman confirmed: “We were alerted to concerns for the welfare of two people discovered under a bus on the M11 near Stansted on Friday evening.
“Officers were called out to a rest stop shortly before 10pm.
“One person has been taken into police custody, while one is being referred to social care.”
It comes after we revealed 13 migrants targeted a lorry delivering supplies to a Sainsbury’s distribution centre last week.
Figures show there were 5,874 detections of illegal immigrants at ports on the continent, including Calais, Dunkirk and the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles.
It is a rise of 22 per cent compared with 4,794 in 2023.
While migrants crossing the Channel are easily recorded, lorry stowaways may reach the UK undetected.
Many go on to obtain illegal cash-in-hand work or claim asylum and be housed in a hotel.
Last night the Home Office said it was investigating how the pair evaded border control.
A spokeswoman said: “We are relentless in our pursuit of people-smuggling gangs and stand ready to respond to all methods, including coaches and other clandestine routes, using a wide range of techniques and technology to protect our border security.”
Archaeologists find 6,000-year-old skeletons from Colombia with ancient DNA which could rewrite human history
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found 6,000-year-old skeletons from Colombia with ancient DNA that could rewrite human history.
The incredible remains belonging to hunter-gatherers at the ancient preceramic site of Checua don’t have DNA that matches any known Indigenous population in the region today.
Their bombshell genetic signature has revealed a distinct – and extinct – lineage.
This could have descended all the way from the earliest humans to reach South America.
This lineage diverged early on and remained genetically isolated for thousands of years.
Researchers have managed to reconstruct a rare genetic timeline by anaylysing DNA from 21 people who lived in the Bogota Altiplano between roughly 6,000 to 500 years ago.
Extracted from bones and teeth, the DNA samples showed that the oldest people at Checua carried a distinctive ancestral signature.
This has completely disappeared from the modern gene pool.
Kim-Louise Krettek, lead author and a PhD student at the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution in Germany said: “This area is key to understanding how the Americas were populated.
“It was the land bridge between North and South America and the meeting point of three major cultural regions: Mesoamerica, Amazonia, and the Andes.”
Early people weren’t related to other ancient groups in South America genetically.
They also didn’t share ancestry with early North American populations.
Krettek added: “Our results show that the Checua individuals derive from the earliest population that spread and differentiated across South America very rapidly.
“We couldn’t find descendants of these early hunter-gatherers of the Colombian high plains, the genes were not passed on.
“That means in the area around Bogotá there was a complete exchange of the population.”
Roughly a whopping 2,000 years ago, the genetic landscape of the Bogota highlands shifted.
The distinctive lineage discovered in the earliest Checua remains had vanished and replaced by a new population.
Their DNA bear close similarity to the ancient Panamanians and modern Chibchan-speaking groups in Costa Rica and Panama.
Co-author and researcher at Universidad Nacional de Colombia Andrea Casas-Vargas explained how the bizarre disappearance of the original population’s genetic traces is rare in South America.
She said: “Up to now, strong genetic continuity has been observed in the population of the Andes and the southern cone of South America over long time periods and cultural changes.”
As new arrivals came to the Bogota highlands, the population changed significantly as time went on.
But the shift didn’t come with any signs of war or invasion, nor violence, according to the archeologists.
The change may have just occurred gradually through migration, cultural exchange, or intermarriage.
Therefore, the Checua people’s unique DNA faded – and eventually vanished.
The unbelievable discovery is the first example of Colombia looking at ancient DNA – but experts say it’s just the beginning.
Surrounding regions like western Columbia, Venezuela, and Ecuador have never received genetical analysation.
Krettek said: “Ancient DNA from those areas will be crucial in understanding how humans migrated into South America.”