23 m. ago Chocolate bars that aren't: List of snacks that can no longer be classed as chocs

Soaring cocoa prices - driven by the climate crisis - along with higher production costs and inflation have forced manufacturers to slash chocolate content and shrink product sizes

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1 hour ago Why your chocolate isn't chocolate any more: How heavy rain and high temperatures have seen cocoa prices soar, forcing manufacturers to use cheap alternatives

Due to the lack of cocoa in certain products, two brands by manufacturing giant McVitie's must now be labelled 'chocolate flavoured' after cost-cutting measures massively impacted their ingredients.

Economics

2 h. ago 'Young lady, you don't know anything about it!' Trump snaps at reporter as he is asked about how buying Argentinian beef will affect US farmers, claiming: 'That country is dying'

Donald Trump has snapped at a reporter who asked him about how buying Argentinian beef will affect American farmers, telling her: 'Young lady, you don't know anything about it!' 

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2 h. ago James Comey faces deadline to file motion to dismiss charges against him – US politics live

Former FBI director charged with lying to Congress expected to claim prosecution is vindictive Donald Trump on Sunday accused Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, of being an “illegal drug dealer” and threatened to immediately cut US funding to the country, as a Republican senator said the US would soon announce “major tariffs” on the country.It comes after the US defense secretary confirmed in a social media post an attack on a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group. Pete Hegseth said “three terrorists were killed” in the operation, which was “conducted in international waters”. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Jet2 and Tui bosses warn of soaring holiday prices if taxes are hiked in Budget

There are fears some holidaymakers could be 'priced out'

Economics

16 h. ago Trump 'being abused over his diminished capacity' as 'chief of staff enables him'

A Democratic politician has hit out against the Trump administration, claiming the US President has 'diminished capacity' which his staff are using for their advantage

Politics

21 h. ago Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza on Hamas 'terror targets' after 'blatant violation' of ceasefire agreement

The Israeli military said Hamas carried out 'multiple attacks' beyond the 'yellow line' buffer zone, including a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire, calling it a 'blatant violation'

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24 h. ago Israel launches military strikes in southern Gaza after Hamas' 'bold violation of ceasefire' with attack on IDF troops

The Israeli military said Hamas carried out 'multiple attacks' beyond the 'yellow line' buffer zone, including a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire, calling it a 'blatant violation'

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55 h. ago If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit look away now

Club and Penguin bars are now ‘chocolate flavour’ after owner McVitie’s cuts cocoa content amid soaring pricesIf you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit you can no longer join our Club or pick up a Penguin, as the lunchbox favourites have reduced the amount of cocoa in their recipe so much they are now only “chocolate flavour”.The two snacks, both made by McVitie’s, changed their recipes earlier this year amid soaring cocoa prices – which have prompted manufacturers to try a number of different tactics to keep prices down. Continue reading...

Politics

56 h. ago Missing temple gold causes political scandal amid soaring prices of precious metal

Indian court orders investigation into why nearly 475 grams of revered Sabarimala temple’s gold wasn’t returned following renovation project in 2019

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66 h. ago Trump falsely claims no other US president has ever solved a war

Trump is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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68 h. ago Donald Trump claims to be the president of peace, but at home he is fomenting civil war | Jonathan Freedland

His ruthless use of the national guard to menace cities and political enemies is unprecedented. He is preparing for battle against the ‘enemy within’ Donald Trump had better hope the members of the Nobel committee are not paying attention to what’s happening inside the United States. If they did take a look, they’d notice a jarring pattern. While the US president likes to play the peacemaker abroad, at home he is Trump, bringer of war.It’s easy for the first fact to conceal, or divert our attention away from, the second. This week was a case in point. It began with Trump travelling to Israel, where he was hailed as a latter-day Cyrus, a mighty ruler whose name would be spoken of for millennia to come, the man who had brokered what he himself boasts is an “everlasting” peace.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our le...

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3 d. ago Multiple Republican congressional offices have received American flags with embedded ‘optical illusion’ swastikas: report

The news comes just days after a Young Republican’s group chat rife with homophobic and racist slurs was leaked

Politics

3 d. ago What is the ‘Blue Slip’ that Trump claims is stopping his nominations from getting through?

Procedure dating back to early 20th century is frustrating the president’s ability to appoint judges and U.S. attorneys

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3 d. ago India denies Modi had call with Trump to discuss halt of Russian oil imports

Trump claims Modi assured him India would not buy oil from Russia

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on the US and Venezuela: Trump’s ‘war on drugs’ ramps up military threats to Maduro | Editorial

Hawks want regime change. Democrats and others are right to warn against illegal and unauthorised use of forceThe drumbeat is growing louder. Covert operations are supposed to remain just that, but on Wednesday Donald Trump confirmed that he had approved secret CIA actions in Venezuela and suggested that he was considering strikes on its territory. These comments follow the administration’s extrajudicial killings at sea: attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean that have left at least 27 dead – a frightening new precedent denounced by UN experts as illegal. The US has already built up forces in the region, with about 6,500 troops now stationed there. “No to war in the Caribbean No to regime change No to coups d’état orchestrated by the CIA,” railed Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, after Mr Trump’s remarks.The US president’s repeated claim that each boat strike saves 25,000 American lives is even more preposterous than it first sounds. The fentanyl that killed 48,000 peopl...

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4 d. ago 75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’

Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’Nine months after Donald Trump took office, promising to reduce prices on “day one”, a clear majority of Americans say their monthly costs have risen by between $100 and $749, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian.The president has continued to insist that there is “virtually no inflation”. “Prices are ‘WAY DOWN’ in the USA,” Trump wrote on social media in late August. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Trump plans Ukraine 'victory fund' paid for by tariffs on China

Under the proposal, Chinese imports could face a 500 per cent tariff, with the revenue directed to weapons and aid for Ukraine's armed forces.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump claims India’s Modi has agreed to stop importing Russian oil

Trump prepares to rope in China and Japan to agree to half energy imports from Russia

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4 d. ago Drivers can use 'little known' trick to save hundreds a year on car insurance

Car insurance prices have soared in recent years - with motorists facing hefty bills. Here's how to bring them down using a "little-known" trick

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