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KitKats, Gaviscon, toothpaste, and even Freddo have all fallen victim to shrinkflation, consumer group Which? has found. As families struggle with the cost of a trip to the supermarket, a survey of shoppers revealed how many products are getting smaller – while others are being downgraded with cheaper ingredients. Among the examples are: β’ Aquafresh…
Supporters of Proposition 50, California Democratsβ ballot measure to redraw the stateβs congressional districts to help the partyβs effort to take power in the U.S. House of Representatives, raised more than four times the amount that rivals raised in recent weeks, according to campaign finance reports filed with the state by the three main committees…
For the first time in seven years, Lily Allen is back with a new album. Itβs intimate, raw and autofictional. Last week, the βSmileβ singer shared a 14-track breakup record, βWest End Girl.β Amid her split with βStranger Thingsβ actor David Harbour, Allen provides an in-depth look into a broken relationship where the line between…
A key witness in the failed prosecution of two men accused of spying for China said he was “surprised” the case had collapsed, given he had said Beijing posed a range of threats. Matthew Collins, the deputy national security adviser, also told a parliamentary hearing on Monday that he had been “disappointed” at the decision…
Shaquille OβNeal purchased a black 2025 Land Rover worth a reported $180,000 from an auto broker in Riverside. He paid even more to have it customized for his 7-foot-1 frame. It was meant to be delivered to Baton Rouge, La., earlier this month but never arrived at its intended destination. Instead, Shaqβs latest automobile purchase…
Airline Eastern Airways has suspended operations, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The regional airline, which operated flights from six UK airports, has cancelled all its flights, and passengers who had booked with Eastern have been told not to travel to airports. A CAA statement read: “Eastern Airways, which operated regional services from airports…
President Trump urged California voters on Sunday not to cast mail-in ballots or vote early in the California election about redistricting β the direct opposite of the message from state GOP leaders. Repeating his false claim that former President Biden beat him in 2020 because the election was rigged, Trump argued that the November special…
Book Review The Uncool By Cameron CroweAvid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster: 336 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Cameron Croweβs charming new memoir is an elegy for a lost time and place, when rock βnβ roll…
πListen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast appπβ―β―β―β―β―β―β― A bruising weekend for Keir Starmer: Labour loses its stronghold Caerphilly seat to Plaid Cymru in a by-election and faces fallout from the mistaken release and chaotic recapture of a convicted sex offender. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy unpack what went wrong, as a…
The City Section used to produce lots of top running backs, from Charles White at San Fernando to Milton Knox at Birmingham. This season, Ceasar Reyes of Garfield set a school record with 420 yards rushing in a game and Darnell Miller of Santee set a City Section record with 502 yards rushing against Jefferson….
