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Richard Richard - 10th August 2022

Aldi launches mystery hot cross buns and you can win £1,000 if you guess the flavours

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant Hot cross buns

Aldi is launching a range of mystery hot cross buns, and there’s a cash prize up for grabs if you correctly guess the flavours.

Easter may be more than a month away at this point, but chocolate eggs, themed sweet treats, and, of course, hot cross buns are already stacked on supermarket shelves nationwide – with loads of different varieties to choose from.

Long gone are the days when the traditional current spiced hot cross buns are all you could find, as now there’s everything from chocolate orange and coffee, to lemon, blueberry, and even chilli cheese to try out.

But would you be brave enough to try a mystery hot cross bun?

In what is thought to be the first taste challenge of its kind by a supermarket, Aldi is giving shoppers the chance to win £1,000 worth of shopping vouchers if they manage to correctly guess the secret flavour of its three limited-edition hot cross buns.

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Aldi launches mystery hot cross buns and you can win £1,000 if you guess the flavours / Credit: Sarah Horrigan

Launching in Aldi stores every Thursday for three weeks starting this Thursday (20 March), the mystery hot cross buns will come in eye-catching colourful packaging to tempt daring shoppers to put their taste buds to the test. 

To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is pick up a pack of mystery hot cross buns, at just 99p for a two-pack, then spend some time tasting, smelling, and pondering over what the flavour may be, before submitting your guesses to [email protected]. 

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You must be over 18 to enter, and can only enter once per flavour of hot cross bun.

There’ll be three winners in total, one for each mystery flavour, who’ll be chosen at random from correct entries. 

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Shoppers have until just before midnight on 6 April to get their entries in.

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Man City fan jailed after causing £10k damage to a police vehicle following Champions League victory

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant Leon Blackett

A Manchester City fan has been jailed for his part in large-scale disorder following the club’s Champions League victory.

The court heard how, following Manchester City’s Champions League Final win over Inter Milan in Istanbul in Turkey on Saturday 10 June 2023, jubilant fans flocked to the streets of Manchester city centre for late-night celebrations.

The large influx of fans in high spirits prompted a police response to ‘ensure public safety’ and ‘prevent any public disorder’, according to Greater Manchester Police (GMP).

However, the disorder did begin to escalate despite police presence.

A number of fans, including 22-year-old Leon Blackett, scaled a police vehicle and proceeded to jump up and down on it, which subsequently caused more than £10,000 worth of damage, and resulted in the vehicle having to be written off. 

Following the disorder, an investigation was launched by GMP’s City Centre policing, with officers obtaining social media and CCTV footage that helped them to identify those responsible.

Blackett admitted to the offence, after he was arrested on Thursday 19 October 2023.

Following admitting to the offence, Blackett was sentenced to 44 months in prison – a three-month jail term for this football-related offence, along with 41 months for possession of a bladed article and a domestic related communications offence.

He has also been given a seven-year Football Banning Order, commencing on the day Blackett received his sentence.

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“The actions by Blackett in the wake of Manchester City’s historic Champions League Final victory were completely unacceptable,” commented PC Matt Ford, from GMP’s Specialist Operations Planning Unit.

“This is a timely reminder to those who commit crimes while following the football in another country, we will seek prosecutions for unacceptable behaviour.”

Featured Image – GMP

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