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A new Gangsta Granny-themed ride is opening at Alton Towers next week

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 12th May 2021

It’s been a long time coming, but a brand-new Gangsta Granny-themed immersive ride is finally opening to the public at Alton Towers next week.

The new multi-sensory attraction – which is expected to whizz, twist and spin through the sewers on a 360° special effect-laden ride – will see guests go on an “exhilarating journey” as they try to pull off the “greatest heist in the history of the world” in an attempt to steal the Crown Jewels.

Passengers will see, feel, hear and even smell a re-telling of the Gangsta Granny story.

David Walliams – the renowned comedic actor and TV-personality, turned children’s author of the Gangsta Granny series – visited the Staffordshire-based theme park last month to give his seal of approval to the resort’s newest attraction based on his best-selling novels.

He also welcomed six children from a local primary school to be the first in the world to experience the new ride.

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“It’s an incredible feeling, I did feel very emotional,” David Walliams admitted.

“The book was written just over 10 years ago, and it’s now famous enough to have its own ride at Alton Towers [which is] pretty mind-blowing since I came here as a kid”.

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He added: “I just loved going on the ride, and I can’t wait to come back with my son and nephew because they are both under 10 – I mean they both will absolutely freak out when they get to experience it”.

The new Gangsta Granny-themed ride is the latest addition to the resort’s The World of David Walliams attraction, which also gives eager visitors the chance to get their hands on bargains from Raj’s Shop, see a host of Royal Guards brought to life on-site, and visit the Royal Carousel to race on regal thoroughbreds.

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Gangsta Granny: The Ride is launching on Monday 17th May.

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That’s not all either, as alongside the launch of the new ride, you can also enjoy a fully-immersive Gangsta Granny overnight experience, and stay in a uniquely-themed room surrounded by the book’s much loved characters and hidden treasures.

You can find more information about Gangsta Granny: The Ride and The World of David Walliams via the Alton Towers website here.

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Manchester ranked among the worst UK cities for throwing away food at Christmas

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

A new survey has ranked Manchester among the worst cities in the UK when it comes to throwing away leftover food at Christmas.

If there’s one thing we know for certain, it’s that a lot of food gets consumed during Christmas time, but unfortunately, what then comes along with that, is a lot of food getting thrown away too – with a new study revealing that British families are expected to bin nearly £300 million worth of festive food this year alone.

And sadly, Manchester has been named one of the top festive food waste hotspots.

Ahead of the festive season, leading electricals retailer, AO.com, is on a mission to help Brits cut back on their food waste, as 54% of Mancs have admitted to chucking out leftovers.

The survey found that, on average, a British family spends £136 on their Christmas food shopping, but 11% of that goes to waste.

This equates to a whopping £292,822,360 in Christmas food waste in total this year.

With almost 78% of survey respondents saying they would prefer to have their meals at home during the Christmas period, rather than dining out, the research uncovered that a quarter of Brits often throw away their Brussels sprouts, while one in 10 even admitted to binning everyone’s festive favourite, pigs in blankets.

Manchester has ranked among the worst UK cities for throwing away food at Christmas / Credit: Freepik | Flickr

Other northern cities ranking alongside Manchester in the not-so-coveted list of highest festive food waste offenders include Newcastle and Sheffield.

The capitals of London, Edinburgh, and Belfast also feature.

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The news that Manchester has been named a festive food waste capital comes after a shocking study, also by AO, revealed back in August that Mancs throw away more than £1,000 of ‘freezable’ food every year too.

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Tyson Fury says he hasn’t spoken to his wife in ‘three months’ whilst preparing for Usyk rematch

Danny Jones Danny Jones Tyson Fury hasn't spoke to his wife Paris for three months preparing for Usyk 2 rematch

Tyson Fury says hasn’t spoken to his wife Paris for three whole months while preparing for the much-anticipated Oleksandr Usyk rematch.

The Manc fighter is set to face the Ukrainian counterpart in the ‘Undisputed’ sequel, simply dubbed Fury vs Usyk 2, which will result in one unified heavyweight champion of the world.

Usyk’s victory over the Wythenshawe-born boxer back in May saw him take that title for the first time since 1999 (the only man to have done so in the four-belt era) but with the rematch nearly upon us, Fury could be set to steal that title away from him.

With that in mind, the pressure has clearly been on ever since he lost the first bout and, according to Tyson himself, he hasn’t spoken to his wife Paris Fury for virtually a quarter of a year as part of his immensely strict training camp.

Speaking to TNT Sports ahead of the match this weekend, he claimed: “I haven’t spoke to Paris in three months – not a word. [I’ve] not spoke to anyone, I haven’t been on my phone.”

Explaining that he simply removed all distractions to get his head in the right space ahead of the title decider, ‘The Gypsy King’ has been known to isolate himself from the rest of the world before a big fight in the past, but cutting contact with your spouse of 10 years and partner for nearly two decades is wild.

The 36-year-old went on to detail that in order to give himself the best shot at winning, he couldn’t keep switching between “beast mode to dad mode to wife mode” and so on.

In separate interviews with other outlets ahead of the highly-awaited rematch, Fury has made various other big claims about what boxing fans can expect from his own performance, including an admission that he needs to be “more focused this time and not do as much showboating” in the ring.

Nevertheless, he also assured the media that he isn’t a quitter and has promised he will not just “f*** up” his 37-year-old opponent but “retire” him. Usyk, on the other hand, has warned he will be a different challenge than the last time the two faced each other, predicting a knockout victory too.

Having downed Tyson more than once the last time around, he’s understandably confident of his chances.

Bold words from the pair of them, indeed, but this is all just part and parcel of the usual pre-fight build-up; all we really know is that Usyk won the previous face-off and Fury is the one with the point to prove.

While younger brother Tommy Fury recently had to pull out of his scheduled fight against Darren Till, during which tensions seriously boiled over during the first press conference, it looks as though there is no risk of more cancellations and any more ‘will they won’t they?’ antics between these two at least.

The rematch, or ‘Fury vs Usyk 2: Undisputed’ to give use its full title (the latest in Saudi Arabia’s growing fight scene and live sports programming as part of Riyadh Season) takes place this Saturday, 21 December, with the two set to clash once again from 10:25 GMT.

Who do you think will emerge victorious from this one and, more importantly, when do you think we’ll see the third and ‘final’ fight when they inevitably demand a trilogy?…

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