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ALDI is selling its own version of the viral ‘Little Moons’ mochi ice cream – and they’re only £3.49

Some mochi brands have reported that sales increased by a whopping 2,000% since January alone.

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ALDI has announced it will start selling its own version of the viral Japanese mochi ice cream sensation ‘Little Moons’.

The leading budget supermarket chain will start selling its take on the Japanese-inspired sweet treats from next week after they skyrocketed in popularity and captured the attention of more than 500 million viewers from across the globe on the video sharing platform TikTok since the beginning of 2021.

Mochi is a traditional Japanese rice cake made with “mochigome”, which is a short-grain glutinous rice, and they’re made by pounding the rice into a paste and then moulding it into the desired shape.

Traditionally, mochi balls are made during a Japanese ceremony called Mochitsuki.

Thanks to the elevated social media popularity and demand for the moon-shaped desserts since the turn of the new year, some mochi brands have reported that sales increased by a whopping 2,000% since January alone.

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And because of this, it’s been near impossible to get your hands on them from your local supermarket.

But ALDI is here to save the day.

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From 17th May, ALDI is jumping on the mochi trend and will be selling three fruity flavours – tropical, mango and coconut – in a boxes of six that’ll set you back just £3.49, which is more than 20% cheaper than rivals at Tesco and Ocado.

If you’re planning on heading to ALDI to grab a fresh box of these sweet, summery treats, then you can check opening times for your local branch here.

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Don’t worry if you didn’t get Oasis tickets, one of the UK’s best tribute bands is coming to Manchester

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Didn’t get tickets for Oasis? How about we all just go see one of the best tribute acts in Manchester instead? Sounds like a plan, let’s do it.

Yes, unfortunately, one of the biggest downsides to one of the greatest bands of all time returning for a worldwide reunion tour is that, rather ironically, pretty much everyone on the entire planet wants a ticket.

The reality is that many of us Mancs and Oasis fans all over the country and the globe will sadly be missing out on the comeback gigs this summer. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean we have to miss out on listening to the same iconic tunes as everyone else in a room full of other Britpop lovers.

After all, as we all know, seeing bands live is great and all that – but half the fun is jumping up and down like a loon with hundreds of other people, and these lads can certainly sort that.

That’s right, hailed as the UK’s ‘best and most authentic Oasis tribute band’, Oasi-is will be coming to the legendary Manchester Academy complex to give us locals the next best thing.

Not only that but the highly celebrated impersonators and soundalikes will be playing the 950-cap venue on Friday, 11 July, i.e. the same night as Oasis‘ first of five hometown Manchester shows at Heaton Park.

To make things even more interesting and appealing to the die-hards who can’t be there for the real deal this summer, Oasi-is are the only tribute act to the 90s rock and roll stars that can boast using official Oasis equipment in their sets.

Gig-goers will also be treated to authentic visuals and footage projected on the big screens behind them, and dedicated tour DJs to drum up an unrivalled recreation of their heroes, as well as shades and ‘Wellend’ haircuts so convincing you’ll soon forget it’s not the actual Gallagher brothers.

Aiming to mirror the ‘Live ’25’ tour shows as best as possible, you can expect all the classics and even a few curveballs from Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants and Dig Out Your Soul. Who knows? All we can guarantee is that we’d rather be here than just sit enviously watching clips of it at home come July.

We’re not forcing that familiar ‘no-Glasto fever’ on ourselves, we’re just going to make the best of it, thanks to Oas-is.

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As if it wasn’t already a pretty great value-for-money gig, with general admission priced at just £20 (plus booking fees), you’ll also get to see an equally brilliant tribute band as well as a local legend for the support slots.

Warming up the crowd will be the world’s premier Arctic Monkeys tribute act, Arctic Numpties, along with Manc DJ legend, Dave Sweetmore. That’ll do just fine.

Tickets are already on sale and it won’t surprise you to learn that, the genuine article or not, it’s selling really well because let’s be honest: we just want to spend the night singing our hearts out whilst jumping up and down to the hits with all our mates.

You can grab your tickets for the Oas-is’ ‘Same Hits. Same Night. Same City’ tribute show at Manchester Academy 2 HERE and, in the meantime, you might want to check out these fellow Oasis obsessives over in Japan too…

We found a Japanese Oasis tribute band on TikTok — and they’re actually mint

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Manchester has been named one of the UK’s top car theft ‘hotspots’

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Manchester has unfortunately been named one of the UK’s top car theft ‘hotspots’, according to a new analysis.

In recent months, Greater Manchester has been earning itself some rather impressive new titles, with wins across areas such as property prices, arts and culture, and so much more… but when you win some, it seems like you also lose some.

That’s because a data analysis of car theft statistics across the UK in 2024 has sadly seen Manchester named in the top 10 ‘hotspots’.

Although motor thefts were found to have decreased by 6% in the previous year, there was still a whopping 61,343 cars reported stolen to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in 2024, which marked the third-highest annual total in the past decade.

The number of car thefts in 2024 was actually more than twice the number recorded in 2015.

Manchester has been named one of the UK’s top car theft ‘hotspots’ / Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Analysis of the data from This is Money and MailOnline, as shared by the RAC, highlighted that East London was the worst affected area in the UK, but Manchester wasn’t too far behind.

Manchester took the third spot on the top 10 list, with a total of 912 cars reported stolen in 2024 alone, while some of the other northern cities on the ranking include Leeds and Sheffield.

It comes as no surprise, however, that at the top of the list is the capital of London, with a shockingly-high 8,145 cars stolen last year.

Top 10 UK car theft ‘hotspots’ 2024

  1. London – 8,145
  2. Birmingham – 3,220
  3. Manchester – 912
  4. Leeds – 901
  5. Sheffield – 899
  6. Coventry – 862
  7. Wolverhampton – 616
  8. Leicester – 533
  9. Walsall – 521
  10. Bristol – 506

According to the analysis, there are several ways that criminals are choosing to steal cars nationwide, with one of the most popular being key cloning, where a thief creates a copy of a car’s key fob or key to gain access to the vehicle.

This technique is particularly common with modern cars that use keyless entry and push-to-start systems, which communicate with the car through radio signals.

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Two other common car theft techniques include relay attacks, and key signal blocking.

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