It’s official, “holidays are coming” as Coca-Cola has confirmed its famous Christmas Truck will be touring the UK again this year.
It’s not Christmas until you’ve gone and got a Coca-Cola from the giant red van, right?
Well luckily, we won’t have to wait too much longer to get to do that once again, as the company has confirmed that ‘Holidays Are Coming’, The Hoot reports, and has taken to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share the news after an eager fan questioned when the Christmas Truck would be returning.
@TimWorth1 asked “Hey @CocaCola_GB, is there going to be a truck Christmas tour this year?”
The soft drinks giants replied, stating: “Hi Tim! We can confirm that there will be a Truck Tour this year however our team are still finalizing the details so keep an eye on our socials for updates. Thanks The Coca-Cola Team.”
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Hi Tim!
We can confirm that there will be a Truck Tour this year however our team are still finalizing the details so keep an eye on our socials for updates.
Last year, the Coca-Cola road trip took on what was dubbed a “magical winter market” setting, with activities, festive food huts, and an ‘elfie selfie’ photo opportunity, as well as the chance to get your hands on personalised Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar and Coca‑Cola Original Taste.
The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck dates way back to 1995, where the catchy jingle “holidays are coming” has given fizzy drinks lovers a taste of Christmas in a red bottle ever since.
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The festive packaging, paired with real-life visits from the Christmas Truck, have made the company an unforgettable Christmas tradition, and in recent years, people have queued in their hundreds to grab a free sample of the festive-themed drink and snap a selfie with the big red truck.
Coca-Cola has confirmed the return of its famous Christmas Truck tour for 2023 / Credit: Coca-Cola
In 2020, the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck UK tour skipped a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic – but with a confirmed return for 2023, we can now start to begin guessing when exactly it will hit the road, and which cities across the UK it’ll be stopping off at to hand out its refreshing drinks.
The truck made three stops in Manchester last year, so it’s expected that our city will get a slice of the action once again this festive season.
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Although the final dates and locations for the van are yet to be announced, we’re pretty confident that Manchester will make the cut, given the fact it’s appeared on the Coca-Cola Christmas roadmap for as long as we can remember.
Where do you think we’ll see the Coca-Cola truck pop up in Manchester this year?
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Rio Ferdinand is stepping away from TNT Sports after more than a decade
Danny Jones
Manchester United legend and ex-England international Rio Ferdinand has announced he will be stepping away from TNT Sports, leaving more than a decade with the broadcaster.
Ferdinand has spent the best part of the last 10 years serving as a leading pundit and analyst, as well as hosting his own ‘Rio Meets’ online series – the interview format of which has been replicated on his YouTube channel.
However, after having been one of their main anchors both under the BT Sport and even more so since the inception of the rebranded TNT Sports Football umbrella, the 46-year-old has confirmed he has now quit their regular coverage following the Champions League final this weekend.
In a lengthy statement on social media, the ex-Man United defender, who also played for Leeds, West Ham, Bournemouth and QPR, described it as a “difficult decision.”
Taking time to thank the network for their “tremendous support” over the years, especially those “behind the scenes, whose work often goes unseen but has been essential to our success.”
The talented centre-back retired in May 2015 after more than 500 appearances and 81 national team caps, making an almost immediate switch into punditry and remaining a household name.
Rio has also remained a popular figure at Old Trafford and, indeed, across various parts of Manchester since leaving United in 2014.
For instance, his self-titled Foundation has carried out some truly transformational local outreach across various boroughs, as it has back in his home city of London.
Responding to the news, TNT Sports said nothing more than “Thanks for everything, Rio”; meanwhile, fellow former Red, Danny Simpson (who retired last year and also works as a pundit/presenter for MUTV) added: “You’re going to be missed, bro. Every time you’re on, you give us all the mad insight.”
However, he has promised he will remain in the media industry, continuing to work under the Rio Ferdinand Presents digital brand and pursuing “other business interests”.
With his ‘Rio Reacts’ and ‘Vibe with FIVE’ series regularly raking in millions of views, he might not be on the box during European nights but you’ll still be seeing plenty of him.
Rare bat-eared foxes have arrived at Chester Zoo for the first time in more than 30 years
Emily Sergeant
It’s time to say a big hello, as rare bat-eared foxes have now arrived at Chester Zoo.
The two sisters, named Maasai and Malindi, have been welcomed by conservationists after travelling more than 500 miles from a zoo in Paris, and they are the first mammals of their kind to come to Chester Zoo in more than 30 years.
First images show the pair exploring their home in the zoo’s new Heart of Africa habitat – which officially opened to the public back in March, and is the largest zoo development ever undertaken in the UK, spanning more than 22.5 acres in size.
The adorable – but rather unique-looking – bat-eared fox is named after its distinctive oversized ears and is native to the open savannahs and arid grasslands of eastern and southern Africa.
They live for around 13 years on average, and their characteristically large ears help regulate their body temperature and enhance their incredible hearing, allowing them to prey like detect insects moving underground.
The species faces increasing threats in the wild, largely due to the loss of their habitat caused by agriculture, human encroachment, and hunting.
This is why Chester Zoo has long been at the forefront of protecting African wildlife.
Its teams’ have been supporting everything from the safe translocation of northern giraffes to protected national parks in Uganda, to developing cutting-edge AI trail cameras to protect giant pangolins from illegal trafficking in recent years.
Bat-eared foxes have arrived at Chester Zoo for the first time in 30 years / Credit: Chester Zoo
“It’s incredibly exciting to welcome bat-eared foxes back to Chester Zoo after a 30-year hiatus,” commented David White, who is the Twilight Team Manager at Chester Zoo.
“Both Maasai and Malindi are settling in well so far, spending much of their time exploring their expansive home and getting to know their new housemates – a family of twelve Cape porcupines. These two species would often come across one another in the wild, so we’ve recreated this right here at Chester.
“In time, we hope to introduce one of the two sisters to a male fox, with the hope that we can contribute to the European conservation breeding programme, helping to ensure there’s a healthy, genetically diverse back-up population in human care.
Emily Sergeant -
6th November 2023 
