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Home Bargains is selling a chocolate fondue for your BBQ – and it’s only £1.50

The BBQ Chocolate Fondue comes complete with everything you need to make your own chocolate feast.

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We’ve been absolutely spoiled with the glorious warm weather in Greater Manchester this week.

After a mixed bag in April and May, it’s finally starting to feel like summer, with an incoming heatwave due to bring 16 consecutive days of 20°C sunshine to our region in June.

There’s no better time for a barbecue then, right?

We all know that us Brits don’t need much of an excuse to fire up the barbecue when the sun’s out, but if you’re looking for something a little different to accompany your burgers and kebabs, then Home Bargains has got your sweet tooth covered.

Eagle-eyed shoppers have spotted an instant milk chocolate fondue set on the shelves of the budget retail chain, and it’s specifically designed for BBQs.

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The genius invention was shared to the popular Money Saver Online page on Facebook.

Home Bargains has got your sweet tooth covered next time you fire up the BBQ / Credit : Pixabay | Flickr

The BBQ Chocolate Fondue is a creation by Britannia Superfine – one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of chocolate products, fondants, sugar and chocolate based ingredients – and comes complete with everything you need to make your own chocolate feast.

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Each pack has milk chocolate to melt, marshmallows to dip in, and a foil tray to serve with ease.

The best bit? It’s in the ‘Star Buys’ section, so it’ll only set you back £1.49.

If you’re keen to get your hands on a BBQ Chocolate Fondue, you can find the opening times of your local Home Bargains via the Store Locater here.

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More than 12 million Brits think Yorkshire puddings belong with your Christmas dinner

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More than 12 million Brits would argue that your Christmas dinner needs a side of Yorkshire puddings, a shocking survey has revealed.

The survey in question carried out by retailer Next – which polled a total of 2,000 Brits about their Christmas dining and tableware habits – has uncovered that millions of people stray off the beaten track when it comes to, what we can all agree is, one of the biggest and heartiest meals of the year. 

It turns out, Brits like a lot of unusual items on our Christmas dinner plate.

Some of the most obscure finds the survey is that two million people admitted to eating onion rings alongside their turkey and sprouts, and a further 5% (3.4 million) Brits like tucking into a bit of seafood on Christmas Day.

A surprising 4% (2.7 million) of people admitted that they like to add ketchup to their Christmas dinner plate – with mac and cheese, chips, and sweetcorn also making the top 10 list.

More than 12 million Brits think Yorkshire puddings belong with your Christmas dinner / Credit: Rumman Amin (via Unsplash)

If all of that wasn’t mad enough as it is, one of the most shocking stats from the survey is probably the fact that a whopping 1.4 million respondents even said that they wouldn’t consider it a Christmas dinner without the addition of baked beans. 

But when it comes to Christmas dinner, there’s probably one debate that’s bigger than them all, and is still yet to be decided – do Yorkshire puddings belong on your Christmas dinner plate or not?

Well, 12.7 million Brits believe that they do, and we reckon a good chunk of that number is us northerners.

The UK’s top 10 non-traditional Christmas food items

  1. Yorkshire Puddings (19% – 12.7 million)
  2. Bread sauce (5% – 3.4 million)
  3. Seafood (5% – 3.4 million)
  4. Ketchup (4% – 2.7 million)
  5. Mac and cheese (3% – 2 million)
  6. Onion rings (3% – 2 million)
  7. Chips (2% – 1.2 million)
  8. Bread (2% – 1.2 million)
  9. Sweetcorn (2% – 1.2 million)
  10. Beans (2% – 1.2 million)
A new survey has revealed has uncovered that millions of people stray off the beaten track for Christmas dinner / Credit: Lisa Baker (via Unsplash)

While previous research has shown that the most common items on a British Christmas dinner are roast potatoes and gravy, these latest stats reveal there are some people out there who just like to do things a little differently.

But no matter how you like to eat it, a delicious Christmas dinner is always going to be something to celebrate, right?

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Now it’ll soon be time to go and tuck into yours.

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An old clip of Tyson Fury talking about Oleksandr Usyk has come back to haunt him – twice

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This weekend saw Oleksandr Usyk emerge victorious over Tyson Fury for a second time in less than a year as the Ukrainian won the highly-anticipated rematch on points, and now an old clip of the Manc fighter dismissing his opponent has resurfaced online. Again.

Oh, the irony…

After losing following a split decision for what was his first career defeat back in May, Fury lost following a unanimous decision this time around and while some have questioned the scorecards (as tends to happen with these things), there can be no question over Usyk’s dominance now.

However, rewind to a few years ago before the 37-year-old had even won his first fight against Anthony Joshua and Fury’s naive not to mention controversial comments regarding the possibility of ‘giving’ him a fight look pretty silly now:

As you can see in the interview from 2020, the now 36-year-old Wythenshawe-born boxer was pretty dismissive about the prospect of fighting Usyk, who ultimately went on to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000 following the first win over Fury.

Despite already having an Olympic gold, multiple cruiserweight titles and an undefeated record to his name, Usyk had only fought and won two heavyweight bouts at this point, which is perhaps why ‘The Gypsy King’ felt comfortable downplaying his potential back then.

However, although Usyk had a comfortable division debut against Chazz Witherspoon in 2019, he also went on to best Fury’s familiar foe Derek Chisora – a man he’s beaten on three different times but maintains he admires both in terms of personality and ability – so there were signs of what was to come.

Moreover, not only was Tyson clearly foolish enough to underestimate him back then but the divisive and inflammatory nature of his remarks in this clip has been labelled ‘offensive’ and ‘xenophobic’ by many online, both at the time and after reappearing on social media once again.

Regardless, it seems that Usyk was just as unphased by his posturing then as he is now, coming out in the post-fight press conference to shrug off his trash-talking to reiterate his “respect” for someone who ultimately believes is “a good man”.

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Nevertheless, Fury has now lost two him twice and still maintains he didn’t get the right decision on both occasions, dubbing this latest defeat “an early Christmas gift” for his opponent.

In the previous clash, the Greater Manchester athlete even claimed that fans and judges unfairly favoured him because of the war in Ukraine – a response which also received plenty of backlash.

You can hear how he believes he was ‘robbed’ along with his full reaction following the fight down below:

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