THIS is the exact date Aldi Halloween sweets will be stocked on the shelves – with prices starting at just 49p.

Haribo, Maoam and Reese’s will be in the mix in a treat for shoppers ahead of scary season.

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The so-called “spooktacular” range is landing in stores on September 29.

Among the 49p deals, shoppers can snare Aldi’s new milk chocolate mouse.

Meanwhile, Aldi witches wands will set you back just 59p, while Scary Sweets (99p) and Flying Saucers (99p) are others under a pound.

Maoams will be available in three different variants – Stripes, Pin Balls and Joy Stixx, all £1.09 for a 140g packet.

A 140g packet of Stripes at Waitrose currently costs effectively the same price at £1.10, so it is still worth shopping around, particularly if you don’t have an Aldi nearby.

Haribo’s super mini mix – a 336g bag – will cost £2.39.

An Aldi statement said: “Shoppers are in for a treat this scary season as supermarket Aldi is launching a line-up of creepy candies with prices starting from 49p.

“Aldi’s range of spook-tacular Halloween sweets are available in stores from 29^th September.

“Shoppers had better be quick to get their hands on the treats, as with all Aldi Specialbuys, once they’re gone, they’re gone!”

It comes after Aldi shoppers were rushing to buy a dupe for a popular Cadbury’s dessert.

Dairyfine Pots of Choc, Aldi’s version of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Pots of Joy are described as a “smooth and creamy dessert”.

One Aldi shopper posted a picture of the dessert on Facebook, which she said cost around £1.09-£1.19.

Speaking of Aldi sweets, shoppers have been left overjoyed after the supermarket’s iconic Toblerone dupe returned to shelves.

Fans of the bargain retailer have been pleading for the Specially Selected Swiss chocolate bar to make a comeback and it appears the supermarket has given in.

The blonde bar is seen as a family favourite with happy customers describing it as “lush” as they race into stores to grab one.

Each 100g pack cost is now priced at £1.69.

Each bar is packed with delicious ingredients from white chocolate, honey, almond, nougat and salted caramel pieces.

An actual bar of normal Toblerone will set you back a hefty amount with the smallest offering being a 200g bar for £4 at Tesco.

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A MUM is pinning all her hopes on buying her first home on her son becoming a professional footballer.

Terri-Anne Hamer, 38, says she is barely able to make it to the end of the month and is fearful she may never get on the property ladder.

Despite mortgage rate cuts making the path to owning a home more realistic, the single mum-of-three, from Leeds, admitted she is waiting on a miracle to be given the keys to her own gaff.

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“I’m in a situation where it’s just about getting through each month,” she told The i.

“A mortgage isn’t even in my mindset right now.

“It’s something I’d like to have, but I don’t think it’s ever going to be achievable for me, no matter how hard I work.

“The only way I can see myself ever affording a home is if I have a lottery win.

“Or if my 14-year-old son [Kemon] achieves his dream of getting signed up for Liverpool as a footballer.

“He always tells me: ‘When I’m older and get signed up as a footballer, I’m going to buy you a house. Even if I don’t get signed up, I’m going to look after you’.”

Teri-Anne, who is also mum to 11-year-old Amayah and AJ, eight, was taken away from her drug and alcohol-addicted parents and placed into care from an early age.

And despite nabbing a diploma in Youth and Community Studies and a masters in Criminology, she is still struggling to avoid eviction at the £700-per-month housing association property she rents.

“I’ve worked hard as a single mum and as a care leaver to overcome the odds. But even though I now have a masters and a BA behind me, I am just making ends meet,” she said.

“I can only work part-time as I have three children and I am also looking after another child who I took on after my mum passed away a couple of years ago.

“I am investing in my children and they are already reaching things I couldn’t have dreamed of at their age.

“They are living their dream and I am so proud. They are already beating the odds.

“Even though I might never be able to own a house or have a mortgage, I pray they will do it and that their generation will get to do what the rest of my family never did.”

INTEREST-ING

It comes after the Bank of England has opted to hold interest rates on Thursday after cutting them for the first time since 2020 last month.

At the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) meeting, ratesetters at the BoE held the base rate at 5%.

The BoE raises or lowers its base rate, which dictates what interest rates are charged to banks, in order to control inflation.

By raising it, it is supposed to make the cost of borrowing more expensive and control spending, therefore driving down inflation.

The BoE started raising its base rate in December 2021 as the UK economy emerged from the coronavirus pandemic.

A succession of rate rises followed as the bank looked to slow rampant inflation brought on partly by soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices.

It has seen mortgage rates go up for millions of households – adding thousands of pounds to some bills.

But the upturn in the base rate has also seen rates on savings accounts pushed up.

With inflation slowing, economists are predicting the BoE will bring interest rates down next year.

The International Monetary Fund also previously predicted that the BoE will cut its base rate to 3.5% by 2025.

M&S shoppers have been left gutted after the chain axed a popular takeaway meal after less than two years.

The supermarket’s Vegan ‘Chicken’ & Pepper Pizza earned rave reviews before it was scrapped.

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One fan of the tasty dish took to social media to ask the food giant where the popular Plant Kitchen product had gone.

She wrote: “I’m going to have a mental breakdown if you have discontinued the plant kitchen chicken and pepper pizza fr.

“Specifically the fake chicken and pepper one? Blackheath or Charlton are my local ones!”

The M&S official account responded: “The chicken and pepper one has been discontinued, Tash I’m sorry.

“I’ve let our Food team know you’ve asked about it so they can keep this in mind for any future reviews of the range.

“We will still have a vegan BBQ pizza in the range.”

The large pizza was introduced to the lineup by M&S back in January last year.

It was described as being “topped with signature tomato sauce, vegan herb chicken and grilled peppers.”

Customers said that the large pizza was big enough to serve two unless you were especially hungry.

The Sun have contacted M&S for comment.

M&S also recently axed some of its popular Percy Pig sweets – leading to desperate calls for them to be reinstated. 

Percy Pig Phizzy Chews earned rave reviews before they were scrapped in the brand’s recent confectionery overhaul in July.

The chews were not the only product to face the axe. 

This summer, M&S also ditched its Colin and Connie “Together Forever” fruit gums, meaning Connie the caterpillar no longer appears in the caterpillar sweet range. 

Percy Pig is not only a loved treat, but also a fierce topic of debate.

Five years ago, M&S sparked both outrage and praise when it announced it had been turning its entire Percy sweets range vegetarian, with the change happening over several years.

Many social media users claimed the taste was no longer the same and called for M&S to retain both vegetarian and the original versions, which contained gelatine.

But after the store invited 100 Percy Pig lovers to a panel vote, a 60%  majority voted to keep the sweet meat-fee.

The store is continuing to innovate Percy, with its many variations including seasonal additions such as “Percy meets the Easter Bunny”, “Merry Percymas” and “Pumpkin Percy” for Halloween. 

Why are products axed or recipes changed?

ANALYSIS by chief consumer reporter James Flanders.

Food and drinks makers have been known to tweak their recipes or axe items altogether.

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They often say that this is down to the changing tastes of customers.

There are several reasons why this could be done.

For example, government regulation, like the “sugar tax,” forces firms to change their recipes.

Some manufacturers might choose to tweak ingredients to cut costs.

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They may opt for a cheaper alternative, especially when costs are rising to keep prices stable.

For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves in 2018.

It has recently returned after six years away but as a sugar-free version.

Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternative earlier this year.

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Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange energy drinks.

While the amount of sugar in every bottle remains unchanged, the supplier swapped out the sweetener aspartame for sucralose.

A MAJOR outdoor fashion chain has launched an “everything must go” sale before closing one of its branches.

Trespass’ store in the Silverburn shopping centre, in Glasgow, Scotland will be shutting for the final time over the coming weeks.

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The retailer sells ski wear, waterproof jackets, fleeces, festival accessories, walking boots and camping gear.

Signs have been put up in the shop window telling passersby that a 60% closing down sale has started.

The black and yellow signage reads: “Closing down. Everything must go.”

The Sun has contacted Trespass for comment.

Other recent closures in the area include  Angelique Lamont Bridal and Bridesmaids and popular Glaswegian nightclub The Shed.

It is not yet known what will replace the Tresspass store in the Silverburn shopping centre.

The Silverburn shopping centre has seen some other major changes in recent months.

Prominent brands that have recently opened at the centre, including AllSaints and Polestar.

And Mango opened its doors over the summer which further strengthened the fashion offer.

Kingpin Bowling is also set to join the line-up later this year, bolstering Silverburn’s leisure offer.

We also told how Cinnabon opened a new branch in Silverburn on Friday.

David Pierotti, General Manager at Silverburn, said: “We have been working hard to secure brilliant brands that we know people want to see and we’re so pleased that Cinnabon is the latest to join our lineup.

“It will complement our existing stores and restaurants, whilst giving people yet another new reason to visit us.

“We know that it will prove a massive hit with guests and look forward to the opening.”

More Trespass closures

 Trespass, which runs around 170 UK branches, confirmed last summer it would pull down the shutters on half a dozen branches.

Stores shut in Chesterfield and Workington while others in Canterbury and Solihull were also earmarked for closure.

In recent weeks, Trespass is closed its store in St Johns Precinct, Liverpool, after signs were placed in the window.

It is not the only outdoor clothing retailer to shutter branches across the UK.

Go Outdoors closed one of its shops in North Staffordshire in April with locals left gutted.

Closing down signs also went up in a Millets store in December last year.

It came after the Millets stores in Inverness and Mansfield shut their doors for good.

Some retailers have closed a few branches here and there for various reasons, like when a store lease has come to an end.

Other examples of one-off rather than widespread closures is when there are changes in the area, like a shopping centre closing.

In some cases a shop will shut if there are not enough shoppers in the area, but sometimes it may relocate to another place that’s busier nearby.

Some chains have faced tougher conditions though, forcing them to shut dozens of stores, or all of them in the worst case.

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MARTIN Lewis has revealed how to get 30 per cent off No7 Boots beauty products.

But the deal only runs for hours longer, so customers have been urged to get in quick.

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Tweeted by Martin Lewis and shared on the Money Saving Expert (MSE) website, the pharmacy chain is trying to get people to sign up for its No7 beauty Advent calendars wait-list.

In return, they’re offering 30 per cent off No7 products – but the deal is only valid until 11:59pm tonight.

Those keen on snapping it up can fill in their details, and a code should appear on the same page as the sign-up box.

The code can be used on most No7 items, with a few exclusions.

Savvy shoppers can also maximise the discount by combining it with items that are offered in the three-for-two deal.

It means the first two items can be taken 30 per cent off, with the third free.

Using the example MSE gives, customers could buy:

• 1x Future Renew serum*,  50ml – £30.06 with the code, normally £42.95
• 1x Future Renew night cream*, 50ml – £24.46 with the code, normally £34.95
• 1x Future Renew day cream*,  50ml – free, normally £34.95

That would in total cost £54.42 – a huge £58.33 (52 per cent) off the normal £112.84.

But that’s not all.

Some items are half-price, in the three-for-two deal, and the additional 30 per cent can still be taken off.

In a money-saving trifecta, customers could for example claim:

• 1x Limited Edition lipstick* – £4.53 with the code, was £6.47, normally £12.95
• 1x Limited Edition lip glaze*, 3.3ml – £3.48 with the code, was £4.97, normally £9.95
• 1x Limited Edition lip liner*– free, was £3.97, normally £7.95

In total, those three items add up to just £8.01 instead of the normal price of £30.85 – a colossal £22.84 (74%) saving.

Customers are always urged check whether there is still stock and keep an eye out for other deals on the way.