6 days agoNews PlusComments Off on Common food item could lower your risk of heart disease & type 2 diabetes, boffins claim
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BUTTER could actually reduce your risk of heart disease, scientists say.
Having a teaspoonful a day was found to cut the risk of getting type 2 diabetes by a third.
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The study, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that butter boosts “good” cholesterol – which helps to remove harmful fats known to cause heart attacks and strokes.
Scientists from Boston University tracked 2,500 men and women over the age of 30 over decades, noting what they ate and how many went on to develop heart disease.
Those who ate five grammes of butter a day or more were 31 per cent less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes – usually caused by poor diet and lifestyle – than those eating little or no butter.
Margarines – often promoted as “healthy” alternatives for butter – increased the risk of diabetes by more than 40 per cent and heart problems by 30 per cent.
Researchers put it down to the unhealthy “trans fats” used in margarines from the 1970s onwards – now largely ditched by spread manufacturers.
6 days agoNews PlusComments Off on Shoppers race to popular supermarket as bargain Fairy pods for 100 washes spotted on shelves
SHOPPERS are rushing to a popular chain with over 300 stores across the UK after spotting a cracking deal on a household essential.
Farmfoods is selling Fairy laundry pods offering 100 washes – yet priced at less than £20.
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One savvy shopper took to social media to share their cheap find, writing: “100 washes are back in Farmfoods £19,99.”
This is a bargain compared to Amazon, where the same Fairy Platinum Non Bio Pods pack currently goes for £25.99.
Farmfoods is a Scottish frozen food and grocery supermarket chain with 341 stores across the UK.
Founded in 1955, Farmfoods is headquartered in Cumbernauld, Scotland, where it maintains a strong presence, while also expanding to locations across Northern England and Wales.
While Farmfoods specialises in frozen foods, it also sells a range of groceries and household essentials.
It comes as shoppers spotted Farmfoods is selling a limited edition chocolate that is a twist on a classic for just 49p.
Fry’s Turkish Delight Orange, which is a citrus twist on the classic floral tasting chocolate, was first spotted instores last summer.
One shopper said that the snack was “surprisingly good”, while another said it tasted “so nice“.
However, some were not so impressed, with one person even writing: “Tell me you made something even worse without telling me you made something even worse.”
Meanwhile, Tom Church, co-founder of discount code website Latestdeals.co.uk shared with The Sun the best times to shop at retailers like B&M and Poundland to save money.
He advised that Wednesday mornings are the best time to visit B&M, as “this is when most of the new reductions are dropped”.
Similarly, for Home Bargains, Tom recommends shopping first thing in the morning, as larger stores typically receive deliveries around 7.30am each day.
He also suggests taking a careful look around as you enter the store, explaining, “Often, Home Bargains keeps the best deals at the front to lure you in.
“You don’t want to walk straight past them on the way in!”
Superdrug often offers promotions and shopping incentives.
Tom says the best time to shop there depends on “what you’re buying, and timing your shop to coincide with a relevant offer”.
For example, the store often runs 3-for-2 deals on beauty products, so if you’re restocking your makeup bag, it may be worth waiting for that offer to return.
Aldi is well known for its middle aisle Special Buys, selling everything from air fryers to dupes for Dyson hairstylers.
These deals drop on Thursdays and Sundays, so arriving early on those days gives you the best chance to grab the bargains.
How to bag a bargain
SUN Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to find a cut-price item and bag a bargain…
Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
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6 days agoNews PlusComments Off on Porsche unveils road-legal hypercar 50 years after original won world titles – but there’s a catch
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PORSCHE has shocked the motoring world by unveiling a new road legal hypercar.
What’s more is that it’s spun off the a motor that’s won multiple endurance racing world titles – but there’s a catch.
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The Porsche 963 RSP is unlike anything you can currently purchase – because only one has been made.
It’s a version of the manufacturers WEC and ISMA championship winning machine.
And it’s been built to mark 50 years since Count Rossi drove the trailblazing Porsche 917 from Zuffenhausen to Paris.
Like that all-conquering motor, this one’s been made road legal.
Porsche’s North American boss Timo Resch said: “How could we reimagine the 917’s story in today’s time?
“The 917 from the story was every inch a race car – albeit one driven on the road – and we took the same approach with the 963 RSP.
“It uses beautiful materials of the best quality available, but is still every bit a race car underneath.”
The 963 features significant changes over the car on which its based.
In terms of the engine, the carmaker had to allow the 4.5-litre, twin-turbo V8 hybrid to run on regular unleaded rather than race fuel.
While not an easy undertaking, the 918 Spyder-derived V8, e-motor and battery combo delivers a whopping 671bhp.
The road height was also adjusted to make it suitable for general roads and the dampers softened.
The control unit was reprogrammed too to allow for the headlights and taillights to operate closer to those of a motor on the road.
But its the interior that departs most from the original race car.
In the entirely bespoke cabin, you’ll find soft tan leather with a single piece driver’s seat clad with additional cushioning and a fixed headrest.
You’ll find a special panel next to the driver that stores the steering wheel as well as a helmet and car aficionados will spot the nods to the 917.
The biggest tribute comes in the form of the exterior colour that’s the same ‘Martini Silver’ as Count Rossi’s 917.
This one’s been painted too, a unique challenge because of the carbon fibre and Kevlar bodywork.
The bodywork also had to be modified to cover the wheel arches, headlights and tail lights added as well as closed-off banking plates on the rear wing and mounting points for the license plates.
An enamel Porsche badge can be found on the nose and proper wet road tyres wrapped around 18 inch racing wheels.
ONE-OF-A-KIND ‘SPECIAL’ MOTOR
The 963 RSP gets its name from the involvement of American auto racing team owner Roger Searle Penske on the project.
Resch explained he called on Penske for “support” in the car’s construction, with the racing expert ensuring the classic race car’s character was not changed for the new model.
The Porsche boss said that as Penske’s involvement increased, the company realised he would be the perfect, and only, customer for the car.
So while it was never intended to be a fully road-legal 963, Porsche received an exemption from the EPA in the US as it understood “how special” the car is.
Despite this, it is not a fully road-registered car – and it needed special dispensation to run in France at the Le Mans 24hr weekend.
For now, the car is expected to remain one-of-a-kind, with a Porsche spokesperson telling Top Gear that wide-scale selling would “change the character” of the iconic motor.
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“Now, new parents are searching for more playful and creative names that have unique meanings.”
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