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‘Aldi refused to sell me popcorn for reason you’d least expect’

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A woman couldn’t believe what she was hearing when an Aldi staff member said that she’d have to check with her manager whether she could sell her the bags of popcorn she wanted

A woman was left dumbfounded when she was told she wasn’t allowed to buy popcorn at her local Aldi for a baffling reason. Holly, who posts on TikTok as @holly_mum2three, asked her followers whether she was in the wrong or whether the supermarket was at fault for not selling her the snacks for her son’s Christmas movie night.

“I always try to help out at as many PTA (parent teacher association) events as I can, and my role for the last couple of years at this event is to be in charge of making popcorn bags for the kids,” Holly explained. She said she’d gone to Aldi to buy 45 share bags of popcorn so she could put together 200 individual bags for all the kids.

She explained there were only 44 bags of popcorn available at the store, but she was going to wing it and hope it would be enough. When she went to the till she handed the member of staff one of the bags, telling her she had 44.

She said: “I fully expected her to say she needed to count them,” which she was happy for her to do. However, instead, she was left floored when the woman at the till said she was going to have to check whether she was allowed to sell that many bags of popcorn at once.

After a back and forth with her manager, they came to the conclusion that they were not able to sell her 44 bags, and they’d only be able to let her buy 22.

“I was told it was because they didn’t have any more stock of the popcorn in the back, and therefore I couldn’t take it all,” Holly said.

“Now, I was left a little bit confused by that because one, I thought the whole point of a shop was that you can go and buy stuff, is that not what a shop is for?

“And two, if I went into Aldi and I only needed one bag of popcorn and there was one bag of popcorn on the shelves, and they didn’t have any others in stock, would they refuse to sell me that one bag of popcorn because they didn’t have any more stock?

“I don’t think they would.”

In the comments, someone wrote: “The reason is that Aldi is not a wholesaler, therefore does not sell in bulk. Aldi wants all of their products to be available to all customers who enter their shops.

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“If you buy those 44 bags, they won’t be able to have that stock back on sale for two days, because they order their stock two days in advance of their deliveries. Aldi stores are happy to order the amount of stock you need, if you go in two days prior for them to order it in for you”.

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Another suggested Holly should have gone in and bought the other 22 bags in a separate transaction and at a different till.

But others reckoned it was a “good business decision” not to allow her to buy all of the popcorn bags, even though she had a good reason.

‘I Gave My Best’: Ahmed Musa Retires From International Football

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Following a glittering era, which included winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Ahmed Musa has ended his international career with the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Former Leicester City forward Musa announced his retirement on Wednesday, describing his time with the Super Eagles as being a thing of “pride.”

Dear Super Eagles family, I have made the decision to leave professional football, ending almost 15 years of my tenure with the Super Eagles. The winger, who is affectionately known as the “Governor,” announced his retirement from the national team in a post announcing his decision to wear green and white from the very beginning.

Musa thanked teammates, coaches, and fans for their continued support while playing for the Super Eagles.

Football gave me a career, but Nigeria gave me meaning. Thank you for believing in me, my teammates over the years, the coaches, the backroom staff, and the administrators,” he wrote.

Your support to the fans at home and abroad, in stadiums, and in front of their TVs, was more important to me than it is to you. I take a deep breath and express gratitude when I leave professional football.

I’m confident in my efforts. The Super Eagles will advance, I’m sure of that. And I am aware that this friendship will never end. Always an Eagle, once an Eagle.

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The Kano Pillar manager has four goals in 2014, including a brace against Argentina in Brazil, making it Nigeria’s top overall scorer. Four years later, when the Super Eagles defeated Iceland 2-0 in Russia, he did it again.

Musa, 33, started out with the Kano Pillars before moving to Europe, where he frequently appeared for Turkish teams Karagümrük and Sivasspor, as well as CSKA Moscow in Russia and VV Venlo in the Netherlands.

He also assisted Al Nassr in winning the Saudi Pro League, where he also played.

In September of that year, the AFCON champion returned to Nigeria as a player and was later appointed club’s general manager.

After William Troost-Ekong’s exit from the Super Eagles, he retired a few weeks later.

Active aero and overtake mode – F1’s new terminology

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Andrew Benson

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Formula 1 has revealed the terminology the sport will use to refer to the technical complexities of the new 2026 rules.

F1 is introducing arguably the biggest regulation change in its history next season, with new chassis and engine rules, and the mandating of sustainable fuels.

The new engines, which remain 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrids, have significantly increased electrical capacity, which has required innovations in the cars’ aerodynamics.

Drivers will manage electrical energy throughout races – sometimes even on qualifying laps – to secure the best performance.

F1 and governing body the FIA have consulted with what is described as a “wide range of new, casual and core fans to understand what kind of terminology would help them better understand the key features of the new regulations”.

A statement said this involved “using third-party polling data and our 50,000 strong community ‘Fan Voice’, as well as consultation with the FIA, F1 teams and other technical experts to finalise and agree on the terms”.

The aim was to make a series of complex new areas of the sport as easy to understand as possible to the widest audience.

What’s the new technology?

Rule-makers say drivers will have more power in their hands to make decisions over energy deployment, regeneration and conservation.

The new rules mean cars will have a series of modes which will be indicated on television graphics to aid the audience’s understanding of the action.

Overtake mode: Replaces the current DRS overtaking aid. A burst of extra electrical energy available when drivers are within a second of the car in front to deploy power to assist with an overtake.

Boost mode: Driver-operated energy deployment from the energy recovery system that can be used in attack or defence. Gives the driver maximum power from the engine and battery at the push of a button.

Both these modes will have to be used with calculation as total energy is limited.

Active aero: The front and rear wings adjust angles – open on the straights for low drag and speed, and closed in the corners for maximum downforce.

What’s changing on the cars?

The cars will be smaller and lighter than this year, with a wheelbase reduced by 200mm to 3,400mm, width by 100mm – down to 1,900mm – and the minimum weight reduced by 30kg.

Overall downforce is expected to be reduced by about 15-30%, although teams will inevitably claw this back as they develop their cars.

Drag has been reduced by 40%. The cars will have active aerodynamics – front and rear wings will open on the straights to reduce drag and increase straightline speed and click back into place for maximum cornering performance.

What’s changing in the engines?

The engines will have an approximate 50-50 split in power produced by the internal combustion engine and the electrical system, up from about 20% electrical this year.

The hybrid system is simplified through the removal of the MGU-H, the complex and expensive device that recovered energy from the turbo.

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Rob Reiner’s son ‘on suicide watch’ in prison as he could face death penalty

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Nick Reiner, the son of Rob and Michele, has reportedly been placed on suicide watch in his Downtown Los Angeles prison after being charged with the murders of his parents

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Rob Reiner’s son has reportedly been placed on suicide watch. Nick Reiner, 32, is currently being held in Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Downtown Los Angeles after he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

On Tuesday night, it was announced by Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman that Nick was being charged after his parents were found dead at their home in Brentwood. They’d had their throats slit during the gruesome murder. He also faces an allegation of using dangerous and deadly weapon.

But according to reports, Nick, who wasn’t medically cleared to appear in court yesterday. The son of the murdered couple has been placed on suicide watch in prison. Sources claim he’s now under the “supervision of the jail mental evaluation team”.

The Daily Mail reported that he is now being housed in an area for prisoners who have “suicidal ideation.” Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Police Department are still gathering evidence for the case. Police have said that they believe Rob and his wife, Michele, died as a result of stab wounds.

However, they have yet to determine a motive for the double murder. Just hours before Rob and Michele were found, Nick allegedly became involved in an argument with his dad at a Christmas party hosted by Conan O’Brien. It’s claimed that Nick wandered around the party “interrupting” conversations to ask who the attendees were and if they were “famous”.

Local media reports that many in attendance had begun questioning whether the man, Nick, standing at 6 feet 3, had wandered in from the streets, unaware his parents had been invited. He hadn’t been invited but attended with his parents who were said to be concerned about his behaviour should he be left alone at home.

He is believed to have checked into the Pierside Santa Monica at 4am, and staff reportedly discovered the shower “full of blood,” as well as a trail leading from his bed and bedsheets. His parents were discovered less than 11 hours later by their daughter, Romy, at 3:30pm.

Nick was arrested on Sunday at 21:15 local time and booked on Monday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department were called to the home in Brentwood to offer medical aid at 3:30pm local time on Sunday and found a man, 78, and a woman, 68.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Hochman said: “I’m here to announce that our office will be filing charges against Nick Reiner accused of killing his parents. These charges will be two counts of first degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife.

“These charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. No decision at this point has been made with the respect to the death penalty. Nick Reiner is being held without bail. I want to announce these are just charges. Charges are not evidence. Evidence is something that will be presenting in a court of law.”

A spokesperson for the Reiner family said: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”

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Inside Rob and Michele Reiner’s ‘dream’ home that turned into scene of horror

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Legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele’s mansion in Brentwood, California, was their dream home – before tragedy unfolded, and it turned into a nightmare

For 30 years, it was their dream home, but now it’s a crime scene. Lgendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were tragically found dead in their Brentwood mansion on 14 December. According to reports, their throats had been slit in bed. The couple’s son, Nick Reiner, 32, has now been charged on suspicion of their murder.

Heartbreakingly, the couple’s daughter, Romy Reiner, 28, is said to have found her parents’ bodies after being alerted by a massage therapist who had visited the property for an appointment, only to find no one was answering the door.

The night before, the couple attended a glitzy A-list party at the home of TV host Conan O’Brien, along with Nick, before his behaviour allegedly made other guests uncomfortable and he was asked to leave. Nick is also claimed to have had a “tense chat” with comedian Bill Hader, while he was at the party. Rob and Michele were left “upset and embarrassed about their son’s behaviour at the party and expressed worries about his health,” sources who were in attendance claimed to NBC News.