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Brits buy 50m Aldi mince pies as budget grocer hails ‘best Christmas ever’

January 5, 2025

Aldi has recorded its best festive season ever in 2024, with sales topping £1.6bn in the month before Christmas. Sales at the grocer grew 3.4 per cent year on year, while its seasonal offering rose 10 per cent and its premium range jumped by 12 per cent compared to 2023. Aldi UK’s chief executive officer, [...]

Rolex Price Hikes 2025: What They Mean for Collectors and Buyers

January 5, 2025

The watch community has long speculated about whether Rolex would raise its prices in 2025, and now the answer is clear: yes, they have. The adjustments span across nearly all collections, from the utilitarian Submariner and GMT-Master II to the elegant Day-Date and Datejust. While some increases are modest, others are significant—particularly for models featuring [...]

Arnold Schwarzenegger-inspired Ultimate Performance receives boost

January 5, 2025

Ultimate Performance, the gym and personal training chain inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, received a £1m boost ahead of selling a stake to a private equity firm. The Manchester-headquartered upmarket health and fitness group has reported a pre-tax profit of £1.7m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The new [...]

'Thinking Bitcoin': Michael Saylor Speaks as BTC Maintains $98,000 Price

January 5, 2025

U.Today - As 2025's start gets underway, Michael Saylor, executive chairman and co-founder of MicroStrategy, has revealed the key thing he's thinking of. In a tweet, Saylor wrote,...

7 productivity hacks to make the return to the office less miserable

January 5, 2025

Back to the office this week? Productivity expert Emily Austen shares her 7 hacks to survive the first week back.

Elon Musk’s attacks on Jess Phillips a ‘disgraceful smear’, Streeting says

January 5, 2025

Wes Streeting has said attacks made by Elon Musk on Jess Phillips over grooming gangs are a “disgraceful smear” considering the Labour minister’s efforts to support victims of abuse. The billionaire owner of social media platform X, Tesla and Space X suggested the safeguarding minister “deserves to be in prison” for denying requests for the [...]

Musk says Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead Reform UK

January 5, 2025

Elon Musk has said Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead Reform UK, just weeks after the pair had a “great” meeting in the US. The owner of Tesla and X – the social media site formerly known as Twitter – met with Farage in December at US President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, [...]

Ukraine to seek allies’ help to boost air defences, says Zelensky

January 5, 2025

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will again call on allies to boost its air defences at this week’s meeting in Germany, as US President-elect Donald Trump takes over later this month with a vow to end the almost three-year war quickly. Zelensky said dozens of partner countries will participate in the meeting of [...]

Lack of winter fuel payment ‘might be unpopular’ as snow falls, Streeting admits

January 5, 2025

Wes Streeting has acknowledged withdrawing winter fuel payments from pensioners “might be unpopular” following health service advice to keep home heated during this weekend’s cold snap, The Health Secretary faced questions on Sunday about his advice to “turn the heating on”, after heavy overnight snowfall of up to 12cm in parts of the country. Conservative [...]

Massive 2,133% SHIB Burn Jump Followed by Surprising 10% SHIB Rise

January 4, 2025

U.Today - According to data provided by the public on-chain SHIB tracker Shibburn, during the past day, one of the key Shiba Inu metrics has spiked, showing four-digit growth. This...

Tesco and Sainsbury’s to shed light on Christmas sales performance

January 4, 2025

The UK’s biggest supermarket groups will shed light next week on how they fared over the key Christmas period amid pressure on shoppers’ budgets. Tesco and Sainsbury’s will both provide third-quarter updates for investors and analysts, where they will reveal their sales for the weeks running up to Christmas. Both grocers are expected to reveal [...]

Satoshi Nakamoto's Epic Statement Resurfaces as Bitcoin Clocks 16

January 4, 2025

U.Today - A historic statement from Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has recently surfaced, provoking reflection on the cryptocurrency's price history.In a tweet,...

MSTR Targets $2 Billion Capital Raise to Buy Bitcoin in Q1, 2025: Michael Saylor

January 4, 2025

U.Today - Michael Saylor, the founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, has published a tweet to announce his company’s intention to raise additional funds to buy...

'Rich Dad Poor Dad' Author 'So Bullish' on Bitcoin as 'Giant Market Crash Here'

January 4, 2025

U.Today - Robert Kiyosaki, a renowned investor, entrepreneur and the author of the popular classic book on finances “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has delivered big news in his...

New car market in UK up 2.6 per cent in 2024, figures reveal

January 4, 2025

The UK’s new car market recorded its second successive year of growth with a 2.6 per cent rise in registrations in 2024, new figures show. Industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said around 1,953,000 new cars were registered last year, compared with 1,903,000 in 2023. Growth was delivered entirely by purchases [...]