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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Nestle confirms it's axed breakfast staple from all UK supermarket shelves as shoppers sob ‘life isn't the same'
Has your favourite product vanished from shelves? We'd love to hear from you - email us on money@ Has your favourite product vanished from shelves? We'd love to hear from you - email us on money@ CRUNCH TIME Nestle confirms it's axed breakfast staple from all UK supermarket shelves as shoppers sob 'life isn't the same' NESTLE has confirmed it axed a breakfast staple from all UK supermarkets, leaving shoppers heartbroken. The chocolate to coffee maker has confirmed Clusters are no longer available on shelves. Advertisement 1 Nestlé Clusters were a popular treat for customers to enjoy The morning meal - made with whole grain flakes and toasted almonds - was a staple in British supermarkets for years but was axed over a decade. However many shoppers are unaware the snack is no longer available in stores and wondered if it would make a return. One curious customers took to X, to plead with Nestle to bring the product back. They said: "I woke up this morning and the only thing I want is a bowl of Clusters. Please bring them back. Advertisement "Life just hasn't been the same since they went away." Nestle responded and confirmed the cereal was no more, crushing dreams the product might make a return soon. The company said: "We're sorry to have to give you disappointing news, but unfortunately, Clusters has been discontinued from our range." It will come as a blow to customers who in the past described it as a "glorious cereal". Advertisement While another said: "Nestle clusters was the only cereal I could eat. I used to buy upto a dozen boxes. There's nothing out there I can eat." And a third upset shopper said: "Please bring nestle clusters back! I'll buy them in bulk I promise." Kellogg's discontinues breakfast cereal It is not the first time Nestle has axed a product that customers love. Last December it told customers it would no longer sell Carnation Vegan Condensed Milk Alternative. Advertisement The substitute for its original dairy version was made with oats and rice and was used for baking sweet treats that were plant-based. It was launched by the chocolate-to-coffee maker back in 2020 and was sold in supermarkets such as Asda and retailed for around £2.50. Last October, shoppers were left distraught after learning the company had stopped making Smarties Buttons. The treat comprised a tasty combination of milk chocolate buttons with crunchy bits, but maker Nestle said it now wants to focus on its core Smarties products. Advertisement The product was unveiled in 2020 as a 'reimagined' treat for choc-lovers with 'special memories' of Smarties. Nestle also said last summer it was no longer making Cheerios Vanilla O's, leading to heartbreak. MORE DISCONTINUED CEREAL It is not uncommon for popular cereals to disappear from shelves. Kellogg's said last month it would no longer be making chocolate Cornflakes after a product recall. Advertisement Two years ago shoppers were also horrified to learn the cereal giant had axed Frosties from its multi pack boxes as it contained too much sugar. And it's not only Kellogg's which has pulled the trigger on a number of popular morning foods. Weetabix confirmed earlier this month that Alpen cereal bars have now permanently disappeared from supermarket shelves. Tesco left shoppers heartbroken when it confirmed it was no longer making its own-brand apricot wheats. Advertisement
Scottish Sun
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Putin sends Salisbury poisoning spy chief to negotiations while tyrant avoids Zelensky as ceasefire talks begin TODAY
CRUNCH TIME Putin sends Salisbury poisoning spy chief to negotiations while tyrant avoids Zelensky as ceasefire talks begin TODAY Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) VLADIMIR Putin has sent his Salisbury poisoning spy chief to Ukraine peace negotiations in Turkey which are due to kick off later today. The Russian despot has refused to come to the negotiating table in person as he continues to avoid Volodymyr Zelensky in order to keep up his brutal conflict. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Vladimir Putin's Salisbury poisoning spy chief Igor Kostyukov is set to lead peace talks today Credit: East2West 2 Turkish President Erdogan gives a speech to welcome the Russian and Ukrainian delegations ahead of their talks in Istanbul Credit: AP Putin's latest stunt saw him ignore calls from Zelensky and Donald Trump to personally attend this weeks round of negotiations in Turkey. Zelensky is said to be in Istanbul for the negotiations but Trump will not attend despite him suggesting he could come. The list of the Russian delegation taking part was released by the Kremlin last night - with Putin's name a glaring omission. Instead, GRU military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov is set to help with the talks for the Kremlin. Kostyukov has a twisted past after he was sanctioned by Britain and the EU over his team's bid to kill former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Wiltshire as part of the infamous Salisbury attack. The nerve agent strike was carried out when Kostyukov was deputy head of the GRU. He was promoted by Putin to a top spy chief shortly afterwards. Putin's negotiators will also see Vladimir Medinsky, a West-hating aide who denies Ukraine even exists, take part. Follow our live coverage below...
Scottish Sun
13-05-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
Inside Ukraine's most bombed estate in town on Russian border where locals vow ‘we will live here and we will die here'
Steely residents remain convinced that — just like in wartime Britain 80 years ago — that determination will eventually see off their bitter enemy 'NEVER LEAVE' Inside Ukraine's most bombed estate in town on Russian border where locals vow 'we will live here and we will die here' GLANCING nervously to the sky as yet another air-raid siren wails, the locals on this bombed-out housing estate are praying the blitz spirit will see them through their darkest hour. But these are not memories of wartime Britain recalled for the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Advertisement 8 Lubov Bobro and daughter Olya in the cellar they use to shelter from shelling at home in Saltivka 8 Olena Kushko in front of the Soviet-built housing estate where she lives 8 A Kharkiv resident cycles past flames after another attack on the city Credit: AP 8 The district's shattered tower blocks, a few miles from the front line This is life today in North Saltivka, in Kharkiv, the most-bombed housing estate in Ukraine. It lies just a few miles from the border with Russia and almost every tower block here has been shelled, leaving the bustling neighbourhood a ghost town after thousands fled. But incredibly, some steely residents refuse to be driven from their homes, even though many have no windows or running water. And they remain convinced that — just like in wartime Britain 80 years ago — that determination will eventually see off their bitter enemy. Advertisement Read More on World News CRUNCH TIME Will Putin chicken out? Ukraine piles on pressure on Vlad to meet Zel this week 'There were mice and food rotting in the fridge' As diplomatic efforts to halt the war inched forward, no-nonsense pensioner Elena Vizer, 72, said: 'This is my home and no one is chasing me out of it.' The estate, made up of scores of Soviet-era nine-storey tower blocks, bore the brunt of Russia's invasion in February 2022, as Putin's shock troops launched a bombardment that killed more than 600 civilians. Around 700,000 of Kharkiv's population of two million fled and President Volodymyr Zelensky later declared that a quarter of Ukraine's second city had been destroyed. As The Sun toured the apocalyptic landscape of North Saltivka amid hopes that Ukraine and Russia could finally sit down for peace talks in Turkey tomorrow, it was clear that barely a single building had escaped damage. Advertisement Cranes were tearing down buildings beyond repair while the playgrounds were silent — most families with young children having long since left. Retired lab technician Elena was forced out of her home for 14 months after the invasion but has now returned to her half-empty tower block, part of which teeters on the brink of collapse. Will Putin chicken out? Ukraine piles on pressure on Vlad to meet Zelensky as Russia stays deathly silent on Thursday showdown She said: 'They were bombing us with jets right from the start, and the Russian tanks were on the main road outside my home. 'My front doorstep was the front line. The house was shaking — a shell came through the roof of my next-door neighbour's apartment and destroyed it. Advertisement 'My windows were blown out and my balcony was destroyed. Rescuers and fire engines did not come because the shelling was too intense. 'I didn't see my apartment again until April 2023. When I returned I was so overjoyed I walked around kissing everything. 'But I was also heartbroken because it was in a terrible state. Everything was damaged and there were mice everywhere and rotting food in the fridge.' Her houseplants which she had lovingly tended for 15 years were all dead, apart from an amaryllis which miraculously flowered again when she watered it. Advertisement 8 The worst of the shelling is over for now but has never fully stopped, and Elena still spends some nights sheltering in a corridor as Russian attack drones fly overhead, but she insists she will never leave. Kharkiv is Ukraine's most-bombed major city, and North Saltivka its most-blitzed neighbour. The Battle of Kharkiv raged for three months at the start of the war, with the city seen as a major target for Russia. Advertisement As invading tank regiments bore down on the city, terrified Lubov Bobro and her three children found themselves on the wrong side of the front line. And in a bizarre twist, to make it to a safe area they had to evacuate into Russia. They ended up in a city 1,200 miles to the east where officials pressured them into registering as Russian citizens and taking local passports. Brave Lubov refused and managed to flee back to Ukraine with the help of Bring Back Kids, a humanitarian organisation launched by President Zelensky to secure the return of children snatched by Russia. 8 Elena Vizer returned to desolation after 14 months away Advertisement 8 Elena found her amaryllis plant had survived Credit: Chris Eades 8 Londoners walk to their offices during the Blitz Credit: Rex When they got back to Kharkiv, they found their home had been destroyed by a phosphorus bomb — just one more war crime in a long list committed by Russia. They now live in another house nearby — which has plastic sheeting where the windows used to be, and no running water or mains gas. Advertisement A week ago they once again had to run to the shelter in the basement when Russia attacked. When they emerged they found that the blast from a nearby attack had ripped off the plaster from the walls of the stairwell. Single mum Lubov, 40, is unable to work because she does not want to leave traumatised kids Olya, 15 Denys, ten, and Tetyana, seven, alone. Instead, she survives on a government handout of £45 a week. She said: 'I lost so much weight because of all the stress. Advertisement 'I used to think Russia were our brothers' 'When we got back to Ukraine the children were crying tears of joy. 'At the bus station in Kyiv people were asking why we were going back to Kharkiv because it was so dangerous. I told them, 'This is our home'. 'When we came back, everything was broken — our house was completely destroyed. 'The children were shocked and said, 'Mum, where are we going to live?' A neighbour allowed us to stay in an empty house and it has no water, just a well. But this is our home, we will live here and we will die here. This is where we live. Nowhere else is home, only here. So whatever happens, we will never leave.' Advertisement Pharmacy worker Olena Kusko, 63, who was driven out of North Saltivka when her apartment block was hit, also hailed Kharkiv's blitz spirit. She said: 'People have a great spirit around here. They want to stay because they are connected to this area. This is their home. 'My house was on the seventh floor. The roof and the top two floors were badly damaged so every time it rained water came into my home and I had to move out.' Although the locals insist that Ukraine will never be defeated, they are exhausted after three years of war and are now praying for a ceasefire. Advertisement But they have little faith that Putin will stick to one — and can never forgive Russia for the invasion. Olena added: 'I am hoping for a short-term peace agreement as that will at least be something, but I don't think war will end any time soon.' I hope that peace will come and the guns will fall silent Lubov Bobro Lubov said: 'I hope that peace will come and the guns will fall silent. 'We are praying to God that they can find a common language to end this war. Advertisement 'But everything Putin says is just talk. I fear that this cannot be resolved and the people will keep suffering.' And Elena said: 'My opinion of Russia has changed 180 degrees. I used to think they were our brothers but not now. How can we ever forgive them? But we always have hope for peace. This war must end.' North Saltivka was one of the first areas in Ukraine hit when Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Around 20,000 Russian soldiers crossed over the border just after midnight and advanced on Kharkiv on several fronts, with the plan to occupy the city within 48 hours. Advertisement But they met with fierce resistance from Ukraine's 92nd Brigade, the National Guard's 3rd Rapid Response Brigade and the 22nd Motorised Infantry Battalion. Finding themselves unable to occupy the city as planned, the Russians began destroying it, launching a relentless bombardment of North Saltivka and other districts. The heaviest fighting in Ukraine took place in Kharkiv in the early days, with rocket strikes, cluster bombs and snipers all targeting civilians. Two months later, Ukraine launched a counter-offensive and forced Russian troops back toward the border. Advertisement The worst fighting in the city was over but Russian attacks have continued. Elena added: 'The shelling is less now but it has never stopped. The Sunday before last there was shelling and the house was shaking. I was so scared and feared the entire block would fall down.' She said the one survivor from her beloved houseplant collection had given her hope. She said: 'I loved my plants — I had them for more than 15 years and talked to them and told them I loved them. Advertisement 'But when I returned to my apartment I found that they had all died apart from one, an amaryllis. 'I gave it some water and it was revived and grew again and flowered. 'That symbolised life for me. Whatever happens, life goes on.'
