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The Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Sun
Lidl is selling toys that are ideal for families going on summer holiday flights and prices start at £2.49
Lidl is selling a range of toys that are sure to entertain your children for hours this summer - and prices start from just £2.49. The supermarket is selling four pull the tab books which are ideal if your child is learning to read or write. The Hinkler Pull the Tab Times Tables book is perfect for on-the-go learning. Use the wipe clean pen to write your answers, then pull the tab to find out if you are right. Once you're done just wipe it clean and repeat. Meanwhile, the Pull the Tab Spelling book can help your child to learn how to spell simple words including boy, lamp and gate. For younger children there is a phonics version to help your child sound out words and phrases. Finally, the maths book can help your child with simple sums. All of the books are available in Lidl stores now but you will need to be quick as when they are gone they are gone. Lidl is also selling two Toytopic Kids' Travel Activity Packs for £3.99 each. The 14 piece sets have a lot of fun activities to keep your little ones entertained on the go. They come with a resealable bag, which is great for taking them on plane, train or car journeys. Items to always buy at Lidl The sets include an activity book, six coloured pencils, small scribble board, word search book, maze game, two sticker sheets, a fidget twisty toy and a magic cube toy. One set is pink and includes unicorns, while the other is blue and space-themed. Both activity packs are available in store now. What else is on offer at Lidl? Lidl has also brought back its sell-out pizza oven. The Grillmeister Gas Pizza Oven costs just £79.99 and is back in stores on Thursday. The gadget is a whopping £170 cheaper than the Ninja version so will definitely be popular with shoppers. You can use the oven to cook crispy pizzas or fresh baguettes and you can eat them fresh from the oven. The supermarket is also selling a new garden plant range with prices starting from £1.99. Green-fingered shoppers can buy the bedding plants and flowering plants, which are perfect for brightening up flowerbeds, hanging baskets and window boxes this summer. Prices start from just £1.99 and the plants have already hit the famous middle aisle - just in time for the summer season. Lidl is also stocking large perennials for just £4.99, and Hibiscus plants for only £6.99, which will add colour and height to any patio or garden display. The chain is also selling a £6 foldable backpack that is perfect for Ryanair flights this summer. Shoppers can snap up the travel essential now at their local Lidl. The 20litre capacity bag comes with a three-year warranty and unfolded measures H42.5 × W28 × D17cm. When not in use, it folds into its own pocket so you can pack it away into your hold luggage with no fuss - ideal for flights. .
The Age
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Our man at the Vatican: Bundy kid with ‘Sunday shoes' who made his way to Holy See
Rome: Keith Pitt stood quietly among the faithful at St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, watching history unfold. Just metres from where Pope Francis gave what would become his final public blessing, Australia's ambassador-designate to the Holy See was bearing witness to a profoundly sacred moment – one he would soon realise marked the end of an era. 'I was absolutely blessed to be there,' Pitt tells this masthead, reflecting on that extraordinary day. 'Even in his final hours, he was down amongst the people. That just indicates what sort of person he was.' Only four weeks into his new post, Pitt has found himself at the centre of a global moment of mourning and transition. The death of Francis, a figure whose papacy reshaped the modern Catholic Church, has plunged the Vatican into a mourning period and will bring world leaders – from Donald Trump to Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky (and Australia's Governor-General Sam Mostyn) – to Rome for a historic funeral. 'It's very sad,' Pitt, 55, said, speaking from the Australian embassy a stone's throw from the Vatican. 'But there's always the opportunity for renewal.' Though he has not formally presented his diplomatic credentials – an honour usually extended in person by the pope – Pitt is already fulfilling his duties. 'We've provided a copy of credentials, which gives us some leeway to begin activity,' he says. 'The formal presentation hasn't occurred due to His Holiness's health, but I'll be attending the funeral on Saturday as part of Australia's official delegation.' That delegation, which includes bipartisan political representation of former deputy prime minister and Nationals MP Michael McCormack and Trade Minister Don Farrell, speaks to the global and cross-party regard for Pope Francis's legacy. Pitt, a former federal minister and long-time MP for Hinkler, grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City, in Bundaberg, Queensland. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep. 'We were the kids without shoes during the week who'd put them on just for church,' he said, recalling his childhood Sundays at St Mary's, a humble timber church in the heart of Bundaberg. 'St Mary's was where we did all the sacraments. It was the centre of our faith community – until it burned down. '
Sydney Morning Herald
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Our man at the Vatican: how kid from Bundy with ‘Sunday shoes' made his way to the Holy See
Rome: Keith Pitt stood quietly among the faithful at St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, watching history unfold. Just metres from where Pope Francis gave what would become his final public blessing, Australia's ambassador-designate to the Holy See was bearing witness to a profoundly sacred moment — one he would soon realise marked the end of an era. 'I was absolutely blessed to be there,' Pitt tells this masthead, reflecting on that extraordinary day. 'Even in his final hours, he was down amongst the people. That just indicates what sort of person he was.' Only four weeks into his new post, Pitt has found himself at the centre of a global moment of mourning and transition. The passing of Francis, a figure whose papacy reshaped the modern Catholic Church, has plunged the Vatican into a mourning period and will bring world leaders – from Donald Trump to Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky (and Australia's Governor-General Sam Mostyn) – to Rome for a historic funeral. 'It's very sad,' Pitt, 55, said, speaking from the Australian embassy which is just a stone's throw from the Vatican. 'But there's always the opportunity for renewal.' Though he has not yet formally presented his diplomatic credentials – an honour usually extended in person by the Pope – Pitt is already fulfilling his duties. 'We've provided a copy of credentials, which gives us some leeway to begin activity,' he says. 'The formal presentation hasn't occurred due to His Holiness's health, but I'll be attending the funeral on Saturday as part of Australia's official delegation.' That delegation, which includes bipartisan political representation of former deputy prime minister and Nationals MP Michael McCormack and Trade Minister Don Farrell, speaks to the global and cross-party regard for Pope Francis's legacy. Pitt, a former federal minister and long-time MP for Hinkler, grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City, in Bundaberg, Queensland. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep. 'We were the kids without shoes during the week who'd put them on just for church,' he said, recalling his childhood Sundays at St Mary's, a humble timber church in the heart of Bundaberg. 'St Mary's was where we did all the sacraments. It was the centre of our faith community – until it burned down. '
The Age
24-04-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Our man at the Vatican: how Catholic kid from Bundy made his way to the Holy See
Rome: Keith Pitt stood quietly among the faithful at St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, watching history unfold. Just metres from where Pope Francis gave what would become his final public blessing, Australia's ambassador-designate to the Holy See was bearing witness to a profoundly sacred moment — one he would soon realise marked the end of an era. 'I was absolutely blessed to be there,' Pitt tells this masthead, reflecting on that extraordinary day. 'Even in his final hours, he was down amongst the people. That just indicates what sort of person he was.' Only four weeks into his new post, Pitt has found himself at the centre of a global moment of mourning and transition. The passing of Francis, a figure whose papacy reshaped the modern Catholic Church, has plunged the Vatican into a mourning period and will bring world leaders – from Donald Trump to Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky (and Australia's Governor-General Sam Mostyn) – to Rome for a historic funeral. 'It's very sad,' Pitt, 55, said, speaking from the Australian embassy which is just a stone's throw from the Vatican. 'But there's always the opportunity for renewal.' Though he has not yet formally presented his diplomatic credentials – an honour usually extended in person by the Pope – Pitt is already fulfilling his duties. 'We've provided a copy of credentials, which gives us some leeway to begin activity,' he says. 'The formal presentation hasn't occurred due to His Holiness's health, but I'll be attending the funeral on Saturday as part of Australia's official delegation.' That delegation, which includes bipartisan political representation of former deputy prime minister and Nationals MP Michael McCormack and Trade Minister Don Farrell, speaks to the global and cross-party regard for Pope Francis's legacy. Pitt, a former federal minister and long-time MP for Hinkler, grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City, in Bundaberg, Queensland. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep. 'We were the kids without shoes during the week who'd put them on just for church,' he said, recalling his childhood Sundays at St Mary's, a humble timber church in the heart of Bundaberg. 'St Mary's was where we did all the sacraments. It was the centre of our faith community – until it burned down. '
The Age
23-04-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Australians rush to cast early votes in record numbers
Follow daily coverage of the federal election campaign with our live coverage here. Australians are literally voting with their feet, lining up at early voting centres across the country to get the 2025 election out of their lives. At the same time, they're making life more difficult for both major parties, which will still be announcing policies at the end of next week. It also means people are making a decision without knowing the total cost of each party's policies, information typically released in the final week of a campaign. A record 542,000 people, or 3 per cent of those on the electoral roll, cast a ballot on the first day of pre-poll voting on Tuesday. It was a 72 per cent increase on the 314,000 who cast a vote on the first day of pre-polling at the 2022 election. Every state and territory recorded a steep rise in early voting. In NSW, more than 166,000 of the 5.7 million people on the roll voted, while 143,200 people in Victoria cast a ballot. Loading One of the biggest turnouts relative to size was in WA, where almost 60,000 people voted. That is a 115 per cent jump on the number of West Australians who voted on the opening day of the 2022 election. In the seats of Fisher, Hinkler, Gilmore, Fowler and Gippsland, almost 5 per cent of all voters cast a ballot on Tuesday. The Australian Electoral Commission reported about 19,000 votes have been cast with mobile voting teams, while 2.2 million postal votes have been distributed.
