Festive food for less: Christmas dinner with all the cost trimmings

14 December 2025 at 07:00

From choosing frozen turkey to shopping supermarket specials, the traditional meal need not break the household budget

Figures show that the total cost of the all-important Christmas dinner is up 5% on a year ago, with the price of important elements such as pigs in blankets and stuffing up by 7%.

With the cost of living still biting, however, a supermarket price war is taking some of the sting out of high food costs – with Aldi and Lidl selling the ingredients for a main Christmas meal for eight for less than £12.

Manchester United’s first-quarter profits rise to £13m but debt reaches £1.29bn

The Guardian

By:Jamie Jackson

11 December 2025 at 10:03

Operating profit up after £7m loss a year earlier
United’s revolving credit up from £35.7m to £268m

Manchester United’s operating profit rose to £13m in the financial year’s first quarter, compared with an equivalent £7m loss 12 months earlier, and the chief executive, Omar Berrada, said this was down to “the difficult decisions made in the past year” by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

However, United’s total debt has now risen to a record high of £1.29bn. United’s revenue was £140.3m, down from £143.1m 12 months previously, and the club’s revolving credit rose £35.7m to £268m, with noncurrent borrowings remaining at £650m.

OpenAI Races to Quell Concerns Over Its Finances

NYT: Technology

By:Mike Isaac

6 November 2025 at 16:52

The A.I. company faced pushback after a top executive raised the idea of government aid, amid concerns that the A.I. industry is headed toward a dangerous bubble.

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