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Врятуйте вишню від моніліозу, щоб не втратити дерево

  Для багатьох садівників тема вирощування вишень є болючим питанням. То кора тріскається, то зав’язі осипаються, ягоди гниють, шкідники надокучають, а тут ще моніліоз. Цю хворобу одразу помітно, тому пропустити її неможливо. Боротися з нею не так легко та й багато чого залежить від стійкости сорту дерева до цього грибкового ураження. Ознаки моніліозу Подивіться уважно […]

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Sainsbury’s shoppers heartbroken as store axes ‘best’ coffee

Close-up of a senior man's hands holding a steaming cup of coffee.
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SHOPPERS have been left disappointed after Sainsbury’s axed a popular coffee.

One frustrated customer got in touch with the supermarket after struggling to find the Taste the Difference Fairtrade Indian Monsoon Malabar Ground Coffee on shelves.

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Indian Monsoon Malabar Ground Coffee bag.
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“Have Sainsbury’s stopped selling the Monsoon Malabar coffee?? Tried to find it in various stores but it is not available anywhere,” they said.

To their disappointment, Sainsbury’s confirmed the coffee variety had in fact been discontinued.

The Sun also searched for the coffee on Trolley.co.uk but it’s been listed as “currently out of stock in every store”.

The coffee had come in a 227g pack and was described as having dark chocolate, smoke and spice flavours.

A description on the website says the product was ethically sourced and laid on the Malabar coast in southwestern India during the monsoon season.

Shoppers on Trolley gave it glowing reviews.

One raved: “This is the best coffee that I’ve had in recent years and decent price.”

Another said: “This product is the closest to the coffee I drank in Goa and for me it is perfectly good.”

The Sun has reached out to Sainsbury’s for comment.

Coffee fans can still get their fix of Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Fairtrade coffee though, as there are plenty more varieties still in stores.

There’s the Peruvian Machu Picchu Ground Coffee, which has a milk chocolate, caramel and almond flavour.

It’s from the Sacred Valley which is home to the ancient city of Machu Picchu.

Another option is the Colombian Coffee Strength 3, which is grown in the foothills of the Colombian Andes.

It has a smooth, sweet and nutty flavour.

Then the Kenyan Coffee Taste the Difference Strength 3 is from the high plateaus of Mount Kenya.

It’s described as having a zesty, citrus and blackberry flavour.

All are priced at £4 for a 227g pack.

How to get free cofee

Virgin Media O2 customers are cutting back on Greggs freebies including coffee.

But there are plenty of other ways to get a free brew. Sun Savers Editor Lana Clements explains..

Download the Greggs’s app and sign up to its loyalty scheme for the first time to get a free hot drink.

The offer includes tea, coffee and hot chocolate.

You’ll be able to collect loyalty stamps through the app, too, which add up to freebies.

Octopus energy customers can also get a complimentary hot drink every week at Greggs by signing up to the Octoplus section on the power provider’s app.

Pop into Ikea ­during the week to get a free cup of tea or filter coffee with the store’s loyalty card. It costs nothing to sign up to Ikea Family.

You can also bag a free hot drink at Waitrose if you’re a MyWaitrose member when you make a purchase instore.

Get a tea, coffee, cappuccino or latte with the deal.

And the purchase need not cost a lot – buy a piece of fruit or a cheap chocolate bar. Sign up at waitrose.com.

Plus, don’t forget about loyalty schemes at the high street coffee chains.

StarbucksCosta Coffee and Caffe Nero all offer free drinks after a certain number of purchases — usually around nine or ten.

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‘Eerie portal to a lost world’ that lies beneath council estate – network of abandoned tunnels left to rot for 60 years

A EERIE maze of tunnels left to rot under a council estate has been likened to a “portal to a lost world”.

They are buried deep beneath a quiet Greater Manchester housing estate, the 1,332-yard tunnel was closed over 60 years ago.

Disused Lydgate railway tunnel in the UK.
The tunnels run under a council estate in Manchester
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Interior of disused Lydgate Tunnel, UK, showing brick and stone walls and a number 67.
One of the refuge points where workers would stand as the train passed
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Known as Lydgate Tunnel, this Victorian-era passage runs between Grotton and Grasscroft in Saddleworth, and was once part of the infamous Delph Donkey line on the London and North Western Railway.

Opening in 1856, the tunnel was hailed as a triumph of engineering.

The West Yorkshire Advertiser called it “firmly built” with “scarcely any vibration” as trains thundered through. But its construction came at a cost.

Just a year before opening, labourer Luke Crossby, 31, tragically plunged to his death down an 85-yard shaft.

In 1855, the Manchester Courier described how he “missed the tub” and fell headfirst.

His body was found “much shattered” and the coroner returned a verdict of accidental death.

For nearly a century, the tunnel echoed with the sound of steam engines, until the Delph Donkey line was axed in 1955, part of the controversial Beeching cuts that destroyed Britain’s rail network.

Freight trains rolled through for a few more years, but by 1964, Lydgate Tunnel was sealed off and left to the elements.

Now, this creepy time capsule lies hidden beneath homes, fenced off from the public – but that hasn’t stopped urban explorers from sneaking in and sharing spine-tingling photos online.

Images posted to the Disused Railway Tunnels UK Facebook page show a haunting scene.

The tunnel’s eastern entrance is bricked up, only accessible through a locked steel door or shuttered window.

Despite six decades of abandonment, the brickwork inside is well-preserved.

One explorer described it as “a portal to another long-lost world”, while another claimed mist “hovered in layers… very eerie.”

Comments flood in calling it “spooky,” “atmospheric,” and a “forgotten gem.”

Local residents shared memories of walking through the tunnel as children.

One said: “I was born just 30 yards from the Grotton end.

“Walked it from the age of eight. The alcoves were there to shelter from oncoming trains.”

Others slammed authorities for allowing such a “stunning piece of Victorian craftsmanship” to fall into obscurity.

“All we had to do was maintain it, but instead we abandoned it,” wrote one user.

Martin Zero, a content creator with a fascination with derelict buildings shared a video from the depths of the tunnels which has already been watched over 26,000 times.

There are growing calls to bring Lydgate Tunnel back to life – not for trains, but for people.

Martin pointed out the ventilation shafts and the refuges, which were where railway workers could hide for safety when a train passed through.

Describing these refuges, Martin said: “I think it’s impressive. It’s quite scary because when you look at that, you get the impression of what you’re going through, what surrounds us, and what they’ve had to tunnel through to get here.

“You get the impression of what they were faced with when they were coming through the tunnel, just rock. I find it quite daunting, to be honest.”

One YouTube user commented: “I travelled on the Delph Donkey every day with my mum to Glodwick Road station in Oldham, where she worked. My dad also caught the train to Platts.

“I was born in 1951, and on one occasion mice, bred in Delph for research, and dispatched by the Delph Donkey, escaped from their cages, and caused chaos amongst the passengers.”

Disused Lydgate railway tunnel in the UK.
It has become a hot spot for urban explorers
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Overgrown entrance to the Lydgate Tunnel, a disused railway tunnel in the UK.
A body was discovered soon after the tunnels opened
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Interior of a disused brick railway tunnel.
Local residents used to walk through the tunnels as children
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Sister Wives’ Janelle Claims Kody Used a ‘Cycle of Love Bombing’ in Marriage

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Whether you’re working with bloating, curves, postpartum changes or just want to feel confident without shapewear, finding a dress that flatters your midsection is way harder than it should be. Some styles cling too tight, others drown you in fabric and the ones that promise to cinch usually come with a sad little belt that […]

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Darren Criss Calls Wife Mia ‘The Real Hero’ in Tony Awards Speech

Darren Criss’ wife, Mia Criss, has been by his side long before his rise to fame. Darren met Mia through mutual friends in 2006, however, they didn’t start dating until around July 2010 — a few months before he first appeared on Glee. (Darren starred as Blaine Anderson on the Fox series from 2010 to […]

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