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CHOCOLATE lovers were thrilled after spotting a discontinued Nestle bar back on the shelves.

The discovery sparked debate online as not everyone believed they had made a return.

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Nestle found the chocolate bars weren’t selling as well as other products[/caption]

Animal Bar is a milk chocolate bar designed with two different animals along with their names moulded on the surface of the chocolate.

The mini chocolate bars were designed for children and come with a fun game inside the wrapper.

On a Facebook group dedicated to nostalgic snacks, a member shared a photo of an Animal Bar.

“Used to love these as a kid. Shame they’ve gone,” they wrote.

“I don’t think they have gone away have they?” one argued.

“Iceland still sell them,” said a second.

“Loved this chocolate bar,” echoed a third.

Another claimed that Tesco still sells the little chocolate bars.

Someone else wrote that they can be found in Poundland and a third said they were in Asda.

“You can still get them I’ve seen them I’m sure they were in B&M,” said another.

Unfortunately for fans, the chocolate bar was discontinued in November 2023.

The Animal Bars spotted in the shops are old stock still in circulation.

The Animal Bar was first manufactured in 1959 and sold by Makintosh’s under a different name until a rebrand in 1963.

Nestlé said the chocolate bar was being discontinued after 60 years “due to the low performance of the product and a steady decline in its sales over the past few years,” according to Sky News.

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THE MOBO Awards have announced a city shake-up as they move to Newcastle for the first time in the show’s history.

The ceremony – which started almost 30 years ago – celebrates and elevates black music in the UK.

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The awards – which celebrate and elevate black music in the UK – are almost 30 years old[/caption]

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And in a historic move, the MOBO awards will come from the Utilita Arena Newcastle next year.

Bosses have yet to confirm the nominees as well as hosts but tickets go on sale very soon.

Fans can register for a 24-hour pre-sale window on October 4th before general sale begins on Saturday.

The event will take place on February 18th, 2025.

Speaking about the awards, Kanya King CBE, Founder and CEO of MOBO Group, said: “Newcastle is a city steeped in history, culture, and a dynamic sense of community alongside an electric nightlife, making it the perfect host city.

“We are honoured to bring the MOBO Awards to this iconic destination, eager to deliver a show that will resonate far beyond the North East.

“Beyond the awards night, through the MOBO Fringe Festival, we will be engaging with the local community to create an inspiring and impactful programme that highlights the significant cultural influence of Black music.

“Newcastle, get ready for a time to remember!”

Over the years MOBO has helped nurture home grown talent such as Skepta, Dave and 2022’s Mercury Prize winner Little Simz.

This year’s MOBO awards took place in Sheffield and was presented by Babatúndé Aléshé and Indiyah Polack.

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DEAR DEIDRE: WHEN I started finding women’s underwear hidden around the house, I was convinced my husband was cheating on me. 

He had been acting off with me for weeks, so I wasn’t all that surprised by the discovery. 

Yet when I confronted him he assured me that I’d got it all wrong and that he had a secret fetish. Now I don’t know how to feel. Should I be appalled or relieved?

I’m 43 and my husband is 47. We’ve been married for seven years after meeting online ten years ago.

We’ve always been so close but now it feels like I’m married to a complete stranger – someone with weird sexual preferences. 

He’s a big guy who loves weight lifting. I was looking for his bluetooth speakers in his gym bag when I first discovered a pair of lacy women’s knickers. 

Then I found three more pairs of women’s pants at the back of his sock drawer – all different sizes and styles.

Seriously rattled, I went through his phone whilst he was asleep. I expected to find text messages but to my surprise, I discovered email confirmations of his underwear orders.

Soon after, I demanded to know what was going on. 

He quickly admitted he’d been buying women’s underwear because they turned him on but tried to reassure me it was just a harmless kink.

Ever since I’ve not been able to look at him the same way and have avoided sex ever since..

I’ve tried my best to forget about it but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit freaked out.

How do we move past this?

DEIDRE SAYS: I’m sure you both would love more than anything to just move on and forget it happened, but unfortunately this can’t be ignored.

Fetishes are often part of who someone is, therefore it may be unrealistic to demand he stops outright. 

You both need to discuss what his fetish means to him, can he compromise, does he need to participate, can you still envisage a future?

I would strongly recommend you both go and see a sex and relationship therapist who can help you to work through what this kink might mean for your relationship. 

While some men simply enjoy wearing women’s underwear from time to time, for others it is a sign of a deeper rooted need to dress as women permanently.

Please contact COSRT (Cosrt.org.uk) who can connect you to a reputable counsellor.

KIRSTY MacColl was known for being the fierce frontwoman of The Pogues.

But behind the scenes, her ex-husband, Steve Lillywhite was also a veteran in the music industry. 

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Who is Kirsty MacColl’s ex-husband Steve Lillywhite?

Steve Lillywhite has worked with some of the biggest names in the field.

He put U2 on the road to fame and has worked with some of the biggest names in music including the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Liam Gallagher‘s post-Oasis band Beady Eye and many more.

Born March 15, 1955, in Surrey, he began his career in 1977.

He started off as a bass player when he was 16 years old, before he got a job in a studio. 

He’s been credited on over 500 records and collaborated with dozens of artists including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Simple Minds, Peter Gabriel, Morrissey, and The Killers.

 Lillywhite has also won six Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2006.

In 2012, he was made a Commander of the Order of The British Empire (CBE) for his contributions to music.

The Pogues

The record producer is well-known for marrying singer-songwriter and The Pogues singer, Kirsty MacColl, in 1984.

The pair shared two children together, Jamie and Louis, but divorced in 1994.

Sadly, MacColl passed away in 2000. 

Speaking about his ex-wife, Lillywhite told the Guardian: “Kirsty was opinionated, she didn’t take any s***.”

Lillywhite believes that her debut hit, the 1981 new wave novelty There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis, was created partly to “embarrass” her father, who despised pop music. 

She had been signed by Dave Robinson, co-founder of the renowned indie label Stiff, after he heard her demos.

He said Lillywhite and MacColl had reportedly met at a party, and the rest is history.

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Lillywhite’s cover of Billy Bragg’s A New England, produced by her, became her biggest solo hit, reaching number seven on the charts in 1985.

By the time the music video was shot, the couple were married and MacColl was heavily pregnant. 

Instead of making her own records, she accompanied Lillywhite to the studio. 

Lillywhite says: “The 10 years we were together, she must have sung on pretty much everything I produced with the exception of U2: [that’s] Talking Heads, the Rolling Stones, the Smiths and Happy Mondays.

“When I was working with the Stones, we ended up backstage at Live Aid in Philadelphia with Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Bob Dylan. I introduced Kirsty to Dylan and he looked at her and went: ‘Oh my God, your dad hated me.’”

It was via Lillywhite that MacColl made her most famous guest appearance. 

He explained: “The Pogues had these quite lofty ideals as to who was to sing on Fairytale of New York; Chrissie Hynde was mentioned.

“But I took the tapes home with me over the weekend and got Kirsty to sing it. 

“It’s as good a vocal as I’ve ever recorded with anyone and it’s much more complicated than you think. 

“Many people have tried to cover it and no one can sing it with her nuance and swing.”

When I heard the news yesterday, it affected me a lot more than I thought it would. Because it took me back to the whole… I mean his story is such a great story of redemption.

Steve Lillywhite on Darius Danesh

Together, the couple created two MacColl albums—1989’s Kite and 1991’s Electric Landlady—which established her songwriting partnerships with Pete Glenister and Mark Nevin.

By the time of 1993’s Titanic Days, Lillywhite and MacColl’s marriage was unravelling.

He says she was the victim of too much “recreational partying … she didn’t want to carry on with that lifestyle and I decided the drug-taking had to increase.”

In May 2004, he married Patricia Louise Galluzzi, but they divorced ten years later. 

Darius Danesh

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In 2002, Lillywhite signed singer-songwriter Darius Danesh, having become a managing director for Universal Music Group.

He served as executive producer for his debut album Dive In, which spawned three Top 10 hits, and Mercury Records’ first number one in eighteen years. 

When Darius sadly died in 2022, he said: “When I heard the news yesterday, it affected me a lot more than I thought it would. Because it took me back to the whole… I mean his story is such a great story of redemption.

“You know, how he was basically, he was ridiculed on Pop Idol, he ended up coming third.

“And there wasn’t a hell of a lot going on for him but what he had was this huge heart.”

A friend of Lillywhite’s, who was working with Campbell Danesh at the time, called him and suggested the two should meet.

Lillywhite said: “I met him and my first thought when I met him was, basically, he was a thoroughbred. He was like this incredible stallion.

“I mean, you know, tall, good-looking, he just reminded me of as good an example of the human race that you will ever find and it was fantastic.”

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During his career, he snagged consecutive Grammy Awards for Record of the Year with U2’s Beautiful Day and Walk On.

In 2006, he won three Grammys for Producer of the Year (Non-Classical), Best Rock Album also with U2’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, and a partial win for Album of the Year, also for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

However, he was there from the inception of U2, producing their debut album Boy in 1980.

Lillywhite’s collaboration with U2 continued with the albums October and War. 

In 1991, he co-produced songs from the band’s Achtung Baby album, working alongside Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Flood. 

Speaking to Music and Musicians Magazine, he said: “With U2, the end of an album is chaotic—but that chaos can make for great art.

“Bono won’t sing until a song is mixed and then he’ll rewrite it.

“It’s like a tree. Some of their entire albums come from three or four song ideas.”

Phish

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In 1996, he produced Phish’s Billy Breathes, and he returned to produce Joy in 2009.

During an interview, he said that Phish could “play everything, but that is not good. Limitations in art are what make great art, so when you can play everything, how do you choose what to play?”

However, he added: “To me, they’re a prog band that jams wonderfully, moving around through different time signatures and such. 

“To me, that’s what makes [1996’s] Billy Breathes so good. It condenses what they do into 45 minutes. It’s as good a concept album as I’ve ever done.”

Dave Matthews Band

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During the 1990s, Lillywhite produced the multi platinum albums Under the Table and Dreaming, Crash, and Before These Crowded Streets by the Dave Matthews Band.

In 2000, Lillywhite was dismissed from the Dave Matthews Band’s fourth album due to creative differences with the band members.

In 2001, some of the recordings from those sessions surfaced on a bootleg album, now known as The Lillywhite Sessions. 

Many of these songs were later re-recorded and featured on the band’s album Busted Stuff.

The unfinished tracks had leaked online, prompting the band to re-record most of them, this time choosing Stephen Harris as their producer instead of Lillywhite.

Thirty Seconds to Mars, Razorlight, and more

In September 2005, Lillywhite took on the role of Senior Vice-President of A&R at Columbia Records, where he notably signed MGMT. 

However, his time at the label was brief, as he left at the end of 2006. 

He also signed Razorlight, and also produced Jason Mraz’s Mr. A-Z.

In 2012, Lillywhite reunited with Thirty Seconds to Mars, co-producing their fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams, alongside actor Jared Leto. 

Where is Steve Lillywhite now?

Lillywhite then ventured into the Japanese music scene for the first time in 2019, co-producing Luna Sea’s album Cross. 

In interviews, he mentioned that he’s been semi-retired and living in Indonesia for the past five years, now choosing to work only with select artists.

Lillywhite stayed in the country and went on to produce singer Iwan Fals, whom he describes as an Indonesian mixture of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, and an all-female band. 

He said: “One reason I’m doing this: If you can empower women in Muslim countries, it’s great.

“There are dark forces and fundamentalism in every religion, and women are the key to keeping that fundamentalism away.”

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DEAR DEIDRE: EVER since my wife and I separated my son has been completely out of control.

Whether he’s throwing a tantrum, bullying his sister, or ignoring everything I say, he never does as he’s told.

I’ve tried everything to get through to him and don’t know how to get through to him.

I’m 42, my ex-wife is 39 and we recently decided to get a divorce after ten years of marriage. We share two kids together, a daughter who’s five and a son who’s eight.

We’d tried for years to work on our relationship but six months ago came to the conclusion that we would be better off apart.

Our separation was amicable and we did everything we could to support our kids through the transition. While our daughter seemed to adjust well, our son is constantly rude and difficult. 

Whether he’s with me or his mother, there are constant tantrums and it’s as if he’s doing everything he can to misbehave.

We can’t even take him out in public without him screaming and shouting about something.

We’ve tried everything to discipline him, from trying to speak to him calmly, giving him time outs to confiscating his iPad and TV, but nothing seems to work.

Where do we go from here?

DEIDRE SAYS: When parents separate it’s normal for young children to feel a mix of emotions from anger, confusion, frustration to sadness.

Oftentimes this can transfer into behavioural problems causing them to act out.

Knowing how to navigate this time with your son will be hard, but with some time and patience things will get better eventually. 

Try to encourage him to speak openly about how he feels and make it clear to him that you’re there to listen. 

Reassure him both you and your wife love him.

If nothing changes, consider getting him some extra support. Contact Family Live (familylives.org.uk), who can help.