London, Nov 4 : Sales of spices and Indian ready-meals are soaring in the UK as the worsening economic climate forces curry-lovers to cook their favourite dish at home.
As per latest figures, consumers are staying in more rather than heading out to more expensive pubs, clubs and restaurants.
Supermarkets have seen sales of curry ingredients such as ginger, coriander and chillies more than double, while Indian ready-meal sales are up 50 per cent.
According to Morrisons, sales of spices in the 12 months running up to September have increased dramatically.
The sale of curry powder is up 169 per cent, chilli powder 144 per cent, cinnamon sticks 80 per cent, cumin 21 per cent and coriander 13 per cent.
London, Nov 4 : Lewis Hamilton has pledged to bag a hat trick of F1 world titles so that he can get his hands on his dream car.
Speaking the day after he was crowned world champion driver, Hamilton revealed a special deal he had struck with McLaren boss Ron Dennis.
Hamilton will be given the keys to a McLaren F1 LM road car, currently on display at the outfit''s Woking factory, if he wins the crown twice more.
“Every time I walk past it, I gaze at it. It’s probably the most expensive, the most beautiful car in the whole world – and that’s the one I want,” the Sun quoted Hamilton, as saying.
Zurich - Swiss banking giant UBS AG reported Tuesday its first profit in four quarters.
The world's biggest wealth manager, which has emerged as one of the major victims of the recent round of financial turmoil triggered by the US mortgage market meltdown, reported a third-quarter profit of 296 million Swiss francs (256.3 million dollars).
The Zurich-based bank said last month it planned to raise 6 billion Swiss francs from the government and it planned to shift 60 billion Swiss francs of toxic assets to a special Swiss central bank fund.
London, Nov 4 : Even though former English glamour model Katie Price a. k. a. Jordan and her singer hubby Peter Andre are said to be back together, their interaction with one another showed they were miles apart.
Andre along with Jordan, who had flown out to the States to meet up with him, had tried to put on an unconvincing show of unity in LA, as rumours of them getting a divorce escalated.
The two, who looked like they were dressed for a funeral, had arrived at a West Hollywood tapas restaurant holding hands, but they left after half an hour with Jordan looking unhappy.
London, Nov 4 : Lewis Hamilton has pledged to bag a hat trick of F1 world titles so that he can get his hands on his dream car.
Zurich - Swiss banking giant UBS AG reported Tuesday its first profit in four quarters.
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