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‘Oh my lord’, shoppers rave as UK’s second favourite chocolate bar is turned into ‘the ultimate cheesecake’
SHOPPERS are scrambling to get a taste of the “ultimate pudding” made from the UK’s second favourite chocolate.
The tantalising offer will soon be available from Iceland Foods stores, which have already revealed the “brand new bombshell” on social media.
Slough resident could head to their local Iceland store if tempted to try the new offer[/caption] The UK’s second favourite chocolate bar has been turned into ‘the ultimate cheesecake’[/caption]Chocolate lovers and dessert fans are in for a sweet treat, with many already turning to the comments section online to reveal their excitement.
The Caramel Fondue Cheesecake has been set to take supermarket shoppers by storm with those hoping to nab one for themselves needing to keep an eye on shelves.
Although the official release date has not been revealed, Galaxy chocolate buyers are in luck.
Boasting a chocolate ganache and a gooey caramel centre, the cheesecake has been topped with chocolate spoons and cookies for dipping.
The picture was posted on the Instagram account for Iceland Foods with the caption: “A BRAND NEW BOMBSHELL… ENTERS ICELAND!
“NEW Galaxy Caramel Fondue Cheesecake! Wow! This is the ultimate Christmas sharer dessert! AND… you can use the chocolate spoons to eat it.
“Keep your eyes peeled because it’s COMING SOON, to a store near you!”
Hopeful shoppers quickly posted their reaction, with one user stating, “we are getting this for Christmas“.
Another simply wrote: “Need !!”
Someone else put: “This Seriously Looks Absolutely Amazing guys and girls!!!”
One other user commented: “No that looks GOOD.”
A fifth put: “Omg this looks so good!”
Already, the picture has been re-shared to Facebook with one post gathering over 200 reactions and nearly 300 comments so far.
It comes after the price of Galaxy chocolate was slashed at Tesco stores.
Bargain hunters spotted the half-price saving for those with a clubcard.
Reduced from £3.99 to just £2, the 360g Smooth Milk Bar equated to just 56p per 100g of goodness.
The same bar was reduced for Mother’s Day earlier this year, with the offer only available for clubcard holders again.
How to save money on chocolate
We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar.
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs…
Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the supermarket’s own brand bars.
Shop around – if you’ve spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they’ve been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you’ve got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
Ruben Amorim warned he will have do ditch his favoured 3-4-3 formation when he joins ‘unbalanced’ Man Utd
DANNY MURPHY has urged Ruben Amorim to shelve his favourite formation – because Manchester United don’t have the players to make it work.
The new Red Devils boss will take up his role at Old Trafford on November 11.
Ruben Amorim has based his success in Portugal on a 3-4-3 formation[/caption]Amorim has made his name in Portugal playing an expansive 3-4-3 system with Sporting Lisbon.
The formation has proved a huge success, helping the 39-year-old win two top-flight titles.
But Match of the Day pundit Murphy believes United are too “imbalanced” to make it work.
The former Liverpool midfielder told The Daily Mail that United’s current squad “lacks athleticism and confidence.”
He added that Amorim’s “high energy approach and flying wing backs carry big risks in the Premier League.”
And Murphy believes the Red Devils’ lack of pace at the back is an accident waiting to happen.
He claimed: “The central defenders don’t have the pace to compensate for a lack of numbers in midfield.”
The last team to win the Premier League playing a similar 3-4-3 system to Amorim’s was Antonio Conte’s Chelsea in 2017.
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Murphy is not convinced that the Portuguese manager will be playing his preferred way “a year from now.”
The ex-England midfielder also claimed Bruno Fernandes could be pushed out should Amorim look to play an “athletic midfield pairing.”
Murphy touted Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte as a midfield duo, with the latter playing under Amorim for Sporting.
Man Utd fans will have to wait until late this month to see how Amorim chooses to set up his team.
The 39-year-old takes charge for the first time against Ipswich Town on November 24.
Ruben Amorim leaves Sporting on a high
By Charlie Wyett
RUBEN AMORIM would have preferred to leave Lisbon in a blaze of glory after winning a third Primeira Liga title.
Yet football does not work like that. And in what was surely his final game before taking charge of Manchester United, Amorim prepared to say his goodbyes at a half-empty Estadio Jose Alvalade in a League Cup quarter-final against Nacional.
Sporting won 3-1 thanks to second-half goals by captain Morten Hjulmand and Viktor Gyokeres, who scored two.
Luis Esteves pulled back for Madeira-based Nacional.
The stadium will be a good deal more lively on Tuesday when Manchester City are here for a Champions League match — although Amorim should by then have his feet firmly under his desk at Old Trafford.
Liverpool and Aston Villa were both interested in Europe’s most sought-after coach. Even City could have been a possible destination post-Pep Guardiola.
Yet the United job is one Amorim, 39, could not turn down — even if not everyone saw it that way at Sporting last night.
There is clearly a huge split in the Portuguese club’s fan base over their coach leaving at this stage of the season with many believing he should have seen the job through.
Yet Amorim, along with the three-man coaching team who are expected to follow him, leaves a club in a much better state than when he arrived here in 2020.
Inside the stadium, there was applause — albeit muted — when his name was read out before the game along with the line-ups.
And there did not appear to be any jeers when Amorim shuffled out from the tunnel awkwardly towards the dugout.
So, while his departure is hard to take for some, none of the fans will forget his legacy.
This is a club which is back as the dominant force in Portugal. Even this term, Sporting have won their first nine league games, scoring 30 goals and conceding just two.
They are also eighth in the Champions League table, which is one hell of an effort.
In contrast, Lisbon was not exactly hit by League Cup fever last night.
Amorim made lots of changes, which saw Sporting’s star man Gyokeres, the former Coventry striker, start on the bench.
There was, however, a first appearance in six weeks for former Tottenham winger Marcus Edwards.
He is certainly one player who has been transformed by Amorim since arriving at the club from Vitoria in 2022 and will be sorry to see the coach leave.
While he changed his team, Amorim stuck with his tried and trusted formation of a back three.
It will certainly be something Manchester United’s fans will have to get used to over the coming months.
But looking at the Premier League table, none of them will be complaining about the change.
He was officially unveiled by the club on Friday, just four days after the Red Devils sacked Erik ten Hag.
A Man Utd statement read: “Ruben is one of the most exciting and highly rated young coaches in European football.
“Highly decorated as both a player and coach, his titles include winning the Primeira Liga twice in Portugal with Sporting CP; the first of which was the club’s first title in 19 years.”
F***ing shut your mouth’ – Ian Wright in X-rated rant at giggling Alan Shearer after Newcastle stun Arsenal
IAN WRIGHT launched an X-rated rant at giggling pal Alan Shearer after Newcastle’s win over Arsenal yesterday.
Shearer’s beloved Toon beat the Gunners 1-0 at St James’ Park courtesy of Alexander Isak‘s 12th minute goal.
Alan Shearer was buzzing with Newcastle’s triumph[/caption] Ian Wright is in a wheelchair after undergoing surgery[/caption] Wrighty was far less pleased with how the game went[/caption] Wright, 61, told his pal to ‘f*** off’[/caption]Prior to the match, the pair both beamed as they posed for a snap.
Shearer posted the picture to his X account, writing: “Together today for @premierleague tv @NUFC v @Arsenal we have promised no hard feelings whatever the result!!!”
After Newcastle’s win, Wrighty didn’t seem best pleased.
The Arsenal icon, 61, is currently in a wheelchair having undergone knee replacement surgery.
As he wheeled into the studio, Shearer filmed him and couldn’t help but giggle.
Wright, fighting off a smile, told the former Toon striker: “F*** off.”
Through giggles, Shearer said: “It was only 1-0.”
Wrighty then responded: “F***ing shut your mouth.”
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Shearer, 54, laughed even more as he said: “We love you Wrighty, we love you.”
The Premier League also shared footage of Shearer and Wright watching the game together behind the scenes.
In the clip, Shearer can be seen getting up and pumping his fists after Isak’s goal.
He bellowed: “Yes! What a goal that is!”
Shearer then clapped in Wright’s direction as his pal looked despondent.
Shearer loved Alexander Isak’s winning goal[/caption]Tottenham 4 Aston Villa 1: Spurs close in on top four after incredible second-half turnaround in major blow to visitors
NO wonder Ange Postecoglou had no worries about shotshy Dominic Solanke.
His £65million star striker had not had an effort on target for SIX matches before this game.
Brennan Johnson levelled shortly after the break[/caption]And then he beats the best goalkeeper in the world, twice, to complete Spurs’ latest turnaround.
It backed up just why his manager said his forward’s toothless run “did not matter” in the lead up to this game – and why Postecoglou’s belief in Solanke was so unshakeable.
Spurs had conceded first in a home Premier League game for the TWELFTH time in 2024 when Morgan Rogers exposed some poor set-piece defending in the first half.
That was unsurprisingly more than any other side, but just like they did against Brentford and West Ham in the last two games, Postecoglou’s men turned it around.
Brennan Johnson got the ball rolling by finishing off an exquisite cross from Son Heung-min, who then looked stunned and angry to be subbed before the hour.
The controversial change was vindicated though as Spurs ran out winners to ruin Unai Emery’s 53rd birthday, thanks to party-pooper Solanke.
His first strike against Emi Martinez – this week voted the world’s best goalkeeper for the second year running at the Ballon D’Or awards – was a clever dink; the second a tap-in.
It delivered, along with James Maddison’s delicious free-kick in injury time, Spurs’ ninth win in their last 11 games in all competitions, lifting them up to seventh and to within two points of the top four.
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You never would have seen it coming at half-time though.
Savvy Villa had frustrated their hosts by slowing the game down and reducing them to lame long shots, mainly from Rodrigo Bentancur.
Then when Spurs showed a vulnerability when defending set-pieces – as was a regular occurrence last season – Emery’s men pounced.
Rogers was Johnny on the spot when Guglielmo Vicario had been forced to parry away a goalbound header from his own defender Pedro Porro, firing home inside the six-yard box.
It was only the second goal conceded from set-pieces by Postecoglou’s side this season – the other being the one that lost them September’s North London derby.
But it will have done nothing to put off future opponents from sensing blood with Vicario in future.
Boos rang out at half-time from the home fans at their side’s display, which would have been punished further had Ollie Watkins not dragged a shot wide just before the break.
Postecoglou would have been well within his rights to give them the hairdryer treatment at the break to up the ante.
Solanke bagged his second just four minutes after his opener[/caption]Whatever he did, Spurs came out for the second half a new team and within four minutes were on level terms.
Captain Son, back after a two-game absence with a hamstring issue, sent in a delicious cross that Johnson converted at the back post.
It was the Welshman’s first goal in five games after a red-hot streak of seven in seven for club and country.
Then came a moment you do not see too often as Son showed as near to dissenting anger towards his own manager as the mild-mannered South Korean is capable of.
Stunned when his number came up on 56 minutes, Son stood on the pitch with a ‘What, me?’ expression on his face.
Postecoglou waved his arm in ‘Yes you, you’re coming off’ motion and though the pair looked to have a civil exchange as Son trudged off, the 32-year-old’s frustration was obvious.
It was even more obvious when the cameras seemed to pick him saying ‘Why?’ along with an F-bomb after miserably taking his seat on the bench.
Spurs were then forced into another change when Cristian Romero, who had taken the armband from Son, injured himself when flying into a dangerous tackle on Rogers, for which he got booked.
It left Spurs without their first-choice centre-back pairing, with the watching Micky van de Ven already out injured.
But from there the hosts took control, with Solanke taking centre-stage.
Ben Davies, on from Romero, won a 50-50 to spark an attack which saw Kulusevski slip in Solanke who cleverly dinked the ball over Martinez.
Five minutes later he had a second, as Sarr latched onto Torres’ lax pass, fed Richarlison who teed up Solanke to tap home.
It was a brilliant, rapid-fire double to kill off the game, with the only downside was Richarlison injured himself when providing the assist and was forced off.
Birthday-boy Emery’s day was made even more miserable when sub Maddison sent a beautiful free-kick curling into the far corner during ten minutes of stoppage time.
International Championship snooker 2024: Schedule, TV channel, live stream as Ronnie O’Sullivan features in China
THE snooker calendar rolls on again this weekend as the world’s top players return to China.
The International Championship starts on November 3 and is the eighth ranking snooker event of the season, with huge prize money up for grabs in Nanjing.
Kyren Wilson was brilliant in winning the Northern Ireland Open last weekend[/caption]Fresh off his dominant win at the Northern Ireland Open, reigning world champion Kyren Wilson is in action on the first day as he has to play a held over qualifier.
World No 1 Judd Trump, who lost that final in Belfast, also returns to face Sanderson Lam in the first round, while defending champion Zhang Anda – who scored a 147 in last year’s final – still needs to qualify.
Inevitably, all eyes will be on Ronnie O’Sullivan as he’ll be one of the hot favourites to take home the International Championship crown
But the Rocket has not been seen at the tables since the English Open in mid-September, where he suffered a shock defeat to He Guoqiang in Brentwood, citing medical reasons behind recent withdrawals.
When is the International Championship snooker 2024?
- The International Championship 2024 will take place in Nanjing, China and got underway on Sunday, November 3.
- The final takes place on Sunday, November 10.
- The entire event takes place at the South New City National Fitness Centre.
- Session times in the early rounds are at 1.30am, 6.30am and 11.30am (all GMT).
What TV channel is the International Championship snooker 2024 on and can it be live streamed?
- The entire tournament will be shown on Eurosport in the UK.
- It is also possible to live stream the action via the Discovery+ website/app.
- Alternatively, SunSport will provide daily LIVE coverage of the tournament.
International Championship snooker 2024 format
- All matches will be best of 11 frames (first to six) until the quarter-finals.
- The semi finals will be best of 17 (first to nine) and played over two sessions
- The final is also played over two sessions and is best of 19 (first to 10).
International Championship snooker 2024 schedule / results
Sunday, November 3 (last 64 unless stated)
- Zhang Anda 6-5 Ishpreet Chadha (qualifier)
- David Grave 6-2 Jinhao Zhou (qualifier)
- Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-3 Mink Nutcharut (qualifier)
- Ali Carter 6-1 Wei Cai (qualifier)
- Si Jiahui 6-4 Andrew Pagett (qualifier)
- Noppon Saengkham 6-3 Xinbo Wang (qualifier)
- Ding Junhui 6-0 Reanne Evans (qualifier)
- Hossein Vafaei 6-4 Dian Zheng (qualifier)
- Kyren Wilson 6-0 Mitchell Mann (qualifier)
- Haydon Pinhey 4-6 Lyu Haotian
- Simon Blackwell 5-6 Matthew Stevens
- John Higgins 6-4 Ben Woollaston
- Zark Surety 0-6 Chris Wakelin
- Pang Junxu 6-5 Elliot Slessor
- Ricky Walden 0-6 Xiao Guodong
- Stan Moody 5-6 Xu Si
- Ryan Day 6-3 Daniel Wormesley
- Robbie Williams 6-3 Stuart Carrington
- Dean Young 4-6 Gary Wilson
- Jamie Clarke 4-6 Mark Selby
- Jiang Jun 6-5 Amir Sarkhosh
Monday, November 4 (last 64 unless stated)
- Judd Trump v Lam Sanderson
- Anthony Hamilton v Shaun Murphy
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Stuart Bingham
- Zhang Anda v David Grace
- Joe Perry v Barry Hawkins
- Andrew Higginson v Wu Yize
- Liu Hongyu v Kyren Wilson
- Mark Davis v Mark Williams
- Ben Mertens v Si Jiahui
- Gong Chenzhi v Jack Lisowski
- Jimmy Robertson v Noppon Saengkham
- Ronnie O’Sullivan v He Guoqiang
- Michael Holt v Yian Sijun
- Fan Zhengyi v Neil Robertson
- Ali Carter v Ross Muir
- Ding Junhui v Martin O’Donnell
- Hossein Vafaei v Dylan Emery
- David Gilbert v Jackson Page
- Joe O’Connor v Anthony McGill
- Aaron Hill v Mark Allen
Tuesday, November 5 (last 32)
- TBC
Wednesday, November 6 (last 16)
- TBC
Thursday, November 7 (quarter-finals)
- TBC
Friday, November 8 (semi-finals)
- TBC
Saturday, November 9 (semi-finals)
- TBC
Sunday, November 10 (final)
- TBC
What is the prize money for the International Championship snooker 2024?
The tournament in China is one of the richer events on the circuit, with a total prize pot of £825,000.
The breakdown is as follows:
- Winner: £175,000
- Runner-up: £75,000
- Semi-final: £33,000
- Quarter-final: £22,000
- Last 16: £14,000
- Last 32: £9,000
- Last 64: £5,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £825,000
Will Ronnie O’Sullivan play in the International Championship snooker 2024?
The question on every snooker fans lips.
O’Sullivan is slated to play women’s star Mink Nutcharut – the first time he will have played a female player.
Ronnie O’Sullivan has not played since September 12[/caption]Mink, 24, is the current women’s world No 1 and has been in very good form in recent months, making four finals in 2024 so far.
She won the recent Australian Open and was the runner-up in the World Women’s Snooker Championship in March, losing 6-5 to Bai Yulu in the final.
Notably, she is the only female player to ever record a 147, during a practice match in March 2019.
At the time of writing it is not known if Ronnie O’Sullivan plans to play in Nanjing.
He has not played on the circuit since a shock defeat on September 12 at the English Open, missing the British Open and Northern Ireland Open.
‘It’s a game changer!’ happy customers rave about Amazon buy that leaves locks ‘shinier’ & reduces hair loss
IF you suffer from hair loss, a £19 hair oil could be key to boosting your locks.
Shoppers have been raving about Forest & Shore Hair Growth Oil which has thousands of five-star reviews.
The product is packed full of oils to help your hair[/caption]The oil – which contains argan, avocado, rosemary, castor, coconut, baobab and almond oil – aims to “stimulate blood flow to support and help speed up hair growth.”
The description reads: “Every ingredient in this treatment is carefully selected to stimulate blood flow to support and help speed up hair growth.
“Thrive Hair Oil is packed with fatty acids and antioxidants so your scalp is well looked after leading to healthier and thicker hair.”
The rosemary oil is said to be a DHT blocker which helps reduce hair loss.
Meanwhile, the castor, baobab and coconut oil all strengthen the scalp, preventing hair from follicle damage.
While the argan, avocado and almond oils “help to restore your hair’s moisture and lock in proteins preventing hair breakage.”
And thankfully it won’t break the bank, currently costing £18.99 on Amazon.
Many people have rushed to give it a five-star review, with one person saying: “Last balding season, I lost a lot more hair than any other autumn and I noticed it wasn’t growing back.
“I got this product in April, it’s been over 6 months now and it worked beautifully, and also my hair loves it.
“I started getting baby hairs soon after I started using it and by now they are longish locks of hair.”
A second added: “I cannot recommend this product enough. I usually wait a while before reviewing cosmetics to make sure I like them. But after only 3 uses I LOVE this one!!”
A third commented: “A total game changer for my hair routine!”
So how do you get the best results?
Depending on the length of your hair, dispense two to five full pipettes into the palm of your hand.
The oil claims to ‘speed up hair growth’[/caption] The oil has gained a legion of fans thanks to its properties[/caption]You should then gently massage the oil into your scalp and comb through to ensure the mid-lengths and ends are also covered.
Then leave overnight or for a minimum of two hours, and then wash out the following day.
You should repeat this process three times a week.
One customer showed her dry ‘before’ photo[/caption] She then showed her glossy hair after using the oil[/caption] One woman showed how she had hair loss before using the oil[/caption] She claimed to boost her hair using the oil[/caption]Hair loss tips
We can lose between 50 and 100 hairs a day, according to the NHS.
It is not usually something to worry about, but occasional it can be a sign of a medical concern.
These include illness, stress, cancer treatment, weight loss and iron deficiency.
The NHS advises to book an appointment with your GP to see if you can get to the cause of it.
Experts at American Academy of Dermatology Association also recommend to eat healthy, limit curling irons and only use them for special occasions.
They also recommend using a gentle shampoo, and make use of leave-in conditioners.
We live by UK’s ‘most HAUNTED house’ that inspired hit horror film… but we’re being forced out by something even scarier
A HAUNTED London house has been a fascination for paranormal fans for years, but neighbours have had enough.
With Halloween trick-or-treaters upon us, some Enfield residents have revealed they find visitors “annoying” and the situation a “nightmare” with some even being pushed out of the area.
Residents were quick to open up about the ordeal of living close to the well-known property[/caption] Kate Fortune and Nicos Aoennou drove half an hour to see the house for themselves[/caption] The semi-detached property sits on a regular looking street but all is not what it seems[/caption] Michael Ford spoke about living close to the house in Enfield with his two children[/caption]Ever since the family at 284 Green Street reported an alleged poltergeist, the terrifying supernatural activity has been captured by journalists, investigators and in documentaries.
The story was even dramatised for the plot of the 2016 horror film The Conjuring 2 and according to locals it is so popular that fans will appear on the street to take photographs and knock on doors on a “day-to-day basis”.
Retired 66-year-old Michael Ford glanced up sheepishly from washing his car and was clearly acclimatised to new faces walking around the area hoping to speak to locals.
He explained how people come from “all over the world” and it’s even “worse at weekends” when local pubs are shut.
Is the Enfield Poltergeist a true story?
MANY people will have heard about the legend of the Enfield Poltergeist as it has featured in various articles and appeared in films.
The claims derive from supposed supernatural activity at 284 Green Street – a council house.
Still standing, the property sits in Enfield, London, and the alleged poltergeist activity took place between 1977 and 1979.
Single mother, Peggy Hodgson, called the Metropolitan Police after experiencing suspicious activity, including hearing strange noises and witnessing furniture move on its own.
Her daughters Janet, 11, and Margaret, 13, have spoken out about the events since.
There is even a picture of Janet seemingly lifted off the ground.
While she claims to have been hurled from her bed by a supernatural force, others have suggested the image could also be explained by her jumping.
Over the 18 month period, thirty different witnesses are thought to have experienced some level of the activity, including neighbours, paranormal investigators and journalists.
Jeffrey Smith, 43, a painter who lives a few doors down, has described how the frustrating situation “is definitely a nuisance”.
He said: “Yeah, people are knocking on our door all the time, wanting to take pictures and ask questions.
“People are always knocking on her [284 Green Street] door, every five minutes and it’s nothing to do with them.
“It’s annoying they’re taking photos and they’re in the way all the time.
“Before the family moved in, people used to trash the house as it was abandoned for a long time.
“You should come back at Halloween, it’s always busy then but it’s all year round now.
“Back in the days after the documentary we used to have buses filled with tourists because it’s very very popular, but it’s just a nightmare.
“It’s probably the most famous house in the world but it’s really painful to see as it attracts crazy people at all hours of the day, which means my dog is barking at all hours, at two or three in the morning because these people want to park outside my house and take pictures.
“It’s constant but I just feel sorry for the people who live in the house, they’re just living and don’t have any peace.”
Has the Enfield house ever featured in a documentary?
THE BBC released its first episode of Hauntings earlier this month with the series looking into various unexplained events.
Presenting the story using recorded film and audio, the first installment was called The Enfield Poltergeist and looked to investigate the “extraordinary events” that occurred between 1977 and 1979.
Following a police report in September 1977, officers attending the house could not find a reasonable explanation for furniture moving independently and tapping on the walls.
Back in 2018, Sue MacGregor reunited a group of witnesses to “paranormal events” that occured at the council house in Enfield.
The resulting conversation led to a 45 minute show being published on BBC’s Radio 4 and even featured Janet and Margaret Hodgson, the two daughters at the centre of the case.
Another resident, Sharifa Wilson, 42, suggested the number of visitors has declined since the movie but that their behaviour has not changed.
She said: “I’ve lived here for 20 years and it’s annoying but after a while you get used to it.
“As the years progressed, people still drive past and slow down, I want to say something but you can’t.
“The lady that used to live there [284 Green Street], she lived there for years pretty much her whole childhood.
“She’s left now, moved out with her kids and husband because they had people peering through windows.
“The woman next door to me, she’s lived here the longest and says it’s rubbish but she can’t move out, she’s been here all her life.
“I did see a passerby stop and ask the current owner to give her a tour, they even offered her cash.”
Sharifa Wilson spoke of the frustrations she has living just a few doors down[/caption] The property is situated in the middle of the road, opposite a primary school[/caption] Sun reporter Charlotte Bend went to investigate at the scene[/caption]The neighbour that Sharifa spoke of did not want to speak to the Sun for too long, tired from the activity and attention right outside her front door.
She explained: “I don’t want to highlight it anymore in the media than it already is.
“I don’t have anything to say but I’d rather just ignore it.”
Others were happy to comment but wanted to remain anonymous out of the fear of complicating their relationship with neighbours in such close proximity.
A mother and school worker who has lived on the street for nearly 20 years said she has met people visiting from “all over the world” including China, Australia, America, Ireland and Scotland.
She said: “People drawing attention to the house, it’s not good for the kids.
“I’ve never asked the family that live there if they knew about the history before they moved.
“I certainly didn’t know and now people knock on my door and people want to ask about the house.
“There’s nothing I can do, it’s even at 1am in the morning, and it’s anyone, not just kids.
“Even now, people slowing down when they’re driving and they look.
“My son once even let a woman in thinking I knew her. When I came downstairs thinking she was one of my Somali ladies, and I saw a white woman, I wondered why she was there.
“She just sat there and I said I can’t help you with information, people have children, they deserve their quiet private lives.
“Back when the film was released, it was really bad, you know like a tourist bus in central London.
“That’s how bad it was, and they were all photographing themselves outside.
“We can’t just phone the police and ask them to move them on which is why the neighbours just won’t open the door if they don’t want to talk to you.”
What is The Conjuring 2?
THE Conjuring 2 was a horror film released in 2016 and centred around the story of Peggy, and her four children.
Much like the Enfield Poltergeist case, the single mum looks to investigators for help after her children report paranormal activity.
Famed detectives, Ed and Lorraine Warren, that feature as characters in the film did visit the house in real life while the unexplained events took place.
The film was directed by James Wan, an Australian filmmaker also known for Saw, Insidious, Aquaman and Malignant.
The Conjuring 2 is known as The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case in the UK, and is the first sequel to The Conjuring, which was released in 2013.
Near the semi-detached property that many have flocked to over the years, neighbours have made security their focus with one property boasting six CCTV cameras from the outside and black-out style curtains drawn across.
Many others peered out of the corner of their front room window when having someone knock on their door – it was clear most were used to regular attention and shied away from it.
Situated opposite a primary school, the busy main road does not particularly lend itself to a mass of fans hoping to park up and spend some time on the street.
While the current inhabitants of the house were approached by the Sun, they very gently explained that they no longer talk to visitors or media.
Another man residing in a property nearby explained that he “regularly” saw “people trying to peer through” on “a daily basis”.
Another told of how visitors “don’t just knock on our door” but they “ask us questions about the house” and whether the story is true.
He added: “We just have to tell them we don’t know”.
Others refused to speak to us, with one woman living down the road exasperatedly noting: “I am tired of this sh*t.”
Local residents were quick to explain how the situation worsened after the release of the film based on the property[/caption] Tash Wilson lives further down the street and is still stopped by visitors, hoping to ask her questions[/caption] Curtis Hart grew up being told about the property by his family[/caption] Amir Hosaimi works in a pizza takeaway shop just round the corner[/caption]Tash Wilson, a 24-year-old working in admin for HMRC, explained how she thinks the attention will “start again” this week “because it’s Halloween“.
She said: “I’ve had a few people ask me where it was but I’ve not actually known as I don’t like scary films so I haven’t watched it.
“But it’s crazy that it’s just there, someone’s actually living there.
“Last time someone asked me where it was, I actually didn’t know where to direct them as I live further down.”
Curtis Hart, a local builder who has lived in the area his whole life, told of how his mum used to explain the folklore surrounding the former council house years before any filming took place.
Local business owners were also keen to talk after regularly meeting lost or inquisitive tourists heading inside to ask questions.
Amir Hosaimi, who works at a Pizza takeaway store just around the corner of the street, explained how he “sees people every day” and so it is “not even worse on Halloween“.
He said: “It’s every afternoon, I see the cars parked up and they’re stood there taking pictures.
“Always different people, every day from all around the world.
“It’s mostly young people, many many students and sometimes they come to the shop to ask questions but I can only tell them to watch the movie.
“There’s a lot of talk about it in the area, even when you go for a coffee somewhere you’ll always hear someone talking about it.
“I think lots of old neighbours know the story about the house and they like talking about it but others ignore it.”
Has the Enfield Poltergeist ever been proven false?
ALTHOUGH there has never been anything proven or discounted officially, one expert revealed the case could be a hoax.
Psychology professor, Chris French, explained five reasons to TimeOut in 2016.
- The girls “admitted they faked” some of the activity
- Janet’s photo where she can be seen levitating above her bed could be explained by jumping
- Bill, the old man who possessed Janet, was obsessed with periods and Chris believes a young girl would be more likely to be interested on this
- Eyewitnesses can be incredibly unreliable
- According to Chris, there are other cases of schoolgirl pranks that have gotten out of hand
Another resident explained how it must be “terrible for the people that live” at the house itself.
He has seen people “going round the back” looking for “other ways in”.
More recently, he told of spotting three people staring at the house trying to convince each other to go and knock on the door.
He continued: “We’ve had people ask us about the house, most of them will just stand around and stare at it or take pictures in front of the thing.
“It’s a regular thing, I mean a couple weeks ago there were two groups sitting out on blankets with candles around them and all sorts.
“I presume to protect themselves from whatever.
“We don’t talk about it with the people who live there though, we have always known the people involved over there as neighbours and if they spoke to us about it they spoke to us about it but we never asked questions.”
Meanwhile, a couple who parked their car in front of the house got out to take pictures and admire the exterior of the property.
Nicos Aoennou, 53, told the Sun how they regularly visit and even stay in places believed to be haunted.
Other spooky places in the UK
Pendle Hill – A hill in England that is believed to be the most haunted place in the UK. It is the burial site of the twelve Pendle Witches who were hanged in 1612.
Tower of London – A popular historic attraction in London that is also considered one of the most haunted places in the UK. The tower has a dark history of torture, imprisonment, and execution.
Chillingham Castle – A 13th-century fortress in Northumberland that is said to be home to many ghosts and ghouls.
Berry Pomeroy Castle – A castle in Devon that is said to be haunted by the Blue Lady and the White Lady.
Blickling Hall – A grand hall in Norwich that was once home to the Boleyn family and is said to be one of the most haunted houses in Britain.
Hampton Court Palace – A palace in England that is known for being one of the most haunted attractions in the UK.
They have explored castles and hotels which claim to be inhabited by ghosts and spirits.
Two weeks out from undergoing a hip operation, Kate Fortune, 50, explained how attractions like this make for the perfect activity to fill some time while braving her new set of crutches under each arm.
She said: “We like to find haunted places and go to stuff like this all the time.
“It’s just to get out for a bit and I am quite open minded to stuff like ghosts – although apparently there’s no haunting there anymore.
“I find it really interesting and I’ve always loved history, and so that comes with it.”
Kate even spoke of an experience when she was younger where she believes to have seen a ghost.
It freaked her out so much at the time that she ran down a set of stairs and broke her ankle.
Despite this, she “loves haunted stuff“, including films, saying “there’s not enough of them”.
She added: “Nothing bad has happened to me but I don’t quite know how I’d be if there was a poltergeist flying around the house, that would freak me out.”
Explaining how the pair discovered the property, Nicos added: “I used to drive past every day as I lived locally but I wasn’t taking it in, to be honest.
“Then she mentioned she wanted to go and I said I’d take her down.
“I’ve watched the film and all that stuff so knew it was here.”
I photographed that terrifying snap of the Enfield Haunting - I thought it was nonsense until chilling moment
GRAHAM Morris was a sceptical photographer when he was sent down to snap the apparent haunted family home in Enfield.
He previously told the Sun that he “initially thought it was going to be a load of rubbish” when he was on his way to 284 Green Street in North London.
At the height of the so-called supernatural activity, Graham was in his twenties and headed to the location with a reporter.
He said: “The children came in one after the other with adults but nothing happened until Janet walked in.
“It was unbelievable – things were just flying all over the room. Little things like toys, marbles, and Lego bricks. I tried to get a picture of something flying across the room, but everything was moving so fast.
“You couldn’t pre-empt where the next object would come flying from. It was coming in from all angles.
“I was hit in the eyebrow, and although it didn’t draw blood, I got one hell of a lump. Whatever this was, you had the feeling that it was out to get you.
“It didn’t like the fact that I was taking pictures. I could see the fear on the family’s face.”