THERE’S nothing better than spending time in the backyard on a hot summer day.
And now, Aldi has the perfect summer buy to give you something to look at while relaxing on a sun lounger.
The beautiful Butterfly Wind Spinner is the perfect addition to give your garden a quick glow up.
Not only does it look incredible, when the wind picks up it creates an entrancing pattern to keep you mesmerized and relaxed.
The 3D spinner comes with a blue butterfly sat on top and has a yellow and orange spinner at the bottom.
It’s the perfect buy to hang in porches, patios and window spaces.
A small hook at the top makes it easy to place wherever you fancy and ensures it doesn’t fall.
To top it off, the buy is a budget-friendly $9.99 – a price that will be hard to find anywhere else.
In fact, Walmart has a similar wind spinner with a delicate butterfly on top but it costs double the price.
The wind spinner is currently being sold for $34.55 – making it £14.56 more expensive than Aldi’s.
The retailer has plenty of other garden buys in stores at the moment, so if you want to get hold of Aldi’s garden decor head there now.
Like with most Aldi Specialbuy products, once it’s gone, it’s gone, so be quick if you want to grab it.
Aldi also has a gadget that will keep you cool no matter where you are.
The Portable Evaporative Air Cooler is a summer must-have to make sure you don’t overheat.
The gadget comes with three speed settings and a water tank so cold mist can blow at you and cool you down.
It’s also got wheels on the bottom so it can easily be moved around the home.
The water tank holds almost 1.5 gallons of water and has a 12-hour timer set.
The air cooler system is also sold with a remote control so that you can adjust the settings without getting up.
Of course, the set includes batteries for the remote as well so you don’t need to worry about picking them up.
What makes the air cooler even more tantalizing is that it costs just $59.99.
The bargain price of the air cooler won’t be found anywhere else so you best head to Aldi stores.
AS of May 12, 2025, there are 2,510 Aldi stores operating across 41 states and territories in the United States.
Florida leads with 244 locations, followed by Illinois (215), Ohio (170).
In 2025, the company plans to open 225 new stores.
ARYNA Sabalenka has issued an apology to Coco Gauff for her remarks after the French Open final.
An emotional Sabalenka, 27, was beaten by the 21-year-old American in Paris.
And Belarus-born star Sabalenka made some controversial comments after the 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 win for Gauff.
She said it “hurt to show such terrible tennis” and labeled the match “the worst final I ever played.”
Sabalenka added, “I think she won the match not because she played incredible.
“Just because I made all of those mistakes.”
The comments sparked criticism from some that she was being disrespectful to Gauff.
Sabalenka tried to clarify her remarks on Instagram after a backlash.
But in an interview with Eurosport Germany, she revealed she had reached out to Gauff.
“That was just completely unprofessional of me,” Sabalenka said.
“I let my emotions get the better of me.
“I absolutely regret what I said back then. You know, we all make mistakes.
“I’m just a human being who’s still learning in life.
“I think we all have those days when we lose control.”
“But what I also want to say is that I wrote to Coco afterward — not immediately, but recently, to make sure she knew she absolutely deserved to win the tournament and that I respect her.”
“I was super emotional and not very smart at that press conference.”
“I’m not necessarily grateful for what I did.
“It took me a while to go back and think about it, to approach it with open eyes, and to understand.”
Sabalenka was also beaten by Gauff in the 2023 US Open final.
The title in Paris, France was the American’s second slam to add to that crown in New York.
Sabalenka said on Instagram a day after the Paris final, “Yesterday was a tough one.
“Coco handled the conditions much better than I did and fully deserved the win.
“She was the better player yesterday, and I want to give her the credit she earned.
“You all know me. I’m always going to be honest and human in how I process these moments.
“I made over 70 unforced errors, so I can’t pretend it was a great day for me.
“But both things can be true.
“I didn’t play my best, and Coco stepped up and played with poise and purpose. She earned that title. Respect.”
THIS is the dramatic moment Israel blows up one of Iran’s nuclear reactors with a surgical missile strike.
Another plant, the infamous “Mount Doom” at Fordow, remains untouched, but could soon face the US’s mighty bunker busting bombs if Trump says the word.
Footage shows the heavy water reactor – known as Arak but renamed Khondab – lying in night-vision cross hairs during the sixth night of heavy missile exchange.
A missile darts in from above and strikes right at the heart of the sprawling plant.
Smoke and flames erupt from the impact site and envelop the whole facility in a huge cloud.
The site was “inactive” as it was yet to be completed, but the IDF insisted it had to be taken out because it was designed to cultivate plutonium for use in nuclear weapons.
The military said: “The strike targeted the component intended for plutonium production, in order to prevent the reactor from being restored and used for nuclear weapons development.”
High-yield plutonium is a material that can be used to fashion nuclear weapons.
Iranian media reported that air defences were activated in the area and that projectiles landed in the vicinity.
Officials told state TV that the site was evacuated and there was no casualties or risk of radiation.
Alongside Arak, Israel has confirmed strikes on the reactors at Natanz and Isfahan.
An IDF spokesperson later said that fighter jets had also struck the Bushehr nuclear power plant – which is the only working one in the country.
But in a U-turn, the IDF then retracted the claim, with a spokesperson saying: “It was a mistake,” and that he could not confirm nor deny that the facility had been targeted.
The head of Russia‘s nuclear energy corporation warned that an Israeli attack on Bushehr could lead to a “Chornobyl-style catastrophe”.
Iran has reported Israel to the the UN’s nuclear watchdog over the strikes against its nuclear sites.
The regime accused Israel of “continuing its aggression and actions contrary to international laws that prohibit attacks on nuclear facilities”.
After days of speculation, Trump approved plans to attack Iran but is holding off in case Tehran agrees to abandon its nuclear programme, reports the Wall Street Journal.
If given the go-ahead, the plans would see the US join Israel in pounding Iran‘s nuke sites – which Tehran has warned would spark “all out war”.
The UK is yet to declare whether it would stand with the US if it committed, as Attorney General Lord Hermer questions the legality of Israel’s action, according to Sky, and Starmer held a Cobra meeting.
Trump still refuses to confirm his plans in public, however: “I may do it, I may not do it,” he said on Wednesday.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minster, Kazem Gharibabadi, hit back: “If the US wants to actively intervene in support of Israel, Iran will have no other option but to use its tools to teach aggressors a lesson and defend itself.”
Iran’s Fordow nuclear development plant is likely to be the prime target of any imminent US airstrikes.
Israel doesn’t have the weapons to strike the core of the mountain fortress site, but the US has a fearsome 15-ton mega bomb, known as a Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bomb, which could bust it open.
Trump acknowledged the US is the only nation capable of blitzing the key nuke site, but added: “That doesn’t mean I’m going to do it – at all.”
The giant plant, 125 miles south of capital Tehran is encased in steel more than 300 feet beneath solid rock and has so far escaped serious damage.
Defence Analyst Paul Beaver told The Sun: “Israel will need literally to move a mountain to hit the plant.
“It’s protected by at least 90 metres of solid rock and has so far escaped serious damage.
“Options are to repeatedly bomb it for weeks until a breakthrough is achieved or a fultline is hit or launch an extremely risky ground offensive.
“But the Israeli military never ceases to amaze – and they may even have troops on the ground waiting to attack Fordow already.”
