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A POPULAR US fast food chain has revealed its menu ahead of opening its first UK restaurant in a few days' time. This will eventually also include a super-hot flavour, called the Reaper, that bosses were previously unsure if Brits could handle. 2 Dave's Hot Chicken is opening its first British branch on December 7 Credit: Alamy 2 The menu includes the signature chicken tenders and jumbo sliders Credit: Dave's Hot Chicken Dave's Hot Chicken will be opening its first-ever British restaurant on Shaftesbury Avenue, London on December 7. It will be serve up dishes including the chain's signature chicken tenders, seasoned French fries and jumbo sliders - which will also be available for home delivery from January next year. To accompany the mains, there'll be a range of sides and condiments on offer - including kale slaw, pickles, Dave's speciality sauce and mac and cheese. And, you can order your chicken in any of six different spice levels - from no spice all the way through to extra hot. Read more Money News TUCK IN Best Christmas snacks including Camembert pies and pigs in blanket crisps CASH IN Full list of energy suppliers giving customers free electricity on Christmas Day The Reaper, an even spicier rub available in US branches, will also come to the UK soon , The Sun reported last month. This is after Managing Director Jim Attwood raised concerns it might be too hot for sensitive British taste buds. He said: "After conducting taste tests here in the UK, we found the Reaper to be so hot that it left participants crying from the sheer heat of the spice mix." James Flanders, The Sun's chief consumer reporter, got an exclusive first taste of Dave's signature dish - Dave's Hot Chicken Sliders, featuring succulent chicken breast coated in a dry rub. Most read in Money PIZZA THAT Scotland's best Italian restaurants revealed SHOP TO IT Exact date popular Scots toy shop to close as bosses reveal plans for new store EARNED THEIR CRUST Italian restaurant in Scotland crowned 'best pizza' in UK at top awards CHECK THE DATE Thousands of Scots warned about major change to benefits payments this month He described the flavours as "game-changing" and was "astounded by the size of the chicken". He even declared the food better than KFC. See inside fast food chain's training centre with FAKE restaurant simulator Dave's Hot Chicken was founded in 2017 in the US by Dave Kopushyan, Arman Oganesyan and Tommy Rubenyan as a late-night pop-up in a parking lot. The three childhood friends scraped together $900 to launch the venture - which quickly gained popularity, leading to the opening of a brick-and-mortar restaurant in East Hollywood. In 2019, the founders partnered with Wetzel's Pretzels co-founder Bill Phelps to begin franchising - with 200 branches currently running across the US. Now, Dave's Hot Chicken has partnered with Azzurri Group to spearhead its UK rollout - the company behind Zizzi, ASK Italian, Coco di Mama, and Boojum. US FAST FOOD EXPANSION INTO THE UK Dave's Hot Chicken is far from the only American chain looking to make the transition across the pond. The burger joint Wendy's is already a hit in the US with over 6,000 restaurants. Now the chain that "blows McDonald's out of the water" has plans to open 400 locations. The chain returned to the UK high street in 2021 after a 20-year hiatus. Wendy's is most famous for its square-shaped hamburgers, which are designed to maximise the amount of meat in every bite. Fast food giant Chick-fil-A is set to bring its beloved chicken sandwiches to our high streets next year. The Sun exclusively revealed the exact locations of their first five permanent UK restaurants . Tex-Mex brand Velvet Taco will also make its UK debut next spring. Popeyes entered the UK market in 2021 and has proved to be a hit with ravenous customers ever since. In just 30 months, the brand opened over 38 restaurants across the UK . It has plans to reach the 60-restaurant milestone by the end of 2024. Shake Shack, which started out as a hotdog cart, recently opened its first restaurant inside a UK train station . Brits commuting in St. Pancras International Station can now grab their favourite burgers before jumping onto their train. The new spot marks the fast food giant's 16th location in the UK since it was launched in Covent Garden in 2013. While most of Shake Shack's UK sites are based in London, bosses have expanded into other locations in recent years, including Essex, Oxford, and Cardiff. Shake Shack's humble beginnings trace back to a New York hot dog cart helmed by Randy Garutti. Wingstop currently operates 39 sites across the UK and will open 15 more in 2024 . Lemon Pepper Holdings, which runs the fast food chain's UK portfolio, said the move would create up to 750 jobs. The US hospitality brand said it is its biggest year of expansion since launching Wingstop in the UK six years ago. Dunkin' Donuts, which currently has 30 stores in the UK, hopes to open 30 new branches over the next couple of years as part of a major expansion plan. Dunkin' Donuts landed in the UK in St John's in Liverpool in May 2016. Read more on the Scottish Sun DAWN RAID Moment Scots cops blitz 'serious and upcoming gang' with 36 'hoods' nicked DECEM-BRRR Scots brace for coldest December in years as Arctic blast to bring wall of snow The chain is huge in the US, with almost 9,500 stores spread across the country. It sells a range of doughnuts, other sweet treats, and hot and cold drinks.

Ubisoft announced that it will discontinue development on XDefiant , its free-to-play first-person shooter title. As a result, half of the XDefiant team worldwide will be transitioning to other roles within Ubisoft. This decision also leads to the closing of the San Francisco and Osaka production studios and to the ramp down of the Sydney production site, with 143 people departing in San Francisco and 134 people likely to depart in Osaka and Sydney. For players, this also means the game is shutting down in June 2025. Ubisoft said new downloads and player registrations will no longer be available. The company will still release Season 3 content in the near future (exact date TBD) and the servers will remain active until June 3, 2025. Those who purchased an Ultimate Founder’s Pack will get a refund, as will those who made a purchase in the last 30 days. You can find a message from Mark Rubin, executive producer of XDefiant, here and from Marie-Sophie de Waubert, chief studios and portfolio officer, here . It’s a sad outcome for the XDefiant folks who had high hopes of competing with Call of Duty. XDefiant quickly surpassed five million players at launch and grew to 15 million, but evidently not enough of those players were buying things in the game to offset the growing costs. De Waubert said in her post to staff, “Despite an encouraging start, the team’s passionate work, and a committed fan base, we’ve not been able to attract and retain enough players in the long run to compete at the level we aim for in the very demanding free-to-play FPS market. As a result, the game is too far away from reaching the results required to enable further significant investment, and we are announcing that we will be sunsetting it.” The layoffs in San Francisco, Osaka and Sydney will be tough for those cities. Ubisoft critics have said the company has too many employees, given its size, and management has only recently begun to address this challenge that was years in the making. It probably didn’t help that Skull & Bones underperformed, as did Star Wars: Outlaws, and Assassin’s Creed: Shadows was postponed until 2025. Rubin’s statement is below: Hello XDefiant Fans, I am unfortunately here today to announce that XDefiant will be shutting down. Starting today (December 3, 2024), new downloads and player registrations will no longer be available. We will still release our Season 3 content in the near future (exact date TBD) and the servers will remain active until June 3, 2025. For those who purchased the Ultimate Founder’s Pack, you’ll receive a full refund. Players who made any purchases within the last 30 days will also be fully refunded. Those refunds should happen automatically within eight weeks of today and you can find more details on our official website, XDefiant.com. A few years ago, Ubisoft and the SF Dev team embarked on a bold adventure to develop a new arcade shooter called XDefiant. It was from the start, an incredible challenge. Not only were we trying to shake up the genre by removing Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM) while bringing back a more “old-school” arcade shooter experience, but we were also diving into the high-risk, high-reward realm of free-to-play. And for that I want to applaud not only the dev team but also Ubisoft leadership for taking that chance! Free-to-play, in particular, is a long journey. Many free-to-play games take a long time to find their footing and become profitable. It’s a long journey that Ubisoft and the teams working on the game were prepared to make until very recently. But unfortunately, the journey became too much to sensibly continue. I am, of course, heartbroken to have to be writing this post. Yes, this game has been a personal passion for me for years and yes, I know that not all challenges lead to victory, but I also want to recognize all of the developers who are being affected by this closure. Each and every one of them is a real person with a real life separate from our own and they have all put so much of their own passion into making this game. And I hope that they can be proud of what they did achieve. I know that I will always be proud and grateful to have worked with such a great team! A team that really punched above its weight class. And what they achieved is truly remarkable. The early response from players when XDefiant launched was amazing—we broke internal records for the fastest game to surpass five million users and in the end we had over 15 million players play our game! That is something to be extremely proud of, especially considering how tough this genre is. So, thank you to all of the developers who put their passion into making this game! If there’s one thing, I hope we can all take away from this experience, it’s the importance of open, honest communication between developers and players. This “player-first” mentality along with respectful, non-toxic conversations between developers and players has been one of the standout differences that made XDefiant so special. From my very first post about XDefiant, this was the vision I wanted to champion, and I hope it leaves a positive mark on how the game industry treats its players and communities. To our players, THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart, I want to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible community that has grown around XDefiant. Your passion, creativity, and dedication have inspired us every step of the way. With the utmost of love and respect, Mark Rubin, Executive Producer, XDefiant Stay in the know! Get the latest news in your inbox daily By subscribing, you agree to VentureBeat's Terms of Service. Thanks for subscribing. 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The Indiana vs. Notre Dame matchup in the first round of the College Football Playoff is the most expensive ticket on StubHub, but it’s Tennessee vs. Ohio State that’s selling the fastest. StubHub spokesperson Adam Budelli said Monday that the game being hosted in Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 21 has sold 34% more tickets than the game in South Bend, Indiana, on Dec. 20. “The expanded college football playoffs are seeing early high demand, especially as we see new teams enter the competition for the first time,” Budelli said. StubHub lists tickets for sale from official event organizers, but most of its offerings are from the resale market. Here’s the ticket marketplace’s average CFP first-round prices as of Monday evening: 1. Indiana at Notre Dame — $733 2. Clemson at Texas — $518 3. Tennessee at Ohio State — $413 4. SMU at Penn State — $271 ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up . AP college football: andCardinals are average through 12 games and the frustration is it feels as if they could be better

Jack Knox: Generosity of strangers renews our faith in fellow Victorians We also have different motivations for opening our wallets; for some it’s done with a resentful sense of duty, for others it’s done with joy, or gratitude. Jack Knox Dec 22, 2024 4:07 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Jack Knox. TIMES COLONIST Listen to this article 00:05:19 As we all know, Christmas sucks. Too much commercialization. Too much (or, rather, too little) money. Too much fruitcake (bleh!). Too many fist fights over the last parking space at the mall. Too many Saturday night office parties, followed by the Monday morning summons from HR. Too many craft fairs, whether they be the school-gym variety where you pay $8 for a set of homemade oven mitts knitted from flammable material, or the oh-so-twee affairs where they sell $40 quinoa-based fudge and where you have to avoid eye contact with the anxious-looking vendor desperate to sell his $800 blown-glass garden rakes, and where everybody makes a fuss when you quite justifiably start throwing elbows when it gets too crowded. Most of all: too much stress. This week, pollster Mario Conseco wrote in Business in Vancouver that three in 10 Canadians think this Christmas will be “more stressful than fun.” An Australian psychologist once compared Christmas stress to road rage, and Britain’s Daily Telegraph once reported that one in 20 Britons consider the day more traumatic than a burglary. Why all the pressure? Longtime TC readers will know that I blame Martha Stewart. Christmas was actually kind of fun up until the 1990s when Martha barged in and ruined things by making us feel like it was not only possible but mandatory to have a perfect Christmas, one where nobody gets drunk or burns the turkey or has a mismatched manger scene where one of the wise men is missing its head and baby Jesus has been replaced by a Luke Skywalker figurine. Eventually Martha was sent to jail for this (OK, technically the charges related to stock trading) but by then the damage was done. It’s another prison-based story that gives me pause, though. This one dates back five years, to the time the Times Colonist Christmas Fund received a cheque from a trust account maintained on behalf of inmates at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre — Wilkie, as it’s more commonly known. When we asked, the Public Safety Ministry confirmed that the donation came from an unidentified prisoner. What stood out was the amount of the cheque: $7. That’s a very specific number. It’s not easy to earn money when incarcerated. At the time of the inmate’s donation, the Public Safety Ministry said prisoners could get paid for certain work — cleaning or painting, for example — but that they generally earned only between $1.50 and $6.50 per shift, depending on how much responsibility, experience and skill was required. In other words, it could take a day, or even a few days, to earn $7. There’s a Bible story known as The Widow’s Mite in which Jesus, after watching a succession of rich people donate to the temple treasury, sees a woman add two small coins, or mites. He tells his disciples that, in fact, the poor widow had put in more than all the other donors put together, for while they had all made contributions from their surplus wealth, she had given all she had. For some people, seven bucks might as well be $700. We all have our preferred causes to support, and we all have a different capacity to support them. We also have different motivations for opening our wallets; for some it’s done with a resentful sense of duty, for others it’s done with joy, or gratitude. Last year the Christmas Fund received a donation from a 95-year-old Parksville woman whose contribution was a response to the help she received in 1965 after landing in Victoria as a single mother with little more than three mouths to feed. Another donation came in from a man who, 39 years ago, was helped by the Christmas Fund at a time when he was a struggling single father of two, living in the Cridge centre. “More than the extra food and toys it provided, the generosity of strangers renewed my faith in my fellow Victorians and mankind in general,” he wrote last year. “To me that was the real spirit of Christmas at work.” It turns out that Christmas doesn’t have to suck after all. HOW TO DONATE TO THE CHRISTMAS FUND • Go online to tcchristmasfund.com . That page is linked to ­CanadaHelps, which is open 24 hours a day and provides an immediate tax receipt. • Use your credit card by phoning 250-995-4438 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. • Cheques should be made out to the Times Colonist Christmas Fund. Drop them at the Times Colonist office in Vic West, 201-655 Tyee Road, Victoria. • Contact Maximum Express for free pickup and delivery of your cheque. Call dispatch at 250-721-3278 or email ­ [email protected] . The Times Colonist Christmas Fund 2024 fundraising campaign has received $871,518.25 as of Saturday. >>> To comment on this article, write a letter to the editor: [email protected] See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? 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