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Craving an authentic pasta dish? Here are the best Italian restaurants to visit 🍝

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82 minutes ago 'This is home for us', says leader of Scotland's first Sudanese Scout troop

Five Scout groups have opened with the support of minority and refugee communities across Scotland

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2 hours ago You be the judge: should my daughter stop spending so much on beauty products?

Denise says Marsha is obsessed with her appearance and is wasting her money. Marsha says times have changed. You decide whose argument lacks foundationFind out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorWhy does a 19-year-old need to use £200 night cream? Plus she already wants ‘baby Botox’Kids now have 10-step skincare routines. Mum doesn’t understand the pressure I’m under Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Mum's 'fully loaded' festive sandwich using Christmas leftovers – and it's quick to make

A recipe for a 'fully loaded' festive panini has gone viral after being shared on Instagram page @lifeofcharlouise - and it looks absolutely delicious

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2 hours ago Debenhams £222 air fryer reduced to under £40 that's 'perfect' for anyone making New Year's Eve party food

It's the ideal budget buy for making festive picky teas and party spreads

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2 hours ago Manmohan Singh: Reluctant prime minister and architect of India’s economic reforms

Indian and world leaders pay tributes

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3 hours ago Jamie Oliver's turkey stew recipe is 'super easy' way to use Christmas leftovers

Take your Christmas dinner leftovers to the next level with this delicious turkey stew recipe from Jamie Oliver which is 'super-easy' to make and only takes an hour

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4 hours ago We tried cheap champagne from Aldi, Tesco, Lidl, Asda, M&S, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose

Our bubbles taste test of champagne from all the UK's supermarkets - and one came up fizzing

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4 hours ago 'Very worrying' research finds just 40% of S4 pupils pass maths exam in Scottish schools

Former First Minister says improving Scottish pupils’ STEM pass rates is of ‘critical national importance’

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5 hours ago AP PHOTOS: A river route for food and crime: The dual nature of a major South American waterway

From its headwaters in Brazil, the Paraguay River flows hundreds of miles south to where it joins the Parana River to form a single 2,100-mile waterway that carries much of the agricultural and mineral wealth of South America to the Atlantic

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5 hours ago ‘It’s full of things that didn’t happen – but it feels right!’ Inside the making of Bob Dylan film A Complete Unknown

Starring an Oscar-tipped Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold’s biopic retells Dylan’s electric early career, but it resonates with today’s toxic fame and politics. The creative team explain their process – and what Dylan makes of itBob Dylan is notoriously averse to others poking around in his past – he once suggested the legions of self-styled “Dylanologists” who examine his career in forensic detail should “get a life, please you’re wasting your life”. So when he summoned the director James Mangold to meet him and discuss the Dylan biopic Mangold was making, it had the potential to go badly.The film, A Complete Unknown, was already well under way. A script based on the folk musician and writer Elijah Wald’s acclaimed 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! had been written by Jay Cocks, best known as the screenwriter of Gangs of New York. Timothée Chalamet was slated to star as Dylan: perfect for the role, Mangold suggests, because “he’s thin and wiry and mercurial and super smart and restles...

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5 hours ago Scots warned spending festive season around open fire could damage their health

Asthma and Lung UK Scotland is calling on Holyrood ministers to raise awareness of the dangerous pollutants that come from burning wood in our homes.

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6 hours ago The state of Welsh politics right now after the most turbulent year in its history

There were three First Ministers in six months, an opposition leadership coup, and major protests

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7 hours ago Make ‘addictive’ pigs in blankets carbonara recipe using Christmas leftovers

If you're looking for a creative way to use up Christmas leftovers, why not make a pigs in blankets-packed carbonara?

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8 hours ago I so loved being a mum that when my boys no longer needed me I turned to drink to fill the gap. It almost cost me my family, writes ANNETTE GILL

As we put the finishing touches to the food and decorations for my son's 18th birthday celebrations, he had just one request. 'Mum, please don't drink today,' Matthew pleaded.

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10 hours ago SNP accused of 'failing rural Scotland' as condition of schools revealed

SNP ministers have been accused of letting down rural Scotland after it was revealed that the condition of schools is more likely to be better in towns and cities.

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10 hours ago Homeless shelters and food banks to get better access to leftover food on farms

Homeless shelters, food banks and charities will receive leftover food from farms after ministers announced a £15million funding boost to help with collections

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10 hours ago Charities to get cash from £15m fund to redistribute surplus farm food

The scheme will give grants of £20,000 or more to the not-for-profit food redistribution sector in England.

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11 hours ago Is Rachel Reeves coming for another tax raid? Fears Chancellor could break another pledge by trying to raise further cash to boost sluggish economy

Rachel Reeves could be forced to raise further cash through higher taxes amid a sluggish economy, which would break her pledge.

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13 hours ago Israel's attorney general orders investigation into Netanyahu's wife after she is accused of harassing witnesses and opponents in Israeli PM's corruption trial

The Israeli Justice Ministry made the announcement late Thursday, saying the investigation would focus on the findings of a recent report by the 'Uvda' investigative program into Sara Netanyahu.

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