26 minutes ago Honest Bob Jenrick won’t sleep until everyone sees he’s the maddest person in the room | John Crace

The Tory leadership hopeful believes that if he shouts the same things a bit louder, everyone will eventually come round to his way of thinkingYou can only conclude that some politicians are simply untreatable. Their egotism and self-delusion so deeply engrained that reality never gets a look in. I give you Robert Jenrick. Exhibit A. He is a worthy successor to Liz Truss as one of the dimmest solipsists you could hope to meet.After trailing in a distant second in last week’s televised Q&A, you’d have thought Honest Bob might have taken a day or two to regroup. After all, if the most Tory-friendly audience imaginable at GB News doesn’t much like you then most people would reasonably conclude they had a problem. If you can’t connect with the few remaining diehard Tory members, then yo...

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31 minutes ago I visited the Italian wine bar and restaurant that's opened in Edinburgh's coolest food neighbourhood

This restaurant is owned by a sommelier and chef team

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33 minutes ago Menopausal slimmer shares AI secret of losing four stone on app she 'absolutely loves'

Slimmer going through peri-menopause shares how she lost four stones in five months using artificial intelligence coach on Simple App for weightloss

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38 minutes ago The Standard's Diwali 2024 gift guide: Best ideas for the whole family

Let there be light! Gifts to give this Diwali

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80 minutes ago Popular city centre coffee shops announces plans to open at Manchester Arndale

Manchester Arndale's latest arrival will serve up speciality coffee, as well as toasties, breakfast buns and soups

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2 hours ago McDonald’s workers roast Trump over ‘insulting cosplay’ stunt at restaurant that failed health inspection

Trump sported neither gloves not a hair net as he worked at a branch of the fast food chain in Pennsylvania

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2 hours ago Luka Modric may be Real Madrid’s oldest ever player but he’s still got it | Sid Lowe

It’s not the moments or the music, the joy in how he plays. It’s something simpler with ‘the eternal solution’Ferenc Puskas played pregnant, teammate Amancio Amaro liked to say. The day he arrived at Real Madrid in 1958, he was 31 years old, 18kg overweight and, banned by Fifa for defecting after the Hungarian uprising, hadn’t played football for two years. He couldn’t possibly go on a pitch like this: signing me is all well and good, he told the club’s president Santiago Bernabéu, but have you seen me? “I was the size of a large balloon,” he recalled and the coach, Luis Carniglia, didn’t know what to do with him either. That, Bernabéu replied, was their problem not his. As it turned out, blessed with a left foot like no other, 242 goals followed, the only problem that he hadn’t come so...

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2 hours ago Pictured: 'Wonderful grandpa' who died after boat capsized in River Thames

Peter Lawson’s family have paid tribute to a ‘gentle and loving husband’ and ‘absolutely wonderful grandpa’

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2 hours ago This is the exact mattress that Premier Inn hotels use – and I reviewed it at home

The mattress boasts seven layers for optimum comfort

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2 hours ago Chef shares simple trick to turn leftover rice into delicious meal – you only need one pan

An internet cook has shared a simple way to ensure you make the most out of your leftover rice, and you'll only need to wash one pan after enjoying the delicious dinner

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