88 minutes ago Sparking up debate: Why are trendy brands trying to make smoking cool again?

A branded Zippo from Glossier and Edie Parker’s novelty smoking accessories are elevating lighters to cult status

Economics

2 hours ago ‘Yes, Pie Minister’: Government urged to give pie and mash protected status

Richard Holden says that if the meal was Italian or French it would already have Traditional Speciality Guaranteed status.

Politics

3 hours ago Yes pie minister! Campaign to give protected status to 'Cockney staple' pie and mash launched as MP says it should be treated like the Cornish pasty and Bramley apple pie

Producers want those serving the combo of minced beef pies with mashed potato and parsley liquor to have to abide by an exacting recipe, to preserve the dish's integrity.

Politics

4 hours ago Polio: symptoms to be aware of and how to check your vaccination status as cases on the rise in Pakistan

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Events

5 hours ago St Paul's Cathedral launches appeal as it prepares to mark 80th anniversary of end of Second World War

It wants to hear from anyone who was involved in helping protect the Cathedral during the Blitz

Events

5 hours ago Gordon Ramsay sparks fury with new pasta dish branded 'abomination' over certain ingredient

TV chef Gordon Ramsay has added the quintessentially British vegetable into his version of the Italian classic, spaghetti carbonara - but not everyone is impressed

Events

5 hours ago MAFS UK couple accidentally confirm marriage status with major new post

Married At First Sight UK star Luke Debono has given a huge hint he's still with his wife Amy Kenyon, after the pair were matched on this year's series of the E4 show

Politics

6 hours ago Six Premier League clubs breaking new rules around gambling sponsorship

Premier League clubs are supposed to sell replica shirts that don't include betting company logos as part of new rules designed to protect children and vulnerable adults

Politics

8 hours ago A Colombian warlord became the Amazon rainforest’s most unlikely protector. Now he is cutting it down

Deforestation fell by a third when the guerrilla leader Ivan Mordisco violently enforced a logging ban, but now he has changed tack and is threatening Cop16 biodiversity talksIn the Amazon states of southern Colombia, uniform patches of cattle pasture suddenly give way to trees so numerous and densely packed that the blots of emerald, lime green and white overlap as vines, leaves and tree trunks merge into one.According to official figures, this place is an international success story: the frontline of the country’s fight against deforestation, which it slashed last year by 36%. Continue reading...

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