97 minutes ago Nigel Slater’s recipes for potatoes with sherry, and lemon and bergamot curd

Two kinds of zesty citrus celebration to brighten any winter’s dayThe kitchen is aglow with citrus fruit. The lemons came with their wide, glossy leaves intact. Oranges, their skin flashed with viridian at the stem and sporting thin, pointed leaves, smelled of their own blossom. A box of wrinkled green makrut limes, warty and beautiful, now sit waiting to be grated into a green curry sauce. There is even a handful of bergamots, the yellow-green lemons whose tantalisingly perfumed zest I will use in a pot of citrine yellow curd.The tight-skinned citrus varieties, such as the neat clementines and larger, almost perfectly round Valencias, are inevitably the juiciest and a world away from the watery flavour of the easypeel varieties with baggy skins. Bergamot lemons and yuzu are a rare find, but worth tracking down during their brief season in midwinter. The juice of the bergamot is peppery with a kick of sherbet about it and is best used in tandem with that of a classic lemon. On its o...

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2 hours ago Jamie Oliver's 'beautiful' venison pie recipe uses cheap beef alternative

Chef Jamie Oliver shared his delicious venison pie recipe which uses a cheap beef alternative - the perfect dish to make you dream of good home cooking this winter

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26 hours ago The incredible Murray and Djokovic story at Australian Open – Finals, Melbourne rivalry and the truth behind shock partnership

It's the start of a new era for one of Scotland's greatest ever sportsmen as Andy Murray joins Novak Djokovic's coaching team

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78 minutes ago Prince Harry's sweet gesture to elderly Los Angeles fires victim while staying anonymous revealed

The royal couple, who live in Montecito near Santa Barbara, around 90 miles away from LA, were seen comforting victims as they handed out food parcels.

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3 hours ago Travel expert says you can avoid 'overpriced' item at airport with 'life

A travel expert has shared something you should never buy in the airport when you're waiting to fly - but she did suggest a reasonable alternative you can take

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1 hour ago Simple 6p Sainsbury's hack that kept my bakery crusty bread fresh for a week

Bakery crusty bread can turn stale within a day of purchase, but this simple storage hack kept a loaf fresh and soft for seven days - and it's so cheap to do

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19 hours ago Ozempic didn't work for me because I kept making this big mistake. Then doctors told me the incredible unknown secret to using weight

Often patients reach their goal weight and feel good about themselves. Then, because of the initial success, they decide the drugs have done their job and simply stop taking them.

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6 hours ago ‘The £10 pies at this historic pub in Greater Manchester are decadent little handmade beauties'

"They’re filling, top quality, and tick all the boxes"

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4 hours ago Hearts new boy opens up on his brush with death and what Arnaud Djoum told him to expect at Tynecastle

26 y/o striker spent 14 days in a coma

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3 hours ago ‘What’s going on in Bob Dylan’s head’: Mr Tambourine Man lyrics up for auction

Rare drafts of one of Dylan’s best known songs found in journalist’s archive could fetch up to $1 million as part of wider legacy saleIn March 1964, the rock journalist Al Aronowitz awoke to find Bob Dylan asleep on his sofa and the lyrics to Mr Tambourine Man crumpled up in his rubbish bin.The 22-year-old Dylan had spent the night writing and rewriting his new song on a portable typewriter at Aronowitz’s home in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, before chucking away the early drafts and stretching out on his friend’s couch. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Gatwick Airport CCTV image is released after family have luggage stolen containing house keys, bank cards, Apple gadgets and scuba gear

A family were preparing to depart on a long haul flight when the theft happened at the check-in area A in the South Terminal at London Gatwick.

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7 hours ago ‘A welfare state with a budget on the right side of zero’: Iceland’s youngest

Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, speaks to the Observer about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EUNearly 45 years ago, Iceland made history by producing the world’s first elected female president of a country, setting it on a path to being the global feminist frontrunner it is today.Since then it has had multiple female presidents and prime ministers, but it wasn’t until three weeks ago, when social democrat Kristrún Frostadóttir took office, that the country’s two top positions were both held by women at the same time. It comes after Halla Tómasdóttir became Iceland’s second female president in August. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Jennifer Garner serves food to Altadena neighborhood ravaged by LA fires with World Central Kitchen

Jennifer Garner lives in fire ravaged Pacific Palisades and she still had time to give back to people who have lost everything with Chef Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen.

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6 hours ago I saw a food guru to cure my daughter’s food phobias – here’s what happened next

Food phobias are on the rise, particularly among children. So can a three-hour session with one of the world’s most sought-after practitioners for those with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder help cure Charlotte Cripps’s eight-year-old daughter Lola, who won’t eat anything except fish fingers and pizza? She took Lola along to find out

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24 hours ago Elon Musk's links to Liverpool from scouse 'nana' to family he 'shows no interest in'

The world’s richest man Elon Musk spent his childhood in Merseyside with his scouse grandmother, a far cry from the upper echelons of society he now knows today

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17 hours ago Customer who was 133rd in queue for new Stockport chippy said it was 'well worth the wait'

Diners have been given 50% off the entire menu to celebrate the opening

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22 hours ago Incredible timelapse shows how quickly Palisades wildfires spread across Los Angeles

An incredible timelapse video has captured how quickly the deadly wildfires spread across LA, devastating communities in their path.

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6 hours ago I spent 14 days in a coma fighting for my life and now Hearts punters are in line for something special

Jambos new boy Elton Kabangu spent two weeks in a coma after contracting Covid-19 in July 2020

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22 hours ago Warning as man falls ill after snapping up £5 bargain from B&M as partner says she'll NEVER shop there again

A man fell ill after consuming beer that was sat months out of date on the shelves of a B&M in Cardiff.

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22 hours ago Ons Jabeur: ‘Kids are dying everywhere in Ukraine or Gaza. I have to speak out and use my platform’

Former world No 2 shares her struggles with seeing suffering in Palestine and how she is working with the World Food Programme to help Few players wear their heart on their sleeve as much as Ons Jabeur. The Tunisian, whose sublime skills and smile have lit up the women’s Tour over the past decade, reached the Wimbledon final in 2022 and 2023 and earned herself the nickname Minister of Happiness.But somewhere along the way, Jabeur lost the joy. Keen to start a family, she had told herself that if she won Wimbledon in 2023, that would be the perfect time to take a break. It didn’t happen – she lost to Marketa Vondrousova – and so continued playing. But injuries, illness and the scenes of human suffering in Gaza made her struggle over the past year. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago 'I tried Mary Berry's quick tomato soup recipe and it was a game changer'

Mary Berry is known for her incredible and simple recipes - and her tomato soup recipe is no different. Here's what happened when one writer tried it out for themselves

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24 hours ago 'I picked up £2.59 Too Good To Go bag from Greggs – and what's inside is wild'

The woman was left wondering whether the Too Good to Go bag was actually worth it - but someone pointed out there was around £20 worth of food in the 'crazy' haul

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22 hours ago Ons Jabeur: ‘Kids are dying everywhere in Ukraine or Gaza. I have to speak out’

Former world No 2 shares her struggles with seeing suffering in Palestine and how she is working with the World Food Programme to help Few players wear their heart on their sleeve as much as Ons Jabeur. The Tunisian, whose sublime skills and smile have lit up the women’s Tour over the past decade, reached the Wimbledon final in 2022 and 2023 and earned herself the nickname Minister of Happiness.But somewhere along the way, Jabeur lost the joy. Keen to start a family, she had told herself that if she won Wimbledon in 2023, that would be the perfect time to take a break. It didn’t happen – she lost to Marketa Vondrousova – and so continued playing. But injuries, illness and the scenes of human suffering in Gaza made her struggle over the past year. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Cleaning fans say 98p bathroom item will leave your floors smelling 'lush'

A woman took to Facebook to ask for help on how to remove the smell of wee from her bathroom floor - and fellow cleaning fans flocked to the comments to share the 98p product they swear by

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24 hours ago Debenhams cuts incredible 71% off 'beautiful' and 'comfortable' duvet set now just £27

The 'stylish' set is available at a huge knockdown price in various sizes.

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24 hours ago Tributes paid to Chippy Lane legend after Dorothy's chip shop owner dies

Tony ran Dorothy's on Caroline Street for decades and was well loved by staff and customers

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13 hours ago Macy Gray sends Masked Singer fans wild as her 'very raw, human reaction' explained

Macy Gray's departure from The Masked Singer as Toad In The Hole took an unexpected twist when she stormed off stage after being eliminated. Producers spent nearly an hour convincing the star to return for her unmasking and final performance.

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26 hours ago Alicia Douvall's incredible transformation: Glamour model who spent £1m on 400 plastic surgeries and bedded Simon Cowell is now the proud head of a natural beauty empire

Alicia Douvall has had more than 400 cosmetic procedures totalling to a self-estimated £1 million.

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24 hours ago Secret of LA wildfire 'miracle' house that became only one in street to survive

David Steiner incredibly saw his his white three-story home remain intact despite the neighbours' homes around him falling victim to the fires.

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17 hours ago Majority of Britons believe Musk having negative impact on UK politics

More voters think tech tycoon’s comments on grooming gangs are unhelpful than those who back himMore than half of voters think Elon Musk is having a negative effect on British politics following his criticism of Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.The South African-born billionaire has spent much of the past week using his social media platform X to attack Starmer and the Labour government for their opposition to another national inquiry into grooming gangs. He accused Jess Phillips, the safeguarding minister, of being a “rape genocide apologist” and falsely claimed Starmer was “deeply complicit in the mass rapes in exchange for votes”. Despite strong suggestions that Musk is preparing to make a large donation to Reform UK, he also recently tore into Nigel Farage, saying he was not up to the job of leading the party. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago Two supermarkets still cheaper than Aldi and Lidl for basket of food essentials despite price hikes

Four of the six main supermarkets have hiked prices this week

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24 hours ago 'I couldn't wait to see the faces of the UK extradition officers', says cage fighter who spent years on the run in Dubai

Paul 'Boom Boom' Cahoon was a 'senior figure' in a gang which trafficked drugs between Liverpool and South Wales

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17 hours ago Boris Johnson's wife Carrie hospitalised with pneumonia and is struggling to recover

Boris Johnson's wife Carrie Johnson has revealed she spent nearly a week in hospital with flu and pneumonia and is still battling to recover from the illness which left her 'horribly ill'.

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32 hours ago Roasted glazed carrots recipe costs less than £1 and is bursting with flavour

Carrots can often taste bland, but Eager has shared a simple roasted orange glazed carrot recipe that will make you want to eat the veggie more often

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24 hours ago Steak restaurant announces sudden closure due to 'performance challenges' leaving staff shocked

Brothers Steak and Seafood Restaurant said they would return with a 'fresh and entirely new offering'

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18 hours ago Richard Price: ‘I don’t like to write, I just don’t – it’s too much anxiety’

The US novelist and co-writer of The Wire on why his new book isn’t about cops and robbers, his 80s drug addiction and the authors who have inspired himRichard Price, 75, is a screenwriter and author whose books include the 600-page drug-war epic Clockers (1992), which was filmed by Spike Lee and inspired the HBO crime drama The Wire, co-written by Price. Michael Chabon has called him “one of the best writers of dialogue in the history of American literature”. Born and raised in the Bronx, he lives in Harlem – the setting for his new novel, Lazarus Man, in which four strangers cross paths amid the collapse of a tenement block.The book’s acknowledgments mention its “incredibly long gestation”... I signed the contract to write this 17 years ago; if it was a baby, it’d now be applying to college. I’d just written Lush Life, a sort of panorama of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and I wanted to try to do the same for Harlem, but I’d only just moved there. New York City is 1,000 cities ...

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34 hours ago Wowcher's Mystery Holiday deal is back with trips to New York, Las Vegas and Disneyland

Wowcher's Mystery Holiday deal is back with a selection of luxurious long haul trips

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26 hours ago Expert issues urgent warning to parents to STOP using common household item over risks of electric shocks and fire hazards

In a video posted to the WhichUK Instagram, the British consumer champion group explained that though seeming handy, they can actually increase the risk of electrical shock and fire.

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18 hours ago My labia were causing me discomfort so I had them reduced. When I woke the surgeon casually said 'I tightened you up a bit too': In world

The actress, 59, has spent most of her career as a sex object. She tells Sophia Money-Coutts how she's finally living life on her own terms.

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26 hours ago Meghan and Harry make surprise appearance at LA food bank to support fire victims

Harry and Meghan hugged people and spoke to emergency crews at the Pasadena Community Centre in Los Angeles.

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21 hours ago Woman shares Greggs' Too Good To Go haul – and people can't believe how much she got

People said they were shocked at the amount of food one woman got when she purchased a Too Good to Go bag for just £2.59 - and it included four sausage rolls

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27 hours ago Meghan and Prince Harry comfort LA fire victims and first responders as Fox is slammed for saying 'Princess Markle' is 'hanging out with the commoners' while city continues to burn

The couple were seen handing out food parcels to those affected by the devastating fires at the World Central Kitchen in Pasadena on Friday.

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22 hours ago Where Andrew Lloyd Webber BBC talent show stars are now from Jessie Buckley to Samantha Barks

Andrew Lloyd Webber launched four talent shows to find his next West End star - and many of the contestants have gone on to have incredible careers.

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28 hours ago Gisèle Pelicot's daughter demands rapist dad who spent years drugging mum 'die in prison'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Gisèle Pelicot's daughter Caroline Darian labelled her dad Dominque a "dangeorus man" who knew "perfectly well what he did" and believes he should never be let out of jail

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22 hours ago Carrie Johnson spends week in hospital with flu and pneumonia as she becomes latest victim of sickness surge sweeping Britain

The wife of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that she spent the first few days of 2025 at John Radcliffe hospital in Oxfordshire after enduring a 'nasty' chest infection for nearly 18 days.

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28 hours ago He said 'I tightened you up a bit'. BROOKE SHIELDS on the shocking post

The actress, 59, has spent most of her career as a sex object. She tells Sophia Money-Coutts how she's finally living life on her own terms

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23 hours ago Scientist says we've been cooking steak all wrong and should be microwaving

A scientist claimed we're all cooking and eating steak the 'wrong way', and we should be cooking our steaks in the microwave

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29 hours ago Female WW2 spy betrayed by double agent shouted single word of defiance before death

A new Sky History docu-drama, The Lost Women Spies, uncovers the incredible stories of the brave women who were recruited as secret agents during World War 2 - and their tragic endings

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25 hours ago Mary Berry's incredible chicken and potato dinner takes just 30 minutes to make

British Bake Off star Mary Berry has shared another fantastic recipe for chicken lovers. She has revealed how to make her honey and mustard chicken with rustic potatoes

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25 hours ago Prince William was 'banned from local video shop’ as saucy favourite rental revealed

The Prince of Wales had a penchant for 'terrible' films and racy flick back in his university days, with an ex-video shop assistant saying he rented one film 'a couple of times at least'

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26 hours ago John Lewis wouldn't swap my free breakfast bap for a vegan alternative

I'm vegan, so I contacted John Lewis customer services to ask if I could swap it for a vegan item of similar value - but was surprised that it said no.

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26 hours ago Nick Frost: ‘I’d like to say sorry to my mum. She was an alcoholic and I spent a lot of time hating her’

The actor and comedian on being a people-pleaser, the benefits of looking after himself, and his celebrity crushBorn in London, Nick Frost, 52, was working in a restaurant when he met Simon Pegg. The pair appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced from 1999 to 2001, and went on to make films such as Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Paul, which they co-wrote. Frost wrote, produced and stars in the comedy horror Get Away, which is available on Sky Cinema. He lives with his partner in London and has three children.When were you happiest? Now. Five years ago, I started looking after myself a bit more, emotionally and spiritually, and it’s paid dividends. Continue reading...

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