40 h. ago How to turn veg scraps into a delicious dip – recipe | Waste not

These dips are a colourful, low-waste way to eat the rainbow and save vegetable odds and ends from the compost binMy friend Hayley North is a retreat chef whose cooking is inspired by the Chinese “five elements” theory: fire, earth, metal, water and wood. Each element corresponds to a colour and an organ in the body (earth, for example, is yellow and linked to the spleen). Years ago, Hayley made me the most deliciously vibrant and earthy bright-red dip from kale, and today’s recipe is a homage to her nourishing, elemental approach, while also saving scraps from the bin. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Santander buys rival bank for £2.9bn despite closing 95 UK high street branches this year

Santander UK has reached an agreement to acquire TSB Bank in a £2.9billion deal that will significantly boost the lender's market share, despite shutting several of its own branches

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54 h. ago US banks announce big shareholder payouts as Fed eases stress tests

Wall Street titans to raise dividends and buy back shares as investors reap reward of lighter oversight

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65 h. ago 17 high street buys that prove butter yellow is still *the* colour of the season, from £25

The soft shade of yellow has officially transcended the trend cycle - and is now considered a neutral.

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2 w. ago Brits issued £640 fine for buying items from certain places in Spanish city

In a brutal new crackdown, Spanish authorities are said to be imposing hefty fines for tourists found to be buying souvenirs and other items from certain types of street vendors

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2 w. ago Tourists hit with €750 fines for buying illegal souvenirs in Spanish hotspot

Palma Police have begun to impose fines on people who buy products from illegal street sellers in the Majorca holiday hotspot, in a bid to stop the sale of counterfeit items

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3 w. ago Princess Lilibet's birthday wardrobe and the best high street buys to recreate the royal's adorable party dresses as she turns four

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's daughter, Princess Lilibet, turned four this week, and the milestone was marked with special posts by Meghan on Instagram.

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3 w. ago In 1973, I reported freely on Israel at war. Now its censorship has made that impossible | Martin Bell

Today foreign journalists stand on the ‘hill of shame’ overlooking Gaza, reliant on Palestinians for newsWatching the TV coverage of the conflict in Gaza with increasing dismay this week, my mind went back to the banks of the Suez canal in October 1973. I was filming the surrender of the entire Egyptian third army with a team from the BBC, without significant censorship or hindrance. The Israeli commander, Gen Avraham Adan, paused in whatever he was doing to give us an update.Crossing the canal on the Israeli pontoon bridge in a bright yellow Hertz car (not a wise choice of colour) we were even helped when we had to repair a tyre that had been punctured by the shrapnel that littered the battlefield.Martin Bell is a Unicef UK ambassador. He is a former broadcast war reporter, and was the independent MP for Tatton from 1997 to 2001Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publica...

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3 w. ago All branches of major UK high street supermarket could be sold to 'mystery buyer'

Currently owned by South Africa's SPAR Group, the UK arm of the SPAR Group is run by the Appleby Westward Group – and has more than 1,750 stores across the country

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4 w. ago Mango's hit collaboration with London designer Supriya Lele is live now

Thanks to Mango, for the first time her runway quality designs will be available to buy on the high street in an exquisite 34 piece collaboration collection.

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