48 minutes ago Paul Hollywood slams 'strange' backlash as 'there’s not a bad bone in Bake Off’s body'

Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood expressed his absolute amazement at the backlash to the show's Mexican Week, saying 'most of the people who were offended weren’t even Mexican'

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2 hours ago Is I’m a Celeb on at the same time as the Great British Bake Off final? How to watch both

How can you possibly pick between them 😖

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3 hours ago You're making scones wrong – Paul Hollywood says easy mistake makes them shrink

Lots of people like scones, but they're not always easy to make. Thanks to Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood, your baking should be about to go a lot more smoothly

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5 hours ago That Librarian by Amanda Jones review – one woman’s brave fight against book banning

A small-town US librarian’s lively account of her battle with a group of far-right censors reveals the toll it took on her healthAmanda Jones’s story is awful – and important. A school librarian for 23 years in her home town of Watson, southern Louisiana, she has watched with concern in recent years as a movement of book-banning swept across the US. According to the American Library Association, “book challenges” in public libraries almost doubled from 729 in 2021 to 1,269 in 2022.In July 2022, when Jones heard about a public meeting that would discuss “book content” in local libraries, she went along. A board member said she was “concerned” about some “inappropriate” material in the local library’s children and young adult sections. In response, Jones gave a measured speech, explaining...

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7 hours ago The Great British Bake Off 2024: do you need a TV licence to watch final

That would ruin Christmas 🎅

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25 hours ago Bake Off star sees incredible teen who can't use her hands bake a cake thanks to gadget

Great British Bake Off finalist Dr Josh Smalley, who was a 2023 finalist, visited Alexander Devine Hospice in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to witness Habibah using the technology donated by Lifelites charity

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