78 minutes ago UK seaside town constantly voted as one of the 'best' is perfect for a staycation

Lyme Regis is a charming seaside town on the Dorset coast that offers a tranquil winter escape

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78 minutes ago Stanley Tucci shares recipe for 'perfect' roast potatoes he grew up with

As well as his acting career, 64-year-old US star Stanley Tucci i loves to share his passion for food too – having released a number of cookbooks. And now the film icon has shared his recipe for the 'perfect' roast potatoes

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78 minutes ago Calming pet stickers that 'stop dogs barking' perfect for New Year's Eve fireworks

Pet Zen Calming Stickers are designed to soothe pets during noisy celebrations like fireworks

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78 minutes ago Die Hard stars 35 years later – 'Strictly' appearance, career change and tragic deaths

Hit movie Die Hard instantly became a fan favourite after its release in 1988, but where are the stars of the film now? Let's take a look into what they've been up to...

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2 hours ago ‘She should have a bit of me’: the Dutch mothers fighting for their children to carry their surname

Women are challenging the law that prevents them giving their kids both family names without father’s consentWhen 43-year-old Rebecca Lee took her birth mother’s Korean surname, it was a revelation. “I was adopted and got a Dutch name but I never felt completely Dutch,” she says. “When, a few years ago, I first went to Korea, things fell into place. You don’t just go ‘one, two, three’ and change your name, but now I feel more whole.”The entrepreneur from Groningen split from her husband and wants to give her five-year-old daughter “Lee” as part of a double-barrelled surname – but she cannot, under a Dutch law that some women, a leftwing MP and legal experts believe is unfair. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago The Christmas that went wrong: The day was saved by the new friend I’d made on a drunken night out

I was alone in New York during the pandemic, in the aftermath of a breakup and unable to go home. A Korean family taught me to believe in the kindness of strangersLike many Jewish families, the Wolfsons take Christmas extremely seriously. Latkes and smoked salmon are served before homemade cranberry sauce and brussels sprouts. My dad’s hand-painted menorah, which he made during the ceramics cafe boom of the early 2000s, sits proudly underneath the Christmas tree.As such, I had never missed a Christmas with the family – although there had been some near misses. In 2019, we spent Christmas by my dad’s hospital bed after his stroke – us sipping on hospital canteen gingerbread lattes, him having Christmas dinner in the guise of vanilla-scented protein, fed through a tube. In 2020, I saw my family only from six feet away, double-masked and on the doorstep. I delivered presents, but they were not opened for a few days, to let any stray virus dissipate. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago 'Genius' rocky road Christmas pudding is the perfect alternative dessert

Baker Jane Dunn rustled up a 'genius' chocolate alternative to the classic Christmas pudding - here's how to make it

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2 hours ago 'My afternoon at London's Culture Mile was the perfect antidote for winter blues'

'My afternoon at London's Culture Mile was the perfect antidote for winter blues'  Romford Recorder

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2 hours ago Man questioned over death of Scots mum on Crete 'was stalker', claims son

Police in Greece are preparing to interrogate the suspect in relation to the death of Jean Hanlon, 53, from Dumfries, whose body was found in Heraklion harbour in March 2009.

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2 hours ago 'My daughter wouldn't have been raped if predator was jailed after first attack'

Lennox McGhee was 15 when he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl, but the case didn’t go to court due to his circumstances and age.

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