2 h. ago Desperate cops launch global manhunt for shadowy underworld's 'Urban Flamingo'

The underworld figure is said to have masterminded the ring from Spain in a operation which saw cocaine smuggled into Britain in consignments of fish, duck and foie gras

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2 h. ago Pink smoke, pigs and Pixar: a dozen movie Easter eggs to feast on

Hidden references and in-jokes in cinema can be an acquired taste, but here’s a festive selection of the best arch nods for aficionados to enjoyOne of Hollywood’s most durable Easter eggs debuted in Howard Hawks’s His Girl Friday (1940) when Cary Grant’s character says: “The last man who said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat!” And in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) his character sits pensively in a cemetery where Archie Leach’s gravestone is to be seen. In Charles Crichton’s A Fish Called Wanda (1988), John Cleese’s character is called Archie Leach. Leach is, of course, the real name of Cary Grant – a very goofy and unglamorous sounding name compared with the sonorous “Cary Grant” – and a rare example of Hollywood alluding to the open secret of rebranding its stars and effacing the bland ordinariness of their origins. Peter Bradshaw Continue reading...

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3 h. ago World's oldest penguin 'Spneb' marks 37th birthday as sad meaning behind name revealed

Spneb, a Humboldt penguin living at Paradise Park zoo in Hayle, Cornwall, celebrated her 37th birthday on Wednesday with a specially made fish and ice cake as zookeepers said she is doing 'amazing'

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4 h. ago Tuna Fight Club Is One of London’s Most Exclusive Dinner Reservations

Tuna Fight Club Is One of London’s Most Exclusive Dinner Reservations  The New York Times

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5 h. ago Best heat presses for 2025: Top picks for creative apparel design

Find out which machines suit your needs for personal or business projects to bring your designs to life

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8 h. ago Why we eat fish instead of meat on Good Friday and where the tradition originated

It's a common tradition to tuck into fish dishes at the start of the Easter weekend - but why?

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8 h. ago People are only just realising why we eat fish and chips on Good Friday

Good Friday is a religious event where people around the world will be tucking into seafood to mark the occasion. But, why do we eat fish on Good Friday?

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9 h. ago London's best fish and chip shop with a perfect rating that won't break the bank

London's best fish and chip shop with a perfect rating that won't break the bank  News Shopper

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14 h. ago Rare neurological disorder leaves baby girl unable to blink or smile

A mother first noticed something was wrong during pregnancy when her daughter’s eyes appeared open during ultrasound scans

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14 h. ago You'll need a cup of tea after reading these: The best Retros out now

Sally Morris reviews the best retros out now.

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17 h. ago The 12 Welsh fish and chip shops named among the best in the country

Not all fish and chip shops are born equal

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19 h. ago Lando Norris planning to try new things to get ‘comfortable’ with his McLaren

Norris has continued to express frustration with his inability to get the maximum out of himself and his machinery.

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20 h. ago Teenage boy is killed and man seriously injured in farmyard machinery incident

Paramedics discovered the boy in a critical condition but said nothing could be done to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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22 h. ago Kate Middleton's 'favourite' Scottish restaurant where she 'loves' £7.85 dish revealed

Princess Kate Middleton and Prince William were once spotted enjoying fish and chips in Scotland, opting to dine at one of the country's most popular takeaway restaurants

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22 h. ago Teenage boy killed and man seriously injured after freak accident with farmyard machinery

Emergency services were called to an address in Blackmore Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, at 8.50am today following a horror accident that has left a teenage boy dead

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24 h. ago Europa League 2025: The top 10 highest ranked players in the competition

Here are the 24/25 Europa League’s top 10 best performing players in the competition.

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24 h. ago Virgil van Dijk 'at risk' and new Liverpool deal could backfire over two issues, doctor warns

EXCLUSIVE: After hailing 'machine' Mo Salah's new contract extension at Anfield, Dr Gareth Nye has raised the alarm over Virgil van Dijk following suit because of two key differences

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25 h. ago Scotland's 10 'best fish and chip shops' this Easter crowned

It is customary to eat fish on Good Friday.

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26 h. ago ‘No fish, no money, no food’: Colombia’s stilt people fight to save their wetlands

Illegally diverted rivers, seawater and poorly managed building projects have polluted the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. But the Unesco site has a vital role to play in fighting climate changeFrom the porch of her family home in Nueva Venecia, Magdalena, Yeidis Rodríguez Suárez watches the sunset. The view takes in the still waters of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta wetlands. Pelicans dip their beaks into the lagoon, ripples breaking the glassy surface. Distant mangroves turn from green to deep purple in the dying light.The 428,000-hectare (1,600 sq mile) expanse of lagoons, mangroves and marshes in Colombia has been a Unesco biosphere reserve since 2000. Yet, for Rodríguez, 27, the natural abundance is little more than an illusion. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago How the truth about supermarket salmon is being hidden – video

Salmon is often marketed as the sustainable, healthy and eco-friendly protein choice. But what you may not realise is that most of the salmon you buy is farmed, especially if you live in the UK, because Scottish salmon producers are no longer required to tell you. Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out why it is important for consumers to know where their salmon comes from, and examines the gap between the marketing of farmed salmon and the reality for our health, the environmental and animal welfareScottish government must do more to control salmon farming, inquiry findsScottish salmon producers allowed to remove ‘farmed’ from front of packagingNorway rules out fish farm ban despite ‘existential threat’ to wild salmon Continue reading...

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