36 m. ago UK’s First Champagne boutique and bar set to open in Manchester city centre with strict policy

The bar is designed as a fully immersive Champagne environment, featuring a striking Champagne wall of 100 bottles, all available for browsing and takeaway

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44 m. ago Plans for Scotland’s first Center Parcs holiday resort with 700 lodges set to officially be given green light

PLANS for Scotland’s first £450m Center Parcs holiday village in the Scottish Borders are set to be given the green-light. The proposal would see 700 lodges along with newly-created lochs, nature trails and woodland. It would feature an indoor swimming complex, shops, health spa, outdoor activities and restaurants. The development near Hawick has attracted 40...

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46 m. ago Simple expert tips to stop yourself drinking too much this festive period

Evidence suggests that setting goals for yourself is a far more effective strategy than avoiding alcohol completely

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48 m. ago Aldi’s holiday bark sold across the nation faces recall due to allergens

Two different flavors of holiday bark were recalled

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53 m. ago Screen time rewires your child’s brain. Here’s what you can do about it

Scans show screen time can change the brain’s physical structure and pathways

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75 m. ago This Cyber Monday deal includes a free Samsung Galaxy phone — here’s how

There’s also a super cheap $25 per month plan if you’d rather keep your current phone and bring your number

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76 m. ago The common snack that helped enhance memory and brain function in a 16

Eating this ballgame favorite also gives people inflammation-reducing antioxidants and other beneficial nutrients

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79 m. ago AD FEATURE: Keep your bins under control this Christmas with these simple tips

From leftover food to wrapping paper and batteries, here’s how to recycle smarter this festive season in Greater Manchester

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85 m. ago Pine politics: Have you gone too early with your Christmas tree this year?

The Christmas creep seems to get earlier every year and the rules ever more complicated. As Number 10 unveils its fir, Helen Coffey digs into the complexities of arboreal etiquette and asks what does your tree say about you?

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90 m. ago How to make sure your Christmas bulbs last the festive season

How to prolong the flowering time of your indoor bulbs this winter

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91 m. ago BBC Breakfast hosts share sad news as guest 'robbed of voice' by incurable disease

BBC Breakfast presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay featured Sheriff Alastair Carmichael's inspiring story of using AI voice technology to continue working despite Motor Neurone Disease

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2 h. ago Milk recalled due to potential contamination with cleaning agents

320 gallons of the fat-free milk were affected by the recall

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2 h. ago Philharmonia/Rouvali review – Fazil Say’s concerto sounds an urgent wakeup call

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe UK premiere of the Turkish composer’s piano concerto Mother Earth was balanced with theatrical Sibelius and a sure-footed reading of Dvorak’s upbeat Eighth SymphonyThe Philharmonia closed their 80th-anniversary season in style with a pair of late-Romantic big hitters and the UK premiere of a seven-movement piano concerto by Turkish composer Fazil Say. With nature at its heart, the programme journeyed from the frozen wastes of Finland to the sun-kissed woodlands of Bohemia and beyond.En Saga, a last-minute substitute for Falla’s Love the Magician, was Sibelius’s first tone poem, poorly received in 1893 but successfully revised nine years later. The composer refused to furnish any specific literary explanations, yet the colourful score is redolent with imagery, from patriotic pageantry to dusky forests and midnight sleigh rides. It proved meat and drink to fellow Finn Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Plunging into its shadowy dramas, the conductor sustained the mu...

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2 h. ago Is your Christmas tree making you look tacky? How you make sure your decor is decorous

The festive period demands homemakers to wrangle tinsel, baubles and fairy lights into a scenic winter wonderland spectacle - and at the heart of it, is the beloved Christmas tree.

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2 h. ago Mom who spent 10 years 'gentle parenting' admits it was a mistake: 'My kids are anxious, insecure and entitled'

Mom-of-two Jaclyn Williams shared a video to Instagram, where she detailed her former parenting style, which she says made her children 'anxious, insecure and entitled.'

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2 h. ago Brighton release apology after causing fury in China with deleted Twitter post

Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion have landed themselves in trouble with fans in China following a misguided post featuring star forward Kaoru Mitoma and an academy graduate

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3 h. ago The herb linked to reduced inflammation, lower anxiety, and reduced blood sugar

One of the world’s oldest herbs, use of cilantro dates back to Ancient Egypt

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3 h. ago The new VAR rule which could feature at the World Cup for first time

VAR could adjudicate over corner decisions at next summer’s World Cup

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3 h. ago Stranger Things fans uncover hidden Easter egg in season five poster

Netflix released a missing person poster for Eleven ahead of Stranger Things Season 5, featuring a working phone number that plays a chilling voicemail from Hawkins Police Department

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3 h. ago Paul Walker’s daughter Meadow, 27, marks 12th anniversary of his death with emotional tribute

Vin Diesel also paid tribute to the late actor

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