12 h. ago Asparagus stays fresh '5 days longer' if stored with simple kitchen item

Asparagus is a highly perishable vegetable, with a notoriously short shelf life of just three to five days in the fridge before its quality rapidly declines.

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13 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Northern Line trains halted as fresh breakdown hits Tube

Key London Underground line suffers fresh disruption after days of chaos

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33 h. ago Bread can stay fresh for 'up to week' if wrapped in 1 household item

If you're tired of seeing your bread go mouldy and soggy, there's a simple thing you can do to avoid this. You just need to wrap it in a simple kitchen item to keep it fresh

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34 h. ago Bread can stay fresh 'days longer' if wrapped in one item from kitchen drawer

If you're tired of seeing your bread go mouldy and soggy, there's a simple thing you can do to avoid this. Wrapping it in an item from your kitchen drawer could boost the life of your loaf

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3 d. ago Make potatoes last six months 'as fresh as the day you bought them' if stored in 1 place

If you're tired of your potatoes sprouting overnight, there's a way to make them last longer - and it's according to supermarket Tesco

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3 d. ago Keep avocados fresh for 'several days' by storing them with with one surprising vegetable

If you're sick of yours going brown and mushy, a cheap storage hack can stop that happening

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7 d. ago Bananas can ripen 'overnight' when wrapped in 1 common household item

If you're looking to ripen your bananas quickly, there are a few techniques you can use to speed up the process - and one of them involves a common household item

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1 week ago UK snow forecast: BBC weather expert gives verdict on October drifts

Fresh weather maps predict snow could be just days away while temperatures are set take a sharp dip as we near the end of the month - now one expert has weighed in on the likelihood of flurries in October

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1 week ago ‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system

In the year’s most shocking documentary The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for helpWhen film-makers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited Alabama’s Easterling prison in 2019, they found a deceptively pleasant scene. Like Alabama’s 13 other prisons, Easterling largely prohibits media access, but allowed the documentarians to film its annual volunteer-run barbecue, a sunny day in which incarcerated men, most of them Black, ate fresh roasts to live music and sermons. On camera, men danced and smiled. But off camera, many more told a different story – horrific beatings, unreported stabbings, unimaginable violence swept under the rug and appalling conditions that “ain’t fit for human society”. Cries for help emerged from inside the sweltering, filthy dorms. When Jarecki approached the voices, a prison official shut down filming, claiming that it was unsafe for him to speak to the men without a police chaperone.“It was very clear that there were are...

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2 w. ago Dip for dinner: Hetty Lui McKinnon’s whipped kimchi tofu with spring veggies – recipe

Creamy and rich, this vegan dip is a base for vibrant sugar snaps, peas and mint that can be mopped up with fresh bread for a quick and easy midweek mealGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOn days when I have picked up a fresh artisan loaf from a local bakery or have baked a sourdough focaccia at home, I will centre dinner around bread, creating a meal that is either saucy, soupy or dippy. This particular recipe falls into the dip category, with a magical kimchi-whipped tofu that is so creamy and rich, it will leave you wondering how it can be vegan.Top it off with a melange of spring offerings to create a lively seasonal dish that begs to be mopped up with bread. To make this gluten free, simply opt for gluten-free bread. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Avocados stay fresh 14 days longer using clever storage method

Avocados are a popular fruit to have on toast, but most people are storing them the wrong way which could be dangerous - a food storage expert has shared the best way to keep them fresh

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3 w. ago Diversified Energy to switch its primary listing from London to New York

City of London suffers fresh setback days after AstraZeneca said it would list its shares directly on the NYSE

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3 w. ago Fresh Michigan church shooting horror as driver plows through police barricade day after gunman murdered at least four: Live updates

Dozens of investigators are at the church as they continue searching for victims in the charred rubble following the Sunday morning attack.

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3 w. ago Horoscope today, September 29, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Your day starts with fresh emotional energy – lean into this and use it...

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham says he 'won't be shying away' as he launches a fresh blast at Keir Starmer's leadership on first day of Labour's conference

The Greater Manchester mayor, who has claimed Labour MPs are privately urging him to challenge the PM, did nothing to dampen down speculation about his ambitions.

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4 w. ago Netanyahu’s son takes shot at UK & ‘recognises Falklands as part of Argentina’ after Starmer’s Palestine move

BENJAMIN Netanyahu's son has lashed out at Keir Starmer for welcoming a Palestinian State - by recognising the Falkland Islands as Argentinian in a baseless social media post. The kneejerk claims came just days after Sir Keir's appeasing announcement - and followed a fresh bid from Argentina to annex the British territory. Using the Argentinian...

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4 w. ago 'Lovely and fresh' Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume you can 'smell all day' is now 50% off

The Marc Jacobs Daisy Ever So Fresh perfume is currently 50% off for a limited time, and shoppers have been raving about the scent, saying it's 'lovely and fresh'

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4 w. ago Save 50% on ‘bright and fresh’ Marc Jacobs perfume shoppers say you can ‘smell all day’

Marc Jacobs’ Daisy Ever So Fresh perfume has just received a huge 50% price cut, slashing it to under £50 as shoppers say it smells ‘bright and fresh’ and lasts ‘all day’

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4 w. ago Woman orders from Vinted for first time but is gobsmacked by what arrives

A Vinted customer was left baffled after collecting her parcel from her local Post Office only to find her new item of clothing had been wrapped in an odd manner

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