41 m. ago 'I worked for Prince Harry and Prince William – King Charles has just made a huge mistake'

Darren McGrady, who was a personal chef to the late Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana and Princes William and Harry, accused King Charles of giving "a huge slap in the face" to the palace's royal chefs

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82 m. ago Use scientific method to cool car down instead of blasting air con – it takes seconds

As the UK is set to be hit by a third heatwave of the summer, it's important to know how to stay safe in the hot weather, and one woman have shared her ultimate hack on how to keep your car cool

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2 h. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for roast summer vegetable, herb and pearl barley salad | A kitchen in Rome

Not many salads come with a byproduct that can be transformed into a delicious cooling drinkIt is the time of year when the fruit syrups get moved to a more accessible shelf at our local supermarket. They have a range of eight to 10 flavours, but the two that dominate are mint and orzata, luminous green and cloudy white syrups respectively, that need diluting with fizzy water and maybe topping up with ice. I have mentioned orzata here before, how popular it is in Italy and how the name means a drink made from orzo (barley), and also how at some point the barley was replaced by almonds; then, at another point, the almonds were replaced by deacidified benzoin, which is a balsamic resin obtained from trees of the genus Styrax from south-east Asia. Deacidified benzoin is actually delicious and I become dependent on orzata at this time of year, and the sound of the ice clanking against the side of the glass as I walk my cold, cloudy drink back to my hot desk is the sound of summer.Howeve...

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4 h. ago Revenge porn blackmailer's plot to bribe Iraqi general with 'stolen gold'

The Dundee chef tried to strike deal with top Iraqi officer to dodge jail time for vile abuse of daughter.

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5 h. ago Stop adding ice to drinks and wrap your glass in one common kitchen item

Experts have warned UK households to wrap their beverages with this one common kitchen item to keep them cooler for longer - and it's a lifesaver hack for the summer

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7 h. ago Royal chaos as King Charles is accused of 'slap in the face' by late Queen's personal aide over THIS move at state banquet for Macrons: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

When Buckingham Palace announced the King had invited Raymond Blanc to join the royal chefs as they prepared for Tuesday's state banquet, one horrified former royal cook declared 'Sacre bleu!'

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8 h. ago As much as £5bn needed to revive UK’s struggling high streets, study finds

Business rates cuts not enough as people in poorer areas simply ‘don’t have money to spend’, says Centre for CitiesAs much as £5bn is needed to revive ailing UK town and city centres, with areas including Bradford in Yorkshire, Newport in south Wales, and Blackpool in Lancashire having double the proportion of empty shops as London, a study has found.A report from the Centre for Cities thinktank showed that the health of high streets across the country has varied significantly, and called for authorities to focus on developing homes and high-paying jobs in central locations to increase local spending power. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago 'Did anyone else notice!?' Aspiring chef Brooklyn Beckham is mocked as  fans spot private cook in the back of his chicken wrap tutorial video

Brooklyn Beckham's fans playfully took aim at his recent video after they noticed a private chef in the amateur cook's new cooking tutorial.

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13 h. ago Keep your laundry room organised with Stacey Solomon's 'perfect' low

Stacey Solomon has once again wowed her fans with an affordable DIY hack that she uses to keep her home neat and tidy - and this time, it's a must-have for the laundry room

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15 h. ago Meghan Markle's favourite Le Creuset dish has HUGE discount in Amazon's Prime Day sale

Meghan Markle used £20,000 worth of cookware in her Netflix kitchen including a top-of-the-range white Le Creuset pan, worth over £300.

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15 h. ago Seeking bulldozer drivers to demolish Gaza: how a genocide is being outsourced | Arwa Mahdawi

The systematic destruction of Gaza is hardly a secret. Now, the IDF is posting Facebook ads for bulldozer operators to help demolish the stripOmer Bartov is an Israeli-American historian and one of the foremost scholars on genocide in the world. He has spent over 25 years teaching a class on the subject. He deals with atrocities for a living, analyzing some of the very worst things that human beings are capable of. And yet even Bartov has said he can’t bear looking at some of the excruciating images coming out of Gaza any more.What’s happening, Bartov says, is unprecedented in the 21st century. “I don’t know of any comparable situation. Recent estimates show that about 70% of the structures in Gaza are either completely destroyed or severely damaged,” Bartov says. “The argument that the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is conducting a war in Gaza is simply cynical, there is no war in Gaza. What the IDF is doing in Gaza is demolishing it. Hundreds of buildings are being bulldozed every we...

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16 h. ago Experts pinpoint simple exercise habit which can reduce your chances of developing dementia

A new study by US researchers have found simple lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of dementia.

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16 h. ago Inside the Beckham 'feud': David Beckham extends olive branch despite Brooklyn Instagram snub

As the Beckham feud continues its rolling boil, we explore the growing rift in England’s unofficial second royal family

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17 h. ago Mum of missing chef Claudia Lawrence vows she will 'never ever give up' search for daughter

The mum of Claudia Lawrence has been carrying out her own investigations with journalist Tom McDermott featured on the Answers for Claudia podcast

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17 h. ago A good shower is a simple shower, no matter what influencers recommend

Elaborate, multistep shower routines are all over social media

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17 h. ago Psychologist reveals the simple everyday act that can make couples feel 20 per cent happier

When it comes to relationships, it's usually the little things that keep the love alive. Now, a psychologist has revealed a simple trick that can make couple feel 20 per cent happier.

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18 h. ago London Gets Nonstop Flights To Record 5th Saudi Arabian City With The Latest Addition

London Gets Nonstop Flights To Record 5th Saudi Arabian City With The Latest Addition  Simple Flying

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18 h. ago Who is Kenneth Law the 'poison killer' under investigation for 99 deaths in the UK

Channel 4's latest documentary investigates the shocking alleged crimes of 'poison chef' Kenneth Law, who is accused of sending over 1,200 packages of poison across the globe, resulting in 99 deaths in the UK alone

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19 h. ago Simple Minds in Sicily: I visited Jim Kerr's Sicilian boutique hotel Villa Angela in the hills of Taormina

I went to visit Jim Kerr’s boutique hotel in Sicily - here’s what (and who) I found

Science

19 h. ago Just 15pc of us feel confident in kitchen as we stick to Bolognese

Food experts are urging people to break out of the rut and try something new

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