9 h. ago Chef shares 'foolproof' way to make perfect poached eggs every time and it's so easy

Chef Kelly Scott has been praised after sharing how she makes the perfect poached eggs every single time - as people admit they've been struggling with the right technique for years

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4 d. ago Mary Berry's method will have poached eggs in a perfect 'oval shape'

Mary Berry has shared her top tips for making the perfect poached eggs, and it turns out the key is all in the preparation.

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8 d. ago BBC Good Food's chicken pie recipe is perfect 'family favourite' for cold autumn nights

This BBC Good Food recipe for chicken pot pie makes for an "easy dinner" as it only requires 20 minutes of preparation time and can be kept chilled or frozen for a headstart on meal prep

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2 w. ago Chef shares 'genius' way to make scrambled eggs – and you don't need a frying pan

A chef has shared her foolproof method for making scrambled eggs, and people are saying it's the only way they'll make them from now on

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2 w. ago The new iPhone is an emblem of our miserable minimalist era | Dave Schilling

The barely there iPhone Air is in line with trends in tech, design and art – unsullied by thought, risk or humorThere’s a new iPhone. Again. Improbably, we are on the 17th iteration (give or take) of the product that single-handedly ruins our lives every day with incessant vibrations alerting us to some horrifying calamity, plus every song in the Bruce Springsteen back catalog. Coming up with new features for the never-ending information machines we all keep in our pockets isn’t easy, but this time, Apple managed to develop a big (or should I say small) one. There’s now a thinner iPhone Air, which is being marketed as the thinnest iPhone ever. These gadgets have never exactly been gargantuan, so it’s kind of like identifying the tiniest grain of sand in the desert. Still, people around the world are fascinated by the sheer lack of phone here.Technology, design, and art are all trending toward a certain scarcity model, prepping us for a lack of bells and whistles, as though both your...

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3 w. ago Meat defrosts in minutes when you use 'genius' hack loved by home cooks

If you're looking to defrost meat quickly, consider this clever technique that requires little time or effort. Home cooks have been swearing by the easy method

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3 w. ago The 14 mistakes even experienced gardeners MUST avoid this autumn. You're guilty of at least one of these says expert CIAR BYRNE... and they'll ruin the year ahead

Many of us are itching to get into the garden now the weather is a little cooler. Autumn is a great time to plan and plant for next year, but it is easy to be too enthusiastic, or to focus on the wrong things.

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3 w. ago 'I went on Ambassador's themed cruise with dishes and tribute acts from the 80s'

First-time cruising came easy to Sophie Harris and her partner on an 80s-themed European trip, which sailed from London Tilbury to Belgium and onto the Netherlands

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3 w. ago 'I earn money every time I go to Boots with this easy method'

The woman shared how she managed to not only get vouchers for her toiletry purchases, but how she also earned a lot of money to help her save up for Christmas gifts

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3 w. ago World Athletics Championships: Kenya’s Chebet wins women’s 10,000m gold, big names impress in 100m heats – live

Updates from Tokyo as the championships get under wayMail John | The stars aiming to break records in TokyoNow for the women’s 100m heats. The first sees the US’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden win in a time of 10.99. That looked easy for the Olympic bronze medallist. Dina Asher-Smith goes in the second heat. Three to go through, and Asher-Smith makes it, second behind Tina Clayton, the young Jamaican.The women’s long jump was going ahead while those steeplechases were taking place. Tara Davis-Woodhall, the Olympic champion, makes it with her first jump, of 6.88m. It’s 6.75 to qualify, and the others are having their struggles. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago World Athletics Championships: big names and Brits impress in women’s 100m heats, women’s 10,000m final and more – live

Updates from Tokyo as the championships get under wayMail John | The stars aiming to break records in TokyoNow for the women’s 100m heats. The first sees the US’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden win in a time of 10.99. That looked easy for the Olympic bronze medallist. Dina Asher-Smith goes in the second heat. Three to go through, and Asher-Smith makes it, second behind Tina Clayton, the young Jamaican.The women’s long jump was going ahead while those steeplechases were taking place. Tara Davis-Woodhall, the Olympic champion, makes it with her first jump, of 6.88m. It’s 6.75 to qualify, and the others are having their struggles. Continue reading...

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last month World Cup 2026: how worried should the USMNT be as the tournament looms?

After a 2-0 loss to South Korea and a win by the same scoreline against Japan, our experts consider the state of the program overall Yes, any time a World Cup host country and a generation of prodigies lose a handful of consecutive games with their A-team, or what passes for one, alarm bells should be ringing. That’s not to say all is lost. While Mauricio Pochettino’s optimism rankled after a 2-0 loss to a South Korea side that had a disconcertingly easy time of it, there was much more to feel good about in the 2-0 win over Japan. Still, it was one game. Japan rested a lot of regulars. (Then again, the US were hardly at full strength.) LS Continue reading...

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