8 d. ago Weeds will die and won't grow back again if one kitchen item is poured over

Weeds can be a real headache, but instead of using salt or vinegar, there is a much more effective way to kill them

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1 week ago Jay Slater's mum Debbie found three things after opening bag he had when he died

Jay Slater's mother Debbie Duncan has detailed the heartbreaking moment she unpacked the bag her son was carrying when he was found dead in Tenerife last year

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1 week ago Three items Jay Slater's mum Debbie found after opening bag he had when he died

Channel 4's upcoming documentary The Disappearance of Jay Slater explores the teenager's death in Tenerife last summer

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1 week ago Heartbreak as Jay Slater's mum opens bag he had when he died and finds three items

Channel 4's upcoming documentary The Disappearance of Jay Slater explores the teenager's mysterious death in the village of Masca.

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1 week ago Chilling moment Jay Slater's mum opens bag he had when he died and finds three items

Channel 4's upcoming documentary The Disappearance of Jay Slater explores the teenager's mysterious death in the village of Masca, with his body being found on 15 July last year

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4 w. ago Summer’s ending – and the delusion that a new me might be possible is back | Emma Brockes

The start of a new school year always awakens my resolve: time to be more disciplined, less cluttered and nicer to the catsSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreEvery year at this time, I think of a quote from the Bible, but which I know from Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, in which seven-year-old Jeanette stitches a needlepoint sampler decorated withthe inscription: “The summer is ended and we are not yet saved.” We are not yet saved: no, not in this house, where I experience the back-to-school week in September far more urgently than New Year’s Day as the time of year for a behavioural reset. New school year, new me, new cast-iron conviction I can put the rocky road on the top shelf after I’ve used it in my girls’ packed lunches and not get it down until tomorrow.This is the first and most pressing item on the list: diet. Ten days o...

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