4 d. ago The rise of the digital fishmonger: how Covid helped customers buy fresh from the boat

Britain’s traditional retailers were in decline for years. Then the pandemic changed how we buy food and boosted the fishing industryThe seafood chef and restaurateur Mitch Tonks recalls the moment things for him changed dramatically. It was March 2020, the start of Covid, when a local fishing boat skipper called him in a panic. “Nick was having a tough time; nobody was buying his catch, so I emailed our customer network,” he says.Tonks asked people to bring cash and containers. The next morning, Nick landed his boat at Brixham, the south Devon port that is England’s largest fish market by value of catch sold. “About 150 people turned up to buy his fish. Many asked ‘why can’t we just buy fish straight off boats like this normally?’” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Moment Easter egg thief is trapped inside supermarket and dramatically breaks down door as he tries to flee with FIVE in hand

Jordon King, 28, was jailed for stealing five Easter eggs worth £100 from a Tesco supermarket in Nottinghamshire after he was caught on CCTV becoming trapped in the store as he tried to flee.

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6 d. ago Gatwick fire: Dramatic moment car erupts into flames as 'people left screaming'

Explosions could be heard as the tyres burst, with the car soon becoming completely destroyed

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7 d. ago Dramatic CCTV shows moment masked killer shoots gangster outside café in gangland attack

A British fugitive is being hunted by police over the murder of Izzet Eren in Moldova as officers release shocking film of the killer running away with a pistol as terrified bystanders look on

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7 d. ago The science behind the perfect cup of coffee: everything you need to know, from grind size to roast

New research on the optimal pour height this week adds another layer to the quest for caffeinated perfection There is an episode of the hit TV series Breaking Bad in which Walter White, high school chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, meets a new colleague in front of a tangle of clamps, pipes and slowly dripping flasks. When the other character lets him taste what he has been brewing, White is stunned. “My God, that is the best coffee I’ve ever tasted,” he says. “Why the hell are we making meth?”Coffee may not be – quite – as addictive as methamphetamines, but to some of its aficionados, the hunt for the perfect hit of bean, roast, grind and brew is as seductive as any drug. That search took another step forward this week with new research into the optimal height and speed from which to pour water on to coffee grounds. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Dramatic moment Coast Guard swoops on drug cartel smuggling $500m of cocaine and marijuana

The US Coast Guard seized more than 48,000 pounds of illegal drugs valued at just over $500 million on Jan. 6, just off the coast of Ecuador.

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1 week ago The Hugo Boss flipflops which exposed glam prison boss's relationship with a drugs kingpin

Police found Anthony Saunderson's DNA on a pair of flip flops at Kerri Pegg's house

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1 week ago Moment missing toddler is found alive in the freezing cold curled up in ditch

The two-year-old boy was found alive in a ditch wearing only a nappy amid freezing temperatures overnight in Blackman Township, Michigan - dramatic new footage shows the moment he was rescued

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1 week ago Hugo Boss flipflops exposed prison governor's romance with drug kingpin

A court heard Pegg, described in court as, "petite, blonde and bubbly", had been fast-tracked into and then up the prison service, quickly climbing the career ladder from graduate entrant to prison governor in six years.

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1 week ago Petite blonde jail boss brought down by a pair of Hugo Boss flip

Pegg insisted nothing untoward happened, saying she liked to be 'hands on' with the prisoners, with whom she had an 'open door' policy.

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1 week ago Moment Elon Musk dramatically quits gaming livestream after troll comments flooded in

Video footage has captured the moment Elon Musk dramatically quit his gaming livestream after hundreds of troll comments with hate messages came flooding in.

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1 week ago Prison governor Kerri Pegg guilty of kingpin drug lord romance who bought her £12,000 Mercedes

Kerri Pegg has been convicted of two counts of misconduct in a public place and one count of possession of criminal property and gave no reaction as the verdict was read out

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1 week ago 'Rising star' female prison governor is found guilty of having relationship with Liverpool drug kingpin and accepting £12,000 Mercedes after releasing him on licence

'Petite, blonde and bubbly' Kerri Pegg, 42, was accused of having a relationship with major Liverpool drugs baron Anthony Saunderson after meeting at the open prison where she worked.

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1 week ago Watch: Dramatic moment revellers flee as gas canister explodes at Southall festival

Footage posted on social media shows flames engulfing a stall, as attendees scramble to toss gas canisters away from the blaze

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1 week ago Horror moment parachutist CRASHES into stadium roof before dramatic rescue ahead of Champions Cup clash

A parachutist was caught on the roof of a stadium and had to desperately cling on before being rescued by fire engines, ahead of Toulouse's clash against Sale in the Champions Cup.

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1 week ago Scotland fire: Dramatic moment helicopter fights raging wildfire in the Scottish Borders

Footage shows a massive wildfire in the Scottish Borders, as people are advised to avoid the area.

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1 week ago Scotland fire: Dramatic moment helicopter fights raging wildfire in Scottish forest park

Footage shows a massive wildfire in the Scottish Borders, as people are advised to avoid the area.

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2 w. ago Dramatic moment Home Counties hawk's reign of terror ends as bird of prey is finally captured

A pesky Harris's hawk that has been terrorising the quiet Home Counties village of Flamstead, Hertfordshire for weeks has finally been captured - by a brave resident aptly named Steve Harris.

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2 w. ago Dramatic moment Home Counties hawk's reign of terror ends as jogger finally captures bird of prey that has forced petrified villagers indoors for weeks

A pesky Harris's hawk that has been terrorising the quiet Home Counties village of Flamstead, Hertfordshire for weeks has finally been captured - by a brave resident aptly named Steve Harris.

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3 w. ago Watch British man chase down 'Ukrainian knifeman' through the streets of Amsterdam after horror stabbing rampage

EXCLUSIVE: This is the dramatic moment a hero British tourist sprinted after a knifeman who stabbed five people in Amsterdam.

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