1 week ago ‘The English person with a Chinese stomach’: how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero

The author has been explaining Sichuan cuisine to westerners for decades. But ‘Fu Xia’, as she’s known, has had a profound effect on food lovers in China, tooEvery autumn in the mid-00s, when I lived in China, my friend Scarlett Li would invite me to Shanghai to eat hairy crab. Named for the spiky fur on their legs and claws, the crabs are said to have the best flavour during the ninth month of the lunar calendar. They’re steamed and served whole, with a dip of rice vinegar spiked with ginger. The most prized specimens come from Yangcheng Lake near Suzhou, which is not far from Scarlett’s home town of Wuxi. She had moved to Hong Kong as a child, attended high school and college in Australia, and returned to China to pursue a career as an entrepreneur. Despite her years abroad, she remained Chinese through and through – and eating hairy crab with her, I became Chinese, too.Beginning in the Tang dynasty in the seventh century, crabs were harvested from the lakes and estuaries of the Y...

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2 w. ago Iconic 2000s CBBC star looks unrecognisable after pursuing 'grown up' new career

Do you recognise this CBBC star from the noughties that was on our TV screens every single weekend? He's now pursuing a grown-up venture that you may not expect

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2 w. ago I'm a Celebrity's Martin Kemp shares emotional family realisation talking about father

Martin Kemp was overcome with emotion as he spoke to his son Roman about the moment his father gave him his blessing to leave his apprenticeship and pursue a career in music

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2 w. ago Soap star nepo baby Scarlett Thomas, 17, shows off her singing voice after skipping GCSEs to pursue a music career

Scarlett Thomas, 17, has shown off her incredible singing voice on Wednesday after she controversially skipped her GCSCEs to pursue a career in music.

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2 w. ago Zayn Malik 'rejoins One Direction 10 years after quitting the group as he grows closer to his bandmates after Liam Payne's death'

The singer famously quit the group back in 2015 to pursue a solo career, and relations between him and bandmates Harry Styles , Liam Payne , Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan grew increasingly strained.

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2 w. ago Eni Aluko reacts to Joey Barton conviction as ‘difficult chapter’ closes

Barton, the former Manchester City and Newcastle midfielder, was found guilty of sending grossly offensive social media posts.

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2 w. ago Joey Barton 'faces another court case' as Eni Aluko 'alleges defamation and harassment'

Joey Barton could find himself in court again next year after Eni Aluko reportedly brought a civil case against him for alleged defamation and harassment following the trial in Liverpool

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3 w. ago Eni Aluko says Joey Barton court case has forced her to pursue TV career abroad

Eni Aluko has revealed her broadcasting work dwindled to 'the least TV I've ever done' as she became embroiled in a criminal court case against former footballer Joey Barton.

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3 w. ago Eni Aluko says Joey Barton court case led to a reduction in TV opportunities

Barton was convicted on Friday of sending grossly offensive social media posts about Jeremy Vine and football pundits Aluko and Lucy Ward.

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3 w. ago Eni Aluko welcomes guilty verdicts for Joey Barton over 'offensive tweets' aimed at her, Lucy Ward and Jeremy Vine

A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Joey Barton, 43, had 'crossed the line between free speech and a crime ' with six posts he made on X, formerly Twitter.

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3 w. ago Eni Aluko ‘glad justice has been served’ after Joey Barton convicted

A jury found the 43-year-old had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts he made on X.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton guilty of sending grossly offensive social media posts to Jeremy Vine and female football pundits

A jury found the 43-year-old had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts he made on X

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3 w. ago Joey Barton guilty of sending ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts

Joey Barton was found guilty by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court

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3 w. ago Joey Barton tells court he is victim of ‘political prosecution’

Joey Barton is on trial over tweets about broadcaster Jeremy Vine and female TV football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.

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3 w. ago Eni Aluko 'felt intimidated' after Joey Barton posts as female broadcasters give evidence

Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward gave evidence in court, as Joey Barton denied 12 counts of sending grossly offensive communications intended to cause distress or anxiety on social media

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3 w. ago Joey Barton’s online comments ‘gravely upset me’, Jeremy Vine tells court

The TV and radio presenter said he stepped in to help football commentators Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton posts 'left female broadcasters scared' as Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward give evidence

Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward both gave evidence in court after Joey Barton denied 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive communication with the intention of causing distress or anxiety

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3 w. ago Eni Aluko ‘astounded’ by Barton post comparing her to serial killers, court told

The former England women’s footballer told Liverpool Crown Court the pair had previously exchanged ‘friendly, supportive’ private messages.

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3 w. ago Lucy Ward tells jury that social media posts from Joey Barton left her ‘scared’

Barton, from Widnes, Cheshire, denies 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

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4 w. ago Big Brother legend Chanelle Hayes quits nurse job for an unexpected career move

Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes has quit her nursing job after a year of being "increasingly frustrated" to pursue an unexpected and risque career move

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