7 h. ago UK households urged to throw extra towel in washing machine from October

Laundry drying times can be significantly longer during the autumn and winter months but there is a simple method to speed up the process - it involves adding an extra towel to the washing machine

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9 h. ago Brit faces 20 years in Spanish jail for 'Netflix thriller' murder: Pilot goes to man's home for sex

Aaron Rainbow, 50, flew into Barcelona and hooked up with Oscar Tornero Rovira, 38, who took him back to his place for a six-hour drug-fuelled marathon sex session.

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13 h. ago Alleged murderer told court he stabbed teenager 'in the neck' out of fear

Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim, 16, had recently moved from south Wales to Huddersfield just weeks before his death

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14 h. ago Joao Palhinha grateful for second chance at Tottenham after Bayern Munich struggles

The Portuguese was left frustrated by his lack of playing time under Vincent Kompany

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16 h. ago ‘Every time I left my house after October 7 I feared I would be stabbed’ says Jewish author leaving ‘unsafe’ UK

Polling shows more British Jews think anti-Semitism is a problem in Britain today than “we’ve ever seen before”, James C. Reynolds reports

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19 h. ago Amazon's October Prime Day is the best time to stock up on household essentials

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is the perfect time for Britons stock up on household essentials and save on cleaning products.

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21 h. ago Monty Don advises UK households with gardens to do one key lawn job this October

It's an essential autumn task that will help to revive your grass after summer

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22 h. ago Huge swarms of ladybirds are invading UK homes – as experts reveal why

THOUSANDS of ladybirds have been spotted gathering on homes across the UK this week. From flying outside to swarming households, the colourful insects have caused a stir among Brits. People have reported "swarms" of ladybirds outside their homes this week, with some households reportedly invaded by hundreds of the tiny bugs. On Monday, October 6,...

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24 h. ago Houseplant clinic: why is there a chalky crust on my plant’s soil?

It’s a buildup of mineral salts from hard tap water or fertiliser. Switching to rainwater or filtered water, and feeding only in spring and summer, will helpWhat’s the problem? There is a chalky white crust on the top of my spider plant’s potting mix, and the leaf tips are turning brown. Why is this happening and how do I fix it?Diagnosis This is a buildup of mineral salts from hard tap water or fertiliser. As water evaporates, salts are left behind and come to the surface. Over time, they concentrate around the roots, drawing out moisture and scorching sensitive tissues, which shows up as brown, papery leaf tips and edges. It can also throw off the soil pH, so plants struggle to absorb nutrients. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 07 October: Shell and Imperial rally, B&M slides after earnings downgrade

Gold and Bitcoin prices are in focus after they traded at record levels earlier today.

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26 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 07 October: House prices weaken, B&M hit by poor trading

Gold and Bitcoin prices are in focus after they traded at record levels earlier today.

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46 h. ago Common household item will unclog drains in seconds this October

The quick and easy hack will prevent a common October problem with your drains..

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2 d. ago Lewis Hamilton's race was 'ruined' by Mercedes at Singapore Grand Prix – 'A clear mistake'

A poor strategy call cost Lewis Hamilton a shot at the podium at last year's Singapore Grand Prix, with the seven-time world champion left furious by the decision

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4 d. ago ‘One rule for the rich’: the Salzburg mansion, the Porsche heir and the writer Stefan Zweig

The car magnate, who is restoring the Jewish author’s former villa, has been given permission to dig out a 500-metre road leading to a garage, causing consternation in the cityFor three years the peace and quiet of Doris Rüggeberg’s cosy flat on the Kapuzinerberg, a picturesque wooded hill in Salzburg, has been interrupted by the noise from the nextdoor neighbour’s building site.Wolfgang Porsche, a German-Austrian automotive magnate, bought the 17th-century villa at No 5 as a second home in 2019 for about €9m (£7.8m). Ever since, he has been busily renovating the property before he and his partner, Gabriele Prinzessin zu Leiningen, move in this winter. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Creepy stranger murdered young friends in Arizona wilderness...then called in TIPS about the bloodbath, police say

Thomas Brown was allegedly camping with his wife in the area at the time - before she left the trip early, leaving him alone to allegedly kill the two teenagers in a seemingly random attack.

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4 d. ago UK households told to put kitchen foil on radiators in October

UK households have been told it may be a good idea to put kitchen foil on radiators from October. It may benefit you in more ways than you think, and it's easy to do

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5 d. ago Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert: ‘It is important to do something outside of football, change your mindset’

The Cherries’ full-back on why intensity is key to his side’s success, learning English early and receiving a French knighthoodAdrien Truffert has form for hitting the ground running. At Rennes, the club he joined at 13 and spent a decade at until leaving for Bournemouth in the summer, his debut arrived as a substitute against Monaco and culminated in him teeing up the equaliser with a wicked left-foot cross and then scoring a stoppage-time winner. Aged 18, Truffert sent a shot underneath Benjamin Lecomte, the opposition goalkeeper who visits Bournemouth with Fulham on Friday. “I ran off celebrating and slid on my knees,” Truffert says, “like you dream of doing as a kid after scoring your first goal.”Truffert has excelled for Bournemouth from the moment he contained Mohamed Salah on his first outing in a fearless team performance at Liverpool – where he also outshone his predecessor at left-back Milos Kerkez – and has played every minute in the Premier League this season. Continue r...

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5 d. ago Christian Tetzlaff: Elgar and Adès Violin Concertos album review – refreshing and exhilarating

Tetzlaff/BBC Philharmonic/Storgårds(Ondine)The violinist’s performance of these two concertos is energetic but also thoughtful, with the BBC Phil sounding electricNot everyone who loves Elgar’s Violin Concerto is going to love Christian Tetzlaff’s new recording of it, but nobody will find it bland. What’s perhaps most striking is the pace of the performance, which knocks minutes off anybody else’s: Tetzlaff could have packed up and left the building by the time, say, Vilde Frang gets offstage. Egged on by the conductor John Storgårds – who has the BBC Philharmonic sounding electric – Tetzlaff often runs towards moments of burgeoning intensity, rather than broadening out into them, and the effect is exhilarating. The downside is that some of the more densely woven passages sound fragmented this way; Tetzlaff is like a cat playing with a mouse, continually tensing, ready to pounce.It’s not by any means all rushed, though. Sometimes Tetzlaff is introspective where other violinists are ...

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5 d. ago Manchester synagogue stabbing: Two dead in car and knife attack as suspect 'feared to have bomb'

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the suspect, who was shot by police, is believed to be dead

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5 d. ago 'I attended Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball tour and couldn't believe what star took from me'

Lady Gaga is known for interacting with her fans during performances, and this time, she left fans truly gobsmacked, flipping the camera round almost in tears

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