26 h. ago Grizzly with checkered past swims miles to Canadian island – and prompts a row

Residents on British Columbia island fiercely divided over whether to relocate, euthanize or ignore ‘Tex’ the bearMost visitors to Texada Island, a 30-mile sliver of land off the west coast of British Columbia, choose one of two main methods of arrival: a provincial ferry service with 10 daily sailings or a 3,000 foot air strip which welcomes the occasional chartered plane.But a four-year-old grizzly bear recently took a far more challenging route, braving strong currents and frigid water to swim nearly three miles across the Malaspina Strait. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Grizzly with checkered past swims miles to Canadian island – and into hot water

Residents on British Columbia island fiercely divided over whether to relocate, euthanize or ignore ‘Tex’ the bearMost visitors to Texada Island, a 30-mile sliver of land off the west coast of British Columbia, choose one of two main methods of arrival: a provincial ferry service with 10 daily sailings or a 3,000 foot air strip which welcomes the occasional chartered plane.But a four-year-old grizzly bear recently took a far more challenging route, braving strong currents and frigid water to swim nearly three miles across the Malaspina Strait. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Tourist banned from entering US over 'single image on phone'

A holidaymaker who wanted to visit pals in New York claims a political meme put him in hot water but The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a robust denial

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5 d. ago British holidaymaker in critical condition after catching Legionnaires’ disease in Crete

The infection is usually caught in places like hotels after inhaling droplets of water from things such as air conditioning or hot tubs

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6 d. ago Beat the heat during heatwave by putting unlikely item in hot water bottle

The UK is basking in a heatwave, and many of us are struggling to get to sleep, but there's a hot water bottle trick you can use that is guaranteed to cool you down

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6 d. ago Hot water bottle trick can help you sleep at night during heatwave

UK households are being urged to fill up a hot water bottle to beat the heat.

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7 d. ago Filling up a hot water bottle can help you sleep during the heatwave

A hot water bottle could help you sleep in the heatwave this weekend, according to experts

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8 d. ago SNP urges UK Government to speed up smart meter roll out after RTS switch

EXCLUSIVE: Nationalist MP Graham Leadbitter has called for "a cast iron guarantee to Scottish communities that never again will they be left to live in fear of their hot water supply being cut-off and their electricity supply disrupted."

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9 d. ago Moment curry staff had to feed struggling diner WATER after he tried restaurant's super

Viral clips show Mr Raj, the face of the restaurant's thriving social media, attending to cocky customers who have pulled up short in their bid to wolf down the meal and earn a free dinner.

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1 week ago Why you should think twice before having a hot shower or bath

While really hot showers and baths often feel lovely and can help you relax, there are some potential downsides

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1 week ago Army veteran's 'heat pump hell' after firm fitted faulty system then set debt collectors on him

Dave Mundy and wife Mira spent months with no hot water before the firm admitted its heat pump wasn't compatible with his home set-up.

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2 w. ago From tradwife to radwife: abandoning perfection in favour of the ‘good enough’ life

No they don’t cook from scratch, sometimes forget the sunscreen and often miss work deadlines, but at least their kids are wearing secondhand clothes Meet the new gen of radically normal mumsMost mornings, I’m woken at 6am by my alarm (the baby crawling on to my head). I stretch, go downstairs, fill a bowl with iced water and, the theme of Transformers playing in the background, write my journal (a list of emails-I-forgot-to-reply-to). I drink hot water with cider vinegar to regulate my blood sugar levels, followed by tea using the baby’s leftover milk. Dragging a chilled jade gua sha spoon across my face in an attempt to reverse the ageing process, I then make my young sons’ porridge. While they eat, I plunge my face into the iced water until I can’t breathe, and begin my three-step routine (two La Roche-Posay serums followed by SPF). Some mornings, I run. Others, I cry into a coffee, albeit one made with organic milk, before taking a mushroom gummy to take the edge off the da...

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2 w. ago Wrexham star's dad landed in hot water with Cristiano Ronaldo after 'uncool' request

Ollie Rathbone's father Mick was a physio at Everton for eight years, where his son would regularly visit and meet the club's star players

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2 w. ago Martin Lewis issues urgent energy meter warning as 'switch off' looms

The consumer expert has warned that households with a certain type of energy meter may see their heating and hot water stop working properly if they don't act now

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2 w. ago Martin Lewis issues warning to 300,000 UK households over hot water from end of June

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning to over 300,000 households across the UK over their electricity meters - with people urged to act fast

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2 w. ago Martin Lewis issues warning as over 300,000 UK households could lose hot water access within weeks

A certain type of electricity meter is scheduled to switch off completely from June 30

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2 w. ago Doctor explains why you should never have an 'excessively hot' shower

Dr Max Maddahali has issued a warning to anyone who enjoys a scorching hot shower, as the doctor says the water temperature can cause a range of health issues

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3 w. ago Hot tub horror as mother, 24, suffers fatal burns after hitting her head and falling into scalding water

Mother-of-one Gabriele Cristine Barreto de Freitas, 24, died in hospital after suffering third degree burns when she hit her head and fell unconscious hot tub in a hotel in Brazil.

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3 w. ago The 600,000 homeowners told their hot water could stop working 

Evelyn Francis, 75, has been receiving letters from her energy provider warning that her electricity supply could be cut off at the end of June.

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3 w. ago Which dips are OK to buy, and which should I make? | Kitchen aide

Our expert panel recommends the dips that are worth whizzing up fresh at home, and which shop-bought options are good to be titivated before servingDips are a great unifier, whether they’re married to a big bowl of crisps and crudites or served as a companion for a picnic spread. If there’s hummus, cacik or borani in the picture, then it’s a party. Happily, says David Carter, founder of Smokestak, Manteca and Oma in London, “you can get a lot of good stuff in stores these days”. That said, he adds, anything involving vegetables is “always going to be best when made fresh”.If your dip needs lead you to the shops, the trick is to create contrast. Much like getting dressed, you first need to consider the temperature. “Let’s say you have some shop-bought hummus,” Carter says. “If you put that in a pan with a bit of hot water and maybe some lemon juice, then whisk, the hummus will loosen, turn creamy and completely change from the usual fridge-cold stodge.”Got a culinary dilemma? Email f...

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