5 h. ago How a slice of cinnamon became a status symbol: Sweet rolls take over the high street as Waitrose report at 300% increase in search for goods flavoured with the spice

Often enjoyed in a cosy coffee shop alongside a fancy coffee, cinnamon buns are often a delight to tuck into - especially on the cold, rainier days in the UK.

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4 d. ago Family 'increasingly concerned' for missing Scot as cops launch search

Nairn Beattie was last seen in Glenrothes on Saturday, March 8 around 9pm. Police in Fife say his family and friends are becoming “increasingly concerned” for him.

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6 d. ago What do women really want from men? I delved into romantasy and found a good few clues | Max Fletcher

In these novels, the heroes are – to borrow a term from the fandom – cinnamon rolls: soft-hearted, sweet and, yes, deliciousFeyre Archeron has many talents: she can skin a wolf and track a deer, and in the words of an amorous fairy she looks “absolutely delicious”. An impoverished hunter gatherer, Archeron is the protagonist of Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses, or Acotar as it’s known to fans. This five-book series belongs to a genre called romantasy, so called because it blends romance and fantasy. And it’s not too much of an exaggeration to say that it has the popularity of both combined. Acotar has sold more than 13m copies and all five books are in the top 10 bestselling fantasy titles of 2025 to date. If you haven’t heard of them, the chances are that you have seen someone reading one on the train, perhaps concealed beneath the dust jacket of something less salacious.Most of romantasy’s readers are women aged 18 to 44, and part of the genre’s appeal is its reversal of...

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2 w. ago 'Diet Coke button' returns to the Oval Office but does the fizzy drink make you work harder

The reinstallation of Donald Trump's famous 'Diet Coke button' has sparked discussion over whether the drink has become a new status symbol for business men proving they're working hard

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2 w. ago Jenny Hall: Police 'increasingly concerned' for missing runner as search enters fourth day

Dozens of emergency responders and members of the public have been enlisted to comb the wild moorlands in County Durham following 23-year-old Jenny Hall's disappearance last week

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2 w. ago Police ‘increasingly concerned’ for runner as major search continues

Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday.

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