30 m. ago Michael Schumacher’s former manager ‘spied on for weeks’ before being beaten and robbed at villa by armed thugs

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER'S former manager has been caught up in a shocking robbery after being "spied on for weeks". Willi Weber, 83, admitted he was in "complete shock" at the ordeal that took place at his villa in Germany. Reports from German publication Bild state that Weber was targeted by three robbers and he, alongside his...

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37 m. ago One of the biggest shocks EVER as horse named after Cool Runnings wins ‘doing handstands’ after being backed at 999

ONE of the biggest shocks ever hit racing when a horse backed at 999-1 - and named after iconic underdog film Cool Runnings - won 'doing handstands'. There was some 500-1 available on the sportsbook shortly before the off in the 2m1f academy hurdle at Naas in Ireland on Monday. Totally unfancied It's Bobsled Time...

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56 m. ago Women who say they were tricked into servitude for Opus Dei to meet in Argentina

Pope urged organisers to hold conference after 43 women alleged they were exploited as minors by Catholic groupBuenos Aires will on Tuesday host the first-ever international gathering of former Opus Dei members who say they were tricked and trafficked into domestic servitude as minors – allegations that have drawn scrutiny of the powerful, secretive Catholic group. Pope Leo XIV privately urged organisers to convene the conference, the Guardian has learned.Forty-three women in Argentina say they were lured to Opus Dei schools as children and teenagers under promises of receiving an education. Instead, they say they were forced into working up to 12-hour days, cooking and cleaning for the elite male members, without pay. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Shock in court as Paul Doyle video showed him driving into baby’s pram at Liverpool parade

Liverpool Crown Court was left reeling as dashcam footage showed Paul Doyle’s Ford Galaxy crashing into a baby’s pram during Liverpool FC’s Premier League title parade.

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92 m. ago I asked 6 chefs if you should use foil when cooking turkey — they said the same thing

There are important things to consider when using or not using foil.

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star shares plans of leaving UK after BBC final

A Strictly pro appeared on ITV's This Morning on Monday (December 15), where he cooked a family favourite for the show's hosts

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2 h. ago Shocking dashcam video reveals moment Paul Doyle ploughed through Liverpool title parade

Opening the footage, prosecutor Mr Greaney said it came from a camera inside Doyle’s vehicle and recorded both audio and video.

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2 h. ago Paul Doyle sentencing live: Tears as shocking dashcam footage of parade attack on Liverpool fans shown in court

Paul Doyle has appeared for sentencing at Liverpool Crown Court this morning

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2 h. ago A potato is for life, not just for Christmas | Emma Beddington

Yes, we love our roasties – but have we really explored the spud’s potential as a gift, an aesthetic, a mood?All I want for Christmas is the Nairn Museum potato flask. Showcased as part of the Highland museum’s virtual Advent calendar on Instagram last week, it’s a late-18th-century Staffordshire pottery flask – to be filled with strong drink and used to toast a safe journey for a traveller – shaped like a very realistic, knobbly spud, complete with green bits. The benefactor who donated the flask apparently explained it was so ugly that no one in his family wanted to inherit it.More than 15,000 Instagram likers beg to differ, including me: I desperately covet this beauteous and useful tuber, surely the ideal emotional support accessory for the season’s more trying social engagements. As the museum’s representative explains, the potato was “seen as a very fashionable vegetable” back then, and I think we need to think hard about that: why isn’t it now? It might be the most valuable p...

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3 h. ago Brit woman who visited Bondi Beach describes horror moment gunshots began

A British woman who moved from England to Australia describes the terrifying moments at Sydney's Bondi Beach just before gunshots were fired in an attack that has shocked the community.

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3 h. ago Tiny pub is touring UK serving pints and its less than 6ft tall

The miniature inn made its debut serving passers-by this month

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3 h. ago Hollywood 'devastated' as director Rob Reiner and wife Michele found dead in LA home

Legendary Hollywood director and actor Rob Reinerand his wife Michele were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, as tributes have been paid to the couple following the shock news

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3 h. ago Rob Reiner's final moments in heartbreaking family photos just days before tragic death

As police investigate the shocking deaths of Hollywood icon Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele, 68, in their Los Angeles mansion, poignant final photos have emerged showing Reiner enjoying a family holiday

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3 h. ago ‘Apocalyptically funny’: why The Mitchells vs the Machines is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers explaining their comfort watches is a celebration of 2021’s acclaimed animated adventureAnimation is a great way of allowing you to experience the world through the eyes of another, complete with the colour, energy, imagination and chaos that this can bring. It’s true whether you’re looking at the world from the perspective of a frustrated and talented teenage girl, or from that of a megalomaniacal rogue AI who dreams of blasting every human on Earth into space in tiny hexagonal pods (with free wifi!). Such is the chaotic and sensational combination of styles that fuels animated road-trip riot The Mitchells vs the Machines, a film that crams a father-daughter conflict, a techno-apocalypse, Olivia Colman, and every colour of the rainbow into a burnt-orange 1993 station wagon.Phil Lord and Christopher Miller produce with the same kind of free-spirited approach that characterised the likes of The Lego Movie and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. It’s...

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3 h. ago ‘Oysters are a risk, as is raw meat’: why you get food poisoning – and how to avoid it

Several kinds of bacteria can give you an upset stomach. Here is how to steer clear of the worst offenders, and what to do if they do make it throughMany people in the modern world, it’s probably fair to say, do not take food poisoning particularly seriously. Yes, most folks wash their hands after handling raw chicken and use different chopping boards for beef and green beans – but who among us can honestly say we’ve never used the same tongs for an entire barbecue or left a storage box of cooked rice on the sideboard for a couple of hours? Ignore that rhetorical question for a moment, though – before you comment that of course everyone should do all those things, let’s talk about what’s happening in your body when it all goes horribly wrong.At the risk of stating the obvious, food poisoning occurs when you eat food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses or toxins – but that doesn’t mean it always works the same way. “Some bacteria, such as Bacillus cereus – sometimes found in ...

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3 h. ago Brown University victims were aspiring neurosurgeon and a family’s ‘bright light’

One of the victim’s families has launched a GoFundMe which has nearly raised $200,000

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4 h. ago Labour accused of 'shocking' lack of understanding of business

The head of the CBI has accused Labour of a 'shocking' lack of understanding of business.

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4 h. ago What to know about the attack on the Jewish festival in Australia that killed 15 people

Officials suspect a father and son of killing 15 people on a popular Australian beach, shocking a country where gun violence is rare

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4 h. ago Home And Away star Rachael Carpani dies ‘unexpectedly’ aged 45 as heartbreaking tributes pour in

HEARTBREAKING tributes have poured in for a beloved Australian actress after she "unexpectedly" died. Rachael Carpani – known for her roles on Home and Away and hit Aussie TV show McLeod’s Daughters – passed away in early December. The 45-year-old's parents confirmed her shock passing in a heartbreaking social media post. "It is with great...

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4 h. ago Flights disrupted and construction work banned after Delhi air pollution suddenly worsens

Indian capital’s air quality remains ‘severe’ for third straight day

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