52 h. ago 'I grew up on a council estate and still love one affordable dinner to this very day'

Josef Michael, who grew up on a council estate, has shared his 'Shakshouka' recipe, which is something he grew up on that his mum served him five days per week that he still enjoys today

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3 d. ago Ranieri ends undefeated in Rome derbies thanks to Soulé’s stunner | Nicky Bandini

‘As a fan it’s beautiful to finish undefeated,’ said retiring Roma head coach after 1-1 draw with city rivals LazioPerhaps we ought not to believe Claudio Ranieri when he tells us that this the last time. He announced his retirement from club management last May, delivering what seemed like a perfect storybook ending, saving Cagliari from relegation. The club where he made his name three decades earlier, raising them from Serie C to the top-flight. An island, Sardinia, where the locals think him as one of their own.Yet Ranieri’s first love has always been the city he grew up in and the team he supported, Roma. He had managed them twice before, but when they called for a third time in November he found himself unable to say no. The club was a mess, having already fired Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Juric 12 games into this Serie A season. They had won only three of those. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Our motoring writer creates his dream garage from BOTB's dream car prizes

Gareth Butterfield selects the vehicles he would most want to own from BOTB's vast collection of dream car prizes, from the brutal AMG SL55 to the iconic Ford Escort Cosworth.

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1 week ago I went searching for the grandmother I never met. Under a tree where she once sat with Leonard Cohen, I broke | Gina Chick

When adoption laws changed in Australia, we discovered her name: Charmian Clift. I felt instant recognition. This explained everythingGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen I was young, I had no idea that my mother was such an extraordinary woman. She was just my mother, swirling in and out of the house, singing to her jonquil bulbs, tripping over the animals I rescued, all while reading five books at once. If she was in the kitchen, my sisters and I hid downstairs as she clattered and crashed all the saucepans and swore like a sailor at the latest ruined batch of biscuits.She wept at whatever devastation the nightly news delivered into the lounge room. She loved and was loved in return by my father, Douggie. She birthed four babes, grew the surviving three into formidable women and instilled in us a fierce belief that there was nothing we could not do. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Everything we know about the Topshop relaunch as high street comeback is teased

Topshop shared a slew of cryptic posts on their Instagram, teasing a potential high street return and the launch of a new site so here's everything you can expect from the return of the major fashion brand

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4 w. ago 'I grew up loving Topshop and their relaunch has me dreaming of this iconic item'

It's the moment we've all been dreaming about - Topshop is back! When the high-street chain closed it's doors in 2020, millennials were bereft but now the brand has announced it's return and a brand new site

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