54 h. ago Clay, silty or sandy? Testing your soil type is an essential part of becoming a good gardener

Loamy soil is the holy grail, but all types can be improved by adding organic matterI often mention my veg patch’s clay soil in this column, and that’s because soil type affects what we grow and how. Getting to know your soil is an essential part of becoming a great grower of edible plants. Soil type is determined by the size of the soil’s particles which, in turn, determine its characteristics.Sandy soil has the largest particles, which means it is light, easy to work, lets water drain through it freely and warms up quickly in spring. This also means that sandy soil dries out easily, isn’t as water retentive as other types and tends to be low in nutrients as they wash through it. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago 'Youth potion' that makes ‘face and neck feel firmer’ hailed by shoppers for reducing wrinkles

Skincare shoppers may have just found their new holy grail when it comes to turning back time and erasing wrinkles, fine lines and visible signs of ageing with this retinal serum

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3 d. ago Foundation hailed ‘holy grail’ has price slashed at Debenhams

It promises to cover skin comfortably 'all day long'

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6 d. ago Royal Mint reveals 20p 'holy grail' coin could be worth a small fortune

A number of coins were released with an error - and could now be worth up to £203

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7 d. ago Shoppers are ‘addicted’ to ‘buttery soft’ lip balm loved by Princess Andre

If you've been on the hunt for a holy grail lip balm to banish dry lips as we head deeper into the season of warmer weather - Princess Andre may have just the ticket

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1 week ago I was desperate to lose weight but couldn't afford fat jabs. This is the incredible celeb

My cheekbones, dare I say, are almost angular. My clothes are looser all over. Not to mention the holy grail for all dieters - the fact that friends are commenting that I look thinner.

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1 week ago 'People think I'm 30 but they're way off thanks to everyday Holy Grail'

Cecilia is 16 years older than her husband but says she uses one thing every day that makes her look 20 years younger

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2 w. ago DAN HODGES: I'm told we're close to a Holy Grail US trade deal. The downside? It's going to require a BIG sacrifice... no wonder MPs tell me: 'Trump's got us by the gonads!'

Keir Starmer's unlikely bromance with the hero of the MAGA movement is bearing fruit, and not ust on the issue of tariffs, writes DAN HODGES.

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy's £77m truth as he faces battle of the mind in bid for Masters 'Holy Grail'

Rory McIlroy has achieved almost all there is to do in the game of golf and amassed a huge personal fortune, but the one thing that has continued to elude him has been the Masters

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2 w. ago Big matchups and bigger bucks: Michael Johnson pledges Grand Slam Track will bring ‘fantasy to life’

Athletics legend says his new four-part event, which launches on Friday, is exactly what the sport needsMichael Johnson is one of the few true legends of track and field. Now, though, he is chasing the holy grail. Every four years, athletics is the biggest sport at the Olympics. In between, for most casual fans, it tumbles off a cliff. But Johnson, a four-time gold medallist across the Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney Games, believes he can change all that with a new big-money professional track league, Grand Slam Track, which launches on Friday in Kingston, Jamaica.“Grand Slam Track is the equivalent of UFC and Formula One,” he tells the Guardian. “The research tells us that people watched track during the Olympics because of the stakes, the stars, and the stories. So that is the recipe. And at the absolute heart of it is the head-to-head competition between the best athletes. Because that’s what people want to see.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Amazon shoppers have hours left to pick up Coke cans for just 16p in spring sale and they're cheaper than Tesco and Asda

There is still time left for Amazon shoppers to snap up this great Coke can deal

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2 w. ago The best Apple deals in the Amazon Spring Sale, picked by a tech expert

Whether you want a new iPad, new MacBook or new iPhone, the Amazon Spring Sale has it all

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2 w. ago Kim Kardashian's 'magic' secret to 'frizz free' hair now 23% less in Amazon deal

The reality star's stylist Chris Appleton, whose clients include Ariana Grande and Jennifer Lopez, has praised this anti-humidity spray as his "holy grail for celebrity hair."

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3 w. ago Best 11 Apple, Google, Samsung deals from Amazon's Spring Sale picked by a tech expert

Amazon's Spring Sale is still underway, as we near the last few days of the event, our tech expert has picked out the deals from Apple, Samsung, and Google worth picking this weekend

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3 w. ago Beauty fans are 'ditching Botox' thanks to viral snail serum slashed by 52%

The Amazon Spring Sale includes a discount on this K-beauty serum that fans call "the holy grail to glass skin."

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3 w. ago Amazon Spring Sale 2025 LIVE: We pick out Day 3's best deals on tech and gardening

The discounts keep on rolling in on Amazon Spring Deal Days - which runs until Monday, March 31.

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3 w. ago I'm a beauty writer and these are six makeup essentials from Amazon I can’t live without

These are my go-to beauty buys I rely on day in, day out - and there are several which are part of Amazon's Spring Deal Days

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3 w. ago Best whisky deals in Amazon Spring Sale 2025: save on Woven, Lagavulin and more

Top whisky picks in the Amazon Spring Sale – including Woven Homemade at £35.98, Lagavulin, Jura and Gentleman Jack with big savings

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3 w. ago I’m a beauty writer—these 5 Amazon Spring Sale picks are my holy grails

The Amazon spring sale now includes some of my favourite beauty products of all time.

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3 w. ago Ninja expert's top picks of Amazon spring sale as air fryers and kitchen gadgets slashed in price

Some of Ninja's bestselling air fryers and kitchen gadgets have seen huge reductions in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale

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