33 m. ago Marks and Spencer's £29 jeans in 5 colours are so comfortable, shoppers 'don't hesitate' to buy multiple pairs

"I’m not usually a fan of trousers or jeans, but wanted to try the new wide leg jeans that all the go right now. These jeans however are the most comfortable jeans ever, so much so I bought two pairs"

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34 m. ago Deadly new coronavirus strain HKU5 found in bats 'can spread to humans,' expert confirms

Experts warn that a new bat coronavirus has the potential to spill into humans, similar to Covid-19, with the virus in the same group at the bugs responsible for the MERS-CoV virus

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60 m. ago The week in audio: Facing the Music; Tara and George: Last Rights; Why Is Amy in the Bath? and more – review

The lives of Beethoven, Haydn and co enthral; Audrey Gillan updates her award-winning rough sleepers series. Plus, a choir of cicadas and bathtime fun with Amy Adams Facing the Music Radio 3/BBC SoundsTara and George: Last Rights Radio 4/BBC Sounds)Why Is Amy in the Bath? Grab Bag Collab & Because It’s True ProductionsBetween the Ears: A Symphony of Cicadas Radio 3/BBC Sounds“It’s almost midnight,” purrs Dominic West, all honey and velvet, straight after we hear the famously doomy, four-note opening to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The wild-eyed composer is in a cart, West tells us energetically, his latest piano sonata getting ruined by the rain, after throwing some coins at the driver and growling his preferred destination. West relishes every syllable of it: “Vi-ennnn-a!” Continue reading...

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60 m. ago My boiler has broken and I’m finding solace in a slice (or several) of toast | Rachel Cooke

There are whole chapters in cookbooks dedicated to it and now an endless variety of new things to spread on top, including butters with a waiting listMy subject today is toast, which is much on my mind right now, a buttery ticker tape that calls me constantly to the kitchen. Our boiler has packed up, the new one won’t be installed for a week, and though it’s only the central heating that’s down (the cooker’s fine), the freezing cold has turned me into a toast monster. It’s all I want, a feeling I haven’t had since I was a student and living in a house that was so badly insulated, we sometimes had to break the ice on the water in the loo. How many loaves can a person get through in a week? Come back to me in a few days for an answer. I’ll give you a tour of my chilblains at the same time.What is amazing about toast is the way it has lately become so pimped. This started a few years ago: I first noticed it in Moro Easy by Sam and Sam Clark, a cookbook that came out in 2022 and whose o...

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64 m. ago Price of Seasalt waterproof coat that 'keeps you dry on dog walks' cut by £70

As the weather is set to take a turn for the worst, a waterproof coat is a must for venturing out into the elements

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74 m. ago France mass stabbing: Attacker 'screaming God is great' knifes multiple police in Mulhouse

According to our information, a passerby was targeted by several stab wounds. Other people, including a city agent in charge of parking, as well as two municipal police officers, were also injured

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1 hour ago Manchester United’s illogical comeback can’t hide an alarming trend

Everton 2-2 Manchester United: The visitors were outclassed by Everton but, inspired by Bruno Fernandes and perhaps fortunate to avoid a late penalty, they overcame another slow start

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1 hour ago Why YOU should be preparing for death, with a file... Coroner's tips on everything to include in a 'death file'

Let's be honest - none of us like thinking about death. We joke about who will inherit the family Monopoly board, but when it comes to the serious stuff most of us put it off.

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2 h. ago Ludovico Einaudi: ‘The way you blend the elements you eat is similar to composing a piece of music’

The pianist and composer talks about his passion for chillies, teas and saucepans, and cooking for his dad’s remarkable literary dinner partiesI live in Torino [Turin], a town where I grew up, where I was born. There’s a famous dish from there called bagna cauda. It’s a meeting of the garlic from the area of Piedmont, the mountains, with the anchovies coming from the sea in Liguria. It’s a very simple dish, a bit like a broth, perfect in winter, and you eat it with raw vegetables of the season. But there’s so much garlic in it that, when you eat it, you need a couple of days away from other people.There is a connection between how you eat and how you make music: the way you blend the elements that you eat, the colours, it’s similar to composing a piece of music. If I take my solo piano repertoire, I would associate it with a very simple food, with few elements and few colours, not overelaborate. If I think of a piece of mine with more instruments, more orchestral, I would ...

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2 h. ago Man shot 'in the buttock' on UK street seconds after after child was in same space

Merseyside Police are making inquiries after a man was shot in the buttock in Walton outside a shop while a child was on a scooter nearby with his injuries thankfully not life threatening

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2 h. ago Amazon slashes 37% off 'perfect' Vans trainers that usually cost £60

The classic sneakers are comfortable as well as stylish and come in an array of colours

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2 h. ago North London tenants get £10,797 of rent back after landlord makes paperwork mistake

North London tenants get £10,797 of rent back after landlord makes paperwork mistake  Yahoo News UK

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2 h. ago I spent a YEAR locked in my body unable to move.. what my family did behind my back will scar me for life

For nearly a year, Jake Haendel couldn't move or speak, but could see and hear everything around him, including nurses calling him 'brain dead' and family members having a violent argument.

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2 h. ago Hamas freed five Israeli hostages under phase one of ceasefire

Hamas has released five Israeli hostages, including Avera Mengistu, who had been held captive in Gaza for over ten years.

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2 h. ago Aston Villa facing huge punishment as they 'breach financial rules'

Premier League clubs are obliged to stick by spending rules put down by both the league and UEFA and it appears that one side is set for a multi-million pound punishment after a fresh breach

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3 h. ago Shoppers get 'compliments' on 'noticeably whiter' teeth thanks to 95p whitening strips

Dr Dent's Professional Teeth Whitening Strips are currently reduced from £25.99 and have received rave reviews on Amazon

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3 h. ago 'Drunk on power' Trump brings Mad Vlad 'out of Hades and onto global stage' with talks

EXCLUSIVE: 'At a stroke Trump had brought odious indicted war criminal out of the shadows of Hades, where he belongs, back onto the global stage,' said world renowned war expert Anthony Glees

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3 h. ago CCTV shows moment man shot in street 40 seconds after child was in same spot

The young child is seen on a scooter outside the shop

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3 h. ago Styling baggy jeans can be tricky – here’s how to do it at any age

The French tuck is your secret weapon

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3 h. ago Boden's floral midi dress that 'makes you look slim' slashed from £155 to £37 in limited time offer

Boden's floral midi dress has been reduced to £37 from £155 in a limited time sale, with shoppers saying it 'makes you look slim' and is easy to style for all occasions

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