4 h. ago Michael Schumacher ally admits 'strict visiting rules' stop him from seeing F1 icon

As the 12th anniversary of Michael Schumacher's life-changing skiing accident approaches, the F1 legend's condition remains closely-guarded by his family

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4 h. ago Chef's 'insane' pigs in blankets alternative air fryer recipe has people amazed

Nathan Anthony, who posts as Bored of Lunch on TikTok, shared his viral alternative to pigs in blankets, a Christmas dinner essential for many, and it takes just 13 minutes to cook in the air fryer

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7 h. ago The Ninja Crispi is so much better than a regular air fryer – and it’s now at its lowest

Thanks to Amazon’s Boxing Day sale, the appliance has never been cheaper

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7 h. ago 'Delicious' air fryer pigs in blankets recipe ready in just 20 minutes

This easy air fryer pigs in blankets recipe takes just 20 minutes from start to finish, making it the ideal Christmas dinner side dish with only five minutes of prep time needed

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8 h. ago Poppy O'Toole shares 'underrated' air fryer Brussels sprouts with bacon recipe

Michelin-trained chef Poppy O'Toole has shared her easy recipe for air fryer Brussels sprouts with bacon and chestnuts - and she says they're an 'underrated' Christmas side that can be 'delicious'

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13 h. ago Barracuda, grouper, tuna – and seaweed: Madagascar’s fishers forced to find new ways to survive

Seaweed has become a key cash crop as climate change and industrial trawling test the resilient culture of the semi-nomadic Vezo peopleAlong Madagascar’s south-west coast, the Vezo people, who have fished the Mozambique Channel for countless generations, are defined by a way of life sustained by the sea. Yet climate change and industrial exploitation are pushing this ocean-based culture to its limits.Coastal villages around Toliara, a city in southern Madagascar, host tens of thousands of the semi-nomadic Vezo people, who make a living from small-scale fishing on the ocean. For centuries, they have launched pirogues, small boats carved from single tree trunks, every day into the turquoise shallows to catch tuna, barracuda and grouper.A boat near lines of seaweed, which has become a main source of income for Ambatomilo village as warmer seas, bleached reefs and erratic weather accelerate the decline of local fish populations Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Food blogger reveals sweet 'festive' treat recipe that is ready in 'just 15 minutes'

Emmy Clinton of Entirely Emmy says her recipe is a quick, easy Christmas bake that can be made in an oven or air fryer

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24 h. ago Manchester mum spending less than £10 making Christmas dinner for six people

The mum of three says she kept costs down by shopping around and using just one hob and an air fryer

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26 h. ago The new life of Gareth Bale and the family illness that changed everything

Gareth Bale has enjoyed more time with his family since hanging up his boots

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26 h. ago 'Life changing' Magic Bullet Air Fryer now reduced to under £50

customers saying it's 'the best thing I've bought in years'

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27 h. ago The 'picky bits' you should never serve as part of your Christmas spreads according to top chefs

Party food tends to be vulnerable to trend-ification, with retailers doing their utmost to cram as many of the year's biggest food trends into their picky bits offerings.

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28 h. ago Kate McCann describes how her life changed after Madeleine went missing as she backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

SafeCall ‘represents hope, compassion and the possibility of a different ending’ for young people in danger, says mother of Madeleine McCann

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29 h. ago Striking a cord: the return of wired headphones is restoring friction to our convenience

From Zendaya to zoomers, listeners are forgoing the convenience of wireless headphones to plug in again. Is it just a retro affectation – or does this physical connection strengthen our relationship to music?AirPods changed my life. I was previously a user of excellent but somewhat cumbersome Audio Technica over-ears, but Apple’s wireless headphones – dinky in their construction, finicky in their setup, temperamental in their ability to actually work – liberated me from cords. My listening habits are, at best, frustrating for the people around me: when you write about music, you have to listen to the same things over and over, and sometimes those things are very bad. Suddenly I could listen to a terrible new pop record or an ominous drone piece while making breakfast or folding laundry late at night without fear of disturbing my housemates by listening from a speaker. I kept my Audio Technicas but built out my collection of AirPods; now I use the wireless in-ear ones while commuting...

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33 h. ago Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.7 billion after another drawing with no big winner

The rollover means one lucky player could be in line to receive a life-changing windfall during the holiday season

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35 h. ago We made mince pies in our air fryer and this crucial mistake almost ruined them

I made homemade Christmas mince pies in my air fryer and discovered two crucial mistakes that nearly ruined them - here's how to avoid them and get perfectly crisp, golden results every time

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36 h. ago Roast potatoes cooked in air fryer will be 'extra crispy' with simple recipe for Christmas Day

Here's how to cut your Christmas Dinner prep time down

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36 h. ago 'I followed an air fryer brownie recipe to make chocolately treats for Christmas day'

For those who aren't a fan of mince pies or Christmas pudding, this easy to follow recipe might just do the trick.

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36 h. ago When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr

The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction must prompt a global conversation about intelligent machines, regulation and riskIf AI did not change your life in 2025, next year it will. That is one of few forecasts that can be made with confidence in unpredictable times. This is not an invitation to believe the hype about what the technology can do today, or may one day achieve. The hype doesn’t need your credence. It is puffed up enough on Silicon Valley finance to distort the global economy and fuel geopolitical rivalries, shaping your world regardless of whether the most fanciful claims about AI capability are ever realised.ChatGPT was launched just over three years ago and became the fastest-growing consumer app in history. Now it has about 800m weekly users. Its parent company, OpenAI, is valued at about $500bn. Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, has negotiated an intricate and, to some eyes, suspiciously opaque network of deals with other players in the sector...

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36 h. ago 'I went to GP with toe blister and 24 hours later my leg was amputated'

Security consultant Mike Jones lost his leg just 24 hours after visiting a GP and he is now desperate to keep a roof over his head and put food on the table after his life changed in an instant

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37 h. ago My weirdest Christmas: I spent three hours in a car with a screaming baby – and she completely changed my life

Her decibel level was almost operatic. But the sound of my first granddaughter wailing like an ambulance was the most beautiful I had ever heardJust days before Christmas in 2018, I took a flight from New York City to visit my family in southern Italy. My wife, Elvira, and daughter Caroline had moved to a small town in the countryside a few years earlier, and I planned in due course to join the festivities permanently.I’d made the trip before, once or twice a year since they moved, mainly to get the lay of the land. But this time was different. Caroline had recently had her first child and our first grandchild. And now, after making do with photos and videos, I was finally going to meet Lucia Antonia, all of 11 weeks old. Rarely in my life had I felt more giddy about an encounter in the offing. Continue reading...

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