11 h. ago Make the perfect hot chocolate at home with 1 unusual ingredient

Experts have revealed the key ingredient for achieving a luxurious café-quality hot chocolate

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4 d. ago Holiday expert identifies 4 locations perfect for hot, cheap January sun

Holiday expert Rob Brooks has analysed weather reports and booking data to compile a list of his top four destinations he suggests for affordable winter sunshine

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2 w. ago Aldi just dropped a hot chocolate maker that's £150 cheaper than Smeg

Coming to Aldi’s middle aisle this weekend is the perfect addition to cosy nights in – a hot chocolate maker that rivals trending ones like Smeg and the Velvetiser for £150 less

Economics

2 w. ago Why did I ever buy my kids refillable advent calendars? | Zoe Williams

Twenty-four tiny drawers of fun stuff sounds delightful – but not when you’re the one filling the thingMaybe 10 years ago, I bought permanent Advent calendars for the kids: Scandi-looking Christmas houses with 24 tiny drawers, from Sainsbury’s. I think my original plan was that some of the draws could contain something other than chocolate, not because I’m the kind of almond mum who won’t let anyone eat sweets before breakfast, but because their dad and I are separated and have them half the time each, so it wasn’t unusual for them to wake up and have six Lindt chocolate balls to chomp through before they’d opened their curtains.The tiny drawers are a curse. Some years I could only find stuff for one of the kids (erasers in the shape of hedgehogs; lip balm); other years, a different one was in luck (Lego Yodas; magnets). It was never, ever fair. One year, I found tons of different batteries for the drawers, and I thought it was the most genius thing I’d ever done, but they said: “Ho...

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3 w. ago 'Rare' Advent calendar goes on sale at Lidl with unusual 'day one' chocolate

Lidl is introducing its own Advent calendar, perfect for those who truly love chocolate

Politics

last month Buckingham Palace Christmas market: why tourists flocked there – and found just locked gates and big puddles

The hot spot seemed the perfect place for Yuletide-loving royalists. But, as with the Eiffel Tower in Beijing and some of the most picturesque windmills in the Netherlands, there was much less to it than first met the eye ...Name: Buckingham Palace Christmas market.Age: Brand new this year. Continue reading...

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