55 m. ago Gardeners with lavender told 'now is the perfect time' to carry out key task

Lavender is a beautiful plant to have in the garden, but it's important to know how to care for it, and there's a key task to carry out in July, according to a gardening expert

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58 m. ago Vinegar will 'struggle' to clean oven but one natural item works in 20 minutes

Cleaning your oven is a difficult and time-consuming task. Spills and fallen food particles can become baked onto the surfaces of your oven

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2 h. ago How to make perfect bún chả – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect

Smoky, succulent pork patties, rice noodles, fistfuls of herbs and a super-savoury dipping sauce: is there a perfect way to cook possibly the perfect noodle dish? Let’s find out When I visited Hanoi a decade ago, I was living in Hackney, east London, an area with a large Vietnamese community, so I felt, if not quite an expert, at least a little familiar with the cuisine. But it turned out no number of nights out on Kingsland Road could prepare me for the assault on the senses that was my first meal in the city, crouched on a plastic stool by the roadside and enjoying what Uyen Luu describes as “the irresistible sweet, treacly smell of barbecued patties and caramelised pork”, all mingled with traffic fumes.The stall in question served one thing only: bún chả, a northern speciality of juicy chargrilled pork, cold, slippery rice noodles, sweet yet deeply savoury nước chấm dipping sauce and fistfuls of aromatic herbs. “About as typical and unique a Hanoi dish as there is,” as Anthony Bo...

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6 h. ago Stop tomatoes from cracking by hanging one household item in your garden

An expert has warned that the current hot and sunny conditions could cause tomatoes to suffer from sunscald, but there's an easy way to protect your plants

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7 h. ago German aristocrat and model laments her 'Princess' title and says it caused her problems at school

Princess Eugenia of Hanover, who resides in Vienna, has many powerful, aristocratic connections, but says it hasn't always been easy growing up with a title.

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10 h. ago Easy check to make on every food item in your fridge to save money

MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry shares hacks to save food even when it’s past it’s sell-by date

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12 h. ago Beautiful Greek island with world's clearest waters but hardly any tourists

Boats look like they're hovering in mid-air due to how clear the waters are on this tranquil Greek island that has incredibly managed to avoid the tourist limelight - but getting here isn't easy

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17 h. ago Delicious homemade bread takes just five minutes to make using simple air fryer recipe

Bread can be made in just five minutes with this easy to follow recipe that leaves you with the perfect miniature loaf

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20 h. ago Air India crash pilot's mistake revealed in report 'couldn't have been accident'

An aviation expert said the alleged fatal error made moments before tragic Air India Flight 171 crashed would not have been an easy one to make due to fuel switch design

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23 h. ago Tour de France 2025: Milan wins stage eight of Tour de France to keep sprint leader’s jersey – live

Updates from stage eight’s 171km rideEmail Amy | Stage-by-stage guideThird placed on yesterday’s stage, the 22-year-old Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL) has caught the attention of Tour pundits as one to watch. The Scot spoke to TNT Sports about yesterday’s result and also his hopes for Monday’s mountain stage:On yesterday’s third place finish:It’s a little bit of a suprise but these kind of stages suit me well. To be behind Pogačar and Vingegaard yesterday gives you a bit of confidence It’s nice to be able to pay the team back.[I’m going to] take it easy and try to recover. [I’m] looking forward to Monday, it should be another one that suits me.Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG), 25hr 58min 04secsRemco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), +54secsKévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), +1min 11secsJonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), +1min 17secsMathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), +1min 29secsMatteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 34secsOscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL) +2min 49secs...

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23 h. ago Bird baths will stay thriving for birds in the heat if gardeners do 1 easy task

Birds do not sweat and need to regulate their temperature through panting, which can cause their small bodies to lose a lot of moisture, and they will need a lot more water to stay hydrated.

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23 h. ago Gardeners in Wales told bird baths will stay cool and busy if you do 1 easy task before noon each day

A pet supply specialist has warned that most birds will not go near a bird bath if it is placed in an exposed part of the garden as they will feel unsafe

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25 h. ago Welsh shoppers buying bananas urged to do 1 strange task after taking them home

This little-known trick could help prevent a very common issue during the summer, so people are being urged to take note

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26 h. ago Air India crash: Not easy to ‘accidentally’ cut off fuel switches, expert says

A report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said both of the plane’s fuel switches moved to the ‘cut-off’ position after take-off.

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28 h. ago Fiona Phillips' husband says she's given up on her love of cooking and shuns her designer clothes

Fiona Phillips, 64, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2022 and her husband Martin Frizell has now spoken out about the devastating impact it has had on her life

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28 h. ago Fiona Phillips wears same clothes daily and hasn't cooked in years amid Alzheimer's battle

Fiona Phillips' husband Martin Frizell has opened up about the heartbreaking impact the former GMTV presenter's Alzheimer's diagnosis has had on her hobbies and interests

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29 h. ago Fiona Phillips hasn't cooked for years and ignores her designer clothes as she battles Alzheimer's

Martin Frizell, the husband of former TV presenter Fiona Phillips, has been sharing heartbreaking updates about her battle with Alzheimer's

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30 h. ago Welsh homeowners with garden decking urged to do 1 task this summer or risk infestation

Experts are warning homeowners to check decking for pests as they seek shelter in decking during the summer months, with rats, ants, foxes and even snakes increasingly seeking shelter under the structure

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31 h. ago My brother is a chef who cooks steak and sweet potato chips for my 7

Rib-eye, veal schnitzel and salmon en croute - for little ones? New mum Flora Gill swapped sugary baby-food pouches for gourmet fare prepared by her chef brother

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33 h. ago Hidden London: OmVed Gardens offer a slice of the countryside in the city

From arts and crafts workshops to courses in zero-waste cooking and regenerative gardening, OmVed offers it all, writes India Block

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