22 h. ago 'New £80 hot and cold massage gun is so good my inlaws even tried to steal it'

No stranger to a bad back, the Daily Star's Richard Brown put the Homedics NOVO+ hot and cold massage gun to the test - and it proved a hit with the entire family

Economics

43 h. ago £25 gadget that keeps beer 'lovely and cool' is perfect for the warm weather

'I initially bought this for a hot summers day to keep my can cold. I now use it whenever I drink as it keeps it ice cold until the last drop.'

Economics

44 h. ago Why you should always avoid taking a cold shower during a heatwave

Here’s what to do instead

Politics

46 h. ago I just tested Hotel Chocolat’s brand new velvetiser – and it’s available for pre

The chocolatier’s all-new velvetiser makes both hot and cold drinking chocolate

Politics

3 w. ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for sweetcorn hiyashi | The new vegan

These cooled noodles in a salty-sour sweetcorn sauce are the perfect salad stand-in for hot summer daysIn 2003, I had my first som tam salad in Bangkok’s searing 30-degree heat. It was crunchy and packed to the rafters with flavour, but, more importantly, it was cold. Until then, I’d been eating hot food in hot weather, but ever since I’ve been chasing that perfect cold summer meal. These cold hiyashi ramen come close for me. They’re ludicrously versatile (think salad plus sauce plus noodles), and the only “cooking” to be done is boiling the noodles; the rest is chopping, blending (the sauce) and assembling. It is truly summertime where the living is easy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mary Berry's 'family favourite' recipe is sticky honey chicken

Mary Berry has shared a quick dinner idea that requires just a handful of ingredients – and it's great hot or cold.

Society

last month Met Office warns of huge rain blast after 29C heatwave as country battles hosepipe ban

It was hot, now it's not, and this latest bout of cold weather is set to last a while and is being accompanied by rather a lot of rain, the Met Office's top expert has claimed

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