42 h. ago Winter has finally kicked in – it’s time to crack out the casserole dish and get stewing

The temperature has truly dropped, so get a pot of something warming and delicious going on the stove. Plus: Amy Poon’s perfect post-pub fareSign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastAt the risk of sounding like a British cliche, can we take a moment to discuss the change in the weather? This week’s sudden drop in temperature has our house excited for potential snow (the children are giddy), with everything suddenly feeling a lot more wintry. New coats are on the hooks, thermals are being dug out and a casserole dish filled with some sort of soup, stew or stock seems to be permanently ticking away on the hob. These range from quick, warming weeknight dinners to leisurely, slow-cooked weekend meals.Whatever the time of year, I always have speedy packets of wontons and gyozas in the freezer, and cook them depending on how I feel (fried and steamed versus boiled and soupy). At the moment, I am craving warmth and nourishment, and Meera Sodha’s quickish vegan wonton soup hits all...

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52 h. ago The Stone Roses' Mani announced huge national tour just a week before sudden death

The tour was set to span from September 2026 to June 2027

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4 d. ago Coronation Street spoilers as Carla makes Lisa decision, Costello's attacked and Sarah confronts Theo

There's also a sudden collapse in the ITV soap next week

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6 d. ago KISS pays homage to Ace Frehley during first performance after his shock death at 74

KISS returned to the stage this weekend for the first time since the sudden loss of founding guitarist Ace Frehley , last month, at age 74.

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1 week ago A word of warning to the hounds circling Starmer: be careful what you wish for | Martin Kettle

With this level of unpopularity, the question of the PM’s future may seem simple. But what comes next could be nastily complicatedBe absolutely clear. Keir Starmer is in very deep trouble indeed. Perhaps belatedly, he himself grasps this. His team and his ministers knew it already. His party and the public get it too. For this deeply unpopular Labour prime minister, the words approval rating are a contradiction in terms.The eruption of speculation about Starmer’s future this week may have taken people by surprise. Where did that suddenly come from? The short answer is that No 10 briefed the latest twist – that Starmer expects to face and defeat a leadership challenge – on Tuesday evening. The longer one is that the Starmer leadership issue has been steadily gaining traction and credibility among MPs since the summer. This story is not a Westminster confection. Politically, it is very real. Dismiss it at your peril.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago When company’s coming, these simple, cosy ideas hit the spot

Autumn may be the most social season of all, and these elevated but not exhausting ideas make every get-together a small celebrationThe golden light lingers a little longer now, and somehow the evenings are full again. Autumn feels like the true social season of the year: the guest bedroom (for which we have an informal booking system) is full through to the end of the year, and suddenly every weekend and many weekday evenings are wrapped around company. Even if it’s just dinner at home for house guests, the rhythm has changed.When it’s just us for dinner, anything goes – it is very relaxed and informal, and the emphasis is on ease of execution and speed of service. For a dinner party, meanwhile, we go all out: trips to the butcher and speciality deli, and as much time in the kitchen as is needed. But cooking for, and indeed with, house guests falls somewhere delightfully in between: cosy and welcoming, elevated but not exhausting. The kind of food that says: you’re here, you matter...

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3 w. ago Paul O'Grady confessed to pals he 'wasn't going to be here for much longer' weeks before he suddenly died

Paul O'Grady confessed to pals that 'he wasn't going to be here for much longer' weeks before he suddenly died, as his close friend revealed some of the star's final vulnerable moments.

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3 w. ago Celtic next boss timeline leaked by Gordon Strachan as major delay hints at two real candidates

Martin O'Neill is in charge on an interim basis after the sudden departure of Brendan Rodgers earlier this week

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3 w. ago Paul O'Grady turned down vital heart op months before death for poignant reason

The BBC star was told by doctors months before his death that he needed an implantable defibrillator - but he refused to have the lifesaving procedure

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3 w. ago The heartbreaking reason Paul O'Grady turned down vital heart operation just months before his death

The TV presenter passed away aged 67 at his home in Kent, in March 2023 after suffering form a cardiac arrhythmia.

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3 w. ago Paul O'Grady had secret eating disorder which 'stemmed from Lily Savage'

An extraordinary new book about Paul O'Grady by his friend and producer Malcolm Prince sheds new light on the star with gripping new testimony from his friends, family and celebrity friends

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3 w. ago Paul O'Grady turned down vital heart op just months before death for heartbreaking reason

An extraordinary new book about Paul O'Grady by his friend and producer Malcolm Prince sheds new light on the star with gripping new testimony from his friends, family and celebrity friends

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4 w. ago ‘When I told him I’d secretly seen his films, his eyes filled with tears’: Isabella Rossellini remembers her father Roberto

The Italian director’s career was briefly derailed when his ‘scandalous’ affair with the Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman hit the headlines in the 1950s. Their daughter Isabella remembers a devoted parent and a brilliant film-makerIn June 1977, Roberto Rossellini died suddenly of a heart attack, home in Rome, less than a week after serving as jury president of the Cannes film festival. The director’s daughter Isabella – the fourth of his seven children – was then in her mid 20s. She remembers her mother, Ingrid Bergman, saying: “Dad left us quickly, just as quickly as he drove his Ferrari.”The story of Roberto’s last two decades is told in Living Without a Script, a new archive-based documentary, which premieres this week in Rome. While the film serves as a reminder of its subject’s status as one of the greats of world cinema – the key figure in postwar Italian neorealism – it also shows his life beyond movies. Continue reading...

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