3 d. ago Huge US star confirmed for Celebrity Big Brother as they're pictured at London airport

Celebrity Big Brother are keeping their line-up under wraps, however one rumoured US castmate has confirmed their appearance after being spotted at Gatwick airport

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3 d. ago Pictured: The new airport scanner that's done away with the need to put your liquids in a plastic bag

Passengers will no longer need to put their liquids in a clear plastic bag or remove electronics, such as laptops, from their bags at security at some of the UK's major airports.

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5 d. ago Online shopping producing 2.6m plastic bags a day as high street goes green

Plastic bag use has fallen by 95% since 2015 on the high street

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6 d. ago ‘I cried like a little boy’: pigeon fanciers in Belgium relive agony of stolen prized birds

Suspected criminal gangs are leaving pigeon racers bereft after a spate of thefts in aviaries across the countryWhen champion pigeon racer Tom Van Gaver walked into one of his lofts one morning last November, he immediately knew something was wrong. Part of the door had been smashed from the inside. He soon realised it was no accident: thieves had broken into his aviary in Moortsele in Flanders and stolen five birds, including Finn, one of his most renowned breeders. Father and grandfather to many champions, Finn was “the Mona Lisa of the pigeon world”, Van Gaver said.The five birds, he estimates, were worth €750,000 (£625,000), but like da Vinci’s masterpiece, it is hard to tell, because he had no plans to sell. He had ordered a retirement loft so his oldest birds could live out their days under more sun. Instead, CCTV footage shows one of the thieves snatching Finn and bundling the delicate jade-necked dark bird into a plastic bag. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Dead baby found inside M&S bag near Notting Hill church as woman arrested

The dead newborn baby boy was found in a plastic bag outside a church in Notting Hill in west London as a woman in her 30s was arrested on Saturday and taken to hospital for treatment

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1 week ago Marcin Majerkiewicz: Monster who cut up housemate & dumped genitals in plastic bag jailed for life

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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1 week ago What’s the secret to cooking with frozen seafood? | Kitchen aide

Whether it’s to be poached, baked, fried or turned into stew, frozen seafood needs to be defrosted correctly to net yourself a tasty mealWhat’s the best way to cook frozen seafood, and do you have to treat it differently from fresh?As with most things in life, preparation is key. “It’s all about how you defrost it,” says Emily Scott, author of Home Shores (out in May). “Frozen seafood, for example, should be thawed overnight or in a plastic bag under running water.” Fish destined to be fried, meanwhile, is best removed from its packaging and left on a rack in the fridge overnight, advises Rick Toogood of Prawn on the Lawn in Padstow and London. “You don’t want it sitting in the liquid that comes out of it, because you won’t get a nice bit of colour on a piece of soggy fish.” Patting it down with kitchen roll before frying will also help with that, he adds.Once defrosted, it’s not only about frying, says Ed McIlroy, one half of Four Legs, the chef duo behind Tollington’s fish bar in ...

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2 w. ago ‘Colossal failure’: what the papers say about the Heathrow airport shutdown

Chaos at Europe’s busiest airport caused by a substation fire dominates UK front pages on SaturdayThe closure of Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation dominates the front pages of British newspapers on Saturday, with more than 1,350 flights cancelled and journeys disrupted for hundreds of thousands of passengers.The Guardian splashes with “Chaos and anger as fire shuts Heathrow airport”, above a picture of anxious travellers, and an article that focuses on Downing Street’s reaction: that there are “questions to answer” as to how a power failure could cause such disruption. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tory councillor died with plastic bag on head for sexual pleasure in crack den

Les Winwood, a respected local politician and former mayor, was found dead at a property in Wolverhampton back in 2022 as a coroner ruled 'it was likely was seeking sexual pleasure' at the crack den

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3 w. ago Former Tory mayor, 67, died in a crack den after putting a plastic bag over his head and tying himself to a chair while seeking sexual pleasure, inquest hears

The body of Les Winwood, 67, (pictured) who was the former mayor of Bridgenorth, Shropshire, was found at a property in Bilston, Wolverhampton, on July 17, 2022.

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