85 m. ago Gardeners urged to sprinkle coffee grounds on olive trees immediately

Coffee grounds are a good organic fertiliser because they’re rich in nitrogen, which is essential for plant growth. It will also help reduce food wastage by giving the grounds a second purpose

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9 h. ago Guide Dogs’ North Lanarkshire Fundraising Group holds coffee morning in Airdrie Bowling Club

Event well attended by the community, who enjoyed tea, coffee, home baking and a raffle - all while supporting a fantastic cause.

Society

10 h. ago ‘Indie brand’ bakery and coffee shop to open at new town centre neighbourhood

As well as a cafe, Cotton will also use the premises as a bakery to supply their Manchester outlets

Economics

10 h. ago West Lothian pupils set up high school coffee shop as part of barista training

Senior students at Whitburn Academy set up their own coffee shop - Brewburn- which offers training to pupils.

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14 h. ago Best low calorie protein powders to shop in the UK, tried and tested

Shake up your fitness nutrition game

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17 h. ago MIT neuroscientist backs mushroom coffee that boots energy 'without jitters'

A popular mushroom coffee blend has been praised by shoppers for giving them all the energy of coffee without the crash

Science

41 h. ago Coffee drinkers praise mushroom drink for energy without 'jitters'

"As a coffee addict, this is lovely. Smooth, and no longer hitting a wall when the caffeine wears off."

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56 h. ago A benign, perfectly sculpted picture of vitality or the palatable face of toxic masculinity?

The viral response to US influencer Ashton Hall’s morning routine shows that the manosphere is now mainstream How does the perfect morning begin? With gentle stretching, a coffee in bed? It could be a walk in the sun, a hot breakfast or simply managing to spend the first 20 minutes off your phone before spending the next 20 on Instagram. Lately, it may feel like the answer is being more productive.The optimised morning routine has become a near-mythical ideal for young people, sold by fitness influencers posting obsessively about their 5.30am starts, claiming to finish their weight training, macronutrient-rich meals and emails before our first alarm – promising that everything in your life would be better if you, too, had the discipline to just get up early. Continue reading...

Events

64 h. ago Major endometriosis study reveals impact of gluten, coffee, dairy and alcohol

Edinburgh University report authors say dietary changes could benefit women living with the diseaseDietary changes could reduce the pain of endometriosis for half of those living with the disease, a new study suggests. The largest international survey ever conducted on diet and endometriosis, involving 2,599 people, found 45% of those who stopped eating gluten and 45% of those who cut out dairy reported experiencing an improvement in their pain.When women cut down on coffee or other caffeine in their diet, 43% said their pain was reduced, while 53% of women who cut back on alcohol reported the same. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago ‘Too sticky. Too saucy. Too weird’: could I persuade my son to eat the food of my heritage?

Before she became a mother, Samantha Ellis secretly judged other parents who let their children subsist on white bread and pesto-pasta. And when her son was born she couldn’t wait to share the Iraqi Jewish food of her ancestors. Unfortunately, he had other ideas My family takes food very seriously. So seriously that when my mother’s family left Iraq in 1971, limited to 20kg of luggage each, they found room for not one but two rolling pins. The truth is that, having used the rolling pins, I think they were right. Born in England, I grew up on my father’s stories, too, of going to a Baghdad street stall to buy hot samoon, Iraqi bread shaped like a teardrop, with a puffy middle and a crunchy crust, with amba (mango pickle) oozing out of it. But he left Baghdad even earlier, in 1951, in a mass airlift along with most of Iraq’s Jews. I grew up in Britain, homesick for a place I’ve never been to, and will probably never see. There are now just three Jews left in Iraq.Scattered across the ...

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69 h. ago Why does everyone have social anxiety now – and do we all need to get a grip?

As new data suggests that almost three-quarters of young people are impacted by fear of social situations, Helen Coffey investigates if it’s the state of the world or our devices to blame – and whether we’ve lost the art of resilience in the modern age

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3 d. ago How one family baker is now making millions from his £2 a loaf sourdough

Every day, Jason and his team put aside 'enough to fill four family cars' - which they then combine with dough to kick-start fermentation for the next batch of bread.

Economics

3 d. ago Nutritionist explains how to time your last coffee of the day to get a good night's sleep

While coffee boasts an array of health benefits, caffeine can wreak havoc on your cortisol levels. Here are the best times to drink coffee, with a nutritionist revealing when you should have your last cup of the day to avoid sleepless nights

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3 d. ago Popular bakery famed for its pastries and cakes opens at the Trafford Centre

Expect huge queues as pastry, cake and coffee specialists Blanchflower finally open their doors at the Trafford Centre this weekend

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3 d. ago Dirtea Mushroom Coffee review: we tested the Lion’s Mane blend and were surprised

Dirtea mushroom coffee offers a unique way to energise without the crash. Consumer writer Gareth Butterfield tested it on his coffee-loving wife

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3 d. ago Fakeaway pizza salad tastes 'just like' a pizza but with less calories and high protein

Nutritionist Emily English has shared her delicious 'pizza salad' recipe which is easy to make and full of flavour

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3 d. ago Peta rail against Gail’s Bakery for ‘discriminatory’ extra charges for non

The bakery charges coffee drinkers up to 60p extra for plant-based milk

Events

4 d. ago Myprotein collagen gummies that make 'hair feel thicker and skin glow' drop to £14

Myprotein may be best known for its protein but it also has a wide range of wellness and nutrition supplements

Economics

4 d. ago Our lives depend on seeds. Trump’s cuts put our vast reserves at risk | Thor Hanson

Maintaining seed diversity and abundance is essential – and requires constant work. It’s time for Congress to return to the seed businessFrom 1862 until 1923, US senators and members of Congress provided vast numbers of seeds to constituents. At its peak, the congressional seed distribution program delivered over 60m seed packets directly to farmers and market gardeners every year, helping introduce new varieties of everything from wheat and corn to oats, soybeans, flowers and vegetables. A century later, far fewer Americans till the soil for a living, but seeds remain central to our lives.To understand the importance of seeds, try to imagine a morning without them. It would begin naked on a bare mattress, with no cozy sheets or pajamas, and there would be no fluffy towel to wrap up in after your shower. All of those things come from the seeds of the cotton plant. Stumbling wet into the kitchen, you would find no coffee, and no toast or bagel to go with it. There would be no eggs, n...

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5 d. ago Independent Cardiff coffee shop makes 'tough' decision to close after a decade

They say they will "finally draw the curtain" with its final day trading this weekend

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