47 m. ago Man asks to collect '£86 scratch card winnings' but is shocked when truth is revealed

The man was a regular customer at the Agora Cafe Bar in Sarmeola di Rubano in the Padua province of Italy for years - but the reality of his 'winnings' was far greater than he imagined

Economics

1 hour ago The Colombian coastal village reinventing itself as seas rise

Intense high tides have destroyed homes and businesses in Juanchaco and affected 3,000 families. But many in the Afro-Colombian community that live there are choosing to ‘stay in a different way’Words and photographs by Mario Toro QuinteroBuenaventura is the most important port on Colombia’s Pacific coast, handling about 40% of the country’s foreign trade and acting as the gateway to the Uramba Bahía Málaga national natural park. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists arrive there, heading to the village of Juanchaco or the beaches of Ladrilleros and La Barra.But the coast around Juanchaco, in the Valle del Cauca department, is experiencing accelerated erosion that has already left damaged streets, collapsed homes and a local economy exposed to the elements.On the beach front in Juanchaco, damage caused by the rising tides has forced some people to evacuate their homes Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Gardeners warned to look out for 1 small plant lurking in garden that 'could be toxic'

As the weather begins to cool this September, you may notice mushrooms cropping up in your garden - but not all fungi are harmless

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3 h. ago Scottish coastal hotel announces return of Christmas markets for all the family

The Christmas markets will return on November 23 and 30 in the coastal village in North Ayrshire

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3 h. ago London, a new wing will be built at the National Gallery to expand the collection. Already donated 375 million

London, a new wing will be built at the National Gallery to expand the collection. Already donated 375 million  Finestre sull'Arte

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3 h. ago We tried the bathroom website that lets you pick any Farrow & Ball colour for your vanity unit

Forget boring white cabinets – 34 St John’s new tool lets you try thousands of colours on your bathroom vanity, from Farrow & Ball classics to Pantone’s Colour of the Year.

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3 h. ago I boiled my wooden spoons – and what emerged from them will haunt me for ever | Adrian Chiles

A sleepless night of doomscrolling led me to dunk my cherished kitchen utensils in bubbling water. The murky results were horrifyingNever am I so creative as when it comes to finding something to do instead of what I really should be doing. There’s nothing like a looming deadline to spark some crackpot ideas. So it was that something I’d read somewhere on the internet came back to me. A tip on cleaning wooden spoons. I’d come across it in the middle of a sleepless night when, contrary to the advice of sleep experts, I’d resorted in desperation to doomscrolling. Being quite attached to my wooden spoons, I resolved to do as suggested, a prospect so soothing that I was soon drifting off thinking happy spoon-cleaning thoughts. Honestly, whatever works.And now it all came back to me. Stuff the deadline, I’m going to do the spoon stuff straight away. I gathered my entire stock of wooden spoons – 15 in total. As directed, I put them in my largest pot, filled it with cold water, and watched...

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4 h. ago Scots pensioner forced to get planning permission for garden plant pot after neighbours complain

Jane Higgins family have been left bewildered after a privacy complaint was raised regarding the 74-year-old "spending hours" at her new planter.

Economics

4 h. ago Lost ghost village brought back to life as untold tale unfolds

UK villagers were forced to abandon their homes at dusk and never returned when time stopped in 1943, but now the desolate streets are busy again over 80 years later

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4 h. ago Common garden bird so clever it can solve problems and 'mimic human voices'

A professor has described certain birds as being 'clever as chimpanzees', primarily corvids which are members of the crow family.

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4 h. ago The overlooked towns within two hours’ drive from Europe’s biggest cities

Steer away from Paris, Lisbon and Barcelona for hidden hilltop villages and crowd-free coastlines

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6 h. ago 'Basic failings' found in disastrous £1.6m project to transform Porthcawl

The project would have brought a coastal science and discovery centre along with a new café, wine bar and roof terrace to the town

Events

7 h. ago Why it’s ‘boom time’ for kitchen contractors serving London restaurant market

Why it’s ‘boom time’ for kitchen contractors serving London restaurant market  Catering Insight

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7 h. ago 28 people are living in a village of tents under a city centre bridge

The embankment has been a hotspot for anti-social behaviour

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7 h. ago 28 people are using a village of tents under a city centre bridge

The embankment has been a hotspot for anti-social behaviour

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7 h. ago Pugh's Garden Village expanding with new kitchen cafe in Abergavenny

The expansion is being supported with a figure six loan from NatWest

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8 h. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for fish baked with tomatoes, olives and capers | A kitchen in Rome

This juicy poached dish packs in hearty flavours and pairs well with buttery potatoes, rice or couscousAl cartoccio is the Italian form of en papillote, meaning “contained” or “in paper”, which is an effective cooking method that traps the moisture (and flavour) released from the ingredients and creates a steamy poaching chamber – it’s a bit like a Turkish bath for food! Once out of the oven, but still sealed, the scented steam trapped in the paper returns to liquid and creates a brothy sauce. Fish with firm white or pink flesh that breaks into fat flakes is particularly well suited to cooking al cartoccio, both whole fish (cleaned and on the bone) and individual filets (estimate 110g-140g per person).When choosing fish, keep in mind our collective default to cod and haddock, both members of the so-called “big five” that make up a staggering 80% of UK consumption. Instead, look out for other species, such as hake, huss or North Sea plaice, ASC-certified Scottish salmon, sea trout or...

Society

8 h. ago Garden expert shares 14 essential plants to sow this month, as autumn begins

Huw Richards, who has a popular YouTube channel, says there are still plenty of crops that can be sown in September, including salad crops, leafy greens and beans

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8 h. ago Indonesian rescuers search for missing people as floods recede

Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for survivors of devastating flash floods that struck two provinces in Indonesia a day earlier

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9 h. ago MAGA ripped apart with fear: Charlie Kirk shooting shuts down several events but Trump will stick to high profile NYC visit

President Donald Trump scrapped a Wednesday night dinner in 'The Rose Garden Club' after the horrific murder of prominent conservative Charlie Kirk.

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