2 h. ago Spanish city outshines Barcelona and Paris as top European city break destination

The best European cities for a city break has been revealed by a recent study - beating popular destinations such as Paris, Rome, and Barcelona.

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2 h. ago Ed Sheeran instructs wife to release unreleased album when he dies

Ed Sheeran has included a posthumous album in his will called Eject to be released following his eventual death. He's asked wife Cherry to pick the unreleased songs to feature on the LP when the time comes. Ed has four more albums to come in his latest themed series.

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6 h. ago Rachel Riley's 'weird juggle' with husband Pasha Kovalev as daughter asks questions

EXCLUSIVE: Countdown's long-standing maths whizz Rachel Riley opened up about family life with her husband Pasha Kovalev, who she met on Strictly Come Dancing

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7 h. ago Rachel Riley makes 'weird' admission about family life with Strictly's Pasha Kovalev

EXCLUSIVE: Countdown presenter Rachel Riley married former Strictly Come Dancing professional Pasha Kovalev in 2019, and the couple have two daughters together

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8 h. ago Rome mayor’s claim of swimmable Tiber in five years met with scepticism

Experts unconvinced by Roberto Gualtieri’s mooted timescale for river to be reopened for public bathingRome hopes to welcome swimmers back to the River Tiber within five years, the city’s mayor has announced, drawing inspiration from Paris, where the Seine was reopened for public bathing this summer for the first time in a century.During a visit on Thursday to the Osaka Expo in Japan, Roberto Gualtieri said a working group had been set up to study the feasibility of the clean-up project. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Era of low taxes is over, warns the OECD amid fears Rachel Reeves is set to launch a fresh round of hikes

Governments acted to ease tax burdens during the pandemic but this trend started to reverse two years ago and 'has now solidified', it said.

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9 h. ago Gang imported £3.2m of cannabis from America to be delivered to 80 homes in Wales

Recipients of packages containing cannabis were paid between £50 and £200 by the gang, who prepared the drugs for onward supply

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10 h. ago COSORI Dual Air Fryer that is 'built to last' and has customers 'ditching oven' nearly 20% off on Amazon

One happy customer said they had not touched their oven since buying the "fantastic" kitchen item.

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10 h. ago Collin Morikawa out to avenge Rome misery and two years of hurt by taking back Ryder Cup at Bethpage

American ace is amongst the members of the 12-man team who suffered in Italy two years ago and he doesn't want that pain again

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11 h. ago Cheesy pasta recipe is 'perfectly punchy' with 1 veg and 'so delicious'

If you're a fan of pasta, then you'll love this simple and healthy pasta sauce recipe that is perfect for a midweek dinner. It is also ready in just half an hour

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11 h. ago Inflation spiked in August as Trump’s tariffs went into full effect

Inflation rose 0.4 percent in the month of August and 2.9 percent in the past 12 months, a sign that President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs have begun to affect the larger global economy.

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15 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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15 h. ago John Lewis and Waitrose boss blames Rachel Reeves' tax hikes as losses balloon to £88m

John Lewis Partnership losses deepened following Labour's tax raid last year, but its boss has insisted there is 'good momentum' for the group's turnaround.

Economics

15 h. ago Rachel Reeves admits UK economy is 'stuck' as she vows to ease business rates pain for high street

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted getting growth going is her 'number one mission' and promised 'tax reforms' as she announced the overhaul.

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15 h. ago Rachel Reeves admits economy is ‘stuck’ as she confirms business rates overhaul

British Retail Consortium said the business rates system is ‘outdated, overly complex and economically damaging’

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15 h. ago Rachel Reeves 'is the real villain' of London's Tube strikes, shadow transport secretary warns as network shutdown cripples capital for fifth day

Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members are carrying out industrial action in London between Sunday and tomorrow over pay and working hours, causing ongoing travel chaos.

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16 h. ago Chancellor says economy ‘stuck’ as Treasury reviews business rates cliff edges

The Treasury said it would consider overhauling small business rates relief rules which ‘can discourage’ expansion and investment

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18 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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18 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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20 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...

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