8 h. ago Swanky coffee machines are an essential in a middle class kitchen

How much do you actually need to spend to get a decent cup of coffee at home? And can you really get the same quality cup from a cafetiere or should you buy a fully integrated bean-to-cup?

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9 h. ago School cancels classes after two middle school girls go missing during basketball game

Eva and Neillily were both seen leaving the Denver school at around 5 p.m Monday

Sport

11 h. ago Are YOU richer than your neighbours? Our calculator reveals how you stack up, if you're middle or lower class and exactly how your household compares with others in your area and the rest of Britain

Are you better or worse off than your neighbours? But it's difficult to know where your income fits in the neighbourhood pecking order without asking intrusive questions.

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11 h. ago Are YOU richer than your neighbours? Our calculator reveals how you stack up, if you're middle or lower class and exactly how your household compares to others in your area and the rest of Britain

Are you better or worse off than your neighbours? But it's difficult to know where your income fits in the neighbourhood pecking order without asking intrusive questions.

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58 h. ago Police 'really concerned' for missing girl last seen four days ago

Caitlin was last seen in Burnley

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3 d. ago Alex Scott missing from I'm A Celebrity reunion after girlfriend Jess Glynne's 'life

The former Lioness rushed home from Australia to support her partner

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3 d. ago Cardiff girl missing as worried police say 'she may not be wearing shoes'

Jemimah Jones, 13, from Cardiff, was last seen in Tilbury, Essex, on Friday night - and police are now appealing for information after revealing the teenager 'may not be wearing shoes'

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3 d. ago Paedo who assaulted girl, 14, has three teeth knocked out in attack behind bars

Julien Dorin sexually assaulted a missing girl after encountering her late at night in Liverpool ONE. The pervert told the teenager 'I've got money, if you help me, I'll help you'

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4 d. ago Middle class couple who set up 'sophisticated' cannabis farm to fund their daughter's university fees while they treated themselves to a Mercedes and a Porsche must pay back £1million

The McCanns have been ordered to pay back £1m after earning up to £4.5m over five years from the drug operation set up in a large barn at their home in a Welsh village.

Economics

5 d. ago Kendall Jenner’s stylish and waterproof wellies from Princess Kate

Kendall Jenner nailed cosy country chic recently with a pair of classic red Hunter wellies that are also loved by Kate Middleton – and we know where you can shop them with £35 off

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5 d. ago Blue Ivy, 13, is spitting image of mom Beyonce during courtside basketball game with dad Jay

Blue Ivy, 13, was the spitting image of her famous mother Beyonce as she enjoyed an outing with dad Jay-Z on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Missing Scottish schoolgirl, 13, prompts urgent police appeal

Urgent police appeal after 13 year-old girl goes missing

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1 week ago 'Wish I could have my mum back': Freddy Brazier shares heartbreaking message about missing his late mother Jade Goody

Embattled Freddy Brazier has shared a heartbreaking message about his late mother Jade Goody and how he misses the star. 

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1 week ago All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles review – a deliciously sweary, prize

The actor Paul Hilton brilliantly inhabits the character of a ranting working-class academic in this debut novelSome books feel so suited to the audio format that they could have been written with the voice in mind. All My Precious Madness is one of those. Mark Bowles’s debut novel, which won the audiobook fiction category at the inaugural British Audio awards (where, full disclosure, I was a judge), is a deliciously sweary monologue from a middle-aged malcontent.A sideways reflection on working-class identity and masculinity, the novel gives voice to Henry Nash, a man of little patience. Sitting in a London coffee shop and trying to write a monograph of his father, he rains judgment on the other patrons whose obnoxious phone calls he can’t help but overhear. An Oxford graduate turned writer and academic, Nash lives in a Soho flat where he has been known to furtively drop eggs on passersby who disturb him with their drunken racket. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Caledonia Gladiators launch unique new VIP experience in aid of kid's charity

Costing £1000 per person, the extraordinary tickets give basketball fans the chance to experience the game like no other with a courtside box, a personal butler on hand and an overnight stay at the nearby luxury Crossbasket Castle with transport arranged between the venues.

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1 week ago Urgent hunt for missing girl, 15, who vanished from her home in UK coastal town in broad daylight

COPS have launched a desperate search for a 15 year-old girl who vanished from her home. Hallie Ferguson went missing from home in Crosby, Merseyside, yesterday. Hallie was last seen on Bramhall Road at 3.50pm on December 3, according to Merseyside Police. She is described as a white female, 5ft 7in tall, of slim build...

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1 week ago Chile becomes latest country to ban smartphone use during class

Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools

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1 week ago Forget avocados and hummus, these are the new essential items in any middle class kitchen, according to Waitrose

Avocados and hummus may spring to mind when thinking of the staples of a posh pantry, but in reality Britain's middle classes are long over green fruits and chickpea dips,

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2 w. ago Samuel Pepys could be 'cancelled' by his old school for 'abusive and exploitative' treatment of women

Hinchingbrooke School, in Huntindgon, Cambridgeshire, was attended by the chronicler of the Great Fire of London in the 1640s.

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2 w. ago Government drafts in new violence against women and girls adviser amid fears it will miss its target

Exclusive: Labour MP Jess Asato has been drafted in to lead a major overhaul of the NHS’ response to violence against women and girls - just days after Refuge branded the chancellor’s Budget a ‘profound disappointment’ to survivors

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