63 m. ago Queen Elizabeth's 'favourite' two ingredient lunch boosts heart and brain health

The late Queen Elizabeth II was known to have a simple, healthy diet

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89 m. ago Liz Hurley's son Damian reacts as she kisses Billy Ray Cyrus in Easter snap

Damian Hurley, 23, has weighed in on Instagram after his superstar mum Liz Hurley shared a photograph of US country music icon Billy Ray Cyrus giving her a kiss

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98 m. ago Scientists are BAFFLED after spotting a lone black hole drifting through space

For the first time, scientists have managed to spot a lonely black hole drifting through space thanks to its gravity distorting the light from a patch of stars.

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2 h. ago Will Keir Starmer FINALLY break his silence on gender ruling? PM faces questions over Labour frontbenchers 'resisting' Supreme Court decision as he surfaces after Easter

Keir Starmer is expected to face questions as he promotes the government's pilot scheme for free breakfast clubs.

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2 h. ago Georgina Hayden’s recipe for spring onion flatbreads with smoked salmon

Once you learn how straightforward it is to make these flatbreads, they’ll be in your culinary arsenal for ever – perfect for lunch topped with smoked salmon and cream cheeseYoghurt flatbreads make a weekly appearance in our kitchen, because they are so effortless and versatile. If I have forgotten to pick up a loaf, I will often panic-make them for breakfast or packed lunches. While they are great on the side of stews, soups and curries (or on the barbecue, if that’s the way the weather is going), I’ve made them the hero in this elegant but easy brunch/lunch-style setup. You can make one flatbread per person (as instructed), or you could make multiple mini ones that are almost like little herby pancakes. The dill-spiked cream cheese, however, is a must with smoked salmon. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Braying donkeys, kissing clowns and Marilyn’s dress mishap: Magnum sale – in pictures

From mambo dancers to Marilyn Monroe’s strap stunt, from strip shows to knocked-out boxers, the theme of Magnum’s Square Print Sale is spectacle. Step this way for the unusual and the unbelievable Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘He listened to everyone’: Buenos Aires remembers pope as voice for the poor

Locals hail pontiff’s work in city’s poorest neighbourhoods – but express sadness that he never came back as popeBefore he left Argentina and moved to Italy to become pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio would visit the country’s villas miserias, not in a car flanked by security guards, but by bus – and this is what his people remember.“He would come here, kiss our feet, the feet of the people,” said Aida Bogarin, aged 44. “It was everything to us.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Coronation Street star speaks out over 'affair' amid online backlash

Coronation Street actor Jonathan Howard, who plays Carl Webster on the ITV soap, has addressed whether Carl and Abi Franklin will embark on an affair after a shock kiss

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3 h. ago Scientists stunned to find chimpanzees sharing boozy treats together in world first

Researchers say behaviour is perplexing as chimps don’t often share food

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4 h. ago Scientists stunned to find chimpanzees sharing boozy treats together in world

Researchers say behaviour is perplexing as chimps don’t often share food

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4 h. ago Coronation Street confirms Gary Windass future after 'disappearance' branded 'weird' by fans

The character first arrived in Weatherfield back in 2008, marking actor Mikey North's big break

Economics

4 h. ago Coronation Street spoilers as Betsy pushes Carla, Lauren's threatened, Daisy leaves and character stages return

There's also a chance kiss and an A&E dash in the ITV soap next week

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5 h. ago Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull until 2015, book reveals

Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan HicksOxford academics drank from a chalice made from a human skull for decades, a book that explores the violent colonial history of looted human remains has revealed.The skull-cup, fashioned from a sawn-off and polished braincase adorned with a silver rim and stand, was used regularly at formal dinners at Worcester College, Oxford, until 2015, according to Prof Dan Hicks, the curator of world archaeology at the university’s Pitt Rivers Museum. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull, book reveals

Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan HicksOxford academics drank from a chalice made from a human skull for decades, a book that explores the violent colonial history of looted human remains has revealed.The skull-cup, fashioned from a sawn-off and polished braincase adorned with a silver rim and stand, was used regularly at formal dinners at Worcester College, Oxford, until 2015, according to Prof Dan Hicks, the curator of world archaeology at the university’s Pitt Rivers Museum. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Investing in your people today will create the leaders of tomorrow

An empasis on personal and professional development is vital for Scotland’s life sciences sector, says Jeanette Rigby

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9 h. ago Kristen Stewart kisses Dylan Meyer as video shows couple marry in VERY casual wedding

Footage shows the Twilight star professing her love for Meyer with nervous enthusiasm during their ceremony at the Mexican restaurant Castia del Campo.

Culture

10 h. ago Coronation Street spoilers: Affair 'begins', villain's plan 'exposed' and sad exit

Coronation Street viewers are in for big scenes ahead next week from a possible affair after a shock kiss, to an exit and a troublesome character's real plan being rumbled

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10 h. ago Villages go to war in annual 'bottle kicking' battle as hundreds turn out for Easter Monday tradition where locals 'fight to move barrels to streams'

The annual sporting contest between neighbouring rivals Hallaton and Medbourne sees participants compete to bring a wooden beer barrel across a boundary stream within their village.

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11 h. ago South London bookshop owner issues heartfelt plea after break in

Lala Books, in Camberwell, was left with a smashed window following the raid on Thursday night

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14 h. ago Welsh teacher who felt 'hideous' tells surgeon 'don't blame yourself' after risky facial surgery

Ceri was very emotional after her life-altering operation on BBC's Saving Lives in Cardiff

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