8 h. ago 'Secret weapon' to eliminate snails and slugs from your garden is simple drink

Snails and slugs can wreak havoc in your garden, leaving behind unsightly holes and damaging leaves, stems and roots - but a simple solution is at hand in the form of a popular drink

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5 d. ago Simple Minds Bellahouston Park set times, drink prices, support, setlist, age restrictions

It’s going to be the band’s biggest ever hometown show.

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6 d. ago Garden slugs and snails are now venemous because of one thing they do during sex

Researcher say common garden slugs and snails, found across the UK, inject potential partners with toxins during sexual courtship, meaning they are as venomous as snakes

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7 d. ago Garden slugs and snails could now be considered venomous, study finds

Researchers find slugs and snails inject potential partners with toxins during sexual courtship

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8 d. ago Bacon should be cooked with one simple thing to make it crispier and tastier

It's time to ditch the oil and replace it with something else, say experts

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1 week ago Woman's simple garden hack using kitchen item will double your tomato yield

A woman has shared a gardening hack that will supposedly double your tomato yield - and it involves a very simple kitchen item. The tip is currently going viral on TikTok

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2 w. ago A Sip of Irish review – knocking it back around the world in the diaspora of drink

Producer-director Frank Mannion follows his cordial guide to champagne with a cheerful celebration of beloved tipples of Irish originThe always likable figure of Irish producer and film-maker Frank Mannion has, in the past, given us a cordial guide to champagne, a slightly more chaotic essay on Britishness, and its counterpart on Irishness. Now, in his cheerfully celebratory and slightly corporate-promo way, he has made a film about Irish viticulture and drink in general, which means not simply wineries, breweries and distilleries actually in Ireland, but also abroad: this is about drinks producers with an Irish background, such as Hennessy brandy, which has an obvious Irish ancestry.It’s what this film calls “an Irish drink in a French terroir” – or, in fact, a terroir anywhere in the world, meaning places in Europe, the US and occasionally Australia and New Zealand. The film even jauntily insists that Ireland invented whiskey before Scotland. Prince Albert II of Monaco is intervie...

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2 w. ago Brits told simple way to keep bananas fresh for a week extra using one thing

Bananas are a popular choice for many Brits, but the fruit is also known for going off quickly. However, there are a few simple tricks you can use to try and make them last longer

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2 w. ago How cucumber peels can help keep slugs and snails out of your garden

Experts have revealed a surprising new use for the kitchen staple

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3 w. ago Simple hack using kitchen item will stop bananas from going brown too quickly

Bananas are a healthy and filling snack that are perfect for taking on the go for a sweet pick-me-up, but they can turn bad annoyingly fast. But there's an easy way to avoid this

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3 w. ago Woman's simple storage trick that keeps avocados fresh for 'three months'

Cutting into an avocado to find it's gone all brown and inedible on the inside is every foodie's worst nightmare - but one woman has shared a simple storage hack

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3 w. ago Food expert's simple hack to keep strawberries fresh for 'the next three weeks'

Strawberries are a delicious fruit that many of us enjoy in the summer months, but it's also a fruit that spoils quickly - but one food expert has a simple hack to keep them fresh for longer

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3 w. ago Chef's simple trick to stop sliced avocado going brown and slimy in fridge

Many people don't think twice about how they store their avocado slices, but taking two minutes to store them properly can save you a lot of money on your food shop

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4 w. ago Simple thing can keep strawberries fresh 'for up to two weeks', expert claims

Strawberries can go from being perfectly ripe to bad overnight. But one cooking teacher has shared a simple trick that will help keep strawberries fresh for longer

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