2 h. ago Make perfect roast potatoes that 'crisp beautifully' with cook's top tips

London-based registered nutritionist Erica Rodriguez has some top tips for achieving the 'perfect' roast potato this Christmas - and they could save you lots of time too

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5 h. ago Don’t talk loudly on your phone, eat stinky food or seat hog – new Christmas train rules reveal what Brits hate to hear

WITH millions of Brits set to travel home by train this Christmas, a new survey has uncovered to top DOS and DONT’S when it comes to travelling on the rails. The poll revealed that talking loudly on the phone (59 per cent) was voted as the nation’s biggest bugbear.   Blaring music or videos out loud...

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6 h. ago Pregnant woman is among 22 dead after fire ripped through seven

Many workers in the building, which was used as a sales and storage office for a drone company, were out for lunch when a battery started sparking in a storage and testing area

Events

6 h. ago Ads for ‘misleading’ prostate supplements and home testing kits banned

The Advertising Standards Authority said misleading claims could give false reassurance or make it harder to know when to speak to a doctor.

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6 h. ago Ancestry DNA test never arrived because the delivery firm had me on a terrorist blacklist! SALLY SORTS IT

I am 67 and was adopted as a child. Last year I found my birth father after using a DNA test kit from Ancestry.co.uk, which was wonderful.

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6 h. ago NASCAR chairman refuses to budge on team charters in testimony during Michael Jordan's lawsuit

NASCAR Chairman Jim France has testified in Michael Jordan’s federal antitrust lawsuit against his family that he still has not changed his mind on granting teams permanent charters

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7 h. ago Spurs ease pressure on Frank as Simons rounds off easy win against Slavia Prague

The difficulties in trying to find meaning in much the new version of the Champions League has to offer before the knockout stages arrive makes it premature to assume that Tottenham are on their way to becoming a winning machine at home. They did not have to extend themselves to defeat moderate opposition on a sentimental evening and although a second triumph in front of their supporters in the space of four days was welcome Thomas Frank would be wise not to read too much into victory over a Slavia Prague side who looked as if they would be better off in the Europa League.Frank, of course, is entitled to cling on to signs of progress after a tough few weeks. This was only the sixth home win in all competitions for the Dane this season and he will not mind that it arrived with the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium close to 15,000 below capacity. It was still an enjoyable performance from Spurs to see off the Czech champions, who remain winless after six games of the league phase, and it matt...

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10 h. ago Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner

The closer you get to Kalu’s endless sinewy trails of old VHS tape, the harder it is to know where their forms stop and the space around them beginsNnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prizeNnena Kalu’s forms come at you with their almost alien unknowable presence. They bulge and bifurcate and multiply. The viewer gets caught up in all the roaring, spilling, snaggling details, and you begin to wonder about your own boundaries, the body’s beginnings and its endings. The closer you get to Kalu’s endless sinewy trails of old VHS tape, their spews of filigree plastic webbing, their bound-up, sometimes cable-tied suturings, the harder it is to know where their forms stop and the space around them begins. Their containment is precarious. So full of life and energy, you think they might burst.Kalu’s art is so embodied, so sensuous, so much a trace of her constant, physical engagement, so much a negotiation between the body that made it and the bodies she...

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10 h. ago McDonald’s absolutely Mcskewered for ‘creepy and depressing’ AI

The fast-food giant is the latest to deliver a fully AI-generated ad campaign, following Coca-Cola, whose advert also raised eyebrows online

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer pays tribute to member of UK armed forces killed in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine

MoD says Ukrainians were testing new defence equipment

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11 h. ago Member of British armed forces killed in Ukraine in 'tragic accident'

The man died after watching his Ukrainian counterparts test a new defensive capability away from the front lines, the MoD said

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11 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer leads tributes to armed forces member killed in Ukraine

The man died as he watched the testing of a new defensive capability, according to the Ministry of Defence.

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11 h. ago Member of UK armed forces killed in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine

Man was observing as Ukrainian counterparts tested new equipment, Ministry of Defence says

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12 h. ago How much Christmas dinner costs at major supermarkets – and the cheapest is only £20

From the turkey to the trimmings, here are some budget-friendly options from Tesco, Sainsbury’s and more

Economics

12 h. ago 7 best pregnancy support belts for maximum comfort, tried and tested

Let this useful piece of maternity wear relieve some of the pressure from your back and pelvis

Politics

12 h. ago UK armed forces member killed in 'tragic accident' observing testing in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a British soldier has died during a “tragic accident” while they were observing Ukrainian forces testing a new defensive capability

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12 h. ago Member of UK military is killed in 'a tragic accident while observing Ukrainian forces test new defensive capability'

A member of the UK armed forces has been killed in a "tragic accident" whilst observing the testing of new defensive capability in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence has said.

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12 h. ago Member of UK armed forces dead in Ukraine after weapons test 'tragic accident'

A member of the British Armed Forces has been killed in Ukraine in a 'tragic accident', the Ministry of Defence said

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12 h. ago Member of UK armed forces killed after ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine

A member of the UK armed forces has been killed in a “tragic accident” while observing the testing of new defensive capability in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence says.

Events

12 h. ago How much Christmas dinner costs at each major supermarket – the cheapest will set you back less than £25

From the turkey to the trimmings, here are some budget-friendly options from Tesco, Sainsbury’s and more

Economics