56 h. ago Matt and Emma Willis admit ‘nothing's been more important than going to therapy’

Big Brother presenter Emma Willis and her husband Matt have opened up about their marriage and how therapy has helped the couple grow closer 17 years after tying the knot

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3 d. ago Households urged to save plastic bottles and add to garden immediately

If you have old plastic bottles lying around, don't toss them out - they can actually be recycled into a handy item that will help you grow many different kinds of plants

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4 d. ago Home Bargains is selling £5.99 gardening tool that is perfect for sunny windowsills

With spring in full swing and the sun finally making an appearance, Home Bargains has a great selection of gardening gear to help you get growing - but shoppers need to be quick

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6 d. ago Scotland in the Sun: Here are 25 amazing pictures of Scotland basking in the spring sunshine

It feels like summer has come early.

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7 d. ago Urgent warning to anyone using £1.20 supermarket item to boost hydrangeas

There are many hacks online which claim to help your hydrangeas grow - however an expert has warned that not all of them are as effective at boosting your flowers as you might think

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8 d. ago Cocaine, corruption and bribes: the German port under siege by Europe’s criminal drug gangs

After seizure in Hamburg of 16 tonnes of high-purity powder, state attorney is accused of being on payroll of gang he was supposed to be prosecutingIn Hamburg’s spring sunshine, 200,000-tonne cargo ships almost half a mile long, piled high with the same weight in shipping containers, are docked quayside along the Elbe River. Cranes slowly offload the metal boxes packed with everything from raw materials to food and electronics, and, in some, cocaine.Between 2018 and 2023 cocaine seizures rose by 750%, marking out Germany as another major European hub in the ever-expanding global trade. But the influx is not just ramping up addiction, it is also fuelling corruption in a country perceived as being one of the least corrupt in the world. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Beyond the Bernabéu: how Modric’s shock Swansea investment came to be

The Ballon d’Or winner has set his sights on helping the club grow, offering his expertise and pulling powerIt was the transfer nobody saw coming: Luka Modric to Swansea City, not joining as a player but a minority stakeholder. The most decorated player in Real Madrid’s history, a six-time Champions League winner and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation pitching up as a co-owner at a mid-table Championship club was certainly an unforeseen end-of-season development. A Ballon d’Or winner and Bernabéu star walking into the Swansea boardroom or exploring the Mumbles?The sight of Modric cradling a Swansea-branded football in the accompanying press release prompted a few double-takes and sent a jolt across the game. “Hi Swansea fans, I’m Luka Modric and I’m excited to be part of the journey,” came his message. The 39-year-old Croatia captain may be in the twilight of his career but Swansea hope those words mark just the start of his involvement. “My goal is to support the clu...

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9 d. ago Beyond the Bernabéu: how and why Modric became an investor in Swansea

Ballon d’Or winner has set his sights on helping the club grow, offering his expertise and pulling powerIt was the transfer nobody saw coming: Luka Modric to Swansea City, not joining as a player, but a minority stakeholder. The most decorated player in Real Madrid’s history, a six-time Champions League winner and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation pitching up as a co-owner at a mid-table Championship club was certainly an unforeseen end-of-season development. A Ballon d’Or winner and Bernabéu star walking into the Swansea boardroom or exploring the Mumbles?The sight of Modric cradling a Swansea-branded football in the accompanying press release prompted a few double-takes and sent a jolt across the game. “Hi Swansea fans, I’m Luka Modric and I’m excited to be part of the journey,” came his message. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Gardeners issued crucial warning over 10 plants that easily scorch in the heat

Be careful to avoid placing these shade-loving plants directly in the sun this spring - otherwise you risk destroying their leaves and stunting their future growth

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1 week ago Sunday best: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for braised chicken with chickpeas and rosewater dried apricots

An aromatic Persian stew, followed by stewed dried apricots with pistachio cookiesSpring is here in all its glory, as the birds testify with their ebullient chitter-chat. But the weather is wilful and the air can turn chilly in a flash, and it’s this in-between time when soothing braises made with lighter ingredients are just what’s needed. I recently found a recipe for an Iranian chicken stew recipe that paired carrots and yoghurt, and its sunniness really appealed to me; I added cardamom for its evocative scent and chickpeas for body, and it was demolished by the troops. Pudding had to be simple, and both the biscuits and poached apricots can be made a few days ahead, so it is also blissfully easy. A lovely spring lunch for a lazy, sun-soaked day. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Top tomato tip 'produces much larger harvest' but means sacrificing something

Andre The Farmer has shared his top tip for growing tomatoes - whether you're a novice gardener or a green-thumbed enthusiast, this hack could help you grow your own veg

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2 w. ago Thousands from around world wait hours to visit coffin of Pope Francis

Pope’s simple open casket lies on main altar of St Peter’s Basilica as mourners say: ‘It’s a privilege to be here’ Thousands of people queued for hours under the hot spring sun in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose simple wooden coffin has been placed on the main altar of the 16th-century basilica, where he will lie in state until Friday evening.The pope, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in Casa Santa Marta on Monday aged 88 after a stroke and subsequent heart failure. He had been recovering from double pneumonia, which had kept him in hospital for five weeks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Everyday kitchen waste item will make your roses bloom like never before

Roses need a lot of looking after to make them bloom, according to a gardening expert. And they've revealed one simple trick that will really help them grow

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2 w. ago How an American businessman lost his job and found himself in an old French vineyard

One day, life as a finance consultant stopped making sense for Peter Hahn, so he took to organic winegrowing in the Loire insteadOne Friday night 24 years ago, Peter Hahn was sitting in the back of a cab to Heathrow, sleepless after yet another 48-hour work bender.“My computer’s on my lap,” the American-born organic winegrower from France recalls, the spring sun lighting up the deep pink walls of his study in his ancient manor house in the Loire Valley, his beloved vines outside, “and I’m doing a spreadsheet. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Peonies grow bigger and brighter blooms if gardeners do one task now

If you're planting pretty pink peonies in your garden in time for summer don't miss out on this expert tip to help your beautiful flowers grow faster and healthier

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3 w. ago Terrifying look inside US town being overwhelmed by world's most infectious disease

In the dusty outskirts of Seminole, Texas - just past the cotton fields and under the relentless spring sun - Peter Hildebrand stands outside a gas station, his eyes rimmed red and voice cracking.

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3 w. ago Incredible EU capital city with 19C temperatures in April and stunning beach

With 19°C days, golden beaches and centuries of history, Malta is the sun-soaked EU capital perfect for an early spring escape

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3 w. ago Spring sun helped grow 200 tonnes of strawberries in time for Easter — with more on the way for Wimbledon

The recent warm and sunny weather helped one grower produce 50 tonnes more than by the same time last year

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3 w. ago Ayr Ladies Day sees thousands of revellers flock to racecourse for Scottish Grand National festival

As the sun shines over Ayrshire, Ladies Day saw a sea of stunning Spring frocks.

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4 w. ago 'I've tried everything to get sun cream out of clothes and this is what really works'

If you're fed up with your spring and summer outfits being ruined by sun cream stains every year, these are the best products we've found that will help

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