6 d. ago ‘Fruit of the devil’: Hainan’s betel nut sellers suffer from stuttering economy

Despite its links to oral cancer, people in Hainan have for centuries produced and eaten betel nuts, which give a natural high. But sales are fallingMany cities across southern China are known for the art of relaxing. Chengdu in Sichuan province is the tea house capital. Guangzhou is the birthplace of dim sum, a time to share steamed dumplings and chew the fat with friends. And in Haikou, the capital of Hainan province, people have been chewing the betel nut for centuries.You don’t have to walk far in Haikou to find a vendor. The small, hard, green fruits are sold in little piles alongside fresh coconuts and bottled water at pretty much any convenience store, for about five yuan (£0.52) a piece. Some vendors, mostly women, sit by the side of the road to dish out betel nuts to passing drivers on mopeds, nearly all of them men. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Olly Alexander shocks doppelganger by joining him for busking performance

The British pop sensation shocked his doppelganger by gate-crashing their gig at St Pancras station

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2 w. ago Emma Raducanu's huge net worth, boyfriends and Wimbledon rule break that sparked fury

The British tennis sensation is in quarter-final action in the Miami Open

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3 w. ago How millions of gullible Americans are falling for a TikTok tease about 'British tradition that happens every day'

A viral social media trend has shown British TikTok users dropping everything to make a cuppa due to a so-called 'tea time alarm'.

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3 w. ago Alarming! The teatime TikTok tease that's got Americans in a state

A viral social media trend has shown British TikTok users dropping everything to make a cuppa due to a so-called 'tea time alarm'.

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3 w. ago Tea time alarm trend demonstrates ‘quintessential’ British sense of humour

The viral prank has left American social media users confused with many believing the trend to be real.

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3 w. ago Americans baffled over British 'tea time alarm' as UK government issues statement

We take our tea very seriously and these Americans think so a little bit too much. In the latest TikTok trend, us Brits have managed to baffle those across the pond - it's not that hard though...

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3 w. ago Miedema makes mark as central striker to give Manchester City attacking edge | Tom Garry

Dutchwoman scored both goals in win against Chelsea in her old position, giving Nick Cushing something to ponderAs the fourth official’s board was raised into the air at the start of the second half, you could almost feel the mood among the home fans inside the Joie Stadium lifting, their heartbeats stirring, their underbrewed cups of tea feeling just that little bit warmer. Not because the half-time DJ was wrapping up a rather noisy set. Well, perhaps for some. But principally because of the sight of a Dutchwoman wearing black gloves. Vivianne Miedema was coming on.It was not that the player going off, the young winger Lily Murphy, had not played well. On the contrary, the 19-year-old held her own, starting against one of the best defences in Europe in the absence of the injured wingers Aoba Fujino and Lauren Hemp, and with Khadija “Bunny” Shaw’s hamstring problem ruling her out too, which had led to Mary Fowler playing centrally. Continue reading...

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