11 h. ago The 99 ice cream has been voted Britain's sweetest reminder of childhood

Brits love delving back into their childhood and one thing is standing out - a simple 99 ice cream (although flakes and strawberry sauce are optional)

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19 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: The sight of Maggie's old outfits at Tory conference is creepy. It's time for the party to end its obsession with her if it is to have any chance of a revival

Before the Conservatives win any election they will need to chime with 21st-century Britain and its voters. To use a German word, they will need to find the zeitgeist, writes Quentin Letts.

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3 d. ago Ice cream giant that makes Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s to use AI to make healthier treats

A leading company in making delicious ice cold treats has stated it will now turn to artificial intelligence in order to produce healthier and better tasting ice creams

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3 d. ago Rite Aid just closed all its pharmacies. What will happen to customer prescriptions?

Rite Aid is selling off its assets — including its Thrifty ice cream brand — as part of the bankruptcy

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5 d. ago The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet review – a monument to Afghan resilience

A sweeping social history of Afghanistan is seen through the lens of Kabul’s InterContinental hotel, where staff endured the horrific realities of life in a war zoneSo catastrophic has the last half century of Afghan history been that it is easy to forget how rich the country’s culture once was. The Mughals always regarded it as a much more refined place than India and looked to it as the source of the region’s greatest poets and artists, calligraphers and miniaturists, architects and tile makers. As recently as the early 1970s, at the height of the hippy trail, as Afghanistan filled with travellers “high on weed and low on cash”, Kabul was still known as the Paris of the east. Memoirs of the time describe a world of miniskirts, jazz clubs, bowling alleys and ice-cream parlours. This world was linked to a poor but extremely beautiful rural hinterland where life revolved around the vine harvest and the annual arrival of nomad caravans from the Wakhan corridor.A quick flick throu...

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8 d. ago Unite the Kingdom marchers dubbed the 'heirs to skinheads' by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as she acknowledges some voters feel Britain is 'spinning out of control'

The Home Secretary, who was born in Birmingham to parents of Pakistani descent, told Labour party conference that in some demonstrators' view she 'has no place' in Britain.

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8 d. ago Worried about immigration? Starmer says you're racist. After PM attacks Reform's 'immoral' policy on scrapping leave to remain, Farage blasts back

Keir Starmer was on Sunday accused of insulting millions of voters worried about Britain's borders - as he branded Reform's immigration plans 'racist'.

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8 d. ago Shooting of girl, 9, as she ate ice cream was linked to £4bn cocaine plot

The misguided bullet remains lodged in her brain to this day.

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1 week ago Ice cream vans being frozen out in the UK with three major factors hitting trade

The number of operating ice cream vans in the UK is dropping with the traditional feature of British summertime under threat from rising bills and supermarket competition

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1 week ago Major household brand launches mince pie ice cream in time for Christmas

A MAJOR household brand has launched mince pie ice cream just in time for the Christmas season. It's sent shoppers into a festive frenzy as they eagerly anticipate a unique twist on a beloved Christmas treat. Ahead of the winter season, Mr Kipling is extending its ice-cream range with a limited-edition mince pie flavour. The...

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2 w. ago NIGEL FARAGE: No one voted to let migrants in, so we will put our people first

Who voted to allow millions of foreign nationals to come to Britain and live at taxpayers' expense, asks NIGEL FARAGE.

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2 w. ago When even Ben & Jerry’s can’t speak out, it’s clear: the era of corporate responsibility is over | Austin Sarat

Jerry himself has left the ice-cream company, alleging its views have been silenced. He’s yet another casualty of corporate kowtowingWhen the history of this era is written, there will be much to say about the behavior of large corporations. And none of it will be good.As the Trump administration has ramped up its assault on American democracy, many corporations have chosen to look the other way or to curry favor with the president. They have fired employees who were too outspoken in their criticism of Donald Trump – ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talkshow, after Kimmel’s remarks about Maga’s reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk, is the latest example.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ben and Jerry's fans are just realising they've been 'storing ice cream wrong'

A viral hack has received the backing of Ben and Jerry's bosses, who explain the best way to store ice cream in the freezer

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2 w. ago This Greek island retreat taught me how to holiday in style as a single parent

Kid’s club holidays conjure up water slides, blue bubble-gum ice cream on tap, and screaming, but not at The Peligoni Club on the Greek Island of Zakynthos, where, says Charlotte Cripps, the vibe is a cross between ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Motherland’

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2 w. ago Perfume fans are 'obsessed' with 'dreamy' new citrus scent at Cult Beauty

'Think: crème brûlée ice cream melting in an orange grove at golden hour. Irresistibly sweet, yet so refined. Feels like sunshine and comfort'

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2 w. ago Transatlantic whisky sour with star shaped S’more served at Trump’s banquet

The grand dinner in St George’s Hall includes a menu of organic Norfolk chicken and a vanilla ice cream bombe.

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2 w. ago Council scrooges plan ban on ice cream vans playing jingles for more than 12 seconds

Changes are being considered after traders complained of 'illegal or unauthorised' sellers. But some now fear the council's proposals go too far.

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3 w. ago North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un bans conversations about hamburgers, ice cream and Karaoke

Tour guides welcoming holidaymakers to North Korea 's new Wonsan beach-side are advising using certain words that are popular in the West.

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3 w. ago Top 20 small 'home wins' from finding the last ice cream to fresh bedsheets

A poll of 2,000 adults found 45 per cent appreciate fresh sheets on the bed and 36 per cent love nothing more than getting a parcel delivered earlier than expected

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3 w. ago Voices: Chill out, dudes – Ben and Jerry’s are getting their just desserts

After years of boardroom battles with Unilever, the founders of the world-beating ice-cream brand now want to take back control and re-establish a link with progressive, hippy culture – so why did they sell it for $300m in the first place, asks James Moore

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