7 h. ago Britain's ‘culinary revolution’ as millions get hooked on spicy foods

Millions of Brits are now becoming increasingly brave with spicy food as a new 'culinary revolution' takes over the nation powered by burning curries, hot wings and more

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39 h. ago The VERY surprising thing that impresses the French about life in Britain

A French woman living in the UK has revealed two 'efficient' elements of living in Britain that has left her pleasantly surprised.

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40 h. ago The VERY surprising thing that impresses the French about living in Britain

Lucille Joffre, who lives in London, revealed two 'efficient' elements of administration in Britain that has left her surprised, after she experienced the swift arrival of an important document in 2021.

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3 d. ago Britain's Got Talent fans staggered by Susan Boyle's life since 'remarkable' audition

Susan Boyle captured the nation's heart with her incredible Britain's Got Talent audition in 2009 - and now fans have learnt what she has been up to since then

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6 d. ago Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon's net worth, family life and tense split

From freestyle rapping to winning Strictly Come Dancing, Alesha Dixon has many talents

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1 week ago Iron age hoard found in North Yorkshire could change Britain’s history

More than 800 objects unearthed near Melsonby show the north was ‘definitely not a backwater’ 2,000 years agoOne of the biggest and most important iron age hoards ever found in the UK has been revealed, potentially altering our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago.More than 800 objects were unearthed in a field near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire. They date back to the first century, around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain under Emperor Claudius, and are almost certainly associated with a tribe called the Brigantes who controlled most of northern England. Continue reading...

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1 week ago We live in Britain's benefits capitals... we don't want cash handouts

The people who call some of Britain's benefits hotspots 'home' have revealed what life is really like living in an area where so many are on the breadline.

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2 w. ago ‘We grew up among drugs and violence. Dance kept us focused’: Oti Mabuse on Strictly, survival and self

When Mabuse lost her brother, dance helped her grieve. Then it made her a star. She talks about her childhood in South Africa, life in Britain, and the ‘full-on’ training for her new tourIn news that should gladden the nation, Oti Mabuse – beloved dancer, grafter and bringer of joy – has just become a British citizen. My own feeling is that Mabuse should have received instant citizenship along with her national treasure status, thanks to her work on Strictly Come Dancing, on which she competed for seven years. At least, thanks to the Life in the UK test, she knows all about our mountains, parliaments and islands, she says with a laugh.No time to celebrate – Mabuse is in the middle of preparing for her new dance tour, Viva Carnival, which opens this summer. Her previous show, I Am Here, “was very personal, about South Africa and growing up, and everything that happened there, and the reasons why I am the way I am. I wanted a slight continuation of that – not where I come from, but wh...

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3 w. ago The global battle against the climate crisis needs China. I am going to Beijing, and that’s what I’ll tell them | Ed Miliband

I will be the first UK energy secretary since 2017 to visit. It is negligence towards today’s and future generations not to engage China on this critical topicThe climate crisis is an existential threat to our way of life in Britain. Extreme weather is already changing the lives of people and communities across the country, from thousands of acres of farmland being submerged due to storms such as Bert and Darragh to record numbers of heat-related deaths in recent summers.The only way to respond to this challenge is with decisive action at home and abroad. Domestically, this government’s clean-energy superpower mission is about investing in homegrown clean energy so we can free the UK from dependence on fossil fuel markets while seizing the immense opportunities for jobs and growth. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The global battle against the climate crisis needs China. I’m visiting Beijing, and that’s what I’ll tell them | Ed Miliband

I will be the first UK energy secretary since 2017 to visit. It is negligence towards today’s and future generations not to engage China on this critical topicThe climate crisis is an existential threat to our way of life in Britain. Extreme weather is already changing the lives of people and communities across the country, from thousands of acres of farmland being submerged due to storms such as Bert and Darragh to record numbers of heat-related deaths in recent summers.The only way to respond to this challenge is with decisive action at home and abroad. Domestically, this government’s clean-energy superpower mission is about investing in homegrown clean energy so we can free the UK from dependence on fossil fuel markets while seizing the immense opportunities for jobs and growth. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukrainian refugee, 25, who came to Britain in wake of Putin's invasion took his own life in car after suffering crippling 'loneliness', inquest hears

Oleksandr Cherednichenko, 25, (pictured) moved to the UK in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine made it unsafe for him to stay there.

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3 w. ago From nightclubs to luxury homes and pubs to pools: How thousands of closing churches in Britain are being resurrected into new life

Many closed churches across the UK are getting a new lease of life as they are turned into homes, community centres, libraries, museums, arts centres, theatres, offices, pubs and even nightclubs.

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4 w. ago Simon Cowell risks his life in terrifying Britain's Got Talent dare as Amanda Holden screams

Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell is no stranger to finding himself in accidents after breaking his back in 2020 - but the latest episode will see the music mogul 'risk his life' once again

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last month 'Scotland's loneliest dog' desperate for forever home after spending majority of life in shelter

Jupiter could qualify for Britain's most isolated pooch after spending over half his life searching for his forever home

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last month I'm moving from Britain to Singapore because the UK is a rip

Diana Auria, 36, who lived in Kent for 10 years, and her husband Jack and their four-year-old son left England for a better life in Southeast Asia because the UK is a 'rip-off' and the weather is depressing

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last month Ruth Ellis and the tragedy of her children as new drama broadcast on ITV

New ITV drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story will see the tragic life of the last woman to be hanged in Britain explored, including her two children

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