1 week ago These are the top 10 most 'thankless' household tasks, according to Brits

The most thankless household tasks include cleaning the toilet, taking out the bins and putting on the washing so the family doesn’t run out of socks and pants.

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1 week ago Great British Bake Off sparks backlash as judges accused of going ‘too far’ with bizarre sprinkles task

Fans said the challenge was ‘ridiculous’ as bakers were forced to make their own hundreds and thousands

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2 w. ago 2 simple home checks could save you £700 this winter as experts say act now

Experts are urging households to complete two simple tasks before the cold weather arrives, which could save Brits up to £700 on expensive repairs and bills

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2 w. ago All Brits issued boiler alert as failing to complete one task can cost you hundreds

It's important to make sure your boiler is working properly, and one engineer has said people need to take urgent action, as a mistake could be costly or even dangerous

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2 w. ago On the road with the minister tasked with defending Britain’s painful aid cuts to Ghana

Jenny Chapman is shown the impact of her government’s ever-diminishing assistance on her first trip since taking charge of developmentIt is mid-afternoon on an overcast day in a suburb of Accra, Ghana’s capital. A crowd, including two government ministers, a World Bank director, diplomats, NGO workers and camera-wielding media, has descended upon a classroom where pupils sit around tables playing with plastic bottle tops.This is a catch-up class for out-of-school children, aged between eight and 16, run by Ghana Education Outcomes Project that is almost entirely (85%) funded by the UK government. The resulting circus is because Jenny Chapman, the UK’s development minister, has come to see the impact of her government’s diminishing aid budget. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage | Polly Toynbee

The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and claritySign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreLabour has just one overriding task. Forget all the other missions and milestones: Britain faces a peril that was beyond imagining a short time ago. Saving the country from Nigel Farage is the urgent, patriotic duty of this government; it is vital that it prevents an extremist, racist, authoritarian takeover which would be against the will of the overwhelming majority of the population. Nothing else matters more.The Labour government has come adrift. It lacks direction and purpose. Its many welcome policies are missing any thread to make sense of them. Now a new role and function have arrived, uninvited. It’s not a political choice but an obligation when the country is under at...

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