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The pub chain is bringing back its Spring Beer Festival this week from March 5 until March 16 and a range of never-before-seen real ales from countries across the world will be sold at Spoons

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Skeletal remains were found near a park in Stoke-on-Trent by a member of the public - police say they have not yet been identified and have urged anyone with information to come forward

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Energy bills, Council Tax, streaming services and the TV licence are set to rise in April.

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There are around five million leaseholders in England and Wales, and the system has come under increased criticism in recent years.

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Introduce yourself to soft, nutty, slightly sweet spelt flour, and discover how it complements these hazelnut shortbreadsSeven years ago, I walked along Oxford Street in London with the baker and writer Henrietta Inman. I can’t remember where we’d been in order to be illuminated by Foot Locker and Muji at midnight, but I do remember we talked about spelt flour. Or, rather, Henrietta did, describing its flavour as soft and nutty, and all as part of our wider conversation about her decision to leave the subterranean pastry kitchen of a five-star London hotel and return home to Dorset, where she adapted her knowledge and skill to different ingredients, resulting in her book The Natural Baker.Back then, I knew a bit about spelt’s importance in ancient cooking (by various civilisations, including the Romans, who called it the marching grain), but I was confused as to what spelt actually was, which wasn’t helped by the translations: spelta, farro spelta, emmer, einkorn, dinkel wheat. Whil...

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Officers have said that the death of a 81-year man is being treated as "unexplained".

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WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Sara Platt was traumatised by a £15,000 operation that left her 'rotting' in agony with brown liquid seeping out of her body – as she claims the legal action is not about money

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Yellowstone prequel 1923 saw Donald Whitfield come up with a plan to make money off the land surrounding the Dutton ranch, but will Banner Creighton see the error of his ways?

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Today, the government has unveiled plans to make commonhold - where flat owners fully own their homes - the default form of ownership in the UK in a bid to end the "feudal" leasehold system

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The maximum you can have saved in Premium Bonds is £50,000 but one lucky person managed to scoop the £1million prize despite having just £100 saved

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Shoppers can save over £700 on the pergola 'perfect' for spring garden parties reduced to £199

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Sheriffs have revealed that the two dogs that were found alive at late actor Gene Hackman's home in New Mexico are safe, with animal control working with the family

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Mountain biking is booming in Scotland, with more people discovering the sport's adrenaline-pumping appeal and health benefits, and numbers only prove that – in 2023, the mountain bike market surged past £5.4billion and is expected to reach almost £11.94billion in 2030.

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Who will take top prize this year? We’ll find out on Sunday.

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Entain and Flutter Entertainment will both shed light on how they have fared after a string of player-friendly sports results and major events like the Super Bowl

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When people talk about Isas, they tend to mean cash or stocks and shares versions. But there is a fifth type almost everyone has forgotten about - the Innovative Finance Isa.

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Fiercely original and stunning live, they should have been massive – but they imploded. As the Scots return, they relive disowning their debut album, blowing Top of the Pops – and getting shocks off their battery-powered illuminated suitsSteve Mason is remembering the day in 2004 he was told the Beta Band was over. “There was enough money in the bank account to pay each of us a month’s wages,” says the singer, seated in a busy London greasy spoon. “And by that point, we were only on a grand a month. Then that was it.”For the previous eight years, life in the band formed in the Scottish seaside town of St Andrews had been one of constant reinvention and innovation. They’d made fiercely original records and experimental films, while putting on visually stunning live extravaganzas. Their transatlantic fanbase included Oasis, Radiohead, Irvine Welsh and actor John Cusack, who’d recommended their song Dry the Rain for a now-famous scene in High Fidelity. Playing a record store assistant,...

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Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have released a new Wrexham advert, urging supporters to buy kits and joking that running the club is like "lighting money on fire"

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At-home LED masks are hugely popular nowadays, and this new one might be the best value one yet. Beauty editor Laura Mulley was one of the first to try it out...

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