2 h. ago Crime ring convicted of trying to sell sheep's heads and lamb testicles to unsuspecting shoppers in London

Nearly two tonnes of animal by-products were uncovered by Southwark Council at a property in Walworth in September 2020

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2 h. ago Today Programme listeners call out tension between Emma Barnett and Nick Robinson on their first show together since 'clashing egos' row

Emma Barnett, 61, and Nick Robinson, 61, tried to pretend it was business as usual, but Radio 4 listeners were less than convinced, noting an icy air between the pair on Thursday morning.

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4 h. ago Trapped with a Tesla: my dream car has become a living nightmare | The secret Tesla driver

I bought it to be part of a greener future, but that was before Musk proved so awful. I’d sell it now, but prices have droppedAfter our children left home, my wife and I decided to treat ourselves and buy a new car for a driving holiday in Europe. We’d been driving a family estate car for years, loading it up with kids and making trips to and from universities, but we wanted something for ourselves.As a surprise, she booked a test drive for the Tesla Model S for my birthday. It was unlike any car I’d been in before. I thought “Wow, this is amazing.” It felt like the future: a computer on wheels that was constantly updating with new features. I can’t say I feel that way now – and many people seem to share that view. Tesla sales figures declined by 13% in the first few months of this year. Others feel even more uneasy: more than 200 demonstrations happened last weekend outside company facilities around the world to protest against Elon Musk and the wrecking ball he has taken to the fe...

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5 h. ago Our lives depend on seeds. Trump’s cuts put our vast reserves at risk | Thor Hanson

Maintaining seed diversity and abundance is essential – and requires constant work. It’s time for Congress to return to the seed businessFrom 1862 until 1923, US senators and members of Congress provided vast numbers of seeds to constituents. At its peak, the congressional seed distribution program delivered over 60m seed packets directly to farmers and market gardeners every year, helping introduce new varieties of everything from wheat and corn to oats, soybeans, flowers and vegetables. A century later, far fewer Americans till the soil for a living, but seeds remain central to our lives.To understand the importance of seeds, try to imagine a morning without them. It would begin naked on a bare mattress, with no cozy sheets or pajamas, and there would be no fluffy towel to wrap up in after your shower. All of those things come from the seeds of the cotton plant. Stumbling wet into the kitchen, you would find no coffee, and no toast or bagel to go with it. There would be no eggs, n...

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5 h. ago Make rich pay more to fly so poor families can still go on summer holiday, says net zero tsar

Emma Pinchbeck, chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, has said flying should be considered a luxury, but that it would be unfair to price lower income families out of air travel.

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5 h. ago Save over £100 on Emma Sleep's 'best' hybrid mattress that gives a 'great sleep every night'

This Emma Sleep's mattress was rated 'Best Hybrid Mattress' by Ideal Home.

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5 h. ago Rich should be forced to fly less by paying new taxes so poor families can still take summer holidays, Britain's net zero tsar says

Emma Pinchbeck, chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, has said flying should be considered a luxury, but that it would be unfair to price lower income families out of air travel.

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5 h. ago Carbon monoxide killed son of former Yankees star Brett Gardner, autopsy finds

Miller Gardner was on holiday with family in Costa RicaFumes may have leaked from adjacent engine roomCarbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death of the teenage son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, authorities in Costa Rica said on Wednesday night.Randall Zúñiga, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, said 14-year-old Miller Gardner was tested for carboxyhemoglobin, a compound generated when carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in the blood. When carboxyhemoglobin saturation exceeds 50%, it is considered lethal. In Gardner’s case, the test showed a saturation of 64%. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'realise mistake' as they admit 'shame' over character return amid emotional scenes

As fans of the ITV soap know, Kevin Webster was recently dealt a devastating blow when he discovered he has testicular cancer a

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7 h. ago Yes, I have just done a naked forward roll. But there was a good reason | Adrian Chiles

There I was, lying in bed and worrying I’d lost a basic life skill. Can you blame me for putting it to the test?When I was in the first year at middle school, in Miss Hale’s class, my parents returned from a parents’ evening looking disappointed. My nine-year-old self picked up on this. It wasn’t my schoolwork: that was OK. It was that the teacher had revealed that in PE I was the only one in the class who couldn’t do a forward roll.This was true. It wasn’t that I was physically incapable – I was in the school football team and, without wishing to boast, probably the ninth-quickest runner. I just had this mental block. I couldn’t bring myself to do it. The idea of the world momentarily going upside down was too much for me. The prospect of such disorientation was unbearable. If only Miss Hale had taken me to one side and said: “Look, you’re overthinking this – and, believe you me, if you let it, overthinking will blight your life.” But she didn’t, because teachers didn’t talk like t...

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8 h. ago Emma Raducanu opts out of representing Great Britain as health update emerges

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team and will instead take on a training block following her impressive run at the Miami Open

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9 h. ago 'I've been putting the best Easter eggs to the test and these 5 are my favourites so far'

With Easter Sunday just a couple of weeks away, if you haven't already got your hands on your Easter eggs for friends and family, now is the time to start thinking about it

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9 h. ago ‘I’ve already tried some of the best Easter Eggs and one was a big hit with my family’

I’ve been putting some of this year’s best Easter eggs to the test to see which ones I’ll be gifting people, and there was one in particular that my family couldn’t get enough of

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9 h. ago The Busker Single Malt review: Irish whiskey worth drinking all year round

Tried and tested: the Busker Single Malt is an Irish whiskey that delivers depth, value and cocktail versatility.

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9 h. ago 'I did a Roman Originals haul and these four spring dresses pass my tests for price and fit'

We put a bunch of spring dresses from Roman to the test to see how flattering they are on a size 10 frame

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10 h. ago Sun’s out, chairs out – the £169 hanging egg chair that’s all over Pinterest

Hanging egg chairs are the must-have garden trend this year – so I tested the Vonhaus version to see if it’s worth the hype (spoiler: it is).

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10 h. ago Carl Hooper’s life in sport: from West Indies to Australia via county cricket

The West Indies batter on his effortless style, playing with his idols and how leadership brought out the best in himBy Wisden Cricket MonthlyBorn in Georgetown, Guyana, Carl Hooper, 58, played 102 Test matches for the West Indies between 1987 and 2003, scoring nearly 6,000 runs, taking 114 wickets with his wily off-spin and captaining the side in 22 of those appearances. Known as one of the most stylish, if not necessarily most consistent, batters of the era, he also played 227 ODIs and had five prolific seasons with Kent, making 22 first-class centuries in 85 matches for the club.Hooper returned to the county game with Lancashire in 2003 and is one of only three players to have scored a first-class century against all 18 first-class counties. “He was so talented, yet he didn’t understand just how good he was,” wrote Brian Lara of his former teammate. “People would ask why he didn’t do full justice to his brilliance, and you know what, there is no clear reason for it.” Continue rea...

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11 h. ago Budget airline launches ice cream range with some seriously bizarre flavours

To celebrate the opening of a new base at London Southend Airport earlier this week, easyJet offered holidaymakers the chance to enjoy a variety of gelatos in bonkers flavours,.

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16 h. ago I was desperate to be a boy and to have my breasts removed. Now I realise I was a girl all along

'I've done my best to support her at every stage, but I drew the line at giving my consent for her to have the testosterone and double mastectomy she was so intent on. And thank goodness I did.'

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16 h. ago I put the Married at First Sight ‘experiment’ to the test. The results are stark | Gideon Meyerowitz

I’ve become addicted to the show. But as a scientist I wonder: how many couples actually stay together?It has finally happened. After a decade of avoiding the show, my wife and I decided that we would try out the new season of Married at First Sight. We consume quite a bit of reality TV, so it’s not that we avoided it precisely, but something about the idea of watching people struggle to build a healthy relationship amid a storm of cameras and manufactured drama just never drew us in. At least until we watched Married at First Sight and realised it was actually kind of fun.Relationship drama makes for addictive viewing. But after watching most of a season of weird “marriages”, screaming matches and couch quizzes accompanied by deep and meaningful music, one part of the show has struck me as really weird. Everyone keeps referring to the saga as an “experiment”. From the narrator to the experts who counsel the hapless couples on their relationship dramas, the entire show seems to be c...

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