3 h. ago 'Cruel' woman chemically burns mice to death with bleach and boiling water

Carys Ann Roberts was given a suspended prison sentence after the wild mice were found to have suffered severe burns - she apologised for an 'error of judgement'

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6 h. ago Woman poured boiling water and bleach on 7 animals in horrific case of cruelty

The 28-year-old woman from Carmarthenshire has been banned from owning animals for seven years after being prosecuted for the offence

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46 h. ago Boil mashed potatoes with one simple ingredient that makes them taste so much better

A cook has shared her simple trick to making 'perfect' mashed potatoes and it involves one common ingredient that will give the dish a much more delicious flavour instead of just boiling them in water.

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4 d. ago Gang of crazed monkeys kill mum as she's covered with boiling water

There's been an uptick in monkey-related violence in across Indian villages after a woman was killed when a troop of menacing monkeys attacked her while she was carrying bath water

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9 d. ago He said just three words after pouring boiling water over a homeless man

The vicious assault arose out of a 'trivial dispute' following a night in the pub

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1 week ago Teenage killer on vulnerable prisoners wing hurled boiling water over guards

Jayden O'Brien, 18, was serving a six-year sentence at HMP Wetherby for manslaughter when he attacked two officers while on a vulnerable and volatile prisoner wing.

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2 w. ago Man tracked down woman and vandalized her home more than a year after a car wreck, cops say

An Ohio man tracked down a woman a year after a car crash, vandalized her home and poured sugar in her gas tank, cops say.

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3 w. ago How to cook the perfect roast whole new potatoes – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to cook the perfect

While anyone can roast a potato, achieving perfectly crisp-skinned, buttery-fleshed deliciousness requires a little more thought When I pitched the idea for today’s column, my editor’s response was underwhelming to say the least. “Is that even a recipe?” he asked, which is exactly the attitude that inspired me in the first place. Often the simplest dishes feel in the least need of an actual recipe, yet surely I can’t be alone in thinking that the leathery, greasy roast new potatoes that turn up so often on tables at this time of year show some room for improvement.I used to be of Jane Grigson’s opinion that “new potatoes should either be steamed or put into boiling water with sprigs of mint” – after all, they’re so good, and their season so short, from April to August, why meddle with perfection? But, having recently enjoyed crisp-skinned, buttery- fleshed beauties from a restaurant oven, I’d like to add them to my repertoire, too. While anyone can roast a potato, doing it proper ju...

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