20 m. ago Meghan is 'enormously shallow' for 'trying to become an instant Beyonce', Princess Diana's biographer Tina Brown says

Royal expert Tina Brown described Meghan Markle as 'enormously shallow' while appearing on the latest episode of the Mixed Signals by Semafor Media podcast.

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35 m. ago Rachel Roddy’s homage to Anna del Conte and Vincenzo Corrado’s fennel with pistachio, lemon and anchovy sauce | A kitchen in Rome

An ancient recipe for a sprightly side dish or salad with an eccentric ingredient combination that surprisingly works a treatI am looking after a pile of cookbooks at the moment. They belonged to the late cook and teacher Carla Tomasi, who wanted them to be useful, so gave them to the Latteria cooking studio. However, until the studio has more shelves, I have 15 of Carla’s 60 books sitting by my desk. They are a well-loved pile, but five in particular stand out as having been used and used. The first is Dan Lepard’s Short and Sweet, which, thanks to grey duct tape, is just about holding together, and the second is Thane Prince’s Perfect Preserves, also duct-taped. The third is a 1985 edition of Claudia Roden’s A Book of Middle Eastern Food, the fourth Elisabeth Luard’s 1991 The Flavours of Andalusia and the fifth Anna del Conte’s 1987 Gastronomy of Italy, all of which are missing at least one cover, have loose pages and bite marks (dogs?), are covered in brown paper and have their t...

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70 m. ago Why the Pope could never be female as Vatican officials set to meet to choose new leader

Cardinals from across the globe will gather in a conclave to vote and a new pope will be elected by the majority but due to tradition and history, a woman will never be the leader of the Catholic Church

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75 m. ago Defiant trans activists and drag queens brag 'where we do our business is none of your business' in video inside women's toilets after Supreme Court ruling

The landmark hearing on Wednesday ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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95 m. ago I visited every country in the world without flying. Here are eight things I learned

Spending nearly a decade on the move gave me a deeper understanding of the importance of conversation, people’s boundless generosity – and my limitationsI have often felt as if I was born 100 years too late. There was a time when satellites weren’t whizzing above us and everything had yet to be discovered or filmed. Growing up, it seemed as if all the great adventures had happened before I was born. But in 2013 I discovered that – although it had been attempted – no one had made an unbroken journey through every country without flying. I had a shot at becoming the first to do it.I was fascinated that such an adventure was still out there, untouched. However, I was in my 30s, I had just met a wonderful woman, my peers were having their first children (and in some cases their second) and I had a 12-year career in shipping and logistics. But I couldn’t let the idea go. So, at 34, I set off – and didn’t return home until almost a decade later. These are the lessons I learned along the w...

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2 h. ago Latest Chelsea injury should see the end of Reece James experiment

The injury-hit captain could do with one less thing to worry about

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3 h. ago Woman, 25, who had back pain 'from exercise' died year after diagnosis

Kate was fit and athletic, and was told she had sciatica from 'exercising too much'

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3 h. ago English woman believed to be in Scots city after reported missing

"We are becoming increasingly concerned for Alice’s welfare and are keen to trace her as soon as possible."

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4 h. ago Woman, 25, dies as back pain 'misdiagnosed as sciatica' before shock diagnosis

The sister of a woman who died less than a year after a "grapefruit-sized tumour" was discovered say "things could have been different" if the cancer was spotted sooner

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4 h. ago Woman compares cheap Tesco teabags to PG Tips and Yorkshire Tea to find the best

A woman has shared a blind taste test of some of the UK's top tea brands and was left surprised when one came out on top, despite it being a little more expensive than she'd usually go for

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4 h. ago Neirud review – a mysterious family relationship that unravels Brazil’s complex social fabric

Film-maker Fernanda Faya weaves together a loving homage to her circus performer grandmother and her elusive companionBuried secrets bubble to the surface in Brazilian film-maker Fernanda Faya’s tender and searching documentary, which seeks to disentangle the hidden knots of her fascinating family tree. The film opens with lovingly recorded home videos of various gatherings, including her childhood birthday celebrations, the only time of the year when her paternal grandmother, Nelly, would visit. A formidable woman of Roma ancestry, Nelly came from a long line of skilled circus performers, an illustrious ancestry that ended when Faya’s father did not join the family business.One particular aspect long eluded Faya: Nelly was always seen with woman called Neirud, whom Faya called aunt, but their actual relationship was a mystery; when Neirud died, her house was emptied of all personal photos and keepsakes. Through meticulous research, Faya gradually uncovered Neirud’s story. A Black w...

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4 h. ago Kerry Katona addresses dating Katie Price and ‘being with a woman’

Kerry Katona has addressed a growing rumour that she is dating close friend Katie Price in her weekly column, and cleared up whether she's ever been with a woman.

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6 h. ago Americans detained and blacklisted from countries after using petsitting travel 'hack'

A so-called travel 'hack' has turned into a nightmare for some Americans at international borders.

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6 h. ago A horse therapy program in Namibia brings joy to children with learning disabilities

A woman in the southern African country of Namibia runs a program that harnesses the power but also the gentleness of horses to help children with learning disabilities and conditions like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism

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6 h. ago A ‘strange dance’: media mogul Saad Mohseni on making TV under the Taliban

Once dubbed the ‘Afghan Rupert Murdoch’, Mohseni’s media business was founded after the fall of the Taliban and is now navigating their returnSaad Mohseni wants more female faces on his Afghan TV channel. He hopes he might get a deal with the Taliban for him to air a historical drama – in which all the women have been through the menopause.“If a woman menstruates, [the showing of an uncovered female face] is haram [forbidden], right?” Mohseni said. “But as soon as they go through, you know, menopause, then you can have them uncovered. It’s ridiculous, it’s so offensive. So now we try to negotiate with [the Taliban] to do a soap opera that’s going to have these women over the age of 50. We have to try.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Hydrangeas last much longer if one free item is buried in the soil

April is a crucial time for hydrangeas, but if you see your plants looking a bit sorry there is one simple, yet effective, hack that's meant to revive them in no time

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7 h. ago Scots women behind definition of woman challenge flooded with hate mail and threats

Campaign group For Women Scotland has been inundated with death threats and online abuse since the Supreme Court ruling last Wednesday.

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7 h. ago Households with barely any sun in the garden urged to plant these 5 flowers

If you want to fill your garden with beautiful climbing plants but don't get much sun, not to worry. Experts reveal five gorgeous climbers that thrive in the shade

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9 h. ago Divorce experts reveal the small bad habits that can ruin marriages

The woman was slumped in the chair, head in hands. It was clear to divorce lawyer Sheela Mackintosh-Stewart that her client's marriage was at the end of its road.

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9 h. ago SHANE WATSON: Every woman over 50 has this denim jacket in their wardrobe

This is not scientifically proven, but I'm pretty sure that the denim jacket - the classic trucker style that's been around forever - is the oldest item in most women's wardrobes.

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