A savvy baking guru has revealed a brilliant air fryer hack for creating scrumptious doughnuts in mere minutes. Air fryers have become a kitchen staple in recent years, often favoured over traditional ovens due to their efficiency and cost-effectiveness, especially when cooking for smaller groups. If you’re a fan of baked goodies like doughnuts, this […]
Nines review – British rap great bows out with glittering career highlights | Rap
You’d be hard-pressed to find another artist who lights a baseball-bat-sized spliff in front of a sold-out O2, while lifting his trousers to reveal an ankle tag. The act earns Nines a £5,000 fine – but he shrugs: “What’s five grand to a trap star like me?” Smoke billows across the screens as Weedman plays. […]
Snooker scores LIVE: Judd Trump and John Higgins in UK Championship action | Other | Sport
Judd Trump is the standout name on Thursday’s schedule at the UK Championship in York. The world No.1 came from behind to beat Neil Robertson in the first round, with legendary snooker star John Higgins next up in round two. Stuart Bingham and Zhang Anda will face off at the opposite table, with Jak Jones […]
Feeling blue: how denim built America – in pictures | Art and design
JD Estes, naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas, August 1942 In the 18th century, a coarse fabric manufactured in Genoa, Italy, and worn by labourers was referred to as bleu de Gênes, which gave us “jeans”. At the same time, a tough twill fabric made in the south of France called serge de Nîmes gave […]
Canada seen by some as cautionary tale for U.K.’s assisted dying bill
Esther Rantzen says she doesn’t have the strength to fly to Canada to seek lasting relief from her ever-advancing cancer, but she would if she could. “I love Canada, but I think I will go to Switzerland and seek an assisted death if the illness starts to progress faster,” Rantzen, 84, said from her cottage […]
Man shares ‘mind-blowing’ hack to stop pasta water from boiling over
A clever man has left social media gobsmacked with his brilliant method to stop boiling pasta water from spilling over. We’ve all been there. One moment you’re keeping an eye on the bubbling pot, and suddenly, you’re in a frenzy trying to tackle any overflow. Sure, turning down the heat might be the usual fix, […]
Kemi Badenoch says the Tories got it wrong on immigration. She’s right – but not for the reasons she thinks | Jonathan Portes
Yesterday Kemi Badenoch said the Conservative government “got it wrong” on immigration, and promised a “strict numerical cap”. We’ve been here before. In the summer of 2010, I was chief economist at the Cabinet Office. Not long after the election, I sent David Cameron an unsolicited paper about his pledge to reduce migration to the […]
Zak Brown brutally shuts down appointing first female F1 driver | F1 | Sport
Zak Brown does not believe that McLaren development driver Bianca Bustamante has what it takes to make the Formula One grid in the future, despite a promising start to life in F1 Academy. Bustamante made her debut in the F1 Academy series in 2023 with Prema Racing, scoring two podiums and two victories en route […]
Recycling is failing as a way to reduce plastic. Here’s why
Recycling plastic isn’t working. The figure most often cited is that only nine per cent of the world’s plastic has ever been recycled. That statistic is taken from a 2017 study looking at how much plastic the world has thrown out from 1950 to 2015. It’s a lot: 6.3 billion tonnes, or the weight of nearly 54,000 CN Towers. […]
Apple confirms rare Black Friday iPhone, Apple Watch and MacBook deals – don’t miss out
Finding a deal from Apple isn’t easy but that’s all changed thanks to the big Black Friday sales. The US technology giant has confirmed its joining the price cut party with a range of on offers on devices such as its iPhones, MacBooks and Apple Watches. Now, before you get too exctited about getting huge […]