It’s almost April and that means millions of us are about to be hit by numerous price hikes, including paying extra for using our smartphones. All of the big networks – including Vodafone, O2, EE and Three – have confirmed percentage increases for users, with some bills going up by over six percent. If that […]
Mary Berry’s bacon and potato breakfast dish is very tasty if cooked with 1 ingredient
Nothing is better than waking up in the morning and having time to make a delicious breakfast, and crispy potato rosti with bacon is incredibly easy to make. Rosti is a Swiss crispy golden breakfast dish known for being incredibly tasty, and Mary Berry’s recipe from her cookbook ‘Mary Berry Everyday’ is perfect for a […]
Jobless, isolated, fed misogynistic porn… where is the love for Britain’s lost boys? | Sonia Sodha
The boys are not all right. That’s the message from a new Centre for Social Justice report, Lost Boys, published last week. It surveys how boys and young men are faring in Britain and finds that in several areas there is now a reverse gender gap, with boys, particularly those from poorer backgrounds, struggling to […]
Trump questions if Ukraine ready ‘to settle’ unprovoked invasion of its borders
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Friday that depriving Ukraine of potential additional defensive support would test its willingness “to settle” an unprovoked invasion of its borders by Russia that has entered a fourth year. “I have to know that they want to settle. I don’t know that they want to settle,” Trump said Friday, when asked by […]
Keep spiders away with expert’s tip using item that ‘strongly deters’ them
British households are gearing up for their spring cleans and tackling any hidden spider webs they haven’t gotten around to removing during winter. While peak spider season is typically autumn, March marks a critical time when spiders start re-emerging from their winter hideouts, searching for food and shelter. Sophie Thorogood, a pest prevention expert at […]
Sunday with Nigel Havers: ‘We’ll take the dog for a walk, she’s a rare poodle-poodle’ | Nigel Havers
Up early? I like to listen to Paddy O’Connell at 9am on Radio 4. It’s a semi-political, opinionated show, with guests talking about the news. It’s amusing, witty… and I’ve been a guest, so obviously highly intelligent. What’s next? We’ll take the dog for a walk. She’s called Charlie and she’s a very rare breed […]
Dunstone beats Gushue in Page 1-2 game at Brier, Jacobs tops Carruthers in 3-4 game
When veteran skip Brad Jacobs joined his new teammates last spring, one of their main goals was to get to the final Sunday at the Montana’s Brier. Mission accomplished for the Alberta foursome. Now it’s just a matter of getting to the top step of the podium. Jacobs secured a semifinal berth with a 6-5 […]
Cheltenham Festival: The ‘world’s richest horse’ worth £18mn and ‘the perfect racehorse’ | World | News
Cheltenham Festival gets underway next week as racing fans are treated to 28 races across four days. The action will take place from Tuesday 11 to Friday 14, with gates to open at 10:30am on each of the four days. It’ll begin with the Champion Day, followed by Style Wednesday. Following that is St Patrick’s […]
I ate in idyllic hidden village but the £97 pub bill was hard to stomach
I’ve heard the interesting-sounding name Last Drop Village mentioned quite frequently over the years, often to do with people going to weddings there, but I’d never actually been. It’s not officially a village in the way a local authority might classify a village and it’s pretty hidden away, tucked behind a housing estate. But this is where […]
After 80 years of transatlantic ties, Europe forges a new alliance | Ukraine
When he rose to his feet at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Keir Starmer delivered a stirring tribute to six British soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan 13 years ago. He read out their names very deliberately, one by one. The House was silent. The prime minister then added a tribute to a 22-year-old […]