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Meghan is confirmed as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia – asking contestants to ‘create a dish fit for a Duchess’
The former actress filmed the slot on the hit cookery show when she visited Australia with husband Prince Harry during their pseudo-royal tour in April.
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South Yorkshire teen found safe, France look formidable, Apple opens iOS 27 beta
A missing South Yorkshire teenager has been found safe after nine days, while Harry’s dual “prince and dad” job title raises eyebrows, the Paramount-Warner merger faces mounting US opposition, and Apple’s iOS 27 public beta lands.
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Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan review – a chef’s elegy to London
Skipping between London, Shanghai and Hong Kong, this tale of family migration, politics and food has plenty of flavour and fire Amber Fan, the 22-year-old protagonist of Kit Fan’s heartfelt and elegiac second novel, is ready to say goodbye. Goodbye to her parents, who are booked on the midnight flight from London to Hong Kong,…
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The Sheffield College wins Wellocks Best Dish Award – | Craft Guild of Chefs
The Sheffield College wins Wellocks Best Dish Award | Craft Guild of Chefs
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Call for right to grow food on unused public land
Campaigners in London have called on the Greater London Authority (GLA) to introduce a city-wide “Right to Grow” framework, allowing communities to convert unused public land into allotments, community gardens and orchards. While several boroughs, including Hounslow, Southwark and Hackney, already operate such schemes, campaigners want City Hall to create a standardised model that all…
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US burrito chain Chipotle opening first outlet in Mexico
Other US fast food brands have struggled to succeed in the countries their dishes originated.
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Revealed: Alarming reasons behind Britain’s alcohol death crisis – according to the scientists that spotted the surge in victims (and it’s not just Covid)
A Daily Mail report highlights concerns among scientists over a sustained rise in alcohol-related deaths across Britain, with researchers pointing to factors beyond the Covid-19 pandemic as drivers of the crisis. The article frames this as part of a wider pattern of health experts identifying and explaining a surge in alcohol-related fatalities in recent years,…
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Is tracking your food purchases good for your health?
A growing number of consumers are using smartphone apps such as Yuka to scan barcodes and instantly assess how healthy their food and cosmetics purchases are, part of a wider “food tracking” trend that started in France. The apps use traffic-light-style scoring to flag high sugar, saturated fat or additive content, encouraging shoppers to switch…
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Best served cold! Furious restaurateur gets revenge on diners who leave bad reviews by sharing CCTV of them appearing to enjoy their food
A restaurant owner has hit back at customers who left negative online reviews by releasing CCTV footage that appears to show them enjoying their meals, arguing the footage contradicts their complaints. The move highlights growing tensions between hospitality businesses and platforms such as Google and TripAdvisor, where owners often feel they have little recourse against…
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Seaside town plagued by ‘biblical’ plague of flies: Swarms of ‘disgusting’ insects invade homes and businesses in heatwave as residents blame nearby recycling centre
A seaside town has been hit by what residents describe as a “biblical” plague of flies during the current heatwave, with swarms of insects invading homes and businesses and prompting anger from locals. Residents have pointed the finger at a nearby recycling centre as the likely source of the infestation, arguing that warm weather has…