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Margaret O'Callaghan with the scrudle, a cross between a scoop, a scraper and a ladle, which won her £10,000 and a chef's acclaim, and will go on sale next year

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The new Skoda Yeti. It's not remotely abominable and it's certainly not made of snow. Nor does it have a big footprint – whether you're talking about the carbon variety or the amount of space it takes up on the road.