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Friday 12 July 2013
It has a reputation for being an expensive way to shop. But is it worth it?
Hungry? Print a pepperoni pizza
Thursday 23 May 2013
Nasa is funding the development of printed food with an eye on the long-haul, long-stay space missions of the future
Five-minute memoir: Russ Litten recalls the day he saw his double in Prague
Saturday 18 May 2013
I know nobody in Prague, not a soul, which is one of the main reasons I decide to move there. The last person I expect to see is myself. I always thought that the Doppelgänger only existed in Edgar Allen Poe tales. But I see mine in Prague.
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Saturday 27 April 2013
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Who shrank all the pies? Greggs downsizes and puts prices up
Friday 12 April 2013
Britain's biggest bakery chain has reduced the size of several savouries while puffing up prices months after forcing the Government to back down over the “pasty tax”.
Not 100% LaBeouf: Shia plagiarises apology note to Alec Baldwin
Friday 22 February 2013
The trajectory of an A-list fall out rarely surprises. Star meets star, egos run out of sync, agents plant bitchy stories in the press. But this week - with the Shia LaBeouf and Alec Baldwin split - gossip watchers were treated to a bizarre twist in the old routine. First, a macho and apparently heartfelt apology posted on Twitter. Second, the revelation that this email was almost entirely cribbed from a 2009 essay in Esquire. Oops!
'It's just amazing how Libor fixing can make you that much money': Traders gleefully admitted rate fixing was 'cartel'
Wednesday 06 February 2013
RBS traders gleefully admitted Libor setting had become a “cartel” as another raft of damning emails gave the reputation of the industry a fresh beating today.
Manuka Kitchen, 510 Fulham Road, London SW6
Saturday 26 January 2013
As foodies and health neurotics will tell you, manuka is a kind of super-honey, honey with magical healing properties. There was a buzz of excitement about it four years ago, when it was claimed that its antiviral and antibacterial wonderfulness meant it can heal flesh wounds: when you've finished spreading it on your toast you can smear it on your hurt finger. It comes from a single source – the bees that pollinate manuka trees in New Zealand's East Cape region – and costs a bloody fortune.
David Flatman: Signing Alex Corbisiero and his knee allows Saints to be flexible
Sunday 20 January 2013
The sizzling secrets of a good steak
Friday 04 January 2013
Know your cuts and your meat will be a treat, says Simon Usborne
David Flatman: It's official - abusing referees is bad for the game's health
Sunday 16 December 2012
Luke Blackall: It's the return of wood panelling, but wood panelling with a sense of fun
Saturday 01 December 2012
I had been planning to eat healthily. You see, I am getting married in two weeks and while I am not concerned that I'll block the aisle with my girth, I also think it's a good day to try to look one's best.
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- 3 US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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