World » 6 days ago
This recipe tastes punchier and is cheaper than the chain version – but is it worth the prep time?This week Pret a Manger sparked uproar when it launched a range of new supersized salads. It came as a response to what Pret said was a “shift in what customers want from lun...
World » 6 days ago
(Def Jam) The surprise seventh album from the former tween idol is musically expansive, abetted by a host of star producers. If only he’d thought about the words a bitIn the mid-2010s, pop music changed. Instead of hou...
World » 6 days ago
If Jamaica is synonymous with sun, sea and freedom to some, they might be surprised to hear that is not necessarily the case for Jamaicans as only 1% of the country’s beaches are open to the public. The rest are walled off by resorts, protected by private security and locked behind a coloni...
World » 6 days ago
Forget soggy sandwiches! From pocket-sized burners to multi-hob wonders, these camping stoves came top in our tests• The best camping mattresse...
Lifestyle » 1 week ago
Davies is the fifth most common surname in the UK, with a huge concentration in Wales, so it’s a wonder it found meI n August last year I received a message on Ancestry.com. A lady called Rhian, who shared my surname, had sent&nbs...
Lifestyle » 6 days ago
How one couple have future-proofed their 18th-century cottage by the River Earn in PerthshireGlaswegian retirees Jim McConnachie and Frances McChlery had always dreamed of building their own home with a waterside view, and had even toyed with buying a plot on Scotland’s w...
Lifestyle » 6 days ago
Language learning app’s research seems on low side judging by my two-day experiment to record how often I say sorryBritish people say “sorry” on average nine times a day, according to research by Babbel, a German language learning app – the upstart Duolingo. Foreigners we...
Lifestyle » 6 days ago
These quintessential country flowers relish the dappled shade often cast in built-up areas – and there’s a variety for everyoneI’ve only ever gardened in cities, and I’ve lived in them for more than half my life, but my rural roots show when it comes to foxgloves. They ar...
Lifestyle » 6 days ago
A decadent taste of dark chocolate, light sponge, and summery juicy jelly to cut through the sweetness – all in one mouthfulI don’t buy jaffa cakes nearly as often as other biscuits, but when I do, I’m reminded how much I love them. They’re surprisingly easy to make from ...
Lifestyle » 6 days ago
A lighter, summer-splashed take on the negroni, without the Campari, but with rosé vermouth and a French bittersThis is a Frenchified take on the classic, as well as a rose-tinted riff on the white negroni. The lack of Campari means it’s much lighter than the dark red of ...