An unwanted and invasive species in Michigan turns out to be a royal delicacy across the pond! After Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, there is much tradition and history to consider when planning the coronation of a new royal. One of those traditions just so happens to involve what lurks at the …
Read More »Thursday newspaper round-up: Business start-up funding, food prices, Royal Mail
Labour has launched a review of business startup funding driven by a group of industry leaders including the former Goldman Sachs chief economist and Conservative Treasury minister Jim O’Neill as it attempts to improve its credentials with business. Announcing the review amid concern over the strength of the British economy, …
Read More »People are losing it over single man posting his dinners – but he doesn’t get the fuss
Just wait… A single man is regularly posting what he’s having for tea each night on his Instagram – people are absolutely losing it over his now-viral plates but the culinary genius doesn’t get “what all the fuss is about”. Jason Jovanovic – self-styled as ‘Daft Jason’ on his Instagram – …
Read More »Royal Mail postman can barely stand up after ‘accidentally eating weed brownies’
The longest mail round ever… In a video you can’t help but chuckle at it, a Royal Mail postman has to be picked up from his round after he can barely stand up – let alone walk – after accidentally eating weed brownies. The clip itself was originally posted on …
Read More »U.K. Inflation Ticks Higher on Its Way Toward BOE’s 2% Target
Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg U.K. inflation unexpectedly accelerated in January, in what economists say is the first step toward a significant increase that could bring the rate close to the Bank of England 2% target later this year. Prices climbed 0.7% from a year earlier, boosted by the …
Read More »Queen launches £50 dry gin made on Sandringham estate
The Queen is known to enjoy a tipple and the end of a long day, with gin among the monarch’s favourite beverages. And now royal fans can get their own taste of Her Majesty’s favourite spirit as the royal has launched a new botanicals made with plants grown in her Sandringham …
Read More »Former royal chef reveals his recipe for boozy chocolate mousse loved by the Queen
The Queen’s former chef has revealed the recipe to a boozy chocolate mousse that is one of Her Majesty’s favourites. Darren McGrady, 58, who was the personal chef to the Queen in the 1990s, made a video for his YouTube channel with a step-by-step recipe explaining how she enjoys chocolate desserts, …
Read More »15stone teen Lucy would ‘marry pasta not a human’ and sleeps with snacks in bed
Shop assistant Lucy is best friends with her mum and the two have been inseparable since the teenager’s parents split up six-and-a-half years ago. In a bid to cheer up her teenage daughter, mum Rachel, 48, would treat her to McDonald’s and other junk food to “make her happy”. This …
Read More »Zakaria announces food for 300 people at charity’s Open Kitchen
LONDON: Pakistan High Commissioner Mohammad Nafees Zakaria has announced the High Commission would provide food through “Open Kitchen” set up by Muslim Hands in Hounslow for 100 people for three days with effect from June 11 to join hands in the noble cause of charity. During his visit to the …
Read More »Love it or hate it, or simply combine it | Brief letters | Food
Our Canadian friends needn’t waste their time toasting bread (Letters, 22 February). When I was a young girl our household income was very limited, so I ate whatever my mother put in front of me. A friend invited me to tea, and I was offered marmalade or Marmite to spread …
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