Donald Trump has signed off the UK’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Downing Street has indicated, paving the way for the UK to cede sovereignty over its last African colony after a six-month standoff. Under the terms of the deal, the UK will give up control of the Chagos archipelago while paying to…
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Jury selection begins on Tuesday in the retrial of Karen Read, who says she was framed by law enforcement in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read, of Mansfield, is accused of striking her boyfriend, the Boston police officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm…
Quick pickled cabbage wedges (Pictured above) Here’s the perfect pickle when you’ve bought a whole cabbage for a slaw and end up having some left over in the bottom of your fridge. It’s super easy to prepare, full of flavour, and makes midweek sausages and mash even more delicious. Serve it sliced with pulled pork,…
The Bletchley Park code breaker Charlotte “Betty” Webb has died at the age of 101, the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association (WRACA) has confirmed. Arriving at Bletchley from the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) aged just 18, Webb spent four years during the second world war at the code-breaking centre working in various roles. Webb, from…
In the winter months, I crave the comfort of repetition. I want to make a vat of soup to keep in the fridge and have a bowl for lunch every day. I long to discover a TV drama that I have somehow missed and have seasons to catch up on so that I can watch…