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• Why a pressure cooker can save both time and money | Kitchen aide

  17-01-2023 15:00
  
  Pressure cookers can steam-cook anything from vegetables and pulses to fish and stews in a fraction of the time, and our panel of chefs agrees they preserve flavour, tooGot a culinary dilemma? Email [email protected] are the advantages of pressure cookers?
  Charlie, Lincoln
  What really sets pressure cookers apart from other bits of kitchen kit, notes food writer Catherine Phipps, is their versatility. “I don’t see them as a gadget, but just as a saucepan with a specially adapt
  
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• Two arrests and three police officers injured in protest at asylum hotel

  11-06-2026 16:18 via bbc.com
  
  Two police vehicles were also damaged as items were thrown at officers near the hotel in Greenock.
  
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• 'I haven't left my house, I'm scared' says Mean Girls actor as Belfast shows cancelled over violence

  11-06-2026 16:05 via bbc.com
  
  The Mean Girls musical's run in Belfast is cancelled following disorder in the city.
  
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• Asylum appeal backlog at record high, new figures show

  11-06-2026 15:52 via bbc.com
  
  While the government has cut the backlog of cases waiting for a decision, the number of appeals has risen.
  
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• Rapist jailed for trafficking and abusing girls

  11-06-2026 15:21 via bbc.com
  
  Bawan Harwe is jailed for a series of child abuse offences against girls aged 12 to 16.
  
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• Brothers who were racing home guilty of killing man and seriously injuring son

  11-06-2026 14:44 via bbc.com
  
  Rhys Jenkins died at the scene and his son was airlifted to hospital after being hit by the BMW X3.
  
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• Asylum seeker who raped woman, 18, jailed

  11-06-2026 14:10 via bbc.com
  
  Sheraz Malik, 28, was found guilty of two counts of rape by a jury in January.
  
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• Police officer, 19, dies from crash injuries

  11-06-2026 13:54 via bbc.com
  
  Jess Turnbull "had so much to look forward to in her career and her life", the chief constable says.
  
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• Nearly 3,000 patients a day in England face corridor care in NHS

  11-06-2026 11:08 via bbc.com
  
  New data reveals sheer scale of patients in England being treated in unsafe and undignified make-shift areas.
  
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• Make stolen phones unusable, Met Police urges tech giants

  11-06-2026 09:32 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Mark Rowley has asked the home secretary to introduce legislation forcing companies to publish data on stolen devices.
  
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• Mum's plea to reopen case into daughter's shooting

  11-06-2026 08:45 via bbc.com
  
  The mother of Lucy Harrison, who was shot by her father at his Texas home, demands further inquiries.
  
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• 'Hidden house' farmer slams contempt conviction

  11-06-2026 07:12 via bbc.com
  
  Helen Lowe was found in contempt of court for failing to remove a house she built inside a barn.
  
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• Jilted bride who went ahead with wedding gets engaged

  11-06-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  
  Rather than cancel the £12,000 big day, Kayley Stead went ahead with it, posting videos and photos online.
  
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• Facing a seismic by-election, the people of Makerfield tell us what matters to them

  11-06-2026 06:19 via bbc.com
  
  In conversations with residents, business owners and campaigners in Makerfield, the BBC found a mixed mood.
  
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• Family of British toddler criticises police as Australian inquiry into cold case murders begins

  11-06-2026 06:13 via bbc.com
  
  NSW inquiry will also examine whether notorious serial killer Ivan Milat was responsible for more murders.
  
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• Smacking children could lead to lower GCSE grades, study suggests

  11-06-2026 01:33 via bbc.com
  
  A University College London (UCL) study suggests that smacking children "does no good whatsoever".
  
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• Mike Ashley's Frasers offers £1.73bn to buy all of Hugo Boss

  11-06-2026 01:04 via bbc.com
  
  The retail group already owns just over a quarter of the German fashion brand but wants to buy the rest of it.
  
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• Changing visa rules for care workers is wrong, says Rayner

  10-06-2026 22:47 via bbc.com
  
  The former deputy prime minister says changing visa rules for migrants already living in the UK would be "un-British".
  
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• Essex Police given new information on West Ham co-owner David Sullivan

  10-06-2026 21:19 via bbc.com
  
  Police have been contacted with new information about the West Ham co-owner following a BBC Panorama and Times investigation.
  
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• 'I'll never get over watching my home burn': Belfast residents reel after night of unrest

  10-06-2026 20:20 via bbc.com
  
  A night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of the city.
  
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• How a knife attack sparked a night of violence in Belfast

  10-06-2026 19:31 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Verify mapped some of the violent disorder that took place in Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Sara Sharif's siblings to stay in Pakistan

  10-06-2026 19:26 via bbc.com
  
  Surrey County Council has withdrawn from the case to bring the five children back to the UK.
  
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• Vets advise ban on over the counter flea treatment for pets

  10-06-2026 19:06 via bbc.com
  
  Pet owners have historically been advised they should treat cats and dogs as a preventative measure every month.
  
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• Alleged hitman mimed shooting police during arrest

  10-06-2026 18:58 via bbc.com
  
  Johannes Natland is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of conspiracy to commit murder.
  
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• Friends of teen footballer hope his death leads to mandatory cardiac arrest training

  10-06-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  Adam Ankers, who had an undiagnosed heart condition, collapsed while playing football in 2024.
  
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• Torched homes and vehicles: Destruction after Belfast unrest

  10-06-2026 18:52 via bbc.com
  
  Houses, vehicles and a bus were set on fire during violent protests on Tuesday night after a knife attack in Belfast.
  
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• Three arrested over Glasgow disorder and racist assaults after Belfast knife attack

  10-06-2026 18:17 via bbc.com
  
  Police Scotland said members of the public were attacked "because of the colour of their skin" on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Students' data taken in major university cyber-attack

  10-06-2026 17:58 via bbc.com
  
  Hackers from a well-known cyber criminal group access personal student data, the university says.
  
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• Toby Carvery and council make peace in legal battle over felled 500-year-old oak tree

  10-06-2026 17:51 via bbc.com
  
  The roast dinner chain's owners agree to fund tree planting after the 500-year-old tree was chopped down.
  
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• Rapist released in error fled UK on Eurostar

  10-06-2026 16:56 via bbc.com
  
  Bernadin Dedic is on the run from justice after being mistakenly set free from HMP Wormwood Scrubs.
  
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