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• The Latest: 2 future British kings attend Pippa's wedding

  20-05-2017 15:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ENGLEFIELD, England - The Latest on Pippa Middleton's high society wedding in Britain (all times local):2:50 p.m.There were spring weddings all across England on Saturday, but only Pippa Middleton's nuptials ......
  
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• Study: Higher-income youth employed more than lower-income

  20-05-2017 13:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DURHAM, N.H. - Teenagers from higher-income families are more likely to hold jobs than those from lower-income households, according to University of New Hampshire research that suggests employment itself has ......
  
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• Three Delia puddings to ease the political pain | The Delia project

  20-05-2017 13:00
  
  With the end of the project – and a general election – in sight, at last we turn to desserts, bringing sweet relief from the political day jobI wasn’t looking forward to saying goodbye to Delia, but I was excited that for this penultimate entry, I would be tackling puddings. Growing up as I did in a house where dessert consisted of Petit Filous on a good day, soft fruit most days and cucumber when my mother was preoccupied, the prospect of making my own puddings was particularl
  
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• From Canada to Chelsea: the show garden inspired by the magical forests of Northern Ontario

  20-05-2017 11:59
  
  Charlotte Harris draws on the overwhelming beauty of remote boreal forests for her gardenThe wilderness did not sound as I had expected: there was the lap of water against the canoe, the haunting call of a loon across a lake, a rustle in the forest – all sounds that, if not familiar, are at least expected. But it was also eerily quiet: at one point, I heard a dry rasping from behind and then ahead, only to realise it was the sound of a large crow flying a slow, leisurely path away fro
  
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• Pippa Middleton wedding: a party fit for almost-royalty

  20-05-2017 11:19
  
  Facts about Saturday’s bash are scarce but that has only fed speculation over the biggest Middleton wedding since the last oneIt is not, of course, an actual royal wedding, but until Prince Harry answers the call of an impatient nation, it will have to do.
  On Saturday, at St Mark’s church in Englefield, Berkshire, Pippa Middleton, a 33-year-old best known for her shapely posterior and well-connected sister, will marry James Matthews, a 41-year-old hedge fund manager best known for ma
  
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• ‘At parliament they thought I was a cleaner': the young activists changing British politics

  20-05-2017 11:00
  
  Young people today: apathetic and disengaged? Not a bit. Meet the millennials signing up for political bootcampsDarren Keenan first experienced prejudice when he was six. He was living with his mum and her partner, who both used drugs, and he’d often be out on the streets alone until after midnight. “The local community centre was where I would spend most of my days,” he says. “There was a gang there, but I didn’t know it was a gang. Every now and again, they used t
  
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• 'Her needs had to come first': becoming a father and a widower in a week

  20-05-2017 10:30
  
  Tom Malmquist’s partner died seven days after their daughter was born. How would he make sense of life as a suddenly single parent?The doctor in the intensive care unit leaned over Karin and said, “I’ve just spoken with our haematologists, and it’s not looking good: you have a massive build-up of white blood cells. It’s highly likely that you have acute leukaemia.”It was 19 March 2012. I remember that date as a dividing line, sharp and unforgettable, between w
  
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• Christy Turlington: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? The birth of my daughter’

  20-05-2017 10:30
  
  The model on her campaign Every Mother Counts, and how she dislikes talking about her appearanceBorn in California, Christy Turlington Burns, 48, was scouted to be a model at 14 and went on to become one of the original supermodels. After suffering a postpartum haemorrhage in 2003, she took a masters in public health and set up non-profit organisation Every Mother Counts, addressing global maternal health. The charity has partnered with Toms shoes. She is married to actor Ed Burns, has two child
  
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• What I’m really thinking: the insomniac

  20-05-2017 10:00
  
  Hypnotists, therapists, camomile tea, drugs, pillows doused in lavender oil – I’ve tried them all, but still sleep eludes meIt’s 11.30pm, time to roll down the blinds of your mind and slip into the black sponge of sleep. Now it’s 12.30am, and my mind is on alert, hyper-aware, posing questions to a vacant audience: pit-pat, tit-tat, the cogs are turning when they should be grinding down. 1.30am: nope, still awake. 2.30, 3.30, and so on, and so on… unt
  
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• Modern tribes: the pregnant oversharer | Catherine Bennett

  20-05-2017 09:00
  
  We were only just thinking it might be a good time when, bam, the stick goes blue. Here, I’ll show you… no? I’m ravenous, honestly – why doesn’t anybody tell you that being pregnant makes you permanently starving? Oh dear, I’m not sure there’s anything I can eat: I can’t risk the mayonnaise, well, maybe I should just stick to broccoli – no, you have wine, I’ll have hot water. Can you believe how much we all used to drink? No,
  
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• ‘You’d come in and think, what’s dead or escaped?’: inside Britain's most controversial zoo

  20-05-2017 09:00
  
  Last summer inspectors revealed that nearly 500 animals had died in a three-year period. Can a new team turn South Lakes Safari around?It’s 2pm at South Lakes Safari zoo. “Free entry!” reads the cheerful banner tacked on to the rustic wooden entrance gate. “Hand feed a baby giraffe!” But these enticements seem to have missed their mark today: I’m the only visitor. The enormous gift shop filled mostly with stuffed animals is empty of humans. The £20 famil
  
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• Beauty: Shu Uemura has gone – what can you use instead?

  20-05-2017 09:00
  
  The withdrawal of the iconic brand from the UK market has left fans bereft. But there are some decent alternativesOn 28 April, L’Oréal announced it had withdrawn iconic makeup brand Shu Uemura from the UK market, including its e-commerce site (though not its haircare). I wasn’t wholly surprised: for me, Shu had quickly lost its way following the 2004 acquisition by L’Oréal, which had tried to turn what is essentially a cult professional artistry brand into a comme
  
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• The Helm in Cumbria is the only named example of what in Britain? The Weekend quiz

  20-05-2017 08:00
  
  From Twitter to The Conquest Of The World, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 The Helm in Cumbria is the only named example of what in Britain?
  2 Which artwork is also called Skrik or Der Schrei der Natur?
  3 Which computer system became self-aware on 29 August 1997?
  4 Who is the most-followed person on Twitter?
  5 Which French empress was born in Martinique?
  6 What was nicknamed the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare?
  7 Which whisky comes in Red, Black, Gold and Blue labels?
  8 Which BBC se
  
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• Our charity is planning a quiz night – how do we make it a success?

  20-05-2017 08:00
  
  We need advice on how much to charge and what kind of questions to askEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• 'Commit to your challenging job or quit' – our work expert responds

  20-05-2017 08:00
  
  Our careers expert – and you the readers – help a young employee stressed out by the 24/7 work culture, and a professional disappointed with a new bonus policy I am a graduate who has had two years of temping and hospitality roles, and have recently started a lower-paying but promising job in a field in which I am relatively inexperienced. The job is potentially quite interesting, but it seems to be accepted by all colleagues that the boss/owner will contact you at all hours, any day
  
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• A letter to … my son, who doesn’t know that I am probably his father

  20-05-2017 07:44
  
  The letter you always wanted to writeYour mum and I hit it off from the moment we met. She was friendly and glamorous. She was going out with my best friend. When I suddenly had an accommodation crisis, she invited me to move into a spare room for a nominal rent. At my friend’s encouragement, I accepted.The night I moved in, she tried to seduce me. I was taken aback. I said her boyfriend would not like it, to which she replied that they were not really going out. I said that was not how he
  
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• I'll believe in flying cars when I see them

  20-05-2017 07:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  It seems like flying cars are everywhere these days — except, of course, in the air.It’s virtually impossible to turn on your TV, flip through a magazine, or read a ...
  
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• Why I love… Céline Dion

  20-05-2017 07:00
  
  Is she schmaltzy? Well, yes. High camp and cheesy like a ripe camembertYou know what genre of celeb will always have a special place in my heart? The wildly famous, hugely successful, but inherently uncool superstar. I feel a kinship, and will abide no snark directed at them. The epitome of this breed is Canadian singer Céline Dion. Slander her in my presence at your peril.It feels as if Dion, 49, has been singing in my ear for ever. I remember hearing her voice on the titular song f
  
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• Tim Dowling: The house is freezing and the plumber’s gone awol – I can’t go on like this

  20-05-2017 07:00
  
  In the late afternoon the weather turns colder still The boiler remains broken. My wife sends a text to Mike the plumber. It says: “We’re cold.” He sends one back that says, “It’s spring!”. She sends one that says, “It’s snowing.” He sends one that says “ha ha.”“And then what?” I say. Continue reading...
  
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• Jeremy Lee’s recipe for apple strudel | King of puddings

  20-05-2017 07:00
  
  Warmed with spices, yet light and fruity, apple strudel is not only the perfect pud for this time of year, its added Sound-of-Music nostalgia makes it emotionally satisfying, tooOh, I love apple strudel. It is a perfect pudding at this time of year, when the last of the winter harvest is exhausted, spring has upped and gone, and there remains a slight chill in the air, with summer tantalisingly on the horizon.Apple strudel is so good it even appears in films, infamously in the hands of Christoph
  
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• Blind date: ‘I asked if he needed the loo’

  20-05-2017 07:00
  
  Will 29-year-old writer Cressida hit it off with lawyer Kai, 26?What were you hoping for?
  Something for the memoirs. Continue reading...
  
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• Collection bag from Apollo 11 moon mission to be sold at auction

  20-05-2017 01:38
  
  (Reuters) - It is a simple, square white bag that traveled to the moon in 1969 on Apollo 11 and carried back to Earth the first sample of lunar material ever collected. That bag could fetch up to $4...
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,675

  20-05-2017 01:00
  
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• Luke Mangan's tempura prawn tortillas with pineapple salsa and chipotle mayo

  20-05-2017 00:43
  
  In his latest recipe collection Sharing Plates, leading Australian chef Luke Mangan has delicious and easy recipes for sharing meals with friendsLuke Mangan’s honey and oregano haloumi with fig, golden beets, dandelion and walnuts
  I’ve always loved cooking and preparing seafood; mind you, I’ve done my fair share of it. When I first started out at The Waterside Inn in Berkshire, England, I was assigned to fish butchery – long hours gutting, skinning and filleting fish, pre
  
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