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• 'Now Know Ye': Queen gives formal consent to royal wedding

  12-05-2018 23:39
  LONDON, (Reuters) - - Britain's Queen Elizabeth has given her formal consent to the marriage of her grandson Harry to American actress Meghan Markle in a historic document made of vellum that is...
  
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• Judy Murray: ‘I've got a photo of Andy in his high chair with a bowl of custard over his head’

  12-05-2018 19:00
  The tennis coach on why her sons’ first matches were over the kitchen table, and the dangers of eating cake at WimbledonI’ve got a great photo of Andy sitting in his high chair at my kitchen table, with a bowl of custard tipped over his head. When the kids were young I’d work on that table – that was my office, where spreadsheets were laid out. The first games of tennis Jamie and Andy played were on that table. They put cereal boxes across the middle as a net.My mum fed m
  
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• If you think pineapple on pizza is a crime, try ‘salumi marmalade’

  12-05-2018 19:00
  We might be a nation divided over the pros and cons of a Hawaiian pizza, but other toppings are also beyond the paleWhen I began thinking about this column, I hoped to take a deep, scholarly dive into the realm of the Hawaiian pizza, the abomination/delicacy (delete as applicable) that, according to recent research by YouGov, now divides the nation more than any other foodstuff.But in the end, this proved to be impossible. No book I own has any advice at all on the matter of whether pineapple ca
  
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• TV presenter Naga Munchetty: how I eat

  12-05-2018 13:00
  Between the news and amateur golfing, what fuels the broadcaster?At work, my go-to is porridge – I’ve had to ease it into my life to be healthier. I have it with chia seeds and sultanas, and a banana if I’m particularly hungry. Sometimes I have brown toast with peanut butter. I could eat boiled eggs with white pepper every day; I love them so much. At home, I boil them while I’m in the shower, and eat them on my way to the golf course – I’m a keen amateur golf
  
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• ‘I was not willing to die for my breasts': the young women opting for mastectomies

  12-05-2018 11:00
  After tests show they have a high chance of developing cancer, more and more women are choosing drastic surgery in the hope of saving their livesWhen Rose Hale’s mother was dying of ovarian cancer in the summer of 2016, Hale saw not only her mother, pale and thin in a hospital bed, but herself. Six months earlier, Hale, who is 33, married and has three sons, aged 10 to 15, discovered she carried the BRCA mutation, a gene that dramatically increased her risk of getting ovarian or breast can
  
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• Cosy up in a tiny holiday home on the Isle of Wight

  12-05-2018 11:00
  A glamping offshoot of the growing tiny house movement, this rural cabin has plenty of charm but there’s one mod con our writer can’t live withoutStepping inside Hygge, a “tiny home” on the Isle of Wight, I felt like Gandalf visiting the Shire. The world had shrunk to hobbit proportions and I was suddenly too big for my surroundings. It was a novel and rather nice feeling for someone of just 5ft 2in.The black wooden cabin-style house is one of three tiny buildings in a me
  
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• Prescription pets: 'I got a doctor’s note to fly with my dog'

  12-05-2018 10:30
  Cats, ducks and even pigs are allowed to board planes as emotional support animals in the US to help calm their anxious owners. Are they for real, asks Marisa Meltzer?Going through an airport with Joan gives everything a surreal quality. When we got to JFK in New York one morning a few months ago, the harried pace of checking in and security was slowed because everyone wanted to spend time with her. Sometimes she stopped for a drink of water or to make eye contact with a baby. When we boarded ou
  
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• Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for aubergine larb with sticky rice and shallot salad

  12-05-2018 10:30
  Punchy Laos flavours come together over soft aubergine flesh and a tart, crunchy saladThere is something primally delicious about larb, a salad from Laos in which the dressing is king. It’s rare for a dish to tick all the flavour boxes, but larb is sweet, sour, salty, bitter and has bagfuls of umami. Here, aubergine, which is baked until the flesh is soft and creamy, sits alongside sticky rice, and both act as perfect vehicles on which to transport the much punchier flavours of tamarind, s
  
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• The secret to… sharing household chores fairly with your partner

  12-05-2018 10:29
  Talk about what you grew up with, don’t hover while they’re doing their chore and don’t feel guilty if you have a cleanerWhen you first move in together you’re often too caught up with all the loveliness to talk about who does what. But it’s often the first thing to cause trouble. So, talk about what you grew up with. This might help you realise that the other person isn’t being annoying or thoughtless.Decide on the basic necessities that need to be done,
  
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• I can’t wait to turn 40. After four decades of getting things wrong, I know some stuff | Hadley Freeman

  12-05-2018 10:00
  Here’s what I’ve learned“I’m gonna be 40! Someday!” Sally sobs in When Harry Met Sally. I have long considered Sally to be my cinematic alter ego so I think of this upcoming week as Sally Albright’s Midlife Crisis, because this Tuesday I turn 40. Not someday any more – now.I’m like Sally in pretty much every regard, from the fussy eating to the dislike of wagon wheel coffee tables, but on this subject we differ. I’m genuinely excited about my
  
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• How much do you earn? ‘It’s not something you want to talk about’

  12-05-2018 10:00
  There’s nothing that makes Brits cringe more than discussing our salaries. Have the gender pay revelations changed that?How much do you earn? There are few questions that British people find so excruciating – or rude. Walking around Bristol on a heaven-scented spring day, buttonholing random strangers about their personal finances, I sense most would prefer it if I were asking when they last masturbated, or passed stool, or voted Conservative.“I’d say that’s a cheek
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s tamarind recipes

  12-05-2018 09:59
  This sweet and sour fruit lends great flavour to prawn stew, asparagus salad and glazed pork chopsThe sharp and sweet acidity of the tamarind fruit is a much-loved tool of Indian and Pakistani cooks, as well as other parts of Asia and the Middle East. But it has never become a key player in western larders, which is a shame, because it shouldn’t be restricted to one cuisine. I often interchange tamarind with vinegar or citrus, and it’s already familiar to Brits through Worcestershire
  
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• Serum capsules worth trying | Sali Hughes

  12-05-2018 09:00
  Individual capsules, twisted open for a fresh, daily application, have the added benefit of taking up about as much space in your suitcase as an aspirinSerum capsules seem an unnecessary gimmick, but other than being very convenient, there’s a strong argument for housing skincare actives in a single-dose, opaque casing, to keep them fresh and stable, away from light and air. Ingredients such as vitamin C (used for brightening) are frequently packaged in glass dropper bottles, where they&rs
  
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• Can I cook like ... James Bond?

  12-05-2018 09:00
  Our columnist finds that the suave spy isn’t quite so smooth with his culinary choicesThe first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, came out in 1953. At the time, rationing had another year yet to run in the United Kingdom, by which time Ian Fleming’s second book, Live and Let Die, was already on shelves.That scarcity is one reason the literary Bond is such a big eater. His preferred breakfast is bacon and scrambled eggs, so I kick off my morning with a serving of both. I have long been
  
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• Ade Adepitan: ‘I’d like to be the British Oprah’

  12-05-2018 08:59
  The basketball player, TV presenter and author on pancakes, planning his wedding and living for holidaysI used to be a good sleeper when I was in the national wheelchair basketball team, because life was simple then: eat, train, sleep, compete. Between refurbishing a house, planning a wedding and filming commitments, the early hours are the only time for writing. My alarm is set for 6am, so on a bad day I get only three hours’ sleep. The other day I dreamed I was walking with a swagger, wh
  
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• Why the GDPR email deluge, and can I ignore it?

  12-05-2018 08:00
  A stringent new law will change how companies handle your data. Here’s what you need to do‘Urgent action required ”, “Do you still want to hear from us?”, “We’ve updated our privacy policy”, “Should we stop sending you updates? If not, act now!”Many of us will have received emails like this during the past few weeks, some of them from companies we haven’t used for years or have maybe never even heard of. Continue reading...
  
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• What links Beethoven’s piano sonata No 14 and a 1993 Pinter play? The Weekend quiz

  12-05-2018 08:00
  From a penny to 19 pawns, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 What invention famously cost a penny at the 1851 Great Exhibition?
  2 Who writes the blog A Don’s Life?
  3 In what activity is the pretence of reality known as “kayfabe”?
  4 Deems Taylor was the MC in which film?
  5 Which initially-mocked theory was proposed in 1912 by Alfred Wegener?
  6 Which Russian drink is made from fermented bread?
  7 What was Antonia in the title&nb
  
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• How can I beat the burglars?

  12-05-2018 08:00
  We have an alarm – what other tips do readers have on devices or strategies to beat crime?Every 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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• Fit in my 40s: ‘Yoga has turned me into an idealised Jilly-Cooper version of myself’ | Zoe Williams

  12-05-2018 08:00
  More things than I realised have their roots in yoga, because yoga is at the root of all things“Just because I’m not doing yoga moves doesn’t mean I’m not doing yoga. It’s the union of body, mind and soul. You could be connecting with your inner you while you’re running.” I never am. But never mind. Lizzie Chong, 26, teaches yoga at Twenty Two Training, quite a fancy place in London. I was just after first principles, or to refine that, one crucial steer
  
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• 20 of the best Nordic summer holidays

  12-05-2018 08:00
  Stylish lakeside cabins, bear-spotting, Viking adventures and midnight sun and fun await in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland Continue reading...
  
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• Hummus happiness

  12-05-2018 07:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  To toast International Hummus Day, which falls on Sunday, May 13, let’s begin with the story of how Mary MacLean, founder of Happy Dance Hummus, came up with her jolly-sounding ...
  
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• Be sure to give the gift of time this Mother's Day

  12-05-2018 07:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There is only one more sleep until Mother’s Day, and you know what that means, don’t you?For many of you, it means you should drop whatever you are holding — ......
  
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• Space-bar science examined

  12-05-2018 07:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  In the beginning, the rules of the space bar were simple. Two spaces after each period. Every time. Easy.That made sense in the age of the typewriter. Letters of uniform ...
  
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• Hawking was close to hitting his mark

  12-05-2018 07:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Stephen Hawking’s final paper was published last week. Like his last book, The Grand Design, it is about how the universe began.In 1979, he became the 17th Lucasian professor of ...
  
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• The lonely grandpa

  12-05-2018 07:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TIANJIN, China — Han Zicheng survived the Japanese invasion, the Chinese civil war and the cultural revolution, but he knew he could not endure the sorrow of living alone. On ...
  
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• We can handle the truth

  12-05-2018 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Near the end of her memoir, And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, Meaghan O’Connell makes an observation that could serve as a raison d’être for ...
  
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• ‘I still buy gig tickets and vinyl LPs like I did as a teenager’

  12-05-2018 07:30
  Steve Brennan on why he values experiences, such as getting his album mastered at Abbey RoadMy approach to money is probably shaped by my early teenage years when my parents were divorcing. We were not well off, and I did paper rounds morning and night so I could buy clothes and records like the other kids. It taught me that if you worked hard you could earn well. In my later teenage years, I started some small enterprises designing and printing magazines from my bedroom and had to make sure we
  
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• Blind date: ‘I made him choose our dinner in its entirety’

  12-05-2018 07:00
  Cameron, 35, lawyer, meets Steve, 31, radio pluggerWhat were you hoping for?
  A fun night out that didn’t involve me making up an excuse to leave early. Continue reading...
  
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• 'I feared I'd be left with prejudiced children​ ​who didn't love me': life as a stepmother

  12-05-2018 06:59
  One moment I was single, the next I was raising children who were conspicuously ‘not mine’It is so hot I could melt. I am sauntering along the genteel pavements of Henley-on-Thames, on the family Sunday of the famous festival. The air is thick with whoops and shrieks: a conjuror’s tricks are blowing two dozen well-schooled little minds on a lawn nearby. A band plays; stilt-walkers stride among us. We stroll along: a Jamaican-Nigerian woman with braids down her back, a bearded E
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,980

  12-05-2018 01:00
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• Prize crossword No 27,507

  12-05-2018 01:00
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