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• Lithuanian couple win world wife-carrying championship title in Finland

  08-07-2018 17:46
  Fifty-three men slung their wives or partners over their shoulders and hurtled off on an hour-long race in the small Finnish town of Sonkajarvi on Saturday, as thousands of fans cheered from the...
  
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• Harley-Davidsons roar into Prague for anniversary bash

  08-07-2018 15:05
  Tens of thousands of "hogs" roared into Prague on Saturday as Harley-Davidson enthusiasts from around the world converged on the Czech capital to honor the storied motorcycle maker's 115th...
  
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• Plus-size women reshape fashion market with calls for inclusive, innovative clothes

  08-07-2018 15:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Former reality show star Roxy Earle didn't have a formal fashion education to rely on for her new plus-size fashion line with collaborator Le Chateau.Instead, she turned to ......
  
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• Blazing paddles: the high art of packrafting – in Snowdonia

  08-07-2018 12:00
  With an inflatable raft on your back, adventure beckons on a journey amid Welsh hills and across ‘any body of water’Excuse me mate, why have you got canoe paddles strapped to your rucksack?” Given that I’m amid the ruins of a castle more than 1,000ft up in the Welsh hills and the nearest body of water is over a mile away, that’s not an unreasonable question from the hill walker accosting me. But there’s method in my apparent madness. I’m enjoying a day o
  
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• Stairway to heaven: Jimmy Page’s castle is his home

  08-07-2018 11:00
  The founder of Led Zeppelin shows off Tower House, his beloved Victorian castle in LondonGrowing up in London, there was a house I was fascinated by. It looked like a mini castle with a tower; red-bricked and handsome, a portal to another time with its stained-glass windows. Back then, I had no idea who lived there. Later, I discovered it belonged to the guitarist and music producer Jimmy Page, erstwhile of Led Zeppelin. I knew I had no hope of ever stepping inside. But life can throw some crazy
  
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• Thomasina Miers’ recipe for watermelon and chorizo salad

  08-07-2018 08:43
  Alive with flavour and texture, this refreshing salad is summer on a plateI am so tempted to make wild and wonderful salads in the summer. Crisp, crunchy, fresh tumbles of texture, bite and colour. Rice salads, warm salads, fresh salads, grilled salads. Some are starters, a celebration of seasonal fruit and veg, while others are heartier – vehicles for a wonderful piece of meat or fish, or cheese or nuts. They can be rich in colour, glorious to look at and taste fantastic. That they are so
  
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• Manolo Blahnik: ‘Beauty is what matters to me’

  08-07-2018 08:00
  His shoes are so coveted by women that Madonna once famously said they were better than sex. So what will men make of his footwear now that he is turning his attention to them?It’s the end of our hour together, and Manolo Blahnik is walking me out, through the grand hallway of his offices in a Georgian townhouse, when a rare silence falls over him. He is watching a courier deliver a parcel. The man has braids that are tightly bound into a green bandana that matches his uniform, and he hand
  
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• Fray Bentos: a town in Uruguay – not just a meat pie

  08-07-2018 08:00
  The sleepy town was once home to the food brand that began in 1863 and the industrial landscape is now a world heritage siteIf you are lucky enough to reach the tiny Uruguayan town of Carmelo on a summer evening, you can cycle through tranquil vineyards, past lavender bushes and a yellow chapel glowing in the fading sunset to the Italian social club for dinner. Founded in the 1930s, very little has changed since then. Lo Korrea still serves the cheap, hearty food Italian farmers devoured after a
  
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• Ugly Dumpling, London: ‘Inventive, cheap and hit-and-miss’ – restaurant review | Jay Rayner on restaurants

  08-07-2018 07:00
  Some of the food may be flawed and exceedingly silly – but it worksUgly Dumpling, 1 Newburgh Street, London W1F 7RB (020 7287 5336). Meal for two, including drinks and service £25-£40Having a long history is not the same as being good. Some things – jellied eels, say, or Norman Tebbit – have been around ages and have always been awful. And then there are things which have awfulness thrust upon them by virtue of having existed long enough for the world to have moved
  
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• Trek Powerfly: ‘A raft of next-generation technology’

  08-07-2018 07:00
  Vast offroading experience meets the best in modern ebikingTrek Powerfly
  Price £3,400, trekbikes.comFrame aluminiumEngine Bosch 500Suspension RockShoxGears ShimanoIf you come from one of Britain’s cities or spend your days rubbing shoulders in the congested southeast, you’ll be surprised to learn that the vast majority of this country is still unbuilt on. The latest research estimates that 94% of the UK isn’t urban. And that vast green resource is just waiting for you to
  
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• Nigel Slater’s summer courgette recipes | Nigel Slater recipes

  08-07-2018 07:00
  Grilled or fried, these seasonal greens are at the heart of a summer supperThe courgettes keep on coming. Anyone with a plant in a pot will already be wondering when they are going to stop. By August we will all be begging for mercy. I like them best when they are small, halved or sliced lengthways, cooked on the grill, then dropped into a dressing of olive oil, lemon and basil. That way, they can be tossed with pappardelle and capers or served with paper-thin slices of beef or with grilled praw
  
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• My teenage daughter has gone to war with her dad. Can I help? | Dear Mariella

  08-07-2018 07:00
  Mariella suggests a mother takes on the role of adviser rather than referee as her daughter begins the inevitable reshaping of her relationship with her fatherThe dilemma My 18-year-old daughter used to have a good relationship with her dad, but over the past few months has grown antagonistic towards him. She frequently tells him to go away, or asks him what his problem is. When he asks her to do something, she refuses. It’s so sad to see her act this way. I said I hoped their relationship
  
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• Bite it, squeeze it, suck it… The right way to eat mango | Nikesh Shukla

  08-07-2018 07:00
  In the midst of a particularly good mango season, Nikesh tackles his favourite fruit on a busy Paddington concourseI am waiting for a train home in Paddington station and I’ve got an Alphonso mango burning a hole in my bag. Knowing the best way to eat it isn’t exactly pleasant for my fellow hot and sticky commuters, I find a quiet corner of the station and take it out of my bag.I squeeze the mango, watching the board, waiting for my train platform to be announced. I know I have a goo
  
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• Margaret Fulton's paella valenciana recipe

  08-07-2018 03:15
  The 50th anniversary reissue of The Margaret Fulton Cookbook offers a glimpse at how Australian tastes have evolvedserves 8 Continue reading...
  
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• Glow for it with a retro app and a fake tan | Gemma Cairney

  08-07-2018 01:05
  If you want your skin to look Love Island-style bronzed, take a tan-enhancing selfie – or try the products used by starsHave you heard about Huji? It’s a photography app that takes your pics as though you were living in 1995 – it’s all warmth and grainy goodness. The softness of old photography pleases me, it makes people seem less plastic, situations seem less orchestrated and more lived in for that moment. Everyone looks fabulous, not a trout-pout in sight nor a contour
  
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