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• Jess Cartner-Morley: this season, your jeans should be stiff, smart and straight

  29-10-2025 15:00
  Jeans can be so much more than your standard weekend staple. Pick the right style, add the right accessories and you’ve got yourself a sharp, fresh lookA funny thing happened at the Venice film festival this year: Julia Roberts turned up in jeans. A film festival red carpet usually means chiffon and sequins, bare shoulders and sweeping hems, but Julia – look, I feel like we are on first-name terms at this point – wore dark Versace jeans with a pale striped blouse and a tailored
  
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• How to turn pastry scraps into a quick and tasty caramelised onion tart – recipe | Waste not

  29-10-2025 14:00
  This simple and on-trend upside-down tart turns leftover trimmings into a fun twist on a French classicThis is my quick version of pissaladière, and it transforms a small amount of leftover pastry scraps into a spontaneous treat. Keep and combine any trimmings into a ball and re-roll as and when required. Pastry keeps well in the freezer, and by skipping two time-consuming steps in the traditional recipe – that is, making the pastry and caramelising the onions – this one comes
  
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• Am I a type A personality - and should I care? | Arwa Mahdawi

  29-10-2025 12:00
  Videos about personality science are going viral on social media, but beware of giving them credence ...In the 1950s, a secretary in a San Francisco medical office noticed something weird: some of the chairs in the waiting room needed to be reupholstered more frequently than others. Patients with coronary disease, she realised, nearly always arrived on time and gravitated towards hard upholstered chairs rather than comfy sofas. They’d then sit on the edge of the chair, fidget, and aggressi
  
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• A love letter to Jellycat: ‘I know what I’ll be placing under the Christmas tree’

  29-10-2025 10:43
  Collector Mollie Davies explains her Jellycat passion – the adorable characters cemented her long-term relationship, influence her holiday plans and adorn every corner of her homeWhether I’m shopping for the perfect gift for a newborn baby, a friend’s birthday, or an anniversary of any kind, there’s one brand I always turn to. For years, Jellycat’s soft, joyful characters have been my gifting go-to – I’d go as far as to say there isn’t an occasion
  
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• The young local talent breathing new life into the Isle of Skye’s food scene

  29-10-2025 08:00
  A new generation of chefs and distillers are showcasing the Hebridean island’s outstanding produce and creating jobs for fellow islandersWith its dramatic, rugged mountain skyline, winding roads and ever-changing weather, the Isle of Skye has long appealed to lovers of the wild. Over the last decade, however, the largest island in the Inner Hebrides has been drawing visitors for other reasons – its dynamic food and drink scene. Leading the way are young Sgitheanach (people from Skye)
  
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• Stuffed yorkies and honey-roast duck with pears: Joshua Overington’s recipes for duck, Yorkshire-style

  29-10-2025 07:00
  Two warming autumnal centrepieces from the north of England that ooze cosy comfort foodLate autumn in the UK is a fantastic time to be a cook. You have all the preserves from the warmer months to work with, prolonging the essence of balmier days, but, as colder weather draws in, it’s also a time to think about heartier fare to warm our bellies. Root vegetables, mushrooms and dark red meat play a prominent role in making the winter chill not just bearable but somehow even desirable. Duck is
  
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