On the menu at New York City’s 11 public hospitals is pasta with Bolognese sauce, without the meat. Or Sancocho, a Latin American beef stew, minus the beef. Or maybe a black-eyed peas casserole with cornbread made without butter or…
Read MoreDecoding the Complicated Color Wheel of Wines
Once, the significant decision was red or white? Now, consumers face a much more challenging spectrum of selections. It’s a great thing. Credit…Rosie Barker Supported by By Eric Asimov Wine seems both deceptively simple and unrelentingly complicated. The complicated part…
Read MoreHeatwave warning as UK to be engulfed in 105F ‘Heat Dome’ in hours
Met Office forecast temperatures to rise Forecasters have revealed a “Heat Dome” is set to engulf the UK and Europe in hours sending temperatures rocketing above 40C. Parts of the continent will be roasted in the 105F blast, while even…
Read MoreIt’s been a long time coming: A heatwave is on its way
UK weather: Dry conditions for most but showers for some It’s the news we’ve all been longing to hear during a damp and dreary summer – a heatwave is finally coming. Temperatures are set to soar to 30C over the…
Read MoreSpy-chief claims Putin has been dead for a year – with body doubles used instead
Putin visits southern military district HQ in Rostov-on-Don Vladimir Putin may have been dead for a year, with Russia instead using a series of so-called doppelgangers, a Ukrainian spy chief has sensationally claimed. Major-General Kyrylo Budanov has previously argued the…
Read MoreElderly couples revenge after neighbour builds driveway through their garden
An elderly couple have been applauded for taking matters into their own hands when a ‘rude’ neighbour etched part of his driveway in their garden. The neighbour reportedly bought the house next door to the couple after the plot remained…
Read MoreDoomed MH370 aircraft which vanished from radar ‘found’ in remote jungle
A British tech expert has claimed to have found the missing MH370 plane after spending “hours” scanning Google Maps. Ian Wilson believes the remains of the doomed flight are lying deep in a jungle in Cambodia. Citing a “green and…
Read MoreCargo ships defy Russian threats to sail across Black Sea
Putin visits southern military district HQ in Rostov-on-Don Two cargo ships left Ukraine on a perilous journey across the Black Sea today in defiance of Russian threats, maritime officials have confirmed. Meanwhile Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish President…
Read MoreTwo killed in obliterating Russian missile strike that left Kyiv in ruins
Falling debris killed at least two in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, but defending forces say they successfully shot down 15 out of 16 drones and all 28 Russian missiles. Blasts were also heard in the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa,…
Read MoreTwo women put parrot in tumble dryer before breaking neck in ‘sadistic’ attack
Two women have been jailed for torturing and killing a friend's exotic parrot after a booze-fueling night out. Nicola Bradley, 35 and Tracey Dixon, 47 doused ex-soldier Paul Crooks’s African grey parrot in cleaning products and threw it into the…
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