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Multiple Target workers fired for buying limited edition Stanley Cup

Multiple Target workers fired for buying limited edition Stanley Cup

The company fired employees for using their jobs to ‘gain an unfair advantage over guests’ to buy store merchandise

The Independent - Life and Style

How to get Taylor Swift’s famous red lipstick look

How to get Taylor Swift’s famous red lipstick look

Here’s how to get the ‘Cruel Summer’ singer’s makeup look

The Independent - Life and Style

What baking tin for what job, and does it matter? Kitchen aide

What baking tin for what job, and does it matter? Kitchen aide

Can you use a flat tin for a fat cake? And does size really matter? Our experts reveal all …Got a culinary dilemma? Email feast@theguardian.comI often don’t have the required size of cake or tart tin called for in a recipe. How many tins does a person need? If I don’t have the right size, should I go smaller or larger?Nicky, Norwich“You know Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Well, I think of baking kit a bit like that,” says pastry chef Nicola Lamb, whose first book, Sift, is out in May. At the bottom of the pyramid, you’ve got basic needs, such as food and safety, then, at the top...

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Rail strike: How can you reach the airport by train?

Rail strike: How can you reach the airport by train?

Links to Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Birmingham and Manchester are badly hit by the train drivers’ walk-outs

The Independent - Travel

Pliers, abscesses and agonising pain: Britain’s dental crisis – as seen from A&E

Pliers, abscesses and agonising pain: Britain’s dental crisis – as seen from A&E

With ‘dental deserts’ all over the UK, hundreds of thousands of people now flock to hospitals or GPs each year for treatment. And the problem is only getting worseWhen Lucy finally found a dentist that would accept NHS patients, she asked if she could join with her family. She lives in Devon with her husband and two children and none have access to an NHS dentist. “They said no,” she says. “So I asked them to take my children, not me or my husband, but they said they couldn’t take the children without an adult.” But they weren’t taking new adult patients, either.Routine private...

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First train strikes of the year cripple busy rail routes

First train strikes of the year cripple busy rail routes

Union boss warns things are ‘going to get worse’ while the prime minister called the pay offer ‘fair and reasonable’

The Independent - Travel

Hot stews for cold days: Tamal Ray’s recipes for hearty vegan braises

Hot stews for cold days: Tamal Ray’s recipes for hearty vegan braises

A filling pumpkin, sage and barley stew, plus a mushroom and kidney bean winter warmerIn January I inevitably turn to whole foods: dark, leafy brassicas, whole grains, beans simmered slowly on the stove top. Here are two nourishing dishes that put them all to work – both are vegan and both are very freezer-friendly, if cooking ahead is your thing. One takes inspiration from the herby Persian classic ghormeh sabzi, albeit a pared-down version of what is traditionally a luxurious dish. The other, a pumpkin, ale and barley stew, is a chance to raid your store-cupboard. Continue reading...

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A young girl’s avatar was assaulted in the metaverse – what should be considered a crime in VR worlds?

A young girl’s avatar was assaulted in the metaverse – what should be considered a crime in VR worlds?

Metaverse developer’s joyful immersive universe has taken a dark turn, and the harm caused is real – Ellie Muir explores how virtual worlds are rife with rape culture and misogyny, and asks how we are going to make them safe to experience

The Independent - Life and Style

King Charles and Kate check out of hospital after treatments - with weeks of recovery ahead

King Charles and Kate check out of hospital after treatments - with weeks of recovery ahead

Both members of the royal family will continue their recovery at home and are reportedly stepping back from official engagements for several weeks

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TikTokers use ketchup to put relationships to ‘test’

TikTokers use ketchup to put relationships to ‘test’

TikTok users are "testing" their relationships using a common household condiment.

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Groom’s brother shocks guests with hilarious family secret during wedding toast

Groom’s brother shocks guests with hilarious family secret during wedding toast

‘I’m not kidding he’s probably been thinking about that everyday since it happened,’ one comment reads

The Independent - Life and Style

Teacher charges third graders ‘rent’ to teach them lessons in finance

Teacher charges third graders ‘rent’ to teach them lessons in finance

‘Just like I have to pay bills, they have to pay bills,’ teacher says

The Independent - Life and Style

Ed Westwick announces engagement to girlfriend Amy Jackson

Ed Westwick announces engagement to girlfriend Amy Jackson

Couple went Instagram official in 2022

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English National Opera strike suspended as interim settlement agreed

English National Opera strike suspended as interim settlement agreed

Equity union says 1 February action over job cuts has been called off and it expects a full resolution soonA planned strike by musicians and performers in the English National Opera over planned cuts to its workforce has been suspended.On Monday, the performing arts union Equity announced an interim settlement with the ENO and said it expected a full resolution soon. Continue reading...

The Guardian

Sex, Spies and Scandal by Alex Grant review – the cold war and an untold part of Britain’s LGBT history

Sex, Spies and Scandal by Alex Grant review – the cold war and an untold part of Britain’s LGBT history

This sympathetic telling of the John Vassall affair is strong on the homophobic paranoia that wrecked British lives in the 1950s – and a reminder that the Kremlin’s use of blackmail is nothing newIn October 1954 a clerk working at the British embassy in Moscow, John Vassall, was invited to a party. Vassall got into a taxi with a “dark-haired stranger” and found himself in the Hotel Berlin. There, he had dinner with a group of Russian men in a private dining room. Soon, he was naked and lying on a divan. Two men raped him. Another took photographs. At 3.30am they brought him home in a...

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Landscapes of Resistance review – an enigmatic meditation on a life marked by Auschwitz

Landscapes of Resistance review – an enigmatic meditation on a life marked by Auschwitz

This documentary by Serbian-born director Marta Popivoda is a mildly psychedelic drift into the horror of one woman’s deportation and determined survivalMuch of this Serbian documentary uses a striking, mildly psychedelic technique: a super-slow dissolve between images that morph near-imperceptibly into the next. Cracks in rendered rural walls appear to shift and Balkan forest vegetation undergoes subtle mutations, as the film’s subject, nonagenarian Sofia Vujanovic, recalls her past in voiceover: one of Tito’s partisans, her wartime activities and subsequent deportation to Auschwitz. It...

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The latest deals to save you up to 83 per cent on top brands

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People cannot stop laughing at SNL mocking the Stanley Cup craze

People cannot stop laughing at SNL mocking the Stanley Cup craze

Dakota Johnson, Heidi Gardner, and Chloe Fineman pose as the stereotypical Stanley water bottle owners

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Woman sparks debate after wearing white to her sister’s wedding

Woman sparks debate after wearing white to her sister’s wedding

‘It seems odd to me that you wouldn’t discuss what you plan to wear with her prior to her wedding, is there a lack of closeness between you?’ commenter questioned

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Server says mom was upset that kids’ menu had no ‘healthy’ options

Server says mom was upset that kids’ menu had no ‘healthy’ options

A mother asked to see restaurant’s manager after taking issue with the restaurant’s “unhealthy” children’s menu

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Mom begs for no diet talk when buying Girl Scout cookies

Mom begs for no diet talk when buying Girl Scout cookies

‘They shouldn’t worry about the calories of the cookies, the diet the person they’re selling to is on, or the body flaw that’s causing a person not to purchase,’ the upset mom says

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What will the EU’s new entry/exit system mean for British travellers?

What will the EU’s new entry/exit system mean for British travellers?

Under the Entry/Exit System every British traveller to the Schengen Area must be fingerprinted and provide a facial biometric

The Independent - Travel

How to use skin tints for a softer lift

How to use skin tints for a softer lift

Try a skin tint for a more natural finish without the effort of a full-on foundationA lot of people are averse to foundations. Even so they still want something on their skin – something to provide a little bit of colour or smoothness (I’m not talking about ironing out wrinkles here, but more to even out skin tone and texture), but without the commitment of a full-on foundation. I’d argue that there are excellent modern foundations that are akin to skincare, but if that is still too much coverage, a skin tint is your answer. They are essentially lightweight, moisture-boosting products...

The Guardian

Comic Relief 2024: Sir Lenny Henry to host for final time

The comic says it is time for "new faces" after hosting the BBC charity telethon for almost 40 years.

BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Martin Bashir: BBC releases 3,000 emails about Princess Diana interview scandal

The corporation was ordered to release documents relating to Bashir's interview with Princess Diana.

BBC News - Entertainment & Arts