Last summer I took my old Kia to a branch of the car broker webuyanycar to sell, only to discover that its database showed a car with my registration number had been “written off” and an insurance claim paid out. This came as a shock. I have not been in an accident nor made any … Read more
new video loaded: SpaceX Rocket Launch Creates a Glowing Spiral in Night Sky transcript Back transcript SpaceX Rocket Launch Creates a Glowing Spiral in Night Sky Frozen fuel from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a luminous swirl that lasted for several minutes and could be seen from Britain and much of Europe. Look at … Read more
“It makes sense to Rachel Reeves, I don’t know if it makes sense to anyone else,” said a grumbling pubgoer on hearing the news that the average pint is expected to rise above the £5 mark for the first time in history next month. According to research by Frontier Economics commissioned by the British Beer … Read more
When we asked new mums about the best gifts they’d received, there was one answer we heard over and over again: FOOD. Taking care of dinner in those first topsy-turvy weeks and months with a newborn will always go down well – as will any emergency breastfeeding snacks. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will … Read more
Name: Romcom age limits. Age: 60. Appearance: Twinkly (but slightly less twinkly than before). Are we sure we should be doing this? We’re going to get hammered for ageism, surely. Nah, it’s fine. Really? We’re definitely going to get letters. No, it would be wrong and offensive if we were the ones saying that people … Read more
When you think of your mailbox, what comes to mind? Fliers that head straight to the trash, tax forms and bank statements, the dreaded jury duty notice. Maybe a magazine or two, if you’re lucky. Most likely, it’s been a long time since you’ve been excited to get snail mail. But after nearly five years … Read more
I like pre-packed gnocchi as much as the next person, but it has never been something I can get particularly excited about (I’m obviously not including handmade gnocchi in this statement, because that is heaven sent). However, frying ready-made gnocchi so they are golden and nutty on the outside, elevates them to something lighter, tastier … Read more
Before rhubarb was paraded around like a fruit, crowning pavlovas, cakes and tarts, it was – and, in fact, is – a vegetable. We shouldn’t forget this, because the crispness of raw rhubarb is perfect in salads, sambols and pickles, while in cooked form it sits beautifully alongside rich, fatty proteins such as mackerel, pork … Read more
I’m gassing myself up to say agarra la barra, the Spanish phrase for “grab the barbell”. It’s a nightmare: the double rolled Rs, the “a” sounds that should sound identically light, the soft “g” and “b”. I’d never attempt such an ambitious sentence with a human, but Christian, an AI chatbot, gets me. “I’ve grabbed … Read more
Name: Dinner plate sunnies. Age: People have been protecting their eyes from the sun’s harmful rays for yonks. Inuits made slitted goggles from flattened walrus ivory, the Chinese developed smoked glass to reduce glare in – or before – the 12th century and Louis XIV watched the 1706 solar eclipse through a telescope with a … Read more