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How to win the dishwasher war: Which way up must the knives go? To rinse or not to rinse?
Amidst a host of serious accusations, there was one more relatable domestic drama that emerged from the otherwise grim Ryan Giggs trial this week. Because it seems that whether your spouse is a postman or a Premier League footballer,…
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Rosamund Pike film means big payday for rival Oxford college
Hollywood star Pike (pictured in February) is set to hand her rival college a bumper paydayHollywood star Rosamund Pike has gone back to Oxford. But the Wadham graduate has chosen to give rival college Christ Church a bumper payday…
Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
Apple on Wednesday announced that they have uncovered serious security vulnerabilities in their iPhones, iPads and Macs, and recommended all users update their software to block potential intrusion.The software flaws could potentially allow…
Medieval friars twice as likely to be riddled with intestinal parasites as townspeople
Medieval friars were nearly twice as likely as townspeople to be infected by intestinal parasites, new analysis of remains found in Cambridge shows.This is despite most Augustinian monasteries of the period having latrine blocks and…
Self-driving cars get green light to hit roads next year with £100million pledge to speed up rollout
Self-driving vehicles could be on British roads as early as next year, the Government has said. Ministers want to pass legislation so that some cars, coaches and lorries with self-driving features can be used on motorways in…
Prescribing e-cigarettes on the NHS could help up to 40% of smokers quit, study claims
Dishing out vapes on the NHS can help even 'hardened' cigarette smokers quit, researchers say.A pilot scheme saw more than 300 traditional smokers given £25 vape shop vouchers, as well as support from the health service's stop…
Hosepipe snitches clog police phone lines DAYS before water ban comes into effect
Police have begged nosy neighbours to stop clogging up 999 phone lines by reporting breaches of a hosepipe ban that hasn't even been implemented yet.Devon and Cornwall Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Leaper says the force is drowning in…
Three inmates indicted over the death of Boston Irish mob boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Three inmates have been indicted in connection with the prison murder of infamous Boston Irish mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger.The US Department of Justice has charged Fotios Geas, 55, Paul J. DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, for…
Kym Marsh, 45, becomes a grandmother for the second time
Kym Marsh has become a grandmother for the second time as she announced her son David Cunliffe has welcomed a baby boy with his fiancée on Thursday.The Coronation Street star, 45, shared a carousel of black and white photos of the…
Critics see red over M&S wine ad: First Dates Fred’s web clip pulled for making light of…
Marks & Spencer has been accused of irresponsible advertising after posting a video of Fred Sirieix which suggested that alcohol can help him cope with household chores.The First Dates host, 50, and M&S 'wine ambassador' is seen in…