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Paul Hollywood’s epic culinary tour around Japan, from street stalls to Michelin-starred ramen shops

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Japan wasn’t the place for me — or so I thought. I’m the flour guy, and didn’t expect the Japanese to be into baking because of their rice culture. I couldn’t have been more wrong. It turns out their bakeries are incredible. I was scratching my head, thinking: ‘We’ve been making bread in the West … Read more

Even the deer are socially distancing! Wildlife takes over deserted street outside Cornish pub

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Even the deer are socially distancing! Wildlife takes over deserted street outside Cornish pub but stay six feet apart from each other Incredible photo shows four deer standing in a row in Boscastle, North Cornwall The image was captured on live webcam by The Riverside guest house on Friday It follows a herd of deer … Read more

Why the home of floaty florals wilted: As Cath Kidston falls victim to the crisis on the High Street

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A diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating for any woman, but for Cath Kidston it must have been doubly painful. Not only was the entrepreneur just 37, but her own mother had died from the disease. Yet were it not for her illness, it is unlikely Kidston would have gone on to head an empire with … Read more

So THAT’S the secret of your high street treat!

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Margaret Thatcher took a bite out of the newly invented M&S ready-made prawn mayonnaise sandwich in the early 1980s, pronounced it utterly delicious and middle class tastes were changed for ever. It’s still their number one best seller. And when Justin Metcalfe opened his first Pret a Manger in London six years later, radically combining … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Just one in five Britons will hit the High Street as soon as lockdown ends

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Just one in five Britons will hit the High Street as soon as lockdown ends due to money and job security fears – but more than half expect to be back in the shops within two weeks 20% of Britons expected to return to High Street as soon as lockdown ends More than half hope … Read more

Starving and emaciated street dogs are rescued from Cyprus and flown to a new life in Britain

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A British animal lover who found two emaciated dogs in Cyprus rescued them and  got them back to Britain on a Boeing 747 that was bringing in coronavirus medical supplies. Andrea Siddons, 51, who runs the Cyprus Dog Rescue centre from her home on the island, found two ‘unrecognisable’ dogs who were both so skinny … Read more

Matt Hancock’s 100,000-a-day testing pledge ‘could come back and bite’ warn Downing Street sources

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Matt Hancock‘s target of testing 100,000 people a day for coronavirus ‘could come back and bite him’, Downing Street sources have reportedly warned. The health secretary made the pledge on April 2 at a daily coronavirus press briefing, saying by May 1, Britain should be testing people at the rate of 100,000-a-day.  Currently the British Government … Read more

Bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien is on brink of collapse putting 500 high street jobs at risk 

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Bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien is on brink of collapse putting 500 high street jobs at risk By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 12:43 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 13:03 BST, 20 April 2020 Bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien is close to collapse, putting 500 high street jobs at risk.   The Belgian-owned company could appoint … Read more

Coronation Street star says bosses are ‘panicking’ about running out of episodes amid lockdown 

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Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has revealed that soap bosses are ‘panicking’ about running out of episodes during COVID-19 lockdown. The ITV soap halted production last month just hours before Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the country in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.  And the actress, 63, who plays Liz McDonald, says the soap’s producers … Read more