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Boffins say potatoes should be stripped of veg status – chippy owners disagree
Potatoes should be stripped of their status as vegetables to cut obesity, boffins claim. Spuds should be rebranded as “starchy non-veg” like rice, wheat and oats, according to a new campaign. The Dietary Guidelines For
Read moreHuge Christmas snow bomb pictured as ‘freezing rain’ chaos expected
Weather maps have captured a cacophony of chaotic conditions swirling above the UK that appear set to cause a deep freeze in time for Christmas. Charts and graphs from meteorological agencies suggest the country’s forecast
Read more‘Little sign’ of UK White Christmas as nation is set to bask in 13C weekend
A White Christmas could be off the table despite previous predictions, the Met Office has declared. The forecaster previously said there was a "risk of some wintry showers developing" on December 25 with snow expected
Read moreMet Office breaks its silence over Christmas snow chaos – and pinpoints areas
UK weather: Strong winds forecast by Met Office The Met Office has said there are “indications” of a cold snap just days before Christmas, bringing the “potential for wintry showers.” It is the first time
Read moreFurious Putin insists Ukraine joining EU ‘will destabilise Europe’ in threat
Less than 24 hours after EU leaders agreed to begin membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, Russia hit back at Brussels a thinly-veiled threat. Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin’s spokesman, branded the step
Read moreDad couldn’t buy his kids Christmas presents after being forced to close company
Bookmark Join the Secret Elves for exclusive news on the year’s best gifts Join the Secret Elves for exclusive news on the year’s best gifts We have more newsletters A distraught dad who was forced
Read morePutin forces fighter jets to be scrambled after joint air patrol with China
Russia and China stretched their military muscles and signalled growing security cooperation as their air force deployed aeroplanes – including nuclear-capable bombers – in the Far East. The Chinese and Russian aircraft carried out on
Read moreMan, 88, with WW1 shell shoved up his bum sparks bomb squad arrival at hospital
A man caused a stir at a hospital after medical staff discovered a World War One bomb in his anus. The bloke, 88, attended an Accident and Emergency centre in Toulon, France, where doctors realised
Read moreEx-Met Police boss calls for chemical castration of paedos like Jon Venables
The ex boss of the Met Police has called for the chemical castration of paedophiles like "evil" child killer Jon Venables. Venables and pal Robert Thompson, both aged 10, horrifically murdered two-year-old James Bulger on
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