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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
'£123m down the drain' and 'Better than a slap'
Police have been given extra time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car ploughed into football fans during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade on Monday. Speculation over the unnamed suspect's identity makes several front pages. The Guardian says football fans who were at the parade have criticised the traffic control measures in place at the time. Officials say procedures were in operation, including rolling road closures and hostile vehicle measures. The Times leads on a warning from the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, that strike action by resident doctors would "choke" the NHS. The doctors' union, the British Medical Association, is holding a ballot on six months of industrial action and says it wants to restore real terms pay to 2008 levels. Streeting tells the paper that patients are opposed to the move, following the "significant pay rises delivered over the past 10 months". "Last days of Rose West" is the headline on the front of The Sun. The paper says the 71-year-old serial killer is "increasingly frail", can "barely walk" and "rarely leaves her jail wing". A source says West, who has spent 30 years behind bars, is shunned by other prisoners, despite giving them gifts such as vapes. The BBC is "letting off" over-75s who "fail to pay their TV licence fee, according to The i Paper, quoting "an insider". "Figures show the corporation is yet to prosecute anyone over that age not found to be paying the charge," it writes. A TV Licensing spokesperson told BBC News: "Our primary aim is to support customers, particularly those with vulnerabilities, and to help them get and stay licensed. When there is evidence that someone has avoided paying for a TV Licence when they need one, we have a duty to enforce the law and this applies to everyone. In all cases, prosecution is a last resort." The Daily Mirror says Bob Dylan loves Jaffa Cakes. Under the headline "Mr Tangerine Man", the paper says a British photographer offered the singer one of the treats in 1978. He apparently said: "Why is this a cake, it's a cookie right?" The Mirror's editorial says it is "great to know one of the world's greatest musicians is just as human as the rest of us". Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox. Daily Express Daily Mail Daily Mirror Daily Star Daily Telegraph Financial Times Guardian Independent Metro Sun The i Times
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
'£123m down the drain' and 'Better than a slap'
Police have been given extra time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car ploughed into football fans during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade on Monday. Speculation over the unnamed suspect's identity makes several front pages. The Guardian says football fans who were at the parade have criticised the traffic control measures in place at the time. Officials say procedures were in operation, including rolling road closures and hostile vehicle measures. The Times leads on a warning from the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, that strike action by resident doctors would "choke" the NHS. The doctors' union, the British Medical Association, is holding a ballot on six months of industrial action and says it wants to restore real terms pay to 2008 levels. Streeting tells the paper that patients are opposed to the move, following the "significant pay rises delivered over the past 10 months". "Last days of Rose West" is the headline on the front of The Sun. The paper says the 71-year-old serial killer is "increasingly frail", can "barely walk" and "rarely leaves her jail wing". A source says West, who has spent 30 years behind bars, is shunned by other prisoners, despite giving them gifts such as vapes. The BBC is "letting off" over-75s who "fail to pay their TV licence fee, according to The i Paper, quoting "an insider". "Figures show the corporation is yet to prosecute anyone over that age not found to be paying the charge," it writes. A TV Licensing spokesperson told BBC News: "Our primary aim is to support customers, particularly those with vulnerabilities, and to help them get and stay licensed. When there is evidence that someone has avoided paying for a TV Licence when they need one, we have a duty to enforce the law and this applies to everyone. In all cases, prosecution is a last resort." The Daily Mirror says Bob Dylan loves Jaffa Cakes. Under the headline "Mr Tangerine Man", the paper says a British photographer offered the singer one of the treats in 1978. He apparently said: "Why is this a cake, it's a cookie right?" The Mirror's editorial says it is "great to know one of the world's greatest musicians is just as human as the rest of us". Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox. Daily Express Daily Mail Daily Mirror Daily Star Daily Telegraph Financial Times Guardian Independent Metro Sun The i Times
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Bob Dylan's unlikely love laid bare as insider says 'he's hooked'
Leading music photographer Danny Clifford, who toured with legend Bob Dylan, has opened up about the star's secret love on the road - and the British connection Singer Bob Dylan 's life may be shrouded in mystery but a secret love of his has come to light – Jaffa Cakes. Brit Danny Clifford, who was the musician's official photographer during his 1978 US tour, said the star was 'hooked' on the McVitie's treat. Danny said he stumbled upon a shop in the US that sold them and took them to a meeting the next day with Bob, and his publicist, Paul Wasserman, to show them his photos from the night before. Danny, who was 20 at the time, says: 'I got out my little box of Jaffa Cakes and offered them to Bob and were immediately hooked. Bob laughed and said, 'Why is this a cake? It's a cookie, right?' 'I had no honest answer other than asking him not to eat them all. I only had one packet. Bob and his PR man quickly gulped the lots. Bob thought it was funny as he slowly kept trying to distract me by asking me to hold up the colour transparencies (slides), whilst he silently took another Jaffa Cake. I knew what he was doing. However, he was the boss, and it amused him and Wasserman.' Danny, who went on to photograph some of the world 's biggest stars including The Who, opened up about Bob's sweet tooth ahead of the singer's 84th birthday last weekend. He told his substack, Danny Clifford, My Life as a Music Photographer: 'In 1988, Bob started his never-ending tour, and he hasn't stopped (other than during Covid) since then. I don't think he has a concert today on his birthday, so I guess he will celebrate his big day privately in sunny California. I thought sending him a few boxes of Jaffa Cakes for his big day, his 84th birthday, was a nice touch.' Jaffa Cakes were introduced by McVitie's in 1927. They were initially described as McVitie's Jaffa Oranges before being shortened to Jaffa Cakes. According to McVitie's, they contain 'a simple combination of sugar and tangerine oil to form the sealed layer of jam.' It adds: 'The cakes are named after the Jaffa oranges which flavour the zesty centre of the cake.' In 1991, there was a legal battle between McVitie's and HMRC over whether Jaffa Cakes were considered cakes or biscuits for VAT purposes. McVitie's argued that Jaffa Cakes were cakes, as they hardened when stale, unlike biscuits that go soggy. McVitie's won.
Hype Malaysia
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
(Video) Malaysian-UK Actor Henry Golding Compares Local Snacks To UK Snacks
Malaysia and its food culture are two peas in a pod, as most people could vouch for us when we mention the abundance of variations from all cultures combined in one nation. One may argue that Malaysian snacks are held in the highest regard for their nostalgic taste and flavour that hasn't changed since the early 90s, even foreigners are buying them in bulk! Yesterday (Tuesday, 6th May 2025), Malaysian-UK actor Henry Golding was invited to be featured in an episode of 'Snack Wars' from the popular entertainment YouTube channel, LADBible Entertainment, where he compares Malaysian snacks to British snacks. The choices of Malaysian snacks ranged from Mamee Monster to Mi-Mi Crab Puffs. The episode featured the actor comparing five local snacks with five British ones he grew up with. Notably, in his comparison of Mamee Monster and Walkers Pickled Onion Monster Munch, he showed that his Malaysian roots remain strong, breaking open the pack and eating it in true Malaysian style: crunch, shake and munch! Naturally, Mamee came out on top, despite him admitting that both were his favourites. 'Mamee is hard to beat,' he said. The episode continued with a comparison between durian biscuits and classic jam tarts, during which he expressed his love for durian. When asked to describe the fruit, the 38-year-old actor replied, 'I mean, it's indescribable in flavour. Some people sort of describe it as kind of rotten socks mixed with custard. I describe it as the nectar of the Gods.' As expected from the Sarawakian-born performer, he chose durian biscuits as the winner. By a 4/5 result, Malaysian snacks won the wars, only losing one point to Jaffa Cakes to Glutinous Rice Balls. Another local snack that had won included the Teh Tarik. By the end of the episode, Henry exclaims, 'Malaysia Boleh!' in a true proud Malaysian moment. Watch the full episode here: Source: YouTube Alyssa Gabrielle contributed to this article
Belfast Telegraph
25-04-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
McVitie's boss says we're not eating our chocolate digestives the right way
Anthony Coulson is general manager at McVitie's chocolate refinery and bakery in Stockport, Greater Manchester, which opened in 1917 and has produced chocolate digestives ever since they were invented eight years later. But despite more than 70 million packs being sold every year, Mr Coulson believes fans of the biscuit – including himself – have been eating them incorrectly. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Coulson said the biscuit was originally supposed to be eaten with the chocolate side facing down. 'It's the world's most incredible debate, whether you have the chocolate on the top or the chocolate on the bottom,' said Mr Coulson, who eats them with the chocolate on top. McVitie's, which first began as a small shop on Edinburgh's Rose Street in 1839, first developed the recipe for its digestive biscuits in 1892. It is credited to an employee named Alexander Grant. The biscuits go through a reservoir of chocolate which enrobes them so the chocolate is actually on the bottom of the biscuits and not on the top Named in reference to the belief that the inclusion of baking powder could aid digestion – as touted in an 1851 issue of The Lancet medical journal – the chocolate variety of the biscuit was then introduced by McVitie's more than a quarter-of-a-century later, two years before the creation of Jaffa Cakes in 1927. It is not the first time McVitie's has sought to flip the narrative around the method in which its prize product is consumed. In 2014, an email purportedly sent by a United Biscuits spokesperson, which was then circulated on social media, said: 'For your information, the biscuits go through a reservoir of chocolate which enrobes them so the chocolate is actually on the bottom of the biscuits and not on the top.' Contacted by the media at the time of that assertion, a McVitie's spokesperson was quoted as saying: 'The McVitie's stamp is on the other side, which is the top of the biscuit.' As they mark the biscuit's 100th year, employees at the Stockport factory were reported to have expressed their belief in the biscuit's enduring popularity. Lynn Loftus, who has worked there for 36 years, described it as 'just timeless', while Alix Knagg, who has spent six months at the factory, said the chocolate digestive was 'still a great product even after 100 years'.
