Food safetyFSA recalls four types of cheese after possible E coli contamination Food Standards Agency announces recall on Christmas Eve, saying products should not come in contact with other foods
Four types of cheese have been “precautionarily” recalled due to a possible E coli contamination before Christmas Day.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced the recall for Mrs Kirkham’s Mild and Creamy Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham’s Tasty Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham’s Mature Lancashire and Mrs Kirkham’s Smoked Lancashire on Christmas Eve.
26 Dec 202317.35 ESTErik ten Hag: “The atmosphere changed a lot from the first half to the second,,” says United’s manager in an interview with Amazon Prime. “But if you look at the first half you are losing because of two set plays, in moments where we were not so focused. I think already in the first half we played quite well, and kept trying and trying.
“At half-time I said to the team to ‘keep believing and keep doing what we did, actually do even more’.
Dear MariellaRelationshipsA woman whose boyfriend dislikes her parents is worried about their future. Mariella Frostrup says that even though his own parents divorced, learning to cope with others is part of growing upThe dilemma My boyfriend strongly dislikes my family and I don’t know what to do about it. He and I have been together for eight months now and I’ve really fallen for him. We have a great relationship, but there is this recurring problem to do with our different backgrounds.
ThrillersReviewThe empty house, the dark forest … an atmospheric ghost story set in the Scottish Highlands feels spookily familiarIn the dead of winter, along comes a literary gothic thriller to chill the marrow. Francine Toon, a poet and editor, has drawn on memories of growing up in the Scottish Highlands to create a twilit ghost story that inhabits the woods and fells like a secretive wild animal.
At the heart of the story is Lauren, aged 10 and a half, living with her father, Niall, in a tiny village near the Moray Firth.
The Mamas and the Papas: (l-r) Denny Doherty, Mama Cass, Michelle Phillips, John Phillips. Photograph: RB/RedfernsThe Mamas and the Papas: (l-r) Denny Doherty, Mama Cass, Michelle Phillips, John Phillips. Photograph: RB/RedfernsThe 10 best ...MusicThe best cold season music, from shiver-banishing soul to shiver-inducing electronica
1 | California Dreamin’The Mamas and the Papas (1965)
Its title and its harmonies suggest sunshine and freedom, but this beautiful song is incredibly bleak. A man goes for a walk on a winter’s day, the leaves brown, the sky grey.
Science fiction and fantasy filmsReviewMachine-tooled for teens, this dystopian sci-fi starring Chloë Grace Moretz starts well but wipes out in the closing minutes
Time for another YA dystopian sci-fi franchise. Car-strewn freeway? Check. Abandoned supermarket? Check. Gutsy teen girl survivor? Check. Torn between two hotties? Check. Unisex boot-camp adolescent training scenes where boy/girl one-on-one martial arts is the abstinence equivalent of sex? Check. Well, this one starts in a lively way, and the natural disaster scenes of giant waves crashing over buildings are pretty impressive.
OpinionTulisa Contostavlos This article is more than 11 years oldTulisa has dealt with this sex tape 'scandal' brilliantlyThis article is more than 11 years oldBim AdewunmiAs the singer has said, she has nothing to be ashamed of. Her court victory makes clear the only person in the wrong is her exBless Tulisa. Bless her ridiculous arm tattoo and her sometimes clumsy phrasing as a judge on The X-Factor. On Thursday morning, the pop star and reality TV judge scored a victory at the high court after extracting an apology from her ex-boyfriend, MC Ultra (Justin Edwards to his mum).
TV reviewNaturismReviewSome viewers may not have had the best interests of the teenage nudists in mind …Your 17-year-old daughter tells you she's getting into the idea of public nudity. You worry she's not old enough to think through all the consequences and that not every man and woman who sees her naked will be admiring her freedom of expression. So what do you do? Nothing, and hope it's a passing phase?
A Bear apron, a Van Gogh vase, a reversible Frida Kahlo jacket, a Britney death metal T-shirt … here, curated by our arts team, are 30 fabulous festive suggestions for the culture vulture in your life Published: 4:00 PM ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKSZm7KiusOsq7KklWTApr7Inqpom5intrTAzJqqZp%2BZm8FutcOemKw%3D
Blackcurrants contain four times the anthocyanins of blueberries. Photograph: AlamyBlackcurrants contain four times the anthocyanins of blueberries. Photograph: AlamyJames Wong on gardensGardensThey are packed with nutrients and a doddle to grow. The humble blackcurrant leaves more celebrated superfoods in the dust Open any plant catalogue these days and you will find a spread dedicated to “superfoods”. Exotic goji berries and aronias rub shoulders with the ubiquitous blueberry and even pomegranates, along with claims of fruit being “loaded with antioxidants”.