Kate Young recalls her days working at a fish and chip shop as she makes this British cuisine staple in honour of the kids’ book by Janet and Allan AhlbergBy Kate Young for The Little Library Café, part of the Guardian Books NetworkWhen Mrs Broom and her fish and chips arrived home, they received a fine welcome. Mrs Broom’s eldest daughter was at the door, her second daughter took her bag, her son came running down the stairs to greet her, and her husband put the kettle on. The Bear Nobody Wanted, Janet and Allan Ahlberg Continue reading… Read More

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‘Free range’ is a feel-good term that businesses use to make consumers feel kind. In reality, every single egg brand is doing bad things to hensIf you are one of the many outraged people at the decision made last week to broaden the definition of “free-range” eggs in Australia, I have a solution for you: don’t eat eggs. The decision reached by state and commonwealth ministers makes it much easier for large-scale farms and businesses to benefit from the free-range label, without adhering to recommendations from the CSIRO – Australia’s science agency – and RSPCA. Continue reading… Read More

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Throw out the mummy and daddy manuals and ditch the philosophies – your kids will be fine and you will be happier‘I think my child has been breastfed by another woman,” my friend Jennifer announces out of the blue in the middle of our kids’ play-date. Even for California, where we live, this is mind-bogglingly weird. For a start, Jennifer’s daughter Alice is two and a half. By British standards, it’s a little odd that even her own mother is still breastfeeding her, although living here I’m getting used to that kind of thing. But breastfeeding someone else’s child? A Read More

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The actor talks about her musical parents’ lifelong love affair and the death of her baby daughterMy mum and dad eloped. My dad, Bill, had the most exquisite voice, and when he was young, he formed a successful singing quartet in London called the Gay Batchelors. They regularly performed at the Dorchester and the Connaught hotels, and my mum, Thelma, always a keen performer, joined them for a couple of concerts. She ended up marrying one of the other “Batchelors”, only to discover that she was actually in love with my dad. My parents ran away to Somerset to escape Read More

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The Nissan GT-R is a fan favorite sports car, especially among the YouTube crowd who like to throw around statements like “The GT-R is faster than this” or “the GT-R can beat this car for half the price”… in pretty much every video of every sports/exotic car on YouTube. There’s no denying the fact that […]

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