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Here’s a good one: 25 skills every cook should know, according to BBC Good Food. Some great pointers to here to help cover the basics.

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We love this look at the visual history of the world’s greatest database and our collective encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, which is now 25 years old.

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If you’re not passing the National Gallery anytime soon, you can still pop in thanks to a virtual tour on their website. Be sure to go full screen!

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A new season of The Celebrity Traitors starts on Thursday, with Michael Sheen, Bella Ramsey, Jerry Hall and other big names. We can’t wait.

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Cheese and biscuits are a classic light supper or after dinner treat at this time of year … but yours could be missing an important addition: figs.

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One for the history buffs: today is the 960th anniversary of when William the Conqueror set sail for Britain and the battle of Hastings and into history.

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With the great Monty Don leaving Gardeners’ World, here’s a clip from 2017 where he talks about being upstaged by his dog, Nigel.

If you’ve not yet tried loaded roast potatoes, you’re in for a treat. Here’s a guide with loads of ideas from Deliciously Seasoned.

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Our moment of the week: the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys making history by winning two lead acting awards at the Emmys.

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Remy, the gourmand rodent from the Pixar film, explains his love of flavours in this clip. Fantastic animation, fantastic philosophy!

If you were organised enough to do a big blackberry pick or still have some nearby, try this recipe. Wonderful with cheese and biscuits.

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Today would be Roald Dahl’s 110th birthday. In 1982, Pebble Mill went to see him at his home and visits his writing shed. A great insight.

Be honest, do you know how chickpeas grow? This video from Meka, a British allotmenteer (if that’s a word), tells all…

It’s autumn, so the season people start talking about the Danish concept hygge. But what is it, exactly? Here’s the low down.

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Paul Simon’s album Graceland turned 40 the other week. Here’s one of its iconic songs from the concert in Zimbabwe in 1987.

A true tale of survival from The Atlantic by a man who, on his first trip as a commercial fisherman, was adrift in the Pacific for almost two weeks.

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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is running throughout this month. Here’s some very impressive BBC footage from the 2025 event, its 75th year.

A video about how a 1,700-year-old copy of The Odyssey recently went on display in Manchester … having been overlooked for over a century.

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Avoid burrito catastrophise and learn how to roll them properly in this natty little video. An essential life skill!

Here’s Jamie Oliver’s simple yet delicious recipe for aioli, the garlic mayonnaise, from Five Ingredients Mediterranean.

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From 20 years ago, the brilliant Jake Shimabukuro plays the Beatles on his ukulele in Central Park. Beautiful.

Harmonica master Howard Levy shares the history of the harmonica, and how it transformed from a German folk instrument into something unexpectedly beautiful.

Architect Nick Potts gives a fascinating 10-minute tour of Londinium, the city under the city. Amazing how the echoes of the Roman settlement are still heard today.

A nice and easy recipe from Good Housekeeping for making a tropical granita, the classic Sicilian dessert that's perfect for summer days. No ice cream maker required!

A frontrunner for the best ever letter to a newspaper. From a lady in Devon who shares what she wrote on 20th July 1969. Utterly wonderful.

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The legendary French chef Jacques Pépin shares a recipe for a classic paella. There’s a twist: it’s made with ingredients from the freezer.

What a rich and interesting life Bill Oddie led. As we say goodbye, he’s a lovely gallery in the Guardian, from The Goodies to birdwatching.

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This isn’t for the faint of heart: watch the fastest ever downhill run of a mountain bike from the rider’s point of view. Seriously scary stuff.

Tracy from our supplier Provenance Potatoes in Kent shares some insights into what this summer has meant for their farming collective.

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Although we helped bring B Corp to the UK in 2013, the movement began in the US 20 years ago. Watch the founders reflect, two decades on.

This is very, very silly: a spoof music video for ‘Ironic’ with the examples changed so they are actually ironic.

The whole concept of ‘irony’ can be a little confusing, so here’s 40 examples of it in action from Readers Digest.

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Ironically, this has nothing to do with irony. Here’s five ironing tips we found, which are surprisingly helpful.

An insight into the origins, variants and recipes of the Venetian spritz, the world’s go-to summer cocktail.

Omar Allibhoy shares a simple recipe for Spain’s perfect summer soup, Gazpacho. Level up your lunch!

This is such a great website: you don’t donate, you loan money interest-free to people in underserved communities.

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We can thank the Romans for introducing wine to Britain. As it’s English Wine Week, here’s a video from a vineyard in West Sussex.

In this fascinating, 25-minute deep dive, Dan Snow dives into the history and mystery of the world’s most famous historical sites.

Around this time of year, many British birds are taking to the air for the first time. Watch some Blue Tits from nesting to fledgling.

We love this article in the brilliant Positive News where people share the best advice they received as a child. Some real gems here.

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Addicted to your phone? Try this 15-minute conversion with Larz May on the TED website about how to escape the doom loop.

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If your garden is suddenly heaving with mint all of sudden, try this recipe from Mary Berry. Easy, delicious, and surprisingly versatile.

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It’s very hard to stop watching this YouTube video of 100 of the best goals in World Cup history…

There’s no argument about the classic gin cocktail: a Martini. Watch how to make one properly.

Watch what Gary Lineker called ‘the most incredible free-kick I have ever seen’, by Roberto Carlos.