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How to choose a dining table – and our favourite dining tables in stock UK 2021 from Made, Argos, Nkuku

Which material is best for a dining table? How big should it be? What shape? Here’s what to look for when buying a dining room table – and a selection of the best on the market

North US Moors Railway preparations underway as passengers set to return this month

The incredibly popular attraction will open the heritage line and stations from May 15 following weeks of preparations, and will run two trains to Whitby every day, as well as an intermediate service between Pickering and Grosmont.

When is Eid? Date of Eid al-Fitr 2021, meaning of Eid Mubarak and how Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan

Muslims around the world are currently observing the month of Ramadan as they focus on prayer and fasting before the celebration of Eid.

Chef profile – Peter Howarth head chef at the Burlington Restaurant, Devonshire Arms Hotel

Furloughed for most of last year, he spent the first four months of lockdown in Thailand with his Thai wife Jeeraya, then was forced to come home without her. “It was terrible. I spent every day on my own trying to sort out her visa.”

BBQ Shallot and Lamb Flatbreads recipe

Ingredients600 g lamb leg steaks cut into bite sized pieces2 tbsp olive oil1 lemon zest and juice3 cloves garlic crushed

Do squirrel-proof bird feeders actually work?

I have long had a problem with grey squirrels. They feast on birdseed in trays, play acrobatics to jump on fat ball feeders and make light work of scaling metal poles to steal the peanuts from my bird feeders.

NHS app: how does the Covid travel passport work in the NHS app – and how to download it

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that an NHS app will be used as a Covid passport for travel abroad this year.

House prices surged once again in April – up more than eight per cent annually – according to Halifax

Across the UK, the average house price in April was £258,204, Halifax said. Property values increased by 1.4 per cent month on month.

Historic East US home for sale in a riverside setting with clever flood defences that have solved a centuries old problem

Well-qualified estate agents will confirm that some of the very best homes belong not to interior designers but to engineers, who pay meticulous attention to detail and are adept at problem solving. One of the best examples of this is Anchor House in the pretty East Yorkshire village of Bubwith, which is now on the market with Blenkin and Co. for £750,000.

US influencers love Leeds streetwear fashion brand Ehsani for making the world better, one tee at a time

We expect more now from our clothes than we ever have. After a year of lockdowns and pandemic measures, there is a fresh attitude to fashion. We want, and need, it to do more, both for us as human beings, and for the world in which we live.