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Beetroot brownie recipe

Makes: 16 browniesPreparation time: 10-15 minutesCooking Time: 30-35 minutes Ingredients250g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)

Julie Hesmondhalgh on being in Coronation Street and why she's excited about coming to US

Asked where she stores her many awards (two from the Royal Television Society among them) she reveals they are on the windowsill of her bedroom in the family home in Tameside.

When are the bank holidays in 2021? List of all public holidays in England and Wales – including May bank holidays

It’s good news for those who relish an extra day off work, as there are multiple bank holidays to look forward to in 2021.

Disney cruise: how to book a Magic at Sea UK staycation cruise this summer – and what’s the new ‘Wish’ cruise?

Disney Cruise Line has revealed its fifth ship, featuring a double-looping waterslide, a Star Wars bar and a Frozen-themed restaurant.

2021 Skoda Fabia revealed with big ambitions for supermini class

Skoda has lifted the wraps from its latest Fabia … and in many ways it’s essentially a shrunken Octavia; and that’s no bad thing. Set to go head-to-head with its VW Group stablemates, the VW Polo and Seat Ibiza, and the likes of the Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa and Renault Clio, the new MkIV Fabia goes on sale later in 2021 with prices expected to start around £14,000. First deliveries are scheduled for early next year.

Gone in 60 seconds: watch as thieves swipe £400 catalytic converter in just 1 minute

CCTV footage has shown the moment three brazen thieves stole a valuable catalytic converter from a parked car in just 60 seconds.

Fashion designer turned North US artist Graeme Black prepares for art exhibition in Harrogate

Graeme Black is a portrait painter, not of people, but of the magnificent trees that surround his home on the banks of Semerwater in the Raydale Valley. “Part of being in one place is seeing the seasons change,” he says. “I kept going back to drawing the trees and the forests and landscapes and then honing in on that, doing studies of the bark.

‘Parents and children are being duped’: Why ex-children’s commissioner Anne Longfield is suing TikTok for billions

In May 2018, millions of online businesses scrambled to adapt to a tough new EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation law (GDPR) aimed at protecting the privacy of citizens online.

Chef profile – Keith Wildman of the Record Cafe, in Bradford

A record-mad football aficionado who had principally made a living as a writer, Keith was also a keen home cook until he decided to meld all of his main interests into one entity and open the Record Cafe on Bradford’s North Parade.

Volvo XC60 PHEV long-term test month 1

The Volvo XC60 you see here should have been with us for a week but, thanks to lockdown and some scheduling snafus, it has ended up as a sort of accidental long-termer.