Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Is smoking back? LISTEN to the media (not ...

PHYSICAL STORAGE Store small USB sticks in craft boxes I’ve just started transferring MP3 files to small USB sticks to use in the appropriate socket in my Bluetooth speaker. But storage as usual with

...chicken curry in all its glory, so the prospect of food writer Suki Pantal’s No Worries, Just Chicken Curries (£18.99, waterstones.com) has us drooling! With over 70 recipes from all regions of the

As I type, the heavens have opened and snow is silently fluttering past my window, turning everything into an instant winter wonderland. And I can’t help thinking: is this a metaphor for the buckets o

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