MY CHILDHOOD WAS split between Jordan, where I was born and raised until I was nine, and Hertfordshire, where I continued my studies as a teenager. I would say that both places had a profound effect o

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The presenting duo are back with a new series of The Great British Bake Off… The iconic white tent is up and the bunting is out for the 16th run of the baking contest that sees a new batch of 12 amate