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Woman taken into foster care as a child now helping others

Rose Taylor spent her teen years in foster care and living on the streets. Now she's using her experience to ensure others don't fall through the cracks.

Adjetey Anang reveals name of lady who first broke his heart

Ghanaian actor Adjetey Anang has finally revealed the name of the “pretty” lady who first broke his heart. “Theodora Lartey, I’ll never forget this girl Beeca.

How two disappointing wedding experiences inspired MC Kabutey’s career

Renowned Ghanaian MC Alfred Kabutey Ocansey, popularly known as ‘MC Kabutey’, has recounted how two disappointing experiences at weddings in 2011 inspired him to venture into professional event hosting, despite having no prior experience as an MC. Speaking on The Career Trail Season 4 on Joy Learning TV and Joy News, he said watching two different MCs struggle to entertain guests at separate weddings made him believe he could do a better job.

Maharashtra FDA seizes 4,002 kg of sweets from bus in Mumbai, ₹45 lakh food items in statewide crackdown

The seized items included 2,098 kg of Gopal Sweet Barfi, 598 kg of Nandi Indian Dessert, 538 kg of Shree Bansidhar Sweet Halwa, 448 kg of Shree Gokul Traditional Sweets, 268 kg of Nandi Indian Sweet Halwa and 52 kg of Shree Gokul Halwa

The knuck: how to wear trousers and boots – without looking like a pirate

This year, the fashion press has another style move in mind – and it will at least keep your jeans clean Name: The knuck. A brand new term for an enduring look.

‘Jimi Horsedrix brought me so much joy’: the comic drawing a horse a day – and day 69’s is unsuitable for children

So what made Andy Field suddenly decide to draw 100 equines? Andy Field was midway through his standup run at this year’s Edinburgh fringe when he was struck by an unusual urge – the urge to draw a horse.

‘I put a smoke bomb in a road cone and stuck it on my head’: Delton Barrett’s best photograph

Looking back, it’s a wonder I survived’ I grew up on New Providence in the Bahamas, and still live on the south side of the island. For the first couple of years, I used my flip phone, playing with images of nature and flowers on the sites we were working on, but in 2010 I bought my first DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera and started teaching myself about photography.

Sew or buy? The Christmas outfit dilemma facing Ghanaians

The Christmas outfit dilemma facing Ghanaians. Ms Ampong added that dressing well for the season is part of the excitement of celebrating Christmas and welcoming the New Year.

Once it was a £1 hanger. Now it’s a £15 locker. Why do cloakrooms cost so much on a night out?

At north London’s Drumsheds, the UK’s biggest nightclub, they cost up to £13.20 (though they’re reusable with no extra fee). At the Warehouse Project in Manchester, large bags must be stored at a nearby Premier Inn at £11.99 per locker.

After Martha Stewart’s Halloween homeless costume disaster, I have to know: celebrities, why do you risk it?

And so it is that this week I find my optimism being put through its paces by the news of US superstar homemaker Martha Stewart and her offensive Halloween costume of a homeless person, complete with a dirt-smeared face and a sign reading “I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!”. Coco Khan is a freelance writer and co-host of the politics podcast Pod Save the UK Continue reading...

The best Christmas gifts in the UK for mums, grannies, aunties and friends

Fancy stationery, cashmere knits and truly beautiful ceramics … we’ve handpicked 61 thoughtful gifts to spoil the mother figure in your life for Christmas 2026 • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? But be careful, she really doesn’t want a kegel exerciser in her stocking, nor anything that makes washing up easier, unless you just do it instead of her.

TTD to develop its Water and Food Analysis Lab into a model facility

Laboratory plays a vital role in monitoring food safety and drinking water quality at Tirumala, where annaprasadam, laddu production and water supply cater to large numbers of devotees every day, says TTD Additional Executive Officer

VAST Ghana pushes for front-of-pack food warnings against unhealthy foods to tackle rising non-communicable diseases

The Executive Director of Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana), Labram Musah, has called on the government to introduce stronger food policies, including mandatory front-of-pack warning labels, to help curb the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country. Speaking at a workshop on Nutrient Profile Modelling (NPM), Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling (FOPWL) and Healthy Food Policies in Ghana, organised by VAST Ghana in collaboration with SEND Ghana and GAND, Mr Musah said the increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened…

Telangana Tourism showcases heritage and culture at WTM London 2026, seeks global spotlight

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: chocolate, mocha, cacao … whatever you call it, brown is autumn’s chicest shade

Brown is the colour of wheelie bins. When Pantone named Mocha Mousse its colour of 2025, it linked brown’s popularity to the “food-ification” of culture: the idea that coffee and chocolate represent small moments of comfort, bite-size affordable treats in anxious lives.

SEND Ghana warns unhealthy diets could raise a generation of diabetics, calls for mandatory food labels

Project Officer at SEND Ghana, Baaba Sam, said many Ghanaians struggled to understand existing nutritional information on food products, leaving them unable to make informed decisions about what they consumed. Speaking at a workshop on Nutrient Profile Modelling (NPM), Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling and Healthy Food Policies in Ghana, organised by Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development Ghana (VAST Ghana) in collaboration with SEND Ghana and GAND

How to turn pasta odds and ends into a winning bake – recipe

Mixed-up pasta bits and stale crisps combine with beans and cheese ends to make a fun and nutritious meal The Northern Pasta Co’s new cookbook, Pasta For The People, includes a recipe for my pasta mista fritatta, a super-easy, child-friendly way to use up the end of a bag of pasta; it’s also a great vehicle for giving kids a filling, protein-rich meal with a portion of veg. I’ve come up with today’s dish in much the same spirit, and it ticks all the boxes.

Four food establishments shut, FSSAI licences of 13 others suspended in Telangana’s Nizamabad

A total of 14 enforcement teams inspected 28 food establishments involved in the manufacture of spices, packaged drinking water, sweets and other food products, and restaurants

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time review – a dream come true

Ocarina of Time review – a dream come true. Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo This ambitious remake transforms Zelda into a modern masterpiece, clearer and easier to navigate, more beautiful to look at, with playful musical touches, yet the melancholy remains It’s always a worry, returning to a formative piece of art from your childhood.

Sali Hughes on beauty: eye creams that are worth using down to the last drop

Face cream is often enough, but if you want a separate product for your eyes, these new ones are terrific value A hill I will die on: you do not necessarily need an eye cream. It may, of course, be none of the above, but just that you find using an eye cream a pleasure, which is as good a reason as any.

US-bound passengers must declare DR Congo travel under new Ebola rules

US-bound air passengers must sign a statement that they have not travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak, under new rules coming into force on Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anyone boarding an international flight to the United States must sign a statement that they have not been present in the DRC in the 21 days before their travel, according to the CDC.

Sola Sobowale opens elderly care home in Ibadan

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde commissioned the facility on Tuesday.

‘Overlooked only by trees’: a calming autumn cabin stay in north Norfolk

The first was on a sheep farm in Kent; others followed on farms and vineyards in south and east England. Ours was on Drove Orchards on the edge of the village of Thornham, on the north Norfolk coast.

Women behind the lens: ‘I learned early what I was meant to become: a wife, a cook, a keeper of the home’

The South African artist Remofiloe Nomandla Mayisela questions the role she was expected to fulfil in her playful self-portraits MilkMaid is part of my photographic series Lipservice, which stars Mrs Martha May, a contemporary makoti (a colloquial South African term for a wife). The carton reads like a job description: long life, full cream, UHT process.