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When these two ducklings hatched from the same egg, their owner was understandably shell-shocked. Farmer Roger Oliver saw two beaks pecking their way out of an egg and was worried that he might be cracking up! But thankfully he wasn’t – and it was the first ever recording of two ducklings hatching from the same egg and surviving. “It was unbelievable,” says Roger (56). “We managed to get them both out and now they’re doing fine. They are in perfect health. They’re
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On November 24, 1962, the groundbreaking live satire show, That Was The Week That Was (soon shortened to TW3) first appeared on the BBC late on Saturday night. It had no fixed length, running for as long as the producer and writers had material. TW3 made fun of public figures people previously thought untouchable. Famous names it launched include John Cleese, Roy Kinnear and Millicent Martin.
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stood down as Prime Minister, rather than face defeat in a leadership contest. YEARS AGO, ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963, John F Kennedy was shot and a dream of a better world seemed to die too. YEARS AGO ON NOVEMBER 26, 1939, Tina Turner was born – and she’s still rocking!
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Telegrams make a comeback Would you believe it - the good fashioned telegram is back in vogue! One of our earliest forms of long distance communication has risen in popularity in the wake of national postal strikes. Telegram firms are reporting business is booming as customers struggle to beat postal stoppages. Most of the recent demand is from banks and employers who need important news to reach their customers and staff in writing within hours. But there’s also one very important fan of the telegram - Her Majesty the Queen, who regularly uses the service. If it’s good enough for royalty, it’s good enough for us!
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SHINE A LIGHT OF LOVE Sue Ryder’s Lights of Love Campaign, supported by TV presenter Pam Rhodes, is your chance to celebrate the life of someone dear to you by dedicating a message to their memory in time for Christmas. Lights of Love themed events will be held across the country. In return for a donation to the charity, you will receive a Lights of Love Christmas star on which to write a personal message and enter your loved one’s name in an online Book of Remembrance. Contact 0845 050 1953 or see www.suerydercare.org/lightsoflove
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GUARDS, GHURKHAS AND GUNS More than 1,000 performers from around the world will line up at the NIA for this year’s 21st Birmingham Tattoo on November 28 and 29. Massed bands will join the Blue Falcons Gymnastics Display Team and the RAF, Army and Navy will battle it out in the popular field gun competition. Other displays include dancing, dogs, a town crier and lone piper. For ticket information, call 0844 3388 000.
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How to cut the cost of Christmas You don’t have to spend a fortune to have a fabulous festive season
Shop at Savers to save on gift sets. Dove Shower Indulgence Gift Set is now just £4.49, saving £1.51 and Nivea Sparkle Gift Set is £6.99, saving £1. To find your nearest Savers, visit www.savers.co.uk or call 0800 107 8495 . Instead of buying individual gifts for friends and family, pool your resources for something you can enjoy together – such as a meal at a restaurant, or a fun day out. If you’re a gardener and you save your own seeds, use them as stocking fillers. Pop a handful of seeds into a little envelope and stick a pretty picture of the plant on the outside. Use vouchers when out celebrating Christmas with family or friends. A wealth of discount and BOGOF vouchers are available online, which can be used at a range of restaurants and bars. If thinking of visiting If you’re y family fam or friends abroad next start looking for h Christmas, Ch fli ights, train tickets and rental ig acars ca now. You can get better edeals de and discounts if you book too. nonline, on you’re hungry – you’ll wpohs t’ no Don’t Don’t shop shop when w end up buying much more than you need. Make and personalise your own Christmas cake using ready-made marzipan and icing.
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Bake some traditional cookies or other sweet treats such as fudge, then present them in a pretty cellophane bundle, tied with Christmas ribbon. Buying festive favourites such as walnuts, pistachios and cashews in family-sized jars can work out cheaper if you’ve got the family round. Swap a whole turkey for a crown of turkey breast. It’s quicker to cook and saves waste and money. Make your own stuffing, sausages wrapped in bacon, trifle and mince pies. Try Channel4.com/food for inspiration Watch out for special offers. The Co-Op’s offering three for £5 on its own brand frozen party food range including Tempura King Prawns and Mini Chocolate Eclairs. Usually £1.99 per pack, saving 97p. Ends January 3. Morrison is offering two for £4 on preprepared packs of Honey Roast Parsnips and Red Cabbage (RRP £2.29 for 400g). Transform a cheap red wine into a hot mulled punch with added spice (mulling spices £1.60 for 10g from www.thespicery.com or 01225 426309) and chunks of fresh fruit. Work out what to do with your leftovers in advance. Try the BBC’s Christmas Food website www.bbc.co.uk/food/christmas or www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for ideas.
For a simple table decoration, fill a clear glass bowl or vase with coloured tree baubles and greenery from the garden. If you like a real Christmas tree, the Norway Spruce is the cheapest at around £20 for a 6ft specimen, but keep it well watered as it does like to shed needles! Ensure your tree’s environmentally friendly. Go to the British Christmas Tree Growers Association’s website, www.bctga. co.uk, or call 0131 664 1100 to find your nearest sustainable tree seller. Make Christmas crackers using kits from John Lewis (£5 for six crackers) or www.jesters.com where kits start from 99p (£3.99 p&p). M&S is offering 3-for-2 on wrapping paper, cards, wreaths, artificial Christmas trees and decorations. Cheapest item is free. Send free online Christmas cards at www. ecards.co.uk. Post local Christmas cards using a Scout or Guide post – the money goes to helping their work. Ask at your local library to see if there’s one in your area. Plan your festive menu in advance and stock up on all the ‘must-haves’ when they appear on supermarket shelves – and watch out for any BOGOF offers – then freeze or store ahead. Hit the sales for left-over gift sets, Christmas cards, crackers and wrapping paper for next year. Sales for great discounts. Prices are reduced to pennies. Isn’t it a pity they don’t do that before Christmas!
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Tea party essentials Duktig ten-piece tea and coffee stoneware play set £7.95, Ikea
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Sidney the Spider dangly toy £12.99, Toys ‘R Us
House advent calendar £5, Tesco
Musical set £5.99, Cancer Research UK
Peter Storm Forever Forest Friends t-shirt £6.99, Millets
Bushtucker Outback Trial game £3.99, Gruesome Lakeland (but tasty) Soft ABC block set £15, Silver Cross Good for tiny tots Flower Press £5.95, The Handpicked Collection
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department when the buyer was out, constantly found fault with me. Moulding juniors to the Harrods image was her responsibility and she objected to my ponytail hairdo. I was instructed to put my hair up in a French pleat. “But I don’t have time in the mornings,” I pleaded. “Well then you’ll just have to wake a little earlier, won’t you?” she replied sweetly. I decided it was simpler to have it cut. Then, after I was spotted walking to work smoking a cigarette, thinking myself very sophisticated, I was summoned to her again. “A lady never
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bouffant wigs. All this work disturbed some of the store’s unwelcome ‘residents’. As Harrods was a very old building, it had provided excellent accommodation for generations of rats. Whenever a strange smell was detected, I was asked to phone maintenance and ask for the rat man. “Would that be the live rat man or the dead rat man?” a voice would enquire. It was usually the ‘dead rat man’ who’d remove many a dead rat from beneath the floorboards. Once they’d made a snug bed in a bra in one of the drawers. When my time ended as a junior, I was given a bill book and my own desk. I relished selling the beautiful merchandise; glamorous American slips and pants and luxurious handembroidered Italian silk nightdresses. I soon moved to become the buyer’s clerk and discovered that the buyer was not so terrifying after all. Over the next few years, most of my colleagues married and left to start families. In those days you were either a wife or a career woman, rarely both. Eventually, I too moved on. Those years were golden ones. The war was behind us and the future was bright and hopeful. The skills and values I learned at Harrods shaped the person am dot mm mmmIaa oo m otttoday od and I treasure the memories of that special time. m em
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‘I looked up to find myself held in the arms of a rather startled Gregory Peck’
The 1953 film, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra, won eight Academy Awards. It was set at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii just before the Japanese attack during the Second World War.
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Sinatra, whose career was slightly in decline, had to work hard to convince the studio to cast him in the film. Rumour has it that the horse’s head scene in The Godfather was based on the methods he allegedly employed to get the role.
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In the famous scene where Kerr and Lancaster kiss on the beach they were supposed to be standing up. It was Lancaster’s idea that they should lie on the sand and the director’s to film them just as a wave broke. Together they created one of the cinema’s most memorable love scenes.
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alt – alternate, beg - beginning, cm - centimetres, col – colour, cont - continue, dec - decrease(ing), DK – double knitting, foll – following, g – grams, in - inch(es), inc – increase(ing), k – knit, k2tog – knit two stitches together, kfb – knit into the front then knit into the back of the same stitch before dropping from left needle, mm - millimetres, p – purl, patt – pattern, rem – remain(ing), rep – repeat(ing), RS - right side, skpo – slip one stitch, knit one stitch, pass slipped stitch over, st(s) - stitch(es), st-st – stocking stitch (knit on right side rows, purl on wrong side rows), WS - wrong side.
NOTES Angel is made in stocking stitch throughout except where stated. Begin with a knit row.
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