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Many deaths caused by people falling from roofs or being buried underneath thick piles of snow sliding off rooftops Heavy snow in large parts of Japan has killed 17 people and injured more than 90 while leaving hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials have said.

A simple dish with familiar ingredients, the potatoes come out with a crispy bottom and a soft top I love recipes that are simple and use familiar ingredients, but that come out feeling unusual because of the technique used. I learned this dish from the Argentinian chef Francis Mallmann at Ballymaloe Litfest a couple of

Poet says she refuses invitation from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population Canadian poet Rupi Kaur has declined an invitation to celebrate Diwali at the White House on 8 November in protest of the Biden administrations support of Israels bombardment of Gaza.

Rose Macaulayby Sarah LeFanu388pp, Virago, 20 Does Rose Macaulay (1881-1958) deserve a biography? She is the kind of figure who is always popping up in other people's stories - as the encouraging patron of the young Elizabeth Bowen, or the friend of Victor Gollancz or Ivy Compton-Burnett. She knew everyone, and went to all the

Tao Huabi rose from humble origins in south-western China to create a beloved condiment that can now be found in fridges around the world There is a saying about the south-western Chinese province of Guizhou: Not three feet of flat land, not three days without rain, not a family with three silver coins. But, with