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Chocolate hazelnut cake, vegan chocolate chip cookies, treacle tart with whipped cream recipes from the Violet Cakes founders new book, Love is a Pink Cake When Im thinking up recipes, Im trying to satisfy a craving, says Claire Ptak, founder of Violet Cakes in east London. Her command of flavours and textures and the

For a place built as much on the profits of sharp practice as the sand on which it stands, the people of Las Vegas have long been able to feel better about themselves because of ex-tennis champion Andre Agassi, the city's most revered resident.

In total, how many words does the average person speak in a day/year/lifetime? Iain Pearson, Mexico City, Mexico David, Newport, UK Source: Book, "Men are Pigs, (fortunately women like pork)" Jeff Steele, Melbourne, Florida, US

Name: The Illuminati. Age: 237. Appearance: A pyramid with an eye on it, a hand signal, a tattoo on a rapper's back, a giant lizard dressed as the Queen. Take your pick. Really? Are we still pretending that the Illuminati is a thing? Of course it's a thing. Haven't you seen the signs? Haven't you

Why is the Star of David sometimes found on the gates to Hindu temples? Mark Cohen, Sheffield. (Dr) Eleanor Nesbitt, Religions and Education Research Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry L Rivlin, London