You could always make a traditional simnel cake, but these are quite difficult. For a much easier Easter cake you could try and idea from chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall: you make a typical sponge cake (in two layers, like a Victoria sponge) and then... (read more)

As anyone who has ever parked their car near a seaside area with lots of gulls around can tell you, this can cause damage to the paintwork very quickly. It used to be believed that the problem was caused by acid in the bird dropping eating away at the... (read more)

You could try changing the element or the regulator, but to do that you must first know what is causing the problem, and then you need to know the exact name and number of the part that needs to be replaced. An alternative is to get a whole new ring provided... (read more)

The Galacticos were, and are, top football players signed to Real Madrid. The word was first used in this context around 2007. The then manager of Real Madrid, Florentino... (read more)

If you have had a caesarian, your doctor or other health professional will usually advise you to wait a year before you try to conceive another child. In a c-section you will be left with a scar, which should normally heal after three months. However,... (read more)

Basically they are the same thing. Pushchair is the term commonly used in UK English, while buggy is more used in US English. However, because of international communication etc, American English terms have become very popular outside the US, and particularly... (read more)

Babies and small children do get stomach aches quite often, and if they are feeling tired or anxious they may be more prone to small ailments. In particular, if a baby is under stress this can lead to some stomach pain. However, any pain that seemed to... (read more)

The selfie is quite a new phenomenon and the list is being added to even as we speak, so any 'top selfie' list is going to go out of date very quickly. However, the selfie has become so popular that there is now a kind of competition known as the Selfie... (read more)

There are no actual statistics kept on this, but if you put 'actors died drug overdose recent' or similar terms in a search engine, you will find various answers. These aren't official though, and mostly look at such deaths over a period of many years... (read more)

Whatsapp is probably the biggest and best known of the chat apps, but yes, there are several alternative devices. And a lot of people would like to change now that Facebook has bought Whatsapp. One example of these is the ChatOn. This is made by Samsung... (read more)

In the UK and the northern hemisphere generally, spring officially starts in March. According to the Met Office the first day of spring is 1 March, but another and older way of calculating it is to start from the vernal... (read more)

At the moment the government childcare voucher scheme only covers employed parents and is also only valid if employers take part. However, from late 2015 the scheme is being changed. In the future any household with a total earned income of under £300,000... (read more)

Most tragically, it seems there is no longer any doubt that this plane is lost. The MH370 has not yet been recovered which of course means that the passengers and crew haven't been recovered... (read more)

The moon doesn't orbit the sun, or not directly. What happens is that the Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth. So it takes the moon just under 28 days (27.322 days to be exact) to make a full orbit of the earth. That's why we talk about... (read more)

Perhaps it will later on - apps are still relatively new and not all stores have them - but in any case Primark does tend to do things a bit differently from other outlets. A big difference between them, all the other three stores you mentioned and in... (read more)

A simnel cake is a spiced fruit cake with both a top and a middle layer of marzipan. These cakes were originally made for mothering Sunday and sometimes still are, but nowadays we associate them more with Easter. There are many different recipes for this... (read more)