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Life & Style Stir it up: the writer gets a lichen masterclass from executive chef Vivek Singh of the Cinnamon restaurants
Emily Jupp discovers how the ingredient can give a unique, smoky flavour to our cooking
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Michael Acton Smith founded Firebox straight out of university before creating Moshi Monsters
Rhodri Marsden: Acton Smith started out selling silliness with online retailer Firebox, before launching a world of virtual creatures who took the real world by storm
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From long to Jong: Guy Pewsey outside Mo Nabbach’s M&M Hair Academy in west London before the haircut
The North Korean embassy in London complained when M&M; Hair Academy used Kim Jong-un's image in the window. Curious, Guy Pewsey surrenders to the clippers
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Zubairi Sentongo, who came from Uganda to a ‘supported lodgings’ family (Merrill and David Nelson, pictured)

Simon Usborne: Zubairi Sentongo swapped poverty in Uganda for homelessness in Britain. But a YMCA scheme for vulnerable teenagers connected him with a couple who offered him warmth and shelter.

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The UK latest figures show 2.3 million people used cannabis in the last year
News
Obesity surgery in rats has been found to change the way the body processes alcohol
Country also has one of the highest proportions of drug users who buy illegal substances online with 22% purchasing cannabis, ecstasy, LSD and ketamine over the internet
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The NHS budget has until now been protected, but the rising cost of medicines and an ageing population are stretching finances to the limit
EXCLUSIVE Next government must choose between cuts and extra spending, a leading think-tank warns
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The parenting website Mumsnet claims to have 1.5 million registered members
Cyber-thieves may have obtained passwords and personal messages
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Because of a lack of accessible care at GP surgery level, elderly patients are often forced to attend A&E departments
EXCLUSIVE PM aims to shift care away from overworked A&E; and back to the community
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Green fingers: a plot in East London

Allotments are the focus of a new reality show. But for centuries, they were essential to survival for thousands of working-class people, says Margaret Willes

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In the shadows: Lisa now runs workshops for children with HIV

At 12, Lisa was told that the 'vitamin pills' she'd been taking all her life were in fact antiretroviral drugs. Then she learnt that the woman she thought was her mother was really her aunt; her mother had died of Aids when she was four. Now 19, she's helping other young people with HIV to face the future.

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Suit Up: Ebola is spread by contact with bodily fluids, so protection is vital
An epidemiologist with Médecins Sans Frontières on how the unprecedented spread of the virus in west Africa makes the work of medics tougher than ever
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Hot off the press: Sriracha Hot Chilli Sauce at the Huy Fong Foods factory in Irwindale
Cooking up the US's favourite spicy condiment is to be classed a public nuisance after residents complain about its effects on health
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Aids activists protest in Kiev against Crimea’s ban on methadone therapy
Ignorance and bigotry still kill 30 years on from HIV's discovery, reports Norman Fowler
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Shore start: Diane Selkirk and her daughter, Maia (now aged 12), at sunset in Mexico
The dangers were highlighted last week when a cruising family had to be rescued 900 nautical miles from Mexico. Diane Selkirk defends her family's sailing adventures
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Beer baron: Ben Ott inspects his product
Christina Rietz discovers why the capital is the place to be for German and US brewers thirsty for innovation
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You're hired: Alan Sugar launches Amstrad's first home computer in 1984
David Crookes: Thirty years ago this week Lord Sugar's Amstrad went up against Apple and launched the back-to-basics home computer
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Lightbulb moment: Brainy Bike Lights, developed by Crawford Hollingworth, emit an LED image of a cyclist, enabling motorists to subconsciously register a bike’s presence sooner
Simon Usbourne: Behavioural psychologist Crawford Hollingworth's light helps drivers spot cyclists more easily
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Injecting drug users are at high risk of infection
Experts say financial incentives in the form of shopping vouchers could revolutionise drug treatment in Britain
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Going down: Google's ambition to build an elevator into space isn't likely to be fulfilled any time soon
techTechnology giant’s scientists say there is no material strong enough for a cable from Earth into orbit
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Play It Forward: the DC Record Fair in Washington, US
musicThis Saturday sees a host of events around the country to celebrate the sellers of well-grooved wax
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Google Doodle celebrates the 63rd anniversary of the Peak District National Park
tech
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Wasp factory: 1.3 million examples of the Vespa scooter have been sold in the last decade
motoringThe Italian scooter has been a style icon since the 1950s and the release of its latest model confirms it has lost little of its lustre
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Moral maze: an error in an Italian lab has revealed our confusion over who a parent can be
health

A woman who conceived by IVF has discovered she was implanted with the wrong eggs... Julian Baggini enters a moral minefield

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The new low cost smartphone of Motorola, 'Motorola Moto G', is displayed in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 13, 2013. The smartphone, with dimensions 65.9mm W x 129.9mm H x 6.0 - 11.6mm D is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 with quad-core 1,2 GHz CPU, a 4.5-inch display and Android Operating System 4.3 and a suggested price of $ 179 USD.
techData assessing smartphones has revealed tens of millions of phones are at risk of being harvested
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Slow-cooked leg of lamb with creamy Parmesan- and-anchovy potatoes
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Gardening therapy has huge potential for cost savings in the NHS and can speed up recovery time
healthOn the eve of National Gardening Week, patients should take up their trowel - and save the NHS a fortune
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Are you comfortable with your waiter looking up your details?
food + drinkTop maître d' admits researching diners online
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Heartbleed, the latest internet security flaw, was only made possible because many big online businesses use OpenSSL
tech Vulnerability arose from code that helps maintain free software used by companies and government agencies almost everywhere
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Moving up a gear: John Haynes in one of the 450 vehicles he owns
motoring John Haynes's manuals have sold more than 200 million copies. Simon Usborne meets the motor man at his classic car museum
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You've been framed: taking shots on the tube is not illegal
tech When a photograph of journalist Sophie Wilkinson eating a salad on the Tube appeared on the Facebook group she wasn't going to let it slide
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Sum total: Dr Sandy Anderson, one of Robert A Gatenby’s mathematical acolytes
healthA group of scientists hopes to tame the chaos of cancer in a bold new way – by using maths. Does this approach add up?
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Dressing down: Prada’s take on the normcore look
fashionAn unbranded approach to attire whose adherents resemble bewildered Icelandic exchange students, circa 1984
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Bill's spinach, spicy sausage and egg pizza
food + drinkPre-prepare the dough, then let the kids (and adults!) loose to personalise their pizzas exactly as they like – what a great way to start the school break...
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Formichetti is the artistic director of the multibillion-euro Italian denim behemoth Diesel
fashionThe fashion designer has gone from styling one star to steering the artistic direction of a big brand. Alexander Fury meets him
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6 April 2014: Google's colourful Doodle celebrating the Twenty20 cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka
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You can make Mark's soup with any kind of broccoli
food + drink Mark Hix recipes
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The podcast format's future remains in doubt
techAlex Lawson: The often eccentric medium has attracted devoted listeners - and created media stars
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