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Daily Record
10-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Amazon Prime Day sees 43% slashed off George Foreman grill that's 'perfect for uni'
Energy efficient and easy to use, buyers love the compact grill that "makes everything taste better." When parents send their kids off to university, one of their biggest worries is whether they'll eat properly or just live off instant noodles and takeaways. From shared kitchens, limited appliances and a fridge that's somehow always empty or full of someone else's food, it can be hard to keep them healthy. But one kitchen appliance is a powerhouse of convenience, while also being easy to use and clean. The George Foreman Small Electric Fit Grill offers much more culinary excitement that a regular sandwich toaster, and right now it has 43% off for Amazon Prime Day - taking the price from £29.99 to £17.09. Just the right size to grill sandwiches, meat, fish and veggies for one or two people, the grill comes in a stylish black finish with matt details, giving it a modern look that fits well on any kitchen counter. This newer model is also more compact, saving 30% more space and allowing for easy vertical storage. It heats up quickly and can cook meals in under six minutes. The clip-in drip tray collects any extra fat or mess, making it easier to keep things clean. The plates just need a wipe over with a paper towel while they are still warm. One of the many thousands of offers in the Amazon Prime Day deals, shoppers can save up to 70% off across all departments, including kitchenware, bedding, clothing, and more. The perfect chance to pick up some student essentials for less, the George Foreman Grill is so good it might be worth buying an extra one to keep at home. If the George Forman isn't quite right, Amazon has also slashed the price of the Philips 5000 Series Sandwich Maker from £44.99 to £29.99. It comes with three different plate sets for panini's, waffles and sandwiches. Versatile and easy to use, buyers have called it: "A great addition to a home kitchen." Elsewhere at Argos, the Salter Kuro Health Grill & Panini Maker promises to make food with less fat. Available for £40, buyers have given it a 4.3 out of 5-star rating. For buyers on a budget, the Dunelm Deep Fill Sandwich Maker is £22. A good choice for really filling sandwiches, shoppers say "it's a great sandwich toaster" that "fits loads." Shoppers who have already snapped up the George Foreman Grill have given it a 4.5 out of five-star rating across a whopping 22,900 reviews. One said: " Great little grill. Bought for my son to take to Uni and after using it a couple of times, bought another for myself. Easy to use, easy to clean and doesn't take up much space in the kitchen. Perfect for one or two people, and is big enough to cook 2 steaks, burgers or chicken breasts." Another added: "How I ever managed without one of these little beauties before, is beyond me. I've cooked steak, salmon and chicken on my new grill so far, and because they cook so quickly, there's no time for any smell to waft anywhere, plus it doesn't register even the tiniest blip on my smart meter." A third chimed in saying: " I love my George Forman - he has come in clutch for my Uni kitchen and me and my flat mates couldn't be any more pleased. He's a legend - 100000% buy especially if your a student." Not everyone was quite so impressed however. One disappointed buyer said: "Rather disappointed. Bought the grill mainly to make toasted sandwiches. It does not do these well. Takes ages to brown the bread, which tends to just dry out as it takes so long. Probably ok for other dishes." Overall, most buyers are impressed with the countertop grill. Another five-star review summed it up saying: "As a student, I absolutely love this as I can do so much with it and it requires minimal cleaning and is very easy to use. Heats up quickly, non-stick is excellent, great value for money and makes everything taste better as it's so low effort to use!"
Boston Globe
17-06-2025
- Health
- Boston Globe
By brewing with 100 percent quinoa, Meli is ‘giving beer a wellness makeover'
'That beer in Peru didn't have the typical characteristics that I associated with beer,' says Oster. 'The flavor was crisp and light, with none of the malty or bitter aftertaste that I had come to expect of beer. I also loved the health halo of a beer made from quinoa — it caught my attention and drew me in, when I normally wouldn't have been interested in drinking a beer. Get Winter Soup Club A six-week series featuring soup recipes and cozy vibes, plus side dishes and toppings, to get us all through the winter. Enter Email Sign Up 'The only issue was that the beer in Peru contained barley, and I was reducing gluten from my diet.' Advertisement Oster set out to brew a 100 percent quinoa beer. 'The first challenge we encountered at homebrew-scale was what type of quinoa to use. Quinoa exists in red, black, and white varieties, and quinoa grown in one part of the world has completely different nutritional features than quinoa from other parts of the world. So, identifying a quinoa that both tasted good and efficiently produced an alcoholic beverage was a challenge,' says Oster. Advertisement It took more than 20 test batches to brew a beer that satisfied those requirements. And then another challenge arose: because quinoa is such a small grain, adapting a recipe to fit commercial brewing equipment wasn't straightforward. It took nearly 100 formulations, according to Oster, to get it right. Brew Theory Brewery in Lowell currently brews Meli. The beer is gluten-free, has zero sugar, and contains the proteins and essential vitamins and minerals such as iron and B6 typically found in quinoa. A can of Meli even contains about 7 percent of your daily potassium. One noticeable aspect of the beer is that it tastes a little spicy, the result of using an herbaceous grain rather than the typical barley. Meli is light and crisp, like Oster says, and should make an interesting pairing with all kinds of food. Oster is 'committed to winning in our own backyard,' meaning Massachusetts. Meli beer is available at select restaurants including Uni, Catalyst, Alma Nove, and Shy Bird, as well as at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. Gary Dzen can be reached at
Miami Herald
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Steve Bannon Questions Israel Reliance on US: ‘They Want Us To Go on Offense'
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has accused the Israeli government of trying to draw the United States into a war with Iran, saying they "want us to go on offense" against Tehran. Bannon, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump who served in the first Trump administration from January to August 2017, made the claim on his War Room podcast on Friday. Newsweek contacted Bannon for comment via an email to the podcast on Saturday outside regular office hours. On June 13, the Israeli military launched a series of air strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, nuclear scientists and senior government figures. The Israeli government says it launched the attack because it believed Tehran was trying to acquire a nuclear weapon, something Iran strongly denies. Trump told reporters that he knew about the attacks in advance, and the strikes have divided American conservatives. While some support Israel's action, others warn that the U.S. could be pulled into another Middle Eastern war. Referring to Israel on his podcast, Bannon said: "If you're going to go alone, you can take care of your deal or not. You don't need us. Decide to go alone. Decide to reject it—'No, we don't need you. We're going to go it alone.' And they go it alone last about six hours. Not only do they want defense, they want us to go on offense. "Don't believe me. Tucker Carlson's got a tweet up. I will not repeat the names on this show at this time. I have not verified that." Following the Israeli strikes, Carlson criticized a number of American conservatives who he said were "calling Donald Trump today to demand air strikes." The former Fox News commentator branded the callers as "warmongers." A U.S. military official told Newsweek that American forces helped defend Israel from a retaliatory Iranian missile attack on Friday, but there are no reports of U.S. strikes taking place against Iran itself. On his podcast, Bannon also said: "If you're going to do it, do it. Go for it. You make your own decision. You decided: 'We got to do it. We've got to do it now. They've got 15 nuclear weapons.' Then go for it. "But then why do we have to come and air defense. And please don't use 'oh, because we have things in Tel Aviv.' Then get them the hell out of Tel Aviv. And if you're an American citizen over there, give them a shot. Get out or stick. If you stick, that's fine. This is how we get sucked in." The Israeli military has said Iran had enough fission material to construct 15 nuclear bombs "within days" before it struck. However, Iran has consistently denied seeking nuclear weapons and insists its nuclear program is entirely peaceful. On Friday, a number of Iranian rockets struck cities in Israel, including Tel Aviv, while others were intercepted by air defense. Simultaneously, Israeli jets continued to pound military and nuclear-linked targets in Iran. According to the Israeli government, three people were killed in the Iranian attacks. Iran's representative to the United Nations said on Friday that 78 people died in Israeli strikes. Shashank Joshi, the defense editor at The Economist, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "Iran's strategy has been to keep conflict at bay by using proxies & militias as a buffer. When the proxy-militia system collapsed over the last 18 months, thanks in large part to post-Oct 7 dynamics, it left Iran extraordinarily vulnerable. The result is now playing out over Iran." Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, wrote on X: "I applaud President Trump for urging Iran back to the negotiating table, in order to end the regime's nuclear ambitions through diplomacy, avoiding further bloodshed. However, if Iran refuses this offer, I strongly believe it is in America's national security interest to go all-in to help Israel finish the job." It remains to be seen whether U.S. forces will join the Israeli military campaign against Iran. If they do, the move will likely prove controversial among conservatives—with critics arguing that it contradicts the administration's "America First" agenda. Related Articles Steve Bannon Trashes Trump Admin's DOGE Effort-'Delivered Zero'Steve Bannon Says Elon Musk Should Be Investigated By Special CounselSteve Bannon Calls for Elon Musk to Be Deported as Trump Feud EruptsMAGA Reacts to Elon Musk's Feud With Donald Trump 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Gulf Today
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
Iran threatens to target US bases if conflict breaks out
Iran threatened on Wednesday to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out, while President Donald Trump said he was "less confident" about reaching a nuclear deal. Iran and the United States have held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new nuclear deal to replace the 2015 accord that Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018. Since returning to office in January, Trump has revived his "maximum pressure" campaign on Tehran, backing nuclear diplomacy but warning of military action if it fails. "All its bases are within our reach, we have access to them, and without hesitation we will target all of them in the host countries," Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said in response to US threats of military action if the talks fail. "God willing, things won't reach that point, and the talks will succeed," the minister said, adding that the US side "will suffer more losses" if it came to conflict. The United States has multiple bases in the Middle East, with the largest located in Qatar. Iran and the United States have recently been locked in a diplomatic standoff over Iran's uranium enrichment, with Tehran defending it as a "non-negotiable" right and Washington calling it as a "red line". In an interview published on Wednesday, Trump said he was "less confident" the United States and Iran could reach a deal, in response to a question on whether he believed he could stop Tehran from enriching uranium. Iran currently enriches uranium to 60 per cent, far above the 3.67-per cent limit set in the 2015 deal and close though still short of the 90 per cent needed for a nuclear warhead. Western countries, including the United States and its ally Israel, have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire atomic weapons, while Tehran insists its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes. Last week, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said enrichment is "key" to Iran's nuclear programme and that Washington "cannot have a say" on the issue. During the interview with the New York Post's podcast "Pod Force One", which was recorded on Monday, Trump said he was losing hope a deal could be reached. "I don't know. I did think so, and I'm getting more and more -- less confident about it. They seem to be delaying and I think that's a shame. I am less confident now than I would have been a couple of months ago," he said. "Something happened to them but I am much less confident of a deal being made... May be they don't wanna make a deal, what can I say? And may be they do. There is nothing final," he added. On May 31, after the fifth round of talks, Iran said it had received "elements" of a US proposal for a nuclear deal, with Araghchi later saying the text contained "ambiguities". Iran has said it will present a counter-proposal to the latest draft from Washington, which it had criticised for failing to offer relief from sanctions -- a key demand for Tehran, which has been reeling under their weight for years. On Monday, the United Nations nuclear watchdog began a Board of Governors meeting in Vienna that will last until Friday to discuss Iran's atomic activities and other issues. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting followed a report issued by it criticising "less than satisfactory" cooperation from Tehran, particularly in explaining past cases of nuclear material found at undeclared sites. Iran has criticised the IAEA report as unbalanced, saying it relied on "forged documents" provided by its arch-foe Israel. Agence France-Presse
Daily Mail
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beauty expert ROSIE GREEN reveals the must-have products to tackle your hot-weather dilemmas - from a patchy tan to greasy skin and frazzled hair
My legs are too blotchy to inflict on the public, help! I hear you. I've always had limbs more 'corned beef' than 'honey dipped'. My genetic misfortune is now exacerbated by age-induced dryness, dullness, sun damage and thread veins. How to make them bare-able? A simple combination of massage plus lotion will make them look 50 per cent smoother and more youthful. In truth any product will do, but if you want to maximise results try a body serum. New to the UK is Uni 24-Hour Body Serum (below, £43, Expensive, but I cannot overstate how divine this smells (it's the cedar, juniper and sandalwood blend) and how perfect the consistency is. It sinks straight in to leave skin plumped and dewy. A cheaper option is the just launched Vaseline Gluta-Hya Serum-in-Lotion, which comes in three iterations: Dewy Radiance, Overnight Radiance Repair and Flawless Glow (around £7 each, It promises skin-transforming results in five days – and reader, it delivers. Once skin is primed, invest in a faux glow. My tried and tested classics are Gatineau Golden Glow Gradual Tan (from £22, and Garnier Summer Body Gradual Tan Lotion (£12, Using a mitt will minimise patchiness. If you need more coverage, seek out Mac Studio Face and Body Radiant Sheer Foundation (£35, or Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Instant Tan Spray (£13.99, which hides pretty much anything. Uni 24-Hour Body Serum £43 Shop It's sandal season and my feet are unsightly You don't say what is causing offence, but let's talk hobbit feet and hairy toes. I use my Venus Facial Dermaplaning Trimmer Hair Remover (£27, to whisk away knuckle tufts. If your heels are prone to fissures, I love Bare Feet By Margaret Dabbs Crack Sealer (£9, It forms a transparent protective barrier that helps seal splits, locking in moisture and leaving heels looking much prettier. My mosquito bites swell up to a gargantuan size Nobody wants to accessorise their summer look with disfiguring red lumps. If you react badly to insect bites then a trick I learned on photo shoots is to take precautionary antihistamines every day of your trip. Also apply bug repellent liberally, but remember the solvents cause varnish to smudge so avoid contact with your nails if you have a manicure. Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour HydraPlay 2-in-1 Daily Cleanser £22 Shop When the temperature climbs, I'm afflicted by shine There's glowy and there's greasy. To avoid the latter, prep skin with a purifying cleanser. I like the new Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour HydraPlay 2-in-1 Daily Cleanser (above, £22, which uses pink kaolin clay to control oil without stripping the skin. Then try Murad Superactive Moisturizer SPF 40 Mattifying Oil + Pore Control (£45, This updated sunscreen formula includes oil-trapping microspheres, which help soak up the slick and blur blemishes, as well as reducing sebum production and enlarged pores in the long term. Finally, invest in Tatcha Aburatorigami Japanese Blotting Papers (£12, Useful on the go, just press them on the skin (over or under make-up) to soak up sheen. On holiday my hair looks like wire wool For those with non-compliant frizzy hair, here are some strategies. I often have a blow-dry pre-trip and eke it out with dry shampoo. I rate luxe-y brand Ouai's Super Dry Shampoo (below, £26, which comes in two new scents: Melrose Place and Cape Town (available from Friday). This approach obviously involves swimming doggy paddle to avoid wetting your hair, so if that's not your style try spritzing pre-beach with Pantene Sunkiss Glow Leave-In Spray (£12, a UV- protective treatment that smooths the cuticle, controls frizz and enhances shine. Then slick back and rock the wet look during the day. Pre-dinner, wash it out and you're guaranteed smoother, shinier hair. Ouai Super Dry Shampoo £26 Shop I often get flushed on hot days – how do I tone down redness? A dermatologist once told me that running your wrists under cold water is effective for quickly reducing your body temperature and thus calming pink cheeks. But if you want to conceal more persistent redness, try blending a little Erborian CC Red Correct (£19, Or use a gradual tan. I like Three Warriors Hydra Bronze Tanning Drops (£33, which can be added to your usual moisturiser and works beautifully to even out skin tone.
