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Great British Bake Off contestants avoid elimination during bread week

The Great British Bake Off contestants could breathe a sigh of relief on Tuesday after it was revealed that no bakers were to be eliminated from the show. The third episode of the Channel 4 show saw eight contestants tasked with baking two signature ...

27 Sept 2022 at 22:48

Second Great British Bake Off contestant eliminated during biscuit week

Student Maisam became the second contestant to leave The Great British Bake Off, as biscuit week saw extravagant bakes and cracked showstoppers. The second episode of the Channel 4 show saw the 11 contestants tasked with baking signature macarons, ...

20 Sept 2022 at 23:10

Dementia charity to make giant scarf to wrap around Royal Albert Hall

Knitters have put their needles to the test in a bid to create a giant scarf to cover the Royal Albert Hall for a dementia charity, with one claiming to have a “magic ball of wool”. The Lewy Body Society intends to wrap a 244-metre scarf around ...

21 Jul 2022 at 10:01

Dame Prue Leith laughs off car breaking down at Platinum Jubilee Pageant

A vehicle carrying television presenter Dame Prue Leith broke down at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. The Great British Bake Off star had been among the ‘Dame’ section of the event, and was driven down the Mall in an open-topped vintage car ...

05 Jun 2022 at 19:03

Life

Dame Prue Leith: From Bake Off queen to gardening judge

Wildflower mishaps, vegetable gluts and disappointing fruit trees have all proved a great learning curve for baking ace Dame Prue Leith, who is also a keen gardener. But her wealth of growing experience makes her the perfect choice as ...

25 Apr 2022 at 09:55

Prue Leith: Ukraine refugee hosts will give up if they don’t hear news soon

Potential hosts for refugees from Ukraine will “give up” unless they are contacted by officials soon about their offers to help, Dame Prue Leith has said. The Great British Bake Off judge said she registered her willingness to take ...

12 Apr 2022 at 09:55

Dame Prue Leith opens up about the deaths of her first husband and brother

Dame Prue Leith’s first husband asked doctors if he could have “a bit of assistance” with dying, The Great British Bake Off host has revealed. The chef and TV presenter, 81, who is in favour of assisted dying, opened up about the ...

01 Feb 2022 at 05:25

Scotland

Cole-Hamilton demands more Ukrainian refugee support ahead of Leith ship visit

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has renewed calls for the Ukrainian refugee scheme to be improved ahead of a visit to a cruise ship housing families fleeing the Russian invasion. Mr Cole-Hamilton is set to ...

30 Aug 2022 at 01:01

It’s extraordinary people are still interested in me, says Dame Prue Leith

Celebrity chef Dame Prue Leith said “it’s wonderful that people still want to employ me” at the age of 82. Dame Prue built her career around food, first as a restaurateur and chef and later as a judge on Great British Menu, ...

31 Aug 2022 at 01:01

First baker eliminated as Great British Bake Off returns for new series

Former charity director Will is the first contestant to be given the boot from the new series of The Great British Bake Off as a fresh batch of amateur bakers were put to the test in cake week. The opening episode of the ...

13 Sept 2022 at 22:52

Christopher Biggins among stars wrapping Royal Albert Hall in mile-long scarf

Dame Prue Leith and Christopher Biggins were among stars who helped to wrap the Royal Albert Hall in a mile-long scarf knitted in support of a dementia charity. More than 100 volunteers aided in putting the giant scarf ...

15 Oct 2022 at 03:45

Entertainment

Jonathan Dimbleby: Terminally ill people of sound mind should have right to die

Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby has said terminally ill people of sound mind should have a right to an assisted death, after his brother died “in a terrible physical condition” with motor neurone disease. Scupltor ...

21 May 2024 at 09:47

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