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BARBECUING TECHNIQUES FROM WEBER’S
Top Tips for Ultimate Barbecuing Success Here are some simple techniques that will help you take charge of the fire versus the fire taking charge of you. 1. Don’t start with a cold, dirty grate. A...
View ArticleRead An Exclusive Extract from The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
UPSTAIRS, MADAM IS PLANNING THE PARTY OF THE SEASON.DOWNSTAIRS, THE SERVANTS ARE PLOTTING THE HEIST OF THE CENTURY. When Mrs King, housekeeper to the most illustrious home in Mayfair, is suddenly...
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501 Up as Surrey Go for Double Top
501 Up as Surrey Go for Double Top The Spitfire Ground in Canterbury hosted one of the most remarkable matches in its long history this week. Kent chose to bat first but stumbled to 41 for five...
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Cummins Grit Sees Australia Home in Edgbaston Thriller
Cummins Grit Sees Australia Home in Edgbaston Thriller Rarely can the Ashes have been contested between two sides in such good form, with Australia recently crowned world champions and England having...
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Dawson and Bell-Drummond Shine, but Surrey Stumble
There was a surprise outcome at The Oval as runaway league leaders Surrey were pegged back by Lancashire, who recorded their second win in succession. The hosts chose to field first and will have been...
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Essex Close Gap on Surrey after Dramatic Away Day at Blackpool
After their defeat against Lancashire, Surrey looked to get back to winning ways against Nottinghamshire at The Oval. Batting first, they made 355, with Jordan Clark top-scoring (107). Lyndon James was...
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Stokes Heroics Can’t Quite Save the Day
After all the drama of Edgbaston, the two sides moved down to Lord’s gearing up for the next instalment of the Ashes. Australia made just one change to their line-up, Mitchell Starc coming in for Scott...
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Surrey and Essex Wins Keep the Title Race Alive
In the London derby at Lord’s, Surrey were put in to bat and Jamie Smith hit 138 to set the visitors on their way to a total of 433. Tom Helm finished with career-best figures of six for 110, but it’s...
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Rain Secures the Ashes for the Aussies
The two sides crossed the Pennines, knowing that the destination of the Ashes was still up for grabs. Australia made two changes, with Cameron Green returning after a hamstring problem for spinner Todd...
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Two 99s but No Flakes at Surrey
Title contenders Essex wrapped up their victory over Hampshire at Southampton inside three days after they put the hosts in to bat. Jamie Porter did all the damage, taking five for 37 as the home side...
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Broad Signs Off In Style
After the frustrations of Old Trafford, the two sides headed south to The Oval for the final Test of a truly compelling series, with Australia having retained the Ashes but knowing that a win or a draw...
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De Caires Efforts in Vain
Surrey took another big step towards retaining their hold on the Championship pennant after a crushing victory over Warwickshire inside three days at The Oval. Put in to bat, they were grateful to Ben...
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Sussex Move into Promotion Contention after a Seaside Rollercoaster
With title-chasing Surrey and Essex both without a fixture, attention focused instead on the relegation battle in Division One, with the bottom three all in action. At Edgbaston, Warwickshire chose to...
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Dawson’s Hampshire Heroics Ease Surrey’s Path to Title
The Indian summer had to come to an end at some time, and the penultimate round of Championship fixtures were marred by poor weather, which made it difficult for teams to achieve conclusive results. At...
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Meet James Callahan
Name: James Callahan Sport: American Football Body Type: Tall and built, with an excellent throwing arm Hair: Dark brown and thick Eyes: Ocean blue His Look: On the football field, tight...
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Meet Cooper Callahan
Name: Cooper Callahan Sport: Hockey Body Type: Broad shoulders, trim waist, all muscle Hair: Tousled dark brown—and don’t forget the beard Eyes: Deep blue His Look: On the ice, a beast in his...
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Meet Sebastian Miller-Callahan
Name: Sebastian Miller-Callahan Sport: Baseball Body Type: Lithe and powerful Hair: Messy dark blond Eyes: Warm green His Look: On the field, jersey with the top buttons undone, wearing...
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Surrey Retain Title Despite Rose Bowl Defeat
For title contenders Essex and Surrey, the season did not end on the pitch as either would have hoped, yet it was favourites and holders Surrey who emerged triumphant in the end, finishing 20 points...
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Québécois Mussel Chowder with Wine Pairings from Margaret Rand
'A thick bowl of chowder is spot on in winter. The New England versions, studded with corn or based on tomatoes, seem better for late summer and early autumn eating, but this recipe, from Qu.bec,...
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Erin Green shares her new Christmas tradition. . .
For me, Christmas officially begins at home on Christmas Eve. All preparations such as gift wrapping, delivery drop-offs to friends, food shopping or last-minute bulk buying of big bottles of Baileys...
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Has Bazball Changed Championship Run Rates?
In this year’s Foreword, I commented that bowlers seemed to have bowled fewer maidens in 2023 than in 2022 – without fully checking that the facts supported my assertion. But now I can confirm that...
View ArticleTERMS AND CONDITIONS. Win a Liberty London Hera Scented Candle when you...
Terms & Conditions This is a prize draw to win a Liberty London Hera Scented Candle To enter, please upload your proof of purchase of Jennifer Saint’s Hera, publishing23rd May, 2024, together with...
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Northeast Sets New Landmark at the Home of Cricket
After one of the wettest winters on record, it was no surprise that four of the nine Vitality County Championship fixtures failed to yield any play on the first day, but at least the competition could...
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Records Tumble as Runfests All End in Draws
The second round of the Vitality County Championship saw some heavy scoring, as the batters made the most of facing the Kookaburra ball. Sadly, on the final day, the weather turned and some...
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Essex Lay Down Early Marker in Championship Race
With the Dukes ball available to their bowlers, Essex had no hesitation in asking Lancashire to bat at Chelmsford. The only side to have won a match in the first two rounds immediately showed why they...
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Cricket Mourns the Loss of Josh Baker
Events on the pitch this week were completely overshadowed by the sad news from Worcestershire that their spin bowler Josh Baker had died, just a few days short of his 21st birthday. Baker, who last...
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Surrey Prove Pope is a Catcher
There were just seven fixtures scheduled for the fourth round of the Vitality County Championship, and again the weather played a considerable role in many of the games – this April has certainly...
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Worcestershire Pile Up Huge Score in Tribute to Baker
For the sixth round of the Vitality County Championship, attention inevitably focused on Canterbury, where Worcestershire were the visitors, still rocked by the tragically early death of Josh Baker. In...
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Crawley Heroics Can’t Stop Somerset
While the seventh round of the Vitality County Championship may have produced many close-fought, tense outcomes, that was not the case at The Oval, where Worcestershire chose to field first and...
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Hampshire Stun Surrey with Record-breaking Win
As the Vitality County Championship reached its midway point before the end of May, Surrey went into their fixture at the Rose Bowl full of confidence off the back of four consecutive wins (including...
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Kimber’s Record-breaking Blast Falls Agonisingly Short
After a break of four weeks for the Vitality Blast, league-leaders and champions Surrey had had plenty of time to recover from their terrible defeat at the end of May. A trip to Worcester was probably...
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Ian’s Blog 4th July
The Day County Championship Cricket Proved Unbeatable There was little doubt which ground was the centre of attention for most – and it wasn’t the one that saw the top two face each other for the...
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Anderson’s Swansong Outshone by Atkinson’s Debut
England’s home summer of cricket began with the first Rothesay Test at Lord’s, with the West Indies looking to overturn a winless run at the Home of Cricket dating back to 1988. For the home side,...
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England Wrap up the Series with All-round Brilliance
The post-Anderson era began at Trent Bridge, where the West Indies were desperate to improve on their efforts at Lord’s – in truth, it would have been hard for them to do worse. Unsurprisingly, England...
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Wood Speeds England to Whitewash
After England’s series-clinching win at Trent Bridge, the selectors went for an unchanged side at Edgbaston, though some felt it might have been an opportunity to give Dillon Pennington a run-out. West...
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Surrey on Fire thanks to Burns
After a gap dating back to 3 July, the Vitality County Championship returned, to the relief of many who felt that a seven-week pause at the height of the summer was too long. But the break in the...
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Smith Shines as Sri Lanka Fight Hard
After a three-week break to accommodate The Hundred, England returned to Test cricket, with Sri Lanka the new opposition at Old Trafford. In their warm-up game against an inexperienced England Lions...
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WIN a Signed Copy of Beyond the Throne by Kristian Nairn plus Game of Thrones...
To celebrate the publication of Beyond the Throne by Kristian Nairn, out 24th September 2024, we’re offering readers the chance to win a signed copy and Game of Thrones merchandise worth over £100! The...
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WIN Jenny Eclair Tour Tickets
To celebrate the upcoming publication of Jenny Eclair's memoir Jokes, Jokes, Jokes, we’re offering readers the chance to win tickets to Jenny’s brand new live tour in 2025! To enter, simply pre-order...
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Spirited Sri Lanka Win at The Oval Against Lacklustre England
For the third Test, at The Oval, England looked to complete a clean sweep for the summer, winning six out of six Tests. They made just one change from Lord’s giving a debut to 6’7” Josh Hull of...
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Somerset Spin their Way to a Thrilling Win over Surrey
The top-of-the-table clash between champions Surrey and Somerset at Taunton more than lived up to its billing in a dramatic match that left all to play for with two games remaining in the Vitality...
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WIN Tommy Fury Merchandise!
To celebrate the upcoming publication of Lightning Can Strike Twice, we’re offering fans the chance to win a hoodie, cap and t-shirt from Tommy’s official TNT range. To enter, simply pre-order a copy...
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Lancashire Fight On as Surrey Complete Title Hat-trick
By the final day of the penultimate round, all attention was focused on Old Trafford, where defeat for Somerset would hand the title to Surrey, while defeat for Lancashire would mean relegation to the...
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Wars of the Roses Averted – Again
The final round of the Vitality County Championship still had a few things to settle, but the weather meant that some of the potential drama ebbed away. To stay up, Lancashire needed to win and hope...
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WIN a Neom Christmas Candle
To celebrate the publication of A Christmas Duet by Debbie Macomber, we’re offering one lucky reader the chance to win a festive candle from Neom. Simply like, share and comment on the Facebook page...
View ArticleWIN a Spooktacular Bundle of Books for Halloween
To celebrate the Crime Vault’s favourite time of year we’re offering you the chance to win a brilliant bundle of our most chilling books! To be in with a chance of winning simply like, comment and...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE SHORT STORY FROM M.W. CRAVEN
Strange Ink A Poe and Bradshaw Story M. W. Craven The interview room was cramped and hot, with as much charm as a Dutch euthanasia clinic. Detective Sergeant Washington Poe hadn’t been in a good mood...
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