I've written about the autoimmune disease which nearly killed me and the cancer which didn't. I have had quite the lockdown year.

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Diana Henry's secret cancer: 'My son said, 'If you only have two years, we'll make them the best'' Diana Henry The Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk/women/life/dia…

Great piece by Diana Henry on the best online butchers, plus mouthwatering recipes for cuts such as scrag end of lamb, osso buco, beef short ribs. telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…

And a reminder of our brilliant shortlist. Hungry Heart - A Story of Food and Love by Clare Finney, Mother Tongue - Flavours of a Second Generation by Gurdeep Loyal and Breadsong - How Bread Changed our Lives by Kitty & Alex Tait.

More details about Gurdeep Loyal's winning book Mother Tongue here. janegrigsontrust.org.uk/the-award/

This is going to be a brilliant book. You will want to eat everything in it - the blending of cultures and flavours is wonderful. Congratulations to Gurdeep Loyal

For Mothers Day, this memory of my mother Mary
Fintan O’Toole: ‘When I close my eyes and think of Christmas . . .’ irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan… via Irish Times Opinion

Red Umbrella, 1960 by Saul Leiter.
In an age dominated by monochrome photography he captured the world as a soothing polychromatic symphony.

Very well worth reading, in fact PLEASE read it. Ireland's right there just across the sea and few take the time to understand it. 'Empire shaped Ireland's past. A century after partition it still shapes our present'

EXCL: Big Tech firms like Amazon, Facebook and Google are publicising a streaming service that hosts anti-vaccine conspiracies and toxic anti-Semitism.

As discussed just now on LBC with James O'Brien

lbc.co.uk/news/tech-gian…

In just four weeks Boris Johnson’s Gov’t has voted AGAINST amendments to protect the NHS, uphold workers rights, uphold food standards, protect our environment & block trade deals with countries that commit genocide.

I think the public should know that

Lie After Lie: Listen to How Trump Built His Alternate Reality. via ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Fascinating - why only ONE out of 760,000 population in Bhutan has died from CV19 - looks like brilliant execution and leadership theatlantic.com/international/…

This feels like it will be must watch

Very good to hear David Olusoga putting this so firmly. It’s not the job of historians to provide people with a cosy glow. Whisky and warm baths do that. The clearer our view of the past, the clearer our view of ourselves.

I took a deep dive into the science of pigments and pomegranate molasses making at home for Serious Eats seriouseats.com/recipes/2021/0…

Can anyone explain to me how we, in the UK, can consume live Class B bivalve molluscs if we don't have plants here to process them? thefishingdaily.com/latest-news/eu…

I love this photograph with all my heart. And Saul Leiter's take on the world

Prince Charles intervened to keep his tenants in feudal dependency - superb reporting from the Guardian. What kind of fucked up democracy allows this?

theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/f…