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TeaAs a proud Lancastrian, I ought to favour my local blend in a taste test with rivals from Yorkshire and beyond. However … How to make the perfect cup of tea I made the mistake of buying some Lancashire Tea bags recently. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time. I was born in Lancaster – and they were on offer in Morrisons. What a disappointment. We Lancastrians may have won the Wars of the Roses* and be vastly better at football than our transpennine rivals, but, by ’eck, the brew bearing my county’s name is an insipid affair.

ColombiaVisitors to Colombia warned over dating apps after eight US deaths in two monthsUS embassy issues warning after US citizens died in Medellín following suspected drugging and robbing on app-arranged dates Foreign visitors to Colombia should take serious caution when using dating apps after a spate of suspicious deaths in the South American country, the US embassy in Bogotá has warned. In the last two months of 2023, eight US citizens died in the city of Medellín, in incidents involving drugging or suspected murder.