Author: Ronan Walsh

Standfirst: Dropping an egg into water is one of the internet’s favourite kitchen tests. But a floating egg is not automatically rotten—and a sinking one is not guaranteed to be safe. Dropping a questionable egg into a bowl of water has become one of the most widely shared kitchen tricks online. The usual claim is simple: a fresh egg sinks, while a bad egg floats. The first half of that rule contains some truth. The second can be dangerously misleading. The UK Food Standards Agency says the float test measures an egg’s age rather than its safety. It cannot reveal…

Chicago police say a group armed with handguns took cash from a Thorntons station in Brighton Park before opening fire, the third serious armed incident reported at the location since 2023 A 36-year-old man was shot dead during an armed robbery at a Chicago petrol station in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Chicago police said a group carrying handguns entered the Thorntons station off the Stevenson Expressway, in the 3400 block of South California Avenue in Brighton Park, and demanded money from the register. Shots were fired at the man as the group left with cash, and he died…

Reform UK has suspended senior figure Tim Montgomerie after he repeatedly and publicly criticised the party’s Home Affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf, exposing tensions at the top of Nigel Farage’s party at a moment when it is also facing scrutiny over Farage’s own financial affairs. Reform UK has suspended senior party figure Tim Montgomerie following repeated public criticism of the party, in a dispute that has laid bare tensions within Nigel Farage’s senior ranks. On Monday, Montgomerie launched a scathing attack on Reform’s Home Affairs spokesman, Zia Yusuf, during a podcast interview, telling the Spectator that Farage was growing tired of…

One person has died and 207 people have been infected in a UK-wide salmonella outbreak that health officials say may be linked to imported eggs, with the UK Health Security Agency investigating possible connections to five food businesses as case numbers continue to be assessed. One person has died and 207 people have been infected across the UK in a salmonella outbreak that health officials believe may be linked to eggs imported from outside the UK. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said more than a third of those affected required hospital treatment, with two patients developing potentially life-threatening bloodstream…