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The cast of Irish crime drama Kin, which is on BBC iPlayer now. From left, Amanda Kinsella (Clare Dunne), Michael Kinsella (Charlie Cox), Eamon Cunningham (Ciaran Hinds), Frank Kinsella (Aidan Gillen) (Picture: BBC/Headline Pictures (Kin) Limited)

Irish crime drama Kin is all about the women

Good friends are timeless they just pick up where they left off. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: Good friends can just pick up where they left off

Blaise's mood is dictated by whether or not the bathroom scales show that his weight is heading in the right direction. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: Nothing tastes as good as being much more healthy feels

Review: Taste the 'Rolls Royce' of garlic breads at Burnley Italian restaurant

Outlander star Sam Heughan played hunky motorcycle cop Danny in the new Channel 4 drama The Couple Next Door (Picture courtesy Channel 4)

The Couple Next Door is an unappetising stew of mystery-thriller cliches

Bagpuss was magical, pure gold. 5.50am wake-up calls from entitled pets are most certainly not.

Who's The Daddy: Bagpuss was magical, early morning calls certainly are not

I love to read political and sporting memoirs. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: I only really want to read a book with a proper story to tell

Budgeting and saving help in the future. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: It’s all about budgeting, saving and still having fun

Paterson Joseph and Daisy Haggard star in the new BBC comedy-thriller Boat Story (Picture: BBC/Two Brothers/Matt Squire)

Boat Story review: A frenetic, violent coke-com

Filipino nurse executive's historic appointment and its resonance across the dia...

BBC handout photo of Kai Widdrington and Angela Rippon during their appearance on the live show on Saturday for BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing. Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire

I was in the audience for Strictly Come Dancing at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Bill Bailey visited a whaling museum in Western Australia during his Australian Adventure, which started on Channel 4 this week (Picture: Perpetual Entertainment/Marmalade Sky/Channel 4)

Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure review: Weird, but not-so wonderful

The survey shows that Brits have a penchant for using humour as a shield in awkward situations. Photo: Shutterstock

Brits navigate social minefields: new survey reveals quirks and quandaries of aw...

If I could turn back the clock I give myself a few warnings. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: What I’d say to myself if I could turn back the clock

The Christmas spirit has started to take over in the Tapp household. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: Like it or not, people are ready for some Christmas time cheer

Joanna Garcia reflects on how people behave when stopping for 'comfort' breaks at motorway service stations

Joanna Garcia column: The things we ALL do at motorway service stations
Burnley’s Joanna Garcia, who is director of her own piano school working with students nationally and internationally, gives her slant on the joys, or otherwise, of motorway service stations.

Claire, husband Sean and 19-year-old daughter Joy-Anna featured in the new Channel 5 reality show Wife on Strike (Picture: Channel 5)

Wife on Strike review: Enough to turn anyone into a feminist

Don't get into debt, not even as Christmas. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: If you can’t pay cash for it - then you can’t afford it

The Beatles each received an MBE at Buckingham Palace, 26th October 1965. From left to right, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Blaise Tapp: We don’t always need to play by the rules to impress others

Masterchef: The Professionals review: Voiceover makes you forget Gregg

House decorated for Halloween. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: When exactly did Hallowe’en turn into a thing?

Being trapped in an overcrowded train carriage is no fun when people start coughing. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: Wouldn’t it be nice if we all just considered other people

Catherine Tyldesley plays Kate and Shayne Ward is Jack in Channel 5's new drama The Good Ship Murder (Picture: Channel 5)

The Good Ship Murder review: Shayne Ward and Catherine Tyldesley are all at sea

Avanti train. Picture by Chris Winstanley

Who's The Daddy: Weekend away spoilt by train journey from hell

There’s always been one subject that gets get readers hot under their collars and that’s the pot hole. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: It’s been a bumpy ride, mainly due to 30 years of potholes!

Photo credit: Nat Callaghan, Unsplash

Does football pause wars?

The children have left but the pets are more trouble. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: Now the kids have left, the dog and cats rule the roost
Since our kids grew up and left home to start their own lives there’s been somewhat of a power vacuum in our house, which has now been filled by their ageing childhood pets that we’re now stuck with.

The Prince and Princess of Wales visit a school where outdoor learning is prioritised within the day-to-day curriculum to enhance children's physical and mental wellbeing. Photo: David Rose via Getty Images

Blaise Tapp

AI technology to predict how lifestyles for the retired will look 50 years from now. Photo: Retirement Villages

2073 will see robot cleaners, VR time travel and smart homes - according to AI

The cast of the hit BBC sitcom Ghosts, which returned for its fifth and final series this month (Picture: BBC/Monumental Pictures/Guido Mandozzi)

Ghosts review: Why this BBC sitcom is the home comfort we all need

Banana Peel Botox TikTok Views

Skin Tok: Is Banana Skin a natural alternative to Botox?

The UK is now a lonely nation. Photo: Bower Home Finance

Loneliness on the Rise: UK's silent epidemic reveals alarming increase in retire...

Things appear to be changing with news that one in five young adults are teetotal. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: The future is bright, not to mention hangover free

There's no secret rule to being a good parent. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: There’s no golden rule to parenting – just be there

Reilly (receptionist), Shamack (studio owner/biomechanical tattoo artist), Pedro (tattoo artist). Photo: Inkden Tattoo Studio

Discover excellence at Inkden Tattoo Studio

Channel 4's Partygate told the story of the lockdown parties inside No.10 Downing Street during the Covid-19 pandemic. From left, Grace Greenwood (played by Georgie Henley), Alice Lyons (Alice Orr-Ewing), Rory Baskerville (Tom Durant-Pritchard), Annabel D'Acre (Ophelia Lovibond), Josh Fitzmaurice (Hugh Skinner) (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

Channel 4's Partygate should leave you raging

Have your say on the city's alcohol licensing policy.

Who's The Daddy: Alcohol isn’t fun – why waste time feeling rotten

Looking through old photographs has brought back lots of memories. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: The joy of old photographs bringing the past to life

The new bakers in the Great British Bake-Off tent. From left, Josh, Nicky, Amos, Cristy, Dana, Rowan, Saku, Matty, Tasha, Abbi, Keith, Dan (Picture: Channel 4/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon)

So nice to see the Bake-Off back

I could have been a millionaire by now. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: If only I’d been told sooner I could be a millionaire by now

Splitting the chores makes for a quieter life. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: Domestic harmony is a pipedream for many couples

Rugby World Cup fans learn the Haka in the Paris fan zone

I flew to Rugby World Cup in Paris and it opened my eyes Nicola Adam

Chris Packham presented a new documentary this week, pondering whether the campaign influence governments on climate change needs to change (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

TV naturalist fights the law, and the law mainly wins

No one is indispensable. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: It’s not the hours you put in, it’s what you put into them

Blaise has set himself a relatively modest target of losing two stone. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: It’s farewell to pie and chips … now pass me the couscous

Outdoor space has become even more valuable. Photo: Paving Shopper

Unlocking the secrets to a successful home sale

Clayton and Natalie enjoy a date on My Mum, Your Dad, the new ITV dating show hosted by Davina McCall (Picture: ITV)

My Mum, Your Dad review: The dating show to restore your faith in love

Party people dancing. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: Birthday parties just aren’t like they used to be

Always store pre-prepared salads in the fridge (photo: adobe)

Who's The Daddy: Kitchen is where magic of weight loss happens

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer returned in a new series of the brilliant Gone Fishing (Picture: BBC/Owl Power/Jonathan Jakob)

Gone FIshing review: I’d rather go fishing than anywhere with Gordon and Gino

Nina Sosanya stars as wing governor Leigh Henry in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Screw (Picture: Mark Mainz/STV/Channel 4)

Screw review: Channel 4 comedy-drama avoids 'difficult second album syndrome'

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The menu at The Bay Horse pub in Worsthorne offers a selection of delights

Review: Tasty traditional menu hard to resist at The Bay Horse in Worsthorne

Kevin Costner as John Dutton in the Channel 5 drama Yellowstone (Picture courtesy Channel 5)

Yellowstone review: Kevin Costner's new western is swept off the stable floor

Grey skies. Photo: Adobe

Who's The Daddy: Leaving blue skies of Greece for the grey skies at home