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Vainqueurs 6-1 de Monaco, les Madrilènes ont signé leur cinquième succès européen de la saison, mardi, à Santiago Bernabeu. De son côté, le PSG a été tenu en échec par le Sporting Portugal.

L'observatoire Crédit Logement CSA publie ce mardi les taux moyens des crédits accordés par les banques en décembre. Et la hausse se poursuit. Voici...

Our preserving pundits dive into the bittersweet dilemmas surrounding baking paper circles, wax seals and the judicious application of heatWhen my son makes marmalade, he never warms the jars or uses circles of baking paper and cellophane – he just puts the lids on. It never goes mouldy, so am I wasting my time doing it the “proper” way?Dagna, Berkhamsted, HertsYou can’t get much sweeter than marmalade, and this is most likely the reason for both Dagna and her son’s success, despite their differing strategies. “The chance of mould developing is low because there’s so much sugar to balance the bitterness of the orange peel,” says Camilla Wynne, preserver and author of All That Crumbs Allow. “Mould needs water to do its thing, and sugar binds to water.” She recalls a former student who, like Dagna’s son, simply ladled her marmalade into jars and closed the lids. All was fine until one day the student’s latest batch of marmalade was covered in mould: “She’d been reducing the sugar in her recipe over the years, so her method no longer worked because there was available water for mould to grow.”But back to the particulars of the family dispute. “He’s more right than she is,” says Pam Corbin, author of Pam the Jam: The Book of Preserves. “Nowadays, we have fantastic food-grade lids, which have a wax seal inside and keep preserves safer than a wax disc and cellophane would.” Some people put a wax disc under the twist-on lid, too, but for Corbin that’s a hard no: “As the marmalade cools, condensation forms on top of the paper, so you’re more likely to get mould.”Got a culinary dilemma? Email feast@theguardian.com Continue reading...

Looking to cut heating bills or warm just one room without firing up the boiler? We cosied up to 12 electric heaters to find the best• The best hot-water bottlesAre you in need of a stopgap stand-in for your central heating? Or perhaps you’re looking for an efficient appliance to heat a small space. If so, investing in one of the best electric heaters will rid the cold from your home.Electric heaters range from compact, fast-acting fan-powered models to oil-filled radiators and wall-mounted panels. Some also have smart functionality, so you can ask Alexa to turn up the heat, and other advanced features such as air purification and adaptive heating. But which are best?Best electric heater overall: Beldray 2,000W smart ceramic core radiatorBest budget electric heater: Russell Hobbs oscillating ceramic 2kW heater Continue reading...

Dans le cadre de la première édition des Trophées de la Bourse, la rédaction de MoneyVox a testé, « dans la vraie vie », l'expérience mobile offerte...