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WE ALL know that the weather in the UK is unpredictable.
One day it’s 25 degrees and you’re planning a BBQ, but by the time it rolls around, we’re hit with a thunderstorm.
But instead of cancelling your BBQ plans and letting the food go rancid in the fridge, we decided to put the air fryer to good use.
Plenty of people rave about air fryers in the wintertime, as they cost around 50% less to use than the oven, but they often get neglected in the summer.
But for unexpected drizzly days, these gadgets can be a lifesaver to your BBQ.
And here, Fabulous reporter Leanne Hall puts the Ninja Double Stack Air Fryer to the test.
This particular model is just £229 from AO, and is perfect if you have family coming over, as it comes with two shelves to cook on.
And even those have a rack inside so you can layer up food in each one to ensure no one is without a chicken drumstick.
It also comes with six different cooking settings, including a roasting option to help us get a char without being cooked on a bed of coal.
So we put five BBQ non-negotiables to the test to see if they taste just as good as they do on the barbie.
This was a winner in the air fryer. I cooked it for 18 minutes at 180 for 15 before blasting it to 220 on the roast setting for the last few minutes to get a good char on top.
The outside of the BBQ chicken was perfectly crisp, and had a hint of chargrill flavour while the inside was tender and juicy, these did not disappoint and were probably my favourite to cook in the air fryer.
Score: 8/10
The burgers started out well, and the large patties were a welcome sight.
I stuck it in the air fryer for 12 minutes, and made sure to flip it halfway through.
The burger did basically half in size once cooked (which was to be expected,) but it was juicy and moist in the middle.
The burger didn’t have the chargrilled flavour, and while you can’t always taste much of that BBQ vibe once you add sauce and cheese, it would have been nice to have a bit more of a bite.
Score: 6/10
Air fryers have maintained their spot as the most popular kitchen gadget in the UK last year.
Annual sales figures from Lakeland show sales of air fryers were up 1,175% on last year – when they were already soaring in popularity – as households continue their efforts to save energy on standard ovens.
The retailer said: “In previous years, their popularity could be attributed to consumers seeking healthier cooking options and fast cooking times.
“However, with the cost-of-living crisis continuing, air fryers have a renewed appeal as an efficient alternative to oven cooking.”
The only other products that “shaped the year” were heated airers – with sales up 51% – and heated textiles, such as heated throws and ponchos, Lakeland said, as households bought gadgets as an alternative to expensive dryers and central and electric heaters.
When most people think of lamb, they think of succulent, juicy, tender meat that is full of flavour.
But chucking the delicate meat into the air fryer lost most of that.
While the Greek seasoning adds a nice freshness to the lamb, the meat itself was dry and practically disintegrating as I picked the skewer up.
These are best saved for the BBQ, as the air fryer burnt the outside and dried the inside of these kebabs way too quickly.
Score: 3/10
One thing about me is that I love a hot dog, not a sausage in a roll.
So when I got these American style hot dogs, I was sceptical at first as they looked more like a sausage.
But once in the air fryer, I was pleasantly surprised, it had that slightly salty/briny taste a hot dog does but much meatier.
The air fryer gave it a nice chargrill so it had bite and was excellent in a roll smeared in ketchup and mustard.
Score: 7/10
This is everything you want, juicy in the middle and crisp on the outside.
You won’t miss putting these on the BBQ thanks to the hot honey sauce.
The honey sauce gave them a sweet and spicy kick and gave the pork just enough char to make it seem like it had been cooked over coal.
In fact, these were even better in the air fryer than the BBQ.
Score: 10/10
DANCING On Ice pro Alex Murphy has broken down in tears after sharing her “hellish” fertility battle.
The 37-year-old and husband Paul Klein, aka one half of YouTuber duo Woody & Kleiny, have been trying to conceive for two years.
And while they’ve undergone numerous tests to find out why they haven’t been successful, they ended up finding “nothing” – which Alex said is almost worse than finding something that can be fixed.
She appeared on Amy Hart’s Mum’s Club podcast earlier this month talking about their attempts to fall pregnant, as she said: “It wasn’t a thing to me that I would have a time limit, but then when you start trying to conceive, all of a sudden everybody talks about the time limit, and you’re like ‘Oh my God’.
“We started trying when I was 35, I hit 37 and I wanted to drive my car off a cliff.”
Alex added she feels “embarrassed” that her “body’s not working”, but still has “so much faith it’s going to happen”.
She then further opened up in a video on her TikTok page, sobbing as she recalled an incident that had “derailed” her entire day.
“I walk into town and this woman, who meant no harm by this in any way, shape, or form, comes up to me and she’s like, ‘Alex, so good to see you, how are you?’,” she said.
“She gives me a hug, goes, ‘Haven’t seen you in a while’, grabs my belly, touches my stomach, and goes, ‘No babies yet?’
“If I can give anyone a piece of advice, I don’t care if you’re a mum or a daughter or a granddaughter or a sister, do not go up to someone and talk about pregnancy.
“I don’t care if they look nine months pregnant, don’t talk to them about their pregnancy.
“Do not ever ask them if they’re pregnant, do not ever ask them why there’s no babies, don’t ever ask them anything.
“Shut up and don’t say anything.”
Alex said she had to sit there and grit her teeth as she said “No, none yet”.
“I am going through torture with my husband at this point, we are going through hell,” she continued.
“And this is the stuff that happens to me on a weekly basis – this is why I couldn’t get away with hiding it from people anymore.
“This is why, I would never go up to someone and touch their stomach.”
And while she insisted she knows the woman “meant nothing by it”, she couldn’t help get upset by her comment.
By Josie Griffiths, deputy digital Fabulous editor.
Josie Griffiths said: We get it, having kids is exhausting.
And yes, there are loads of benefits to not having them – weekend lie-ins, more disposable income, freedom to make your holidays all about you – which trust me I am aware of.
But as all your friends and family members start becoming parents, the truth is it’s not THAT easy being the one who hasn’t taken the plunge.
My girlfriends regularly tell me how their annual leaving is clogged up by parents calling first dibs on the entire summer, or fret that close mates won’t come to their wedding now they’re parents.
It’s not unfounded either, we had five friends, including one my husband was best man for before he started a family, drop out of our wedding citing sick kids and other child-related issues.
The truth is that once people have babies, life becomes all about them.
And while those babies are of course lovely and we dedicate many weekends to visiting them, there is sometimes a gnawing thought in the back of my mind, that we have become second-class citizens.
Not only are you the one constantly expected to adapt and evolve to children’s nap times and swimming lessons, but the things you care most about suddenly become “frivolous”, met with an eye roll and a “must be nice”.
As someone who really wants children myself, I hope this is a short-term pain, but if we experienced any sort of fertility issues I know this would be made 100 times harder.
I have friends who are in that position, and my heart breaks for them.
And I also have female friends who’ve decided not to have children, for very well-considered and thought out reasons, who shouldn’t ever be made to feel like their lives aren’t as important as anyone else’s.
When it comes to people who are child-free by choice, we all need to learn to celebrate their wins more – whether it’s renting their own flat on one income, getting the promotion, or taking a sabbatical to travel the world.
But there are downsides too, they’re just whispered over glasses of wine in restaurants and shared in private WhatsApp chats, instead of being plastered all over social media.
“Don’t touch someone, don’t ever touch their stomach, don’t ever insinuate anything about getting pregnant, don’t ever insinuate anything about babies,” she said.
“She has fully derailed my entire day.
“I was having a really good day, I was feeling really good and really positive about everything, we had gotten some hope, we had a really good call with the doctor last night, and that has derailed my entire f**king afternoon.
“And now I have to go home and pull my s**t together again and ultimately just try not to think about this because I’m tired.”
Alex admitted she’s felt like she needed to share their fertility struggle publicly, because if she doesn’t she’s “going to completely combust”.
“And if one more person comes up to me and touches my stomach, I’m going to slap them,” she sighed.
“And that’s not like me. I’m not aggressive.
“I’m trying my best to keep my s**t together as best I can.
“But the thing with being in the public eye, people thinking they’re entitled to knowing you and that I can’t deal with anymore.
“So it’s out in the open.
“We are struggling. We have some hope but my whole f**king afternoon is ruined because of this now.
“It’s literally ruined my whole afternoon and now I have to sit here and cry in my car and try to get my s**t together and not feel like I want to drive my car off a f**king cliff.”
I am going through torture with my husband at this point, we are going through hell
Alex Murphy
She concluded by begging: “Please be better to the people around you. Please be better.
“Be more cognitive. Be more aware and never touch somebody’s stomach – whether they’re pregnant or not.”
She added in the video caption: “Ladies, we have to do better. This is about the 10th time this has happened to me in the public with someone coming up to me and touching me and openly talking about this as if they have any right to know.
“Now I know this wasn’t done with any bad intent, but it has got to stop.”
“Aww Alex, this is heartbreaking to watch,” one person wrote in the comments section.
“I can’t believe someone, anyone, thinks that’s ok to say to anyone.”
“That is not acceptable on any level…. some people are just insensitive, please don’t let one person ruin your day,” another said.
“I felt every word of this,” a third admitted.
“I get this from family and friends regularly, despite them knowing my struggles.”
A MAJOR high street bank is set to shut ten UK branches this week, in a huge blow to the high street.
Santander announced in March that 95 of its branches will be closing, due to more customers making the switch to online banking.
A total of 23 branches in June, including 10 next week and 13 the week after.
In July, 37 more Santander sites will get the chop, with 35 more set to close by the end of the year.
A statement on the Santander website reads: “We last did a major review of our branches in 2021.
“Since then, many of our customers are choosing to use Mobile, Online and Telephone Banking more, and branches less.”
However, the closures have led to fears that older customers, who prefer to do their banking face to face, will be left behind.
Age UK is campaigning for banks to keep some banking services in person, as four million older Brits are unable to manage their finances online.
Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said: “Physical spaces – whether a bank or building society branch, Banking Hub, or alternative suitable provision – must continue to exist so people can still carry out face-to-face tasks.
“The disappearance of face-to-face banking risks cutting a significant minority of the older population out of an essential service, making it difficult if not impossible for them to manage their money and maintain their independence.”
In order to combat this issue, 73 banking hubs have been set up across the UK, with customers from any bank able to use the in person service.
In addition to the 95 closures, Santander will also be making changes to its surviving branches.
This includes cutting opening hours in half, and making some businesses “counter free.”
The reduced hours will come into force on June 30, with 36 branches affected.
Satander is also opening work cafes which provide free co-working spaces and banking facilities to anyone, regardless of whether they are Santander customers.
And Santander isn’t the only bank to close branches, with research from Which? revealing that 6,300 bank and building societies have closed since January 2015.
This averages to 53 store closures per month.
A total of 102 banks are set to close across different institutions this month.
This includes major providers like Lloyds, Natwest and Halifax, in addition to Santander’s closures.
Meanwhile Nationwide has promised to keep its nearly 700 branches open until the start of 2028 as they claim more customers are visiting its stores.
Muir Mathieson, Nationwide’s chief financial officer, recently said: “The branches are thriving.
“We’re seeing the number of people going into branches going up, and we think part of that increase is that there are fewer branches on the high street now that our competitors have closed theirs.”
