A woman says she “howled with laughter” after her elderly parents asked her to buy them more “gorgeous pate”, which turned out to be cat food. Angela Holloway, who has been shopping for parents throughout the pandemic, was confused when her mum told her they had eaten “a really lovely dinner of absolutely gorgeous pate and baked bread”. It was only when they showed their daughter the tin that the error became apparent. Holloway said: “Honestly I nearly wet myself.”
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New robot cooks paella
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