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Food critic Matt Preston says they were skeptical that MasterChef was going to succeed in Australia 

MasterChef seemed to be a big hit when it launched in 2009, with 3.7 million viewers tuning into the final episode. 




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MasterChef's Matt Preston lists the best foods to eat to avoid getting 'hangry'

Matt Preston knows a thing or two about good food. 




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How to make perfect cafe-quality hot chips at home

Experts have revealed how to make the perfect hot chips at home. According to Australian website Good Food, it's ideal to choose golden, starchy potatoes as pale potatoes dry quicker.




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Ousted favourite Dani Venn admits pressure got the best of her on MasterChef: Back to Win

Dani Venn was eliminated from MasterChef Australia: Back To Win on Sunday night while wearing the show's only immunity pin.




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Hamish Blake admits Lego Masters STOLE an idea from MasterChef

MasterChef Australia is a ratings winner for Channel 10, so it comes as no surprise that rival networks want to replicate the show in some way. 




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Feeling the heat? Have You Been Paying Attention TOPPLES MasterChef in the ratings

MasterChef Australia has been a ratings hit for Channel 10 since it debuted last month.




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MasterChef Australia's Curtis Stone looks VERY different in old photos  

Curtis Stone recently returned to MasterChef Australia.




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MasterChef Australia fans call for YouTube comedian Nat's What I Reckon to join the cast

Fans are begging Channel 10 to cast a very unlikely contestant on the next season of MasterChef Australia - YouTube comedian Nat's What I Reckon. 




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MasterChef fans continue to speculate about contestant Ben Ungermann's mysterious arrest

Almost two months after it was revealed Ben Ungermann was arrested, MasterChef fans are continuing to speculate about what prompted his run-in with the law, leading to him leaving the show.




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Ash dieback disease plaguing British forests could be stopped by hedgerows

Scientists from the British Ecological Society found the fungal disease is far less severe in the isolated landscapes such as in hedgerows.




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Three ingredient fudge is the latest lockdown baking trend to takeover Instagram

Eloise Head, from London, who shares her recipes on Instagram and TikTok under the name FitWaffle , has reached more than 50 million people with three recipes showing simple ways to make fudge.




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Deceptively difficult emoji quiz puts your knowledge of capital cities to the test

Nikki Spiers, 31, who lives in London, is known for creating social media's viral emoji quizzes. She has posted a new challenge, asking puzzlers to name 20 capital cities using emojis.




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Banana bread tops the list of most searched for recipes in lockdown

The 'Brilliant banana loaf' tops a list of the website's most-searched for recipes between March 23, when Boris Johnson put the country into lockdown, and April 30, followed by chocolate brownies.




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German towns bring back lockdown after coronavirus spike

The regional government in North Rhine-Westphalia, said there had been a spike in coronavirus cases after 150 of 1,200 employees  tested positive at a slaughterhouse in Coesfeld.




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Human laboratory that could defeat coronavirus

Retired teacher Beverley Attwood lives with her husband Bob in a picturesque cottage festooned with VE Day bunting in Brighstone, one of the prettiest villages on the Isle of Wight.




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Working from home DOES increase productivity, according to a survey

Survey asked individuals how they have adapted since shifting from the office to their home amid the coronavirus pandemic and one-third said they are more productive than when in the office.




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Constipated lizard found with poop making up 80 PERCENT of its body mass thanks to its greasy diet 

Researchers discovered the tubby lizard near a Cocoa Beach pizza parlor in Florida with a record-breaking case of constipation - a glob of feces made up 80 percent of its body.




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The most fitting of fly-pasts marks VE Day after Mail made the Spitfire tour possible

Although all general aviation remains out of bounds during the pandemic, the Daily Mail was granted an exemption by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to see spitfires take to the skies.




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Satellite images reveal fleets of empty cruise ships clustering together in Caribbean & Philippines

At least three groups of cruise ships, with 15 in total, are clustered together off Coco Cay and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas and about 12 are off the coast of Manila, in the Philippines.




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Google and Facebook extend work-from-home plans until 2021 to protect employees from coronavirus 

Google and Facebook have told most employees to keep working from home for the rest of the year as part of a response by the tech giants to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.




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Netherlands schools will have plastic screens fitted on desks as they begin to reopen next week

Dutch schools have been closed since March 14 and will reopen on May 11. Teachers at the Springplank in Den Bosch say they 'are not worried'. There have been 5,359 deaths in the country.




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Schoolgirl, 13, wins court fight forcing Oxfordshire council to scrap transgender 'toilets toolkit'

Oxfordshire County Council introduced the advice for transgender pupils last year, saying they should be able to use the toilets of their identified gender. The council has withdrawn the advice.




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Expert calls for protocols to keep alien viruses from infecting Earth after humans visit Mars

Stanford professor Scott Hubbard said in an interview that NASA must adopt 'planetary protection' to keep alien viruses from returning from the human Mars mission and contaminating Earth.




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Cars of the future could use 5G to 'talk' to each other, scientists claim

Experts at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) believe the high-speed connection will also improve the reliability and capability of automated vehicles.




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Google mobility data shows people are flocking to parks during sunny weather

At a coronavirus pandemic press briefing at Downing Street today, Medical Director for NHS England Professor Stephen Powis shared data showing the public's movements for the first time.




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Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robotic dog deployed in Singapore to remind people to keep a safe distance

Spot will traverse a 4-mile swath of Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park during off-peak hours while playing a recorded message that reminds park-goers 'observe safe distancing measures.'




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A Daily Mail reader donated £100,000 to buy PPE for the NHS

One Daily Mail reader has donated an astonishing £100,000 to a new fund to buy protective kit for NHS and care staff. This brings Mail Force donations to £1.7million which is expected to increase.




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Tom Watson supported fantasist Carl Beech - yet became boss of UK Music and industry demand answers

Tom Watson's appointment as chairman of UK Music has triggered an extraordinary backlash, with insiders warning of a shattering split as they demand evidence of his qualifications for the role.




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Hatton Garden gang hand back less than a TENTH of the £27million they were ordered to repay

Brian Reader, 81, was ordered to pay £6.5million but has only repaid £406,072. Three other members of the gang have also underpaid following the 2015 £14million London heist.




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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry flown on private jet to LA

Tyler Perry sent his private jet to whisk Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to LA in a top secret, early morning enterprise on March 14, DailyMail.com has learned exclusively.




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Gogglebox pays tribute to June Bernicoff after her death aged 82

Viewers were moved to tears when Gogglebox dedicated Friday's episode to June, after her death aged 82. Many of the show's stars also paid tribute on social media.




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Nearly half of Britons support lifting lockdown in three weeks

Significantly more Britons back lifting the coronavirus lockdown in three weeks time and only 20% would oppose it, a new poll has found.




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VE Day 75: UK sings along to Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again'

Brits joined together on Friday night to sing Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again. Voices rang out up and down the country to mark 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.




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Winston Churchill's granddaughter reveals her mother's mercy dash

On the evening of May 8, 1945, Winston Churchill could have been forgiven a little merry-making.




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Obama says 'rule of law' is at risk following DOJ's decision to drop charges against General Flynn

Former President Barack Obama (seen left with then-President-elect Donald Trump at the White House in 2017) on Friday blasted the decision to drop the case against ex-NSA Michael Flynn (right).




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Hospitals probed after sending elderly back to care homes despite KNOWING they had coronavirus

EXCLUSIVE: The elderly patients sent back from hospitals, despite suffering from coronavirus, triggered outbreaks in care homes, tragically claiming the lives of other vulnerable residents.




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70000 are stuck on cruise ships during pandemic as unpaid crews beg to go home

Tens of thousands of crew members worldwide are still on cruise ships out at sea. Workers are confined to cabins aboard ships and most of them are no longer being paid after contracts expired.




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Counter terrorism police fear ISIS cells are being reactivated to plot attacks across Europe

Police are looking into the possibility Isis 'sleepers' have been 'reactivated' and are plotting attacks around Europe. Two weeks ago Britain's most wanted ISIS fugitive, who has links to Jihadi John, was arrested.




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The Sex Clinic expert Sarah Mulindwa returns to the NHS frontline to help battle the COVID-19 crisis

The 34-year-old model, who is the star of Channel 4's The Sex Clinic, has put her career on hold to look after coronavirus patients.




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SAS: Who Dares Wins host Ant Middleton's wife crashed £200,000 Lamborghini Huracan on shopping trip

EXCLUSIVE: Emilie Middleton, 40, span off the road near their home in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex and ended up with the super charged yellow Lamborghini Huracan buried in a hedge.




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Australia's 'organisational queen' reveals foolproof way to tidy up kitchen sink and bathroom vanity

An Australian 'organisational queen' has revealed her best tips for keeping your kitchen cupboards, bathroom vanity and toy room clean with the help of IKEA and Kmart tubs.




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E-scooters trials to allow them on the roads to be fast-tracked

The government hope that battery-powered electric scooters - which can travel up to 30mph and cost between £200 and £500 - will offer an alternative to public transport after coronavirus lockdown.




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Prince William and Kate Middleton chat to veterans on VE Day

Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, made a video call to residents of an East Sussex care home on Wednesday. They giggled as the WWII veterans shared their VE Day memories.




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UK companies 'will have to provide face masks for all who return to work'

The PM is expected to recommend people wear them in the office, on public transport and when shopping despite not making them compulsory in England.




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Unions threaten to scupper plans to reopen schools by June 1

Government sources have indicated Boris Johnson wants schools to begin to reopen on June 1, although unions have expressed concern about safety. TUC's Frances O'Grady is pictured.




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German President urges nation to liberate themselves from Nazi legacy

The German head of state, accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, stuck to social distancing guidelines at they laid down their wreaths yesterday at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin.




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DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: We can all learn the lessons of life in lockdown

With some elements of the lockdown expected to ease from Monday, now is a good time to start to reflect on the past seven weeks and consider the 'positives' we might take from the experience.




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Garden centres OPEN: Customers will return next week as the lockdown eases

Garden centres will be allowed to reopen next week under Boris Johnson's plans to ease the lockdown.




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Queen surrounded by wartime mementos for VE Day speech

On the desk in front of the Queen was her Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) khaki-coloured peaked cap - part of her uniform when she undertook National Service as a teenage princess in February 1945.




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Dame Vera Lynn 'raises a glass' and sings along to We'll Meet Again on VE Day

Dame Vera Lynn 'raised a glass' and sang along to the country's rousing rendition of We'll Meet Again as a crowd of well-wishers visited her West Sussex home during last night's VE Day tributes.