The second is packaging. "In the early 19th Century, American cheesemakers began wrapping their cheeses in cotton cloth, greased with lard which limited moisture loss during aging and storage," said Kindstedt. "This evolved into waxing the cheese surface and later into wrapping cheese in vacuum-packed plastic laminated film."

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The 1962–63 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Tottenham Hotspur in a crushing final victory over holders Atlético Madrid. It was the first time a European cup went to an English club. The so-called "winner's curse" continued as Spurs failed to retain the cup in 1964.

In the early years of organised football in Wales, football was very much the sport of north Wales rather than the rugby union playing south – the FAW was founded in Wrexham in 1876, and Wrexham remained the site of the FAW's head office until 1986; it was not until 1912 that a southern team, Cardiff City, won the Welsh Cup for the first time.

Cardiff sprinter Sam Gordon produced the fastest Welsh 100m time in history on day two of the Welsh Athletics Championships.

In the last event of the day, Gordon blasted to a wind-assisted time of 10.08 seconds to claim the Welsh title.

Unfortunately, the following wind means that the time won’t go down in the records books. Had it been legal it would have been a new Welsh record.

2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.

Phil Mitchell throws Janine Butcher out of The Vic (2010)

2021 – Captain Sir Tom Moore, British Army officer and charity campaigner (b. 1920)

Man United star Mason Greenwood has all attempted rape and assault charges DROPPED

Defiant Welsh rugby supporters have vowed to continue singing fan favourite Delilah after it was banned from matches over 'woke' claims it glorifies domestic violence.

Fans have blasted the decision by Welsh Rugby Union chiefs to ban Sir Tom Jones' classic song being played before matches at the Principality Stadium.

The 1968 hit was traditionally performed by a male voice choir before matches but has been struck from the playlist ahead of this weekend's Six Nations.

Proud fans blasted the 'ridiculous decision' and vowed to continue singing, with one saying: 'Try stopping 50,000 people.'

Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit was among the chorus of opposition against the move, tweeting: 'All the things they need to do and they do that first.'

Ukraine war: 80 years on, we are facing German tanks again - Putin

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President Putin laid a wreath at the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex in Volgograd

A 30-year-old Portuguese dog has been named as the world's oldest ever by Guinness World Records - beating a record that stood for a century.

Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo - a breed that has an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years.

The previous oldest dog ever was Australia's Bluey, who died in 1939 at the age of 29 years and five months.

As of 1 February, Bobi was 30 years and 226 days old, and is said to be doing well for his age.

His grand old age has been validated by the Portuguese government's pet database, which is managed by the National Union of Veterinarians, according to Guinness World Records.

He has lived his whole life with the Costa family in the village of Conqueiros, near Portugal's west coast, after being born with three siblings in an outbuilding.

Leonel Costa, who was eight years old at the time, said his parents had too many animals and had to put the puppies down, but Bobi escaped.

Leonel and his brothers kept the dog's existence a secret from their parents until he was eventually discovered and became part of the family, who feed him the same food they eat.

"Between a can of animal food or a piece of meat, Bobi doesn't hesitate and chooses our food," said Mr Costa, who always soaks the food in water to remove most of the seasoning.

Apart from a scare in 2018 when he was hospitalised after suddenly collapsing due to breathing difficulty, Mr Costa says Bobi has enjoyed a relatively trouble-free life and believes the secret to his longevity is the "calm, peaceful environment" he lives in.

It may also be in the blood - Bobi's mother living to the age of 18.

However, time has taken its toll on Bobi, who now has trouble walking and worsening eyesight.

Mr Costa says Bobi is the "last of a long generation of animals" in the Costa family and describes him as "one of a kind."

Bobi's crowning as the oldest dog ever comes just two weeks after Guinness World Records named another dog, Spike the Chihuahua, as the oldest living dog - at 23 years old.

Guinness have since updated its records, and announced Bobi as both the oldest dog living, and the oldest dog ever.

Sheffield United are reportedly close to being bought out by Nigerian billionaire Dozy Mmobuosi in a deal worth £90million.

The Blades are pushing for promotion back to the Premier League this season but were hit by a transfer embargo last month amid financial difficulties.

However their problems are reportedly about to be eased by the takeover by Mmobuosi, a Nigerian tech entrepreneur whose company Tingo has been valued at around £7billion.

The Times report that Mmobuosi is the subject of the EFL's owners' and directors' test at present but no problems have been flagged so far.

They say that the embargo, which prevents them buying a player for the next 18 months unless they win promotion, was imposed because the Blades failed to keep up payment instalments on signings.

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Paedophile pop star Gary Glitter freed from prison

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Celebrated perfume and fashion designer Paco Rabanne has died aged 88 at his home in France.

The FTSE 100 stock index has closed at a record high, partly due to a drop in the pound against the dollar, which was higher on strong US jobs data.

The index on the London Stock Exchange has many firms which export overseas.

So a weaker pound helps them, because those goods become cheaper for foreign buyers.

The FTSE 100 has also been rising as concerns about global inflation and interest rates ease.

The stock market closed at 7,901.8 on Friday, more than 1% higher. The previous closing high was 7,877.45.

Analysts said the peak was also due to optimism that central banks will slow down recent interest rate increases, making borrowing cheaper.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been left out of Chelsea's squad for the Champions League knockout stages with new signings Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and Joao Felix all included.

Gabon forward Aubameyang, 33, started all the Blues' six group matches, scoring two goals.

However, he has since fallen out of favour and was last named in Graham Potter's starting XI on 6 November.

France defender Benoit Badiashile, a £35m January signing, also misses out.

England Under-21s winger Noni Madueke, a recent £30.7m acquisition from PSV Eindhoven and fellow new arrivals Andrey Santos and David Datro Fofana were also excluded.

However, Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech, whose proposed loan move to Paris St-Germain fell through, does retain a place in Potter's squad, with clubs only permitted to register a maximum of three new players for the remaining matches in this term's competition.

Chelsea outlaid a British record 121m euro (£107m) transfer fee to secure the services of Argentine World Cup winner Fernandez from Benfica.

Mudryk's arrival at Stamford Bridge from Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth up to £89m came shortly after the club signed Portugal forward Felix on a loan deal from Atletico Madrid.

Kylie Minogue has reportedly split from her magazine executive boyfriend Paul Solomons after five years together.

The hitmaker is said to have parted ways with the former British GQ creative director after they struggled to make a long distance relationship work.

Australian native Kylie returned to her home in Melbourne's eastern suburbs after decades of living in the UK, while her Welsh boyfriend remains in the British capital.

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Just watched the bill and Frank episode of TLOU

Really good episode, Bill got some good character development.