My partner and I are looking to increase space and add value to our current home. We have been advised that either a loft conversion or a rear extension would be the best way to do this. How should we decide what to do? How much will it likely cost? What will be involved? And … Read more
The robots are here, but have you let them into your portfolio yet? This year, more people will be thinking of doing so, some inspired by the role they have played during the pandemic and others by a series of significant deals at the end of 2020. The automated future is arriving faster than we … Read more
Ministers are facing growing pressure to bump teachers up the vaccine priority list to allow schools to reopen. Senior MPs and industry figures have stressed that a speedy return to lessons is paramount to prevent lockdown wreaking further damage to children’s education. Immunisation of teachers and staff is heralded as the key to get pupils … Read more
A Brisbane dietitian has shared her go-to dinner for optimum health and staying lean, explaining that she relies on a creamy vegetarian pasta recipe to keep her looking and feeling her best. Leanne Ward, 31, said that her ‘favourite’ pasta recipe is actually ‘surprisingly healthy’, and eating it means she can indulge in a little of … Read more
Deck the halls with boughs of holly? If you must, but mantelpieces are where it is at this year. Cheryl had one and so did Mariah Carey. Ivanka Trump decided to go completely wild and did hers with green baubles and ostentatious ribbon. Of course, hearthside decor is nothing new. Pagans decorated with branches on … Read more
My favourite Christmas trees are growing outside and will – I hope – never be brought into the house. I think I am safe on that score because you would need a crane to shift even the smallest one. There are 16 of them, all clipped to tight cone shapes and all made from yew, … Read more
Bizarre new TikTok trend sees users add crushed contraceptive pills to their SHAMPOO in a bid to make their hair thicker – but doctor warns it ‘won’t work’ because hair is an ‘impenetrable barrier’ TikTok users from around globe are adding birth control pills to their shampoo Believe using crushed hormonal contraceptives to wash hair … Read more
‘Don’t let Covid steal Christmas from children’: Toy industry bosses urge Boris Johnson to add toy shops to the essential retail list as festive season approaches Toy bosses have urged Prime Minister to add toys to the essential retail list Called on Boris Johnson to ‘assist the UK toy industry’ and support families Comes after retailers … Read more
Men who add a handful of nuts to their diet can increase their sperm quality and fertility, a new study shows. Spanish researchers compared men who were fed a mixture of tree nuts – almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts – over 14 weeks as a supplement to their standard Western diet with those who weren’t. The inclusion … Read more
The Crown star Emma Corrin has revealed she asked scriptwriters to add in graphic bulimia scenes to depict Princess Diana’s battle with the eating disorder. Speaking to the Radio Times with Prince Charles actor Josh O’Connor, days before the premiere of series four, the actress, 24, said she wanted to include scenes of Diana vomiting … Read more