
Disaster for Labour's key manifesto pledge as Britain hit by major slump
The Government's dash for growth has taken another hit.
The Government's dash for growth has taken another hit.
Shaun claims he was let go from his teaching assistant job after it was discovered he was placing flags all around the town
MAFS UK EXPERT Paul C Brunson has broken his silence on his bitter clash with controversial groom Steven Springett. Steven, 34, and Nelly Patel, 30, tied the knot on the popular dating show, however things have been breaking down and resulting in him firing expletives at his wife - something that Paul, 50, is NOT...
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SHE'S got a matter of weeks to go until welcoming her first child into the world. But former The Great British Bake Off star turned plus size influencer Laura Adlington has revealed she's suffering from a bizarre pregnancy symptom as she enters the final stretch. The 36-year-old took to Instagram to share a trio of...
OpenAI will reduce the mental health safeguards built into ChatGPT and allow its users to create erotica , it has announced.
Waymo plans to expand its robotaxi service to London next year
THE Mercury Prize is announced tomorrow, and nobody will be asking your opinion because you’re 53. Nonetheless, prepare for imaginary conversations with this guide.
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The Mental Health Bill is currently going through Parliament
Summer may be over, but at least there are exciting new perfumes, makeup and haircare products to try While I mourn the loss of summer, I am steering sharply into my excitement over the many key autumn beauty launches. I’ve been waiting months for the reformulation of Nars’ The Multiple (£33) creamy lip, eye and cheek stick and it has overdelivered, even improving on the beloved original. The texture is soft, satiny, blendable and its lasting finish – softly matte and mercifully devoid of its former shimmer – is perfect. The shades are thoughtful, nuanced and sophisticatedly desaturated – every one’s a winner, but beigey Dazed and mauvey Behave are my favourites. There are few – if any – better blushers in town. My pleas directly to hairdresser Sam McKnight to produce his haircare’s trademark English garden scent in perfume form can finally cease. Though, naturally, he couldn’t just leave it at that. Hair by Sam McKnight’s new The Fragrance With Benefits (£44) adds UV protection for hair to perfumer Lyn Harris’s unusually addictive creation, although I’ve been misting it as freely on my skin as my barnet to no ill effect. It is heavenly, distinctive and, given how longlasting it is, reasonably priced. Continue reading...
Garden getting you down? Tempted to just pave or concrete over the whole thing and put your feet up? There are more enjoyable and eco-friendly alternatives, from miniature meadows to giant borders When faced with a muddy swamp, or a lawn that needs mowing (again), the most nihilistic among us may dream of concreting over the whole garden – and some turn that dream into reality. A recent report by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) , which represents garden centres and suppliers, has warned that within the next five years, nearly a quarter of UK householders plan to pave or deck over at least part of their garden, and of those, nearly a third plan to cover more than half of the area. The HTA estimates this could mean a loss of about 8% of the UK’s total private green space, or 409 sq km. “Paving over gardens with impermeable surfaces has and will continue to undermine urban resilience,” says Prof Alistair Griffiths, the director of science and collections at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Water can’t get through concrete, asphalt and paving, which contributes to surface flooding and overwhelms the sewer system, leading to pollution runoff. Loss of vegetation also contributes to global heating. “We’ve got these increased extremes of heat and if you lose green space, you lose that cooling effect,” he adds. Then there’s the loss of biodiversity that comes from paving over green space – not to mention the impact of a dead, grey landscape on people’s mental health. One RHS study showed that people who nurtured a couple of containers of flowers and a small tree in an urban street lowered their stress hormones as much as if they’d attended eight weekly mindfulness sessions. Continue reading...