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These pictures capture the moment fashion models showcased a new collection and strutted down the catwalk – SMILING from ear to ear

Traditionally, models are usually seen with stern, moody pouts. But the catwalk at designer Richard Quinn’s Autumn Winter 2020 collection, at Lawrence Hall in London, saw a runway filled with beaming smiles. The London-born designer partnered with Colgate, the official supplier of London Fashion Week, to turn the runway ‘pout free’. Models had been trialling Max […]

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This Week’s Must Read: Malak Desert Child by Paul OGarra.

Young adult novels don’t always open readers’ minds, but Malak Desert Child is the exception to the rule and should be on every parent’s radar. As every parent knows, in this age of internet streaming, social media, and computer games, it’s all too easy for a teenager to get distracted from any pursuit that will […]

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7 tips to improve your confidence with dating during menopause

Dating can be a daunting experience at the best of times. Combine the nerves and self-doubt of meeting a stranger, with frustrating and foreign symptoms of menopause, and it’s easy to understand why a lot of women get put off dating during the menopause. But you shouldn’t put your life on hold for hormones. With […]

Is this the nation’s most rugby-mad pub? You can now watch the Six Nations in a RUGBY BALL PIT…and it comes with free beer!

A Twickenham pub has launched the ultimate rugby viewing experience ahead of the Six Nations – a 12-foot ball pit filled with RUGBY BALLS. The George in Twickenham has installed the UK’s first ‘Rugby Ball Pit’ to kick off the first game of the Six Nations this weekend between Wales and Italy – and will be […]

Hotline launched to keep Brits on track with New Year’s healthy eating resolutions

A new hotline has been launched to help keep Brits on track with their New Year’s healthy eating resolutions. From Thursday 23rd January, life coach Rag Parkash and comedian Jimmy McGhie will be offering balanced advice to help Brits stick to their goals. It comes after new research finds that whilst over three fifths (61 […]

Money woes, bleak weather and health drives make January the most miserable time of the year

More than one quarter of Brits have the ‘January Blues’ and admit to feeling more miserable than during any other time of the year. The study of 2,000 UK adults revealed how bleak the first month of the year is for many. While 48 per cent say their happiness doesn’t differ during January, 27 per […]

Forget wine matching: ‘Sober curious’ Millennials are pairing food with soft drinks

Wine has been paired with food for centuries, but as a new generation of health-conscious diners emerge, a growing number of people are swapping Sancerre for soda at mealtimes. According to new research1 commissioned by soft drink brands Robinsons and 7UP Free, well over half of Millennials (58 per cent of 18 -34 year olds) […]

Smartphones stopping us from “living in the moment”, research finds

Nearly half of adults in the UK are so preoccupied that they can’t ‘live in the moment’ – with stress, money worries and smartphones common distractions. A study of 2,000 UK adults found 45 per cent struggle to make the most of what they’re doing, with more than two fifths too worried about how much […]