Page 122 - News

Person wearing a fitness tracker pointing at a daily planner on a wooden table with bananas, almonds, and a glass of water ne

Why your energy suddenly crashes

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

One moment you’re fully in the zone, replying to messages, thinking clearly and feeling almost smug about how switched on...

Hands gardening with trowel near marigolds, basil, lettuce, and borage flowers in a raised wooden bed.

4 plants that help your vegetable garden by attracting allies and repelling pests

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

The first cabbage butterfly turns up before you’ve even set the watering can aside. You spot ants in a tidy...

Older woman with short grey hair sitting in a salon chair looking at hairstyle options on a tablet screen.

Hairstyles after 50: these daring cuts “take 10 years off” your face – but should older women really try to look younger at any cost?

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

Between face-framing hairstyle trends and the expectation that we should rub out every hint of ageing, the boundary has become...

Person rinsing a rectangular container in a modern kitchen sink beside a drying rack with plates and glasses.

Say goodbye to the dish rack in the sink as a sleek space-saving trend transforms modern kitchens

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

The sink is overflowing again: plates stacked like a leaning tower, glasses teetering on cutlery, and a soggy dish rack...

Man working on a laptop at a table with a cup of tea, window showing a city skyline in the background.

The eleven-second horizon reset: a tiny habit that can clear your head

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

The office sounded like a machine that never quite settled: keyboards rattling, a Slack alert pinging again and again, the...

Doctor explaining brain scans to patients in a medical consultation room with natural light.

Weight-loss injections with side effects? How GLP-1 drugs might curb addiction

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

When people hear about GLP‑1 medicines today, they often picture rapid weight loss, celebrity “before-and-after” stories and social‑media hype. Away...

Young woman applying cream from a Nivea container while sitting at a kitchen table with documents and a magnifying glass.

Consumer watchdogs analyse Experts analyse Nivea cream and what they find may surprise you

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

It ends up everywhere: tucked into bathroom cupboards, left on bedside tables, rattling around in handbags alongside receipts from three...

Young man assembling blue silicone kitchen gadget on wooden countertop near window in bright kitchen

A Pool Noodle Will Completely Change Your Life in Your Kitchen: Here’s Why It Will Make Everything instantly Revolut

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

A long, brightly coloured foam tube - the kind children bash each other with in the swimming pool - had...

Person checking soil with a digital meter in a raised garden bed next to seedling trays and an open gardening notebook.

Sowing Tomatoes Too Early Or Too Late? The Crucial Date Market Gardeners Watch Is Coming

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

The temptation to dash into the garden with a trowel is strong, but tomatoes keep their own timetable. Miss the...

Mature woman with grey hair adjusting an earring while looking at her reflection in a bathroom mirror.

Salt and pepper hair dilemma: why some people say embrace your grey while others insist it ruins your look

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

In bathrooms and barbershops up and down the country, a seemingly minor point continues to ignite surprisingly heated discussion: what...

Person planting flower bulbs in a garden bed surrounded by colourful blooming flowers and gardening tools.

These 10 spring bulbs will keep your garden brilliantly colourful until August.

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

If you put a little time into the soil in February, March, April-or even as late as May-you can look...

Woman in a white tank top applying cream to her cheek in front of a bathroom mirror.

Why washing your face for too long damages the skin barrier

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

The bathroom mirror is steamed over, the tap is still running, and your playlist is quietly playing in the background....

Person adjusting settings on a front-loading washing machine with laundry detergent and towels nearby.

Avoid the “express” cycle: five tips to reduce your washing machine’s energy use.

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

Sometimes, a few everyday habits can make a real difference to both your bank balance and the planet. Across France,...

Person in a white dress inspecting fabric on a wooden table with sewing tools and folded textiles nearby.

Old linen bedsheets: How grandma’s fabric treasures become luxury items

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

In interiors magazines, across Pinterest boards and within sewing communities, one material is suddenly everywhere: old linen sheets rescued from...

Man in casual clothes checking smartwatch while preparing to mow overgrown grass with red lawnmower in suburban yard.

Bad news for homeowners : a new rule taking effect on February 21 will ban lawn mowing between noon and 4 p.m., with fines now on the line

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

The mower spluttered twice and then sprang into life just as the sun reached its highest point. Over the road,...

Person in winter clothing tending to small orange tree covered in snow in a snowy garden.

These frost-hardy citrus plants can survive minus 20 degrees in the garden.

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

Many gardeners picture bowls of bright yellow fruit right by the front door-only to watch a lovingly chosen lemon tree...

Person studying the Moon on a computer screen indoors, with a telescope and calendar nearby.

A collision on the Moon caught live is puzzling scientists

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

That momentary glint came from the Moon’s far darker hemisphere, turning an otherwise ordinary monitoring run into a real scientific...

Person in jeans and jumper kneeling, cleaning a spill on the floor with a cloth, steam rising from a glass bowl nearby.

Cleaning tip from the experts: This kitchen product restores dull porcelain stoneware floors to a sparkling clean finish.

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

A simple cupboard staple can bring the shine back. Porcelain stoneware (Feinsteinzeug) tiles are now found in countless kitchens and...

Man in apron arranging fresh tomatoes and cheese at a bustling indoor market with shoppers and high arched ceiling.

Hidden giant market near Paris: historic market hall attracts thousands.

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

Paris usually brings the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and perhaps the grand department stores to mind. Far fewer visitors realise...

A hand rubbing half a lemon on coarse salt on a wooden chopping board with lemons and kitchen items nearby.

The unexpected trick of cleaning cutting boards with coarse salt and lemon

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

It was a Tuesday evening - the sort where you feel slightly worn out before you’ve even started peeling the...

Young woman tying her hair while looking at herself in a bedroom mirror on a white dressing table.

The trick you need to know to create a chic bun in under a minute

Harriet Pemberton • April 29, 2026

The scene is all too recognisable: you’re half in your outfit, your phone is pinging nonstop, and the mirror is...