Breaking news
My wife’s hairdresser is retraining to become an interior decorator. I always look forward to Vinnie’s visits (when he’s allowed to cross our threshold, of course) and he speaks sense, especially about priorities in a home. Shortly before the latest lockdown, I asked him about tiles for the bathroom my wife and I are planning … Read more
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
A young couple have revealed they completely transformed their ‘dated’ home within three months for just £12,500. Adele Teather, 22, and partner Tom Jackson, 23, from Sheffield, saved up for a deposit of £20,000 using Help To Buy ISAs before buying their property for £150,000 in March 2019. The couple spent every evening and weekend working … 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