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Caroline Flack shared an emotional and unsettling post on Instagram on Sunday, days after stepping down from hosting Love Island over her recent assault charge. The TV presenter, 40, took to her Instagram Stories to share a post in which she declared that she was going through the ‘worst time of [her] life’ and didn’t … Read more
Hair: Fabio Nogueira. Make-up: Ruby Hammer. Styling: Holly Elgeti. Dress: Stine Goya at Fenwick. Jewellery: Alighieri. My worst Christmas was December 2017. The month before, I had turned 39. My 30s had been an intense decade: I had got married, then divorced; I had tried and failed to have children and then, three weeks before … Read more
Christmas crumble fruitcakes By Annie Bell For You Magazine Published: 00:02 BST, 22 December 2019 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 22 December 2019 Best on the day of making but they will keep for a couple of days MAKES 12 CRUMBLE TOPPING 70g light muscovado sugar 70g unsalted butter chilled and diced 100g plain flour ⅓ … Read more
A cut-price holiday? It’s the ultimate gift, especially if you get your hands on one of these seasonal specials Need a last-minute gift? A host of tour companies offer gift cards and vouchers Tui holiday vouchers start at £10 and go up to £5,000 if you’re feeling generous Get money off a stay in a cosy … Read more
Stefan Kobald, the Executive Head Sommelier at The Biltmore Mayfair hotel Don’t let your Christmas Day be marred by cheap sherry and wine that tastes like bleach. Instead, heed the advice about what to drink – and when – on the 25th from one of Britain’s top sommeliers, Stefan Kobald, the Executive Head Sommelier at … Read more
A new interactive map has revealed the locations of the most impressive Christmas light displays in Britain. But the map doesn’t pay any attention to town or city centre displays. Instead, it champions the efforts Britain’s residents have gone to in bringing twinkling festive cheer to their streets. In total, 200 dazzling spots have been … Read more
Driving home for Christmas but dreading the meal options on offer from Britain’s network of often miserable, crowded service stations? Worry not, because a portion of help has arrived in the form of book The Extra Mile, by accommodation guide Sawday’s. It’s filled with delightful places to take a pit stop, from a railway carriage … Read more
The Big Apple in December is glamorous and glittering, carried on a tide of spectacular department store window displays, floodlit ice rinks, Radio City Christmas specials and bell-ringing Santas on Fifth Avenue. But that all comes at a price. A sky-high price, in fact, along with impossible-to-get-in restaurants, sold-out Broadway shows and claustrophobic, congested sidewalks. … Read more
The average Briton will spend nearly £400 this Christmas – it is clearly a time of year in which many of us push the boat out and are generous to friends and family. It is also a period in which many may think of ways to give back and perhaps donate to charity. There are … Read more
