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Slip one of these books into a loved one’s stocking to give some real Christmas cheer

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Haemin Sunim is a Zen Buddhist teacher, and author of in Love For Imperfect Things (pictured) Should it all get a bit much for you this Christmas, console yourself with the thought that at least you’re not working as a doctor in an NHS maternity ward. Such was the fate for several years of Adam … Read more

Married At First Sight recap: The REAL reason Natasha stormed out at the dinner party

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Ten seconds in paradise led to a whole night of hell for Mikey, who triggered a premature evacuation when his lightening fast finish became the joke of the night. Married At First Sight proved it’s willing to go to any lengths to deliver a legendary dinner party on Wednesday, even with a cast that’s about … Read more

Rapper Dave slams Boris Johnson as ‘a real racist’ and hits out at Grenfell Tower response

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Rapper Dave slams Boris Johnson as ‘a real racist’ and hits out at Grenfell Tower response in altered lyrics as he performed at the Brits Dave the Rapper won a Brit award for Album of the Year at last night’s ceremony 21-year-old performed during the show and claimed Boris Johnson is ‘racist’ US rapper Tyler, … Read more

Real Housewives of Melbourne announces three new cast members

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The upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Melbourne will introduce three new cast members. Former CNN news anchor Anjali Rao, yoga teacher Cherry Dipietrantonio and ‘champagne educator’ Kyla Kirkpatrick will join the 2020 cast. The three women will join returning fan favourites Janet Roach, Lydia Schiavello, Gamble Breaux and Gina Liano. Coming soon! The upcoming season of … Read more

Skiing is great, but for real thrills, head to Saalbach in Austria and try some mountain madness 

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What do you do after a lavish dinner of deer tartar, steaming pork knuckle and dumplings, topped off with apple strudel, washed down with Austrian red wine and a parting shot of mountain firewater? Why, you wobble out into the darkness of the Austrian Alps, don a crash helmet, say ‘Danke’ to a grizzled man … Read more

Was ‘post Trump stress disorder’ real? Researchers say it was for Latinos, but not Democrats

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In the aftermath of the 2016 election, many Americans reported elevated levels of stress, which some labeled ‘post election stress disorder.’  A number of psychologists jumped on board with the term, and affirmed that their clients were unusually tense, but others clapped back, saying that to call this stress a ‘disorder’ was to trivialize PTSD.  … Read more

His latest book’s banned in Russia… but Jeffrey Archer still says St Petersburg’s a real thriller

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There’s only one downside to visiting St Petersburg. You quickly realise you’ll have to return again and again if you want to see everything. I’ve visited the Russian city six times over the past 30 years and still feel I’ve only scraped the surface. The Winter Palace is second only to Versailles in architecture and … Read more

Mail on Sunday reviews new breed of vegan burgers, created in a lab to taste like real beef

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Few things in life are as simple – or as pleasurable to eat – as a burger. That first bite, the rich, meaty and slightly charred flavours, mixed with smooth, salty cheese, the sharpness of onion and the tang of veg and sauce. If this sounds vaguely obsessive, it’s because I’ve not eaten one since … Read more