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Bye-bye, butterfly keyboard: Apple unveils 13-inch MacBook Pro with a better typing experience

Most of the improvements were performance-based. The new 13-inch laptop features double the storage and a speed boost, and prices start at $1,299.

      




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Apple, Google will warn you if you've been exposed to COVID-19. Here's how.

Apple and Google give a first look at how public health apps will alert you if you've crossed paths with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

      




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These are the Facebook oversight board members who will decide what you can and cannot post

Facebook oversight board members will decide what Facebook and Instagram users can and cannot post on the platforms.

      




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YouTube TV subscribers getting access to Viacom channels including VH1, BET, MTV and others

MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network and TV Land are among the channels launching on YouTube TV in the coming months.

      




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Why it's okay not to be productive during a pandemic

It's okay, you really don't have to make that sourdough




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The best food podcasts to tune into for dinner inspiration and more

Perfecting your sourdough? These podcasts are an essential accompaniment




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Glossier is launching its first-ever hand cream next week and hospital workers have been the first to receive it

Glossier's helping hands




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Best online dance classes and virtual ballet tutorials to try at home




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The Tiger King Joe Exotic's pink sequin shirt has been put on eBay

Get it while you can, before Carole Baskin does!




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The best virtual safaris to do from your living room

Get up close with some of the world's most amazing animals from the safety of your sofa




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23 of the best secret beaches in Australia

Because there's plenty more to see than just Bondi




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Post-pandemic planning: 30 of the most stunning beaches in Europe

We've rounded up the most beautiful beaches on the continent to fuel your wanderlust




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Designer Destinations: Auree designer on her favourite Greek beach only accessible by boat

Auree designer Amelia Bainbridge tells Laura Hampson about childhood holidays to Italy, her favourite restaurant in Bangkok and her suitcase mantra




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Designer Destinations: ALINKA designer on St. Petersburg's old world decadence and where to find the best view of the Mediterranean

On the launch of the new collection, AMALFI, we chat to ALINKA's designer about her love of the namesake Italian coastline




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Be a wifi wizard: how to boost your home wifi network

Stop the fights over the connection with these tips




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These images show tourist hotspots before and after coronavirus outbreak

Tourist numbers have dwindled across Asia as coronavirus grounds travellers




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12 of the best places in the world to go wild swimming

It's time to start daydreaming about your post-corona bucket list




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From DIY tinting to putting down the wax strips: how to master beautiful brows at home

The over-arching advice is that less is always more




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The winner announcement for the 2020 International Booker Prize has been postponed

The winner will be announced 'late summer', organisers say




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Best pollen apps to help you manage and track hayfever

Hayfever season is just getting started




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London's best pollen apps

We're in the middle of pollen season now, with grass, tree and weed pollen creating runny noses and "bless yous" all round. At this irritating time of the year our smartphones are here to rescue us — so don't get caught out by an unexpected pollen count if you miss the breakfast news. Here are the five best pollen apps — all of which just happen to be free to boot




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Uber Eats is offering Bumble users 25 per cent off to go on virtual date

The meal delivery service and dating platform have joined forces to encourage the new era of dating




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World's best teacher warns of 'burn-out' risk if online lessons are too intense

"A lot of parents are not coping, and it is early days. If we carry on working like this being online all the time we will burn out and be miserable"




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From Elizabeth Arden to Essie: Queen Elizabeth II's beauty cupboard contents revealed

Get the royally-approved glow




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London Fashion Week will be digital-only for first time

As both menswear and womenswear combine for the digital event, could this spell the end for runway shows permanently?




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Best virtual HIIT classes to do from your living room

Miss the burn? No studio, no problem — just download high-octane cardio sessions to your living room, says Phoebe Luckhurst




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Queen Elizabeth style file: a look back over the fashion choices of our longest-reigning monarch

As Queen Elizabeth II turns 94 today, we reminisce about her greatest-ever looks




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From Slack to Zoom — say hello to the new behemoths of tech

Our world of remote work and play is creating a boom for apps that connect us




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There's set to be a new 'Big Five' and you can choose the animals

Wildlife experts are calling on the public to redefine the Big Five




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Hilary Mantel, Bernardine Evaristo and Maggie O' Farrell make Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist

Mantelmania continues as The Mirror And The Light makes it to the final stages of the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction




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The tech behind London's new NHS Nightingale hospital

A fully-connected hospital had to be built in only seven days




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Dear Diary: how will we remember the year the world paused?

It's more important than ever to capture everyday moments both mighty and miniscule, says Katie Strick




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Drink up: the best wine podcasts

From quarantine vino survival guides to sharing a glass with celebs, these are the best wine podcasts to know




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ReBurberry Edit: Burberry launches eco capsule collection and new green eco clothing tags for Earth Day

To celebrate World Earth Day, the British brand has created an edit of its SS20 collection made from recycled and bio-based materials




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Sustainable luxury fashion label Mother of Pearl creates first high street collection with John Lewis

Hardworking wardrobe staples from one of luxury fashion's coolest sustainability stars




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Travel experts on the first place they'll be heading to once the crisis is over

From Corsica to Cornwall, New Orleans to Namibia... our favourite globetrotters share the destinations they'll be making a beeline for when the world is open again




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#DesignYourSuperBear: John Lewis and Waitrose launch soft toy design competition for UK kids

100% of the proceeds will go towards the NHS




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European Day of Languages 2018: Best apps for learning a language on the go

Learning a language is good for brain-training so get out your smartphone and start downloading




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Netflix's Narcos is set to become a designer menswear brand

The hit show has just been renewed for a fifth season




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The best time of day to exercise to improve your sleep in lockdown

Can you expertly time your daily dose of cardio to boost the quality of your sleep? Rosie Fitzmaurice finds out...




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A top dermatologist shares the 8 best skincare products for treating acne-prone skin

From calming clay masks to worthy blackhead treatments – these products actually work, according to consultant dermatologist Anjali Mahto




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Best language learning apps to perfect your skills before your next trip

Learning a language is good for brain-training so get out your smartphone and start downloading




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How likely is it that passengers will be quarantined for two weeks after entering UK?

Travellers may have to quarantine for two weeks on arrival to UK - but why hasn't this been implemented sooner?




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The best apps for walking to keep moving

From discovering new routes to earning virtual coins, these apps will keep you going




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David Beckham quits fashion label Kent & Curwen as it reports losses of £18 million

The retired footballer had been a business partner at the label since 2015




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Meet the woman behind the Run For Heroes 5k challenge – that has raised over £5m

'I hoped to raise £5k with Run For Heroes ... now the total is over £5m'




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Baked beans, chocolate and crumpets: data reveals food Brits are consuming during lockdown

Comfort (food) is key




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Lockdown Letters: Forbidden fireworks become shining symbol of NHS support

In the latest instalment in our series of thoughts and reflections during lockdown, Megan C. Hills watches a neighbourhood nuisance become a local hero




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The Duchess of Cambridge's favourite beauty products revealed

The royal is loyal to an arsenal of affordable lotions and potions




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Carine Roitfeld and Derek Blasberg to host supermodel-studded virtual catwalk show in aid of Covid-19

The show will be broadcast live globally on YouTube on Friday