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Why now is the time to try an exfoliating foot peel

Some self-care pampering for while WFH




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Plant tech: from micro-greenhouses to AI botanists, the smart guide to healthy plants

How does your isolation garden grow? The smart guide to keeping it in full bloom




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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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New Zoom 5.0 app rectifies security concerns with government-strength encryption tech and meeting protection

The company has made steps to secure meetings against Zoombombing




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Meghan Markle's wedding dress designer on the "trust and intimacy" involved in the making of the dress

As she prepares to depart Givenchy, Claire Waight Keller reveals what went on behind the scenes




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25 signed versions of ES Magazine x Kurt Geiger Anthony Burrill 'We Are One' tote bag go on sale

All profits from the tote bag will go directly to NHS Charities Together, a not-for-profit conglomeration of 250 good causes attempting to raise £1 million every day for hospitals




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10 hilarious photos from the Comedy Pet Photo Awards

The competition has officially launched for 2020 and wants you to send in your funny pet picture




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Meet the Hoteliers: Jeremy Goring, CEO of royal favourite The Goring Hotel

An audience with the man in charge of the Duchess of Cambridge's favourite hotel




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Meet the Hoteliers: Dawn Hindle, owner of legendary Ibiza party hotel Pikes

From Joshua Tree to Formentera, Ibiza legend Dawn Hindle shares her favourite travel memories




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Outstanding Stays: The Other Side, Bahamas

We could all do with a strong dose of escapism right now, so each week we'll be highlighting a banging boutique to bookmark for when the world presses play again




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Peloton adds new social feature to connect members in quarantine

Make friends while you spin




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This 3,000-piece Harry Potter jigsaw puzzle is the perfect lockdown distraction

A magical time filler




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The Carrie Symonds style file: a sartorial evolution of the new mother and future Mrs. Johnson

As the fiancée of the Prime Minister gives birth to a baby boy, we chart her fashion hits




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Book review: The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver​

We need to talk about exercise, race and gender




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Meet the London photographer capturing his neighbours' intimate isolation moments

With permission, of course




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Lockdown Letters: getting to know my brother all over again

In the latest in our series of reflection and tales of lockdown, Laura Hampson moves back in with her brother and discovers how much can change in a decade




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Fashionable face masks: designers are pivoting their businesses to produce stylish protective gear

Fashionable face masks with philanthropic flair




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5 times Princess Charlotte took a leaf from the Duchess of Cambridge's style book

Happy birthday Princess Charlotte!




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Princess Charlotte rocks the oversized collar trend in fifth birthday pictures

Happy Birthday Princess Charlotte!




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How to stay motivated at work when lockdown is taking its toll

Novelty of WFH wearing off? Laura Hampson speaks to experts about staying motivated in a time of uncertainty




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Aldi is looking for wine tasters to sample bottles for free

Where can we sign up?




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Daniel Radcliffe to narrate first chapter of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone in new series

David Beckham, Dakota Fanning and Eddie Redmayne will also narrate chapters of the first book




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Lockdown Letters: Football, family and a trip down memory lane

With time on his hands to indulge in nostalgia, Jochan Embley realises his love for the beautiful game runs much deeper than half-time beers and the rush of a goal




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Connell's chain: Normal People's protagonist has kicked off a major men's jewellery trend

Don't pretend you didn't notice it: that whisper-thin necklace glinting against Connell's chest




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Apps for parents: track feeding times and connect with other parents with these smart apps

Log on to lockdown lifelines for parents




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The tie-dye pieces too good not to buy now

Positively tie-dye for pieces




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Book review: Looking for Eliza by Leaf Arbuthnot

A widow, a millennial and a cup of Lapsang tea




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No breakfast buffet and smartphones as keys: what London hotels will be like after lockdown

Breakfast buffet's out as hotels prepare to make you open doors using phone




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15 colourised photos from WWII to commemorate VE Day

It's been 75 years since Winston Churchill announced the war in Europe was over




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Photographers team up to capture lockdown London on doorsteps to raise for NHS heroes

"All of my work has been cancelled [because of the crisis] and I was just missing shooting people and thought it would be a nice way for the community to come together and have a memory of this time.




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Motsi Mabuse: ‘People didn't expect black people in ballgowns’

Strictly’s newest judge learned to stick up for herself in apartheid-era South Africa. She talks racism, the ‘rift’ with her sister Oti – and learning to dance amid knife fights

Motsi Mabuse is remembering the rough dance halls of apartheid-era South Africa and the shocking sights she would see as she took her first tentative steps across their floors. “When we had competitions,” she says, “we didn’t have security and people would be drunk and starting fights. We were just kids and we’d watch people with knives running through while we were in the middle of a routine. Compared to that, Strictly isn’t so difficult.”

Mabuse, the newest judge on Strictly Come Dancing, first fell for the glitterball world at the age of nine after watching couples waltz, swing and cha-cha-cha while on holiday in Durban. “What I love about my parents is that they didn’t say: ‘Oh, you can’t do that.’ They found a way. But we had a lot of backlash, being the only black kids. People would laugh at us and call us names. We were bullied, but we just kept on coming back – and then we beat them.”

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The week in TV: After Life; Gangs of London; Emergence; Have I Got News for You – and more

Ricky Gervais’s After Life struggles second time round, as 21st-century London’s answer to Peaky Blinders gets off to a violent start. And how long can live shows survive via video-call?

After Life (Netflix)
Gangs of London (Sky Atlantic)
Emergence (Fox)
Twin (BBC Four) | iPlayer
The Graham Norton Show (BBC One) | iPlayer
The Mash Report (BBC Two) | iPlayer
Have I Got News for You (BBC One) | iPlayer

Ricky Gervais is, take your pick, ever reinventive (a la Madonna, Lady Gaga, the royals) or ever mutating (the worst kind of spirally viruses, the royals). A year ago, in Tony Johnson, subject of his latest drama, After Life, he combined aspects of past characters: The Office’s gloriously unself-aware Brent; the more savvy Andy Millman in Extras; the saccharine platitudes that sat so ill in Derek alongside gags about mental health or other disabilities. After Life was a surprising runaway hit on Netflix, for an arguably slight comedy about a very singular, small-town man’s depression after the loss of his wife, and how an angry man learned to be kind again.

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‘PUBG Mobile’ 0.18.0 Is Rolling Out Now on iOS and Android with Mad Miramar, a New Results UI, and a Whole Lot More

Earlier this week, Tencent announced a big new update for PUBG Mobile (Free) on iOS and Android. The version 0.18.0 …




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SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath’ Coming May 26th, ‘Slayin 2’ and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 7th, 2020. Like most Thursdays, today is mostly about …





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SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Fury Unleashed’, ‘Stone’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Saints Row IV’ and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 8th, 2020. Today was basically a nightmare scenario for …




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Kim Jong-un's retreat was over coronavirus concerns and not heart surgery, report says









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Music Monday @ Home shines a spotlight on the importance of equitable access to music education

Today marks Music Monday, an annual event in which thousands of Canadians come together in song and in support of music education. Hosted by the Coalition for Music Education, Music Monday unites musicians in communities from coast to coast to make a powerful statement about the importance of equitable access to quality music education for […]

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Tom Cruise to shoot movie aboard International Space Station

Tom Cruise is making the first-ever feature film to be shot in outer space.




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Tracy Morgan's car crash recovery gives Tiffany Haddish hope for her mother

Tiffany Haddish's mother suffered severe brain damage following her crash.




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Ryan Reynolds blames goofing off with Dwayne Johnson for stalled Red Notice

The stars were close to wrapping the Netflix film, which also features Gal Gadot, when they were forced to shut down in March.




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4 better titles Australia could award now it got rid of knights and dames

On Monday, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced he had removed the titles of "knights" and "dames" from the Order of Australia, a formal award system that honours those who provide a great service to Australia.

The two archaic titles were only brought back last year in a controversial move by former prime minister Tony Abbott. In a decision that made many question Abbott's leadership, the first knighthood was awarded to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh — a man who has only been to Australia a handful of times.

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Australian politician mistakenly quotes neo-Nazi, deletes all his tweets

He's one of Australia's most outspoken politicians, but conservative South Australian Senator Cory Bernardi has decided to go radio silent on social media.

On Tuesday, Bernardi mysteriously deleted all his tweets but left his profile intact

It's unclear why Bernardi bid adieu to tweets of times gone by, but on Nov. 22, he made an epic Twitter fail. Bernardi mistakenly quoted a neo-Nazi on the social media platform: "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise."

The quote — often attributed to Voltaire — is actually by American Holocaust-denier Kevin Strom, adapted from his essay titled "All America must know the terror that is upon us." Read more...

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