- StyleThe Cheat Sheet
Here’s Why Princess Eugenie’s Wedding Is Going to Be Seriously Uncomfortable for Meghan Markle
Another royal wedding is upcoming, and Meghan Markle is getting an invite. Here's why she may not want to go after all.
- StyleThe Independent
Mother bans children from eating birthday cake because 'sugar has same effect on brain as cocaine'
A mother who revealed that she’s banned her children from eating any foods that contain harmful sugar - including birthday cake - has incensed parents online. Tonia Buxton, a food author, cook and mother of four, appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss the anti-sugar policies that she maintains in her household. Comparing sugar addiction to cocaine, she explained that she won’t let her children have sweet treats as they would be left wanting another “hit”.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
What is gaslighting, the behaviour Love Island contestant Adam has been accused of?
“On the latest series of Love Island, there are clear warning signs in Adam’s behaviour."
- StyleThe Independent
10 early signs and symptoms of pregnancy, according to experts
Many people may claim they know how to spot the tell-tale signs of pregnancy. Pregnancy tests may not always display the correct results right away, which is why it’s important to be clued up on the other signs that a woman is in her first trimester. Here are 10 early signs of pregnancy that everyone should take note of.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
50-year-old Davina McCall divides opinion with latest bikini selfie
"It is the beginning of the summer. And this is a bikini selfie. And it probably won’t be the last. No apologies."
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Say goodbye to messy sheets: A period sex blanket has landed
Period sex just got a whole less messy!
- StyleThe Independent
Four cups of coffee a day linked to improved heart health, study finds
The health benefits of coffee may be regularly disputed, but a new study has linked caffeine consumption with improved heart health. In fact, consuming four cups of coffee a day could help protect cardiovascular cells from damage and also help them to repair. In a study published in PLOS Biology, researchers from Heinrich-Heine-University and the IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Düsseldorf, Germany, found that caffeine may improve the health of the cells which line the arteries and veins, thus strengthening their ability to recover from damage.
- StyleThe Independent
Childhood cancer survivor reunites with ‘life-changing’ nurse 30 years later
Liz Brown, a 43-year-old mother of three from East Riding, Yorkshire, was diagnosed with aggressive osteoblastoma, a rare form of bone tumour, when she was 14 years old. Ms Brown received the diagnosis having woken up paralysed on her 14th birthday. Ms Brown was admitted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in 1989, where she was told that she shouldn’t expect to survive into adulthood.
- StyleDanielle Fowler
Burger King apologises for controversial World Cup pregnancy offer
A Russian social media campaign sparked uproar after offering women a lifetime supply of Whoppers if they fall pregnant by World Cup footballers.
- StyleDanielle Fowler
Cancel your dinner plans: Subway just launched a six-foot sandwich
You probably won't have any room left for the free cookie.
- StyleHope Schreiber
Dogs can read your facial cues. A new study suggests man's best friend understands emotional expression
A new study shows that dogs can read human facial cues and respond accordingly.
- StyleDanielle Fowler
Plus-size model has the perfect response for body-shamer who said she was too fat to wear a crop top
"Don’t let anyone else try to destroy your happiness"
- StyleCiara Sheppard
Should Kim Kardashian be straightening five-year-old North’s hair?
Kim Kardashian has caused controversy by straightening her young daughter’s hair. Kim Kardashian has found herself at the centre of controversy after straightening five-year-old daughter North West‘s hair, opening up conversations about black hair, identity and mum-shaming. Days later, the mother and daughter pair were snapped out again, this time with North wearing her newly-straight hair down.
- StyleThe Independent
Gaslighting: What is it and how can it change a victim's perception of reality?
You are constantly second-guessing yourself, your confidence is shot, and you are questioning your perception of reality. Google searches of the word have gradually crept up in recent months, and the tactic is incredibly common according to Penny East, a spokeswoman for the charity SafeLives told The Independent. Indeed, to an outsider, the perpetrator may appear to be the perfect, caring partner,” Sandra Horley CBE, chief executive of Refuge told The Independent.
- StyleThe Independent
Love Island fans express increasing concern over Alex’s sunburn
Dr Alex George has become a firm favourite among Love Island viewers for his endearing attempts to find love in the villa. Many have expressed increasing uneasiness over Alex’s sunburn, which appears to be worsening as the show progresses. If a person sustains sunburn, there are a number of measures that they can take to ensure that their skin doesn’t become any more damaged than it already is.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Zara Tindall's birth announcement touches a nerve with fans
“Why is Zara referred to as Mrs Michael Tindall? Very bizarre in the 21st Century."
- StyleThe Independent
Elle Macpherson under fire for 'beach body' summer weight loss advice
The supermodel, 54, who became known as “The Body”, made the comments in a segment titled “Elle Macpherson’s Beach Body Secrets” on This Morning on Wednesday. “Summer’s coming up and I too am getting ready for summer body,” the supermodel said. “Coming up to summer, I will limit the bread intake, rice, you know, cream… Anything white,” Macpherson said, going on to explain how she sometimes skips dinner in favour of a shake.
- StyleCiara Sheppard
Blue Ivy is all of us when watching our parents get frisky
A new video from Beyoncé and Jay Z's concert shows the six-year-old cringing at her parents
- StyleThe Independent
How giving up sugar can help cure anxiety, according to woman who tried it
In 2017, researchers in Ireland decided to explore whether the gut microbiome could be linked with anxiety disorders, coming to the conclusion that there may in fact be an association between the two. When New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson decided to try eliminating sugar from her diet, she hoped that it would help alleviate the inflammation in her thyroid caused by Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune condition that left Wilson severely unwell on a daily basis. “We now know that inflammation causes all of the contemporary metabolic diseases.
- StyleThe Independent
Are you a functioning alcoholic? Know the signs
We all know that as a society, we drink too much. There’s always a reason to drink and there are always people encouraging you to do so.
- StyleCosmo
Women share their surprising pregnancy symptoms
Who knew dogs behaved differently around pregnant women?!
- StyleErin Donnelly
Chrissy Teigen tried νaginal steaming — but does the treatment actually work?
Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow swear by νaginal steaming, but health experts have disputed its claims.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Did the Duchess of Sussex break royal rules by not wearing her Ascot name badge?
Members of the royal family are typically expected to wear name pins at the prestigious racing event.
- StyleThe Independent
New parents get less than five hours sleep per night, study claims
New parents will get just four hours and 44 minutes of sleep in an average night during the first year of their baby's life, it has emerged. The study also found sleep deprivation can take an emotional toll on relationships, with the average new-born waking three times a night when they first arrive home. More than two thirds of British parents believe they have got into arguments with their partner purely as a result of their baby’s poor sleep habits.
