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Steve McQueen’s Doc On The New Cross Fire Shows How Easily Black British History Is Erased

Steve McQueen’s Doc On The New Cross Fire Shows How Easily Black British History Is Erased

I was a self-proclaimed boffin at school. When it came to starting my GCSEs, history quickly became one of my favourite subjects. Continuing on to A-level, I learned about the Russian Revolution, President Reagan’s war on drugs and the Swinging Sixties under Prime Minister Macmillan. To this day, I can […]

Don’t Make This Common Skincare Mistake With Your Sunburn

If you’re an R29 regular, you’ll know that we preach sun protection all year round — even more so when the weather is this hot. Staying in the shade, wearing a broad spectrum, high factor sunscreen and donning a hat and sunglasses are a must to shield skin against harsh […]

10 Pet-Friendly Airbnbs For Holidays With Your Four-Legged Friends

10 Pet-Friendly Airbnbs For Holidays With Your Four-Legged Friends

So restrictions lifted and social plans rolled around and, of course, I was excited – who wouldn’t be, after a year stuck at home? But before I accepted every girls’ weekend away invitation, every spa break suggestion and every postponed hen party, one thing gave me pause for thought: leaving […]

Watches Are Becoming An Engagement Staple — Here’s Why

Watches Are Becoming An Engagement Staple — Here’s Why

PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 05: Xenia Adonts wears a white pearls necklace with CD pendant from Christian Dior, a white and navy blue checkered zipper tank-top / crop-top, a matching white and navy blue checkered blazer jacket from Dior, a matching white and navy blue checkered short skirt, a gold […]

Buy Now, Pay Later Could Be Affecting Your Chances Of Getting A Mortgage

People who have used the buy now, pay later (BNPL) service Klarna are being declined when applying for mortgages, Refinery29 has learned.  Twenty-six-year-old Nicki (who didn’t want to give her real name) works in publishing, earns £32,000 per year plus bonuses and is based in London. Last year she applied […]

10 Influencers From Around The Country Show Us Their ‘Freedom Day’ ‘Fits

10 Influencers From Around The Country Show Us Their ‘Freedom Day’ ‘Fits

Each time COVID-19 rates dropped over the last year and a half, conversations would inevitably move towards the return to ‘normality’. But with spiking infection rates creating a continuous cycle of national lockdowns, it often felt like the end was moving further and further away. While we all got pretty […]

Ikea’s New Limited Edition Collection Is All About Autumn Comfort

Ikea’s New Limited Edition Collection Is All About Autumn Comfort

Summer seems finally to have arrived in the UK – better late than never! But even though we’re all about iced coffee and beach Airbnbs at the moment, it probably won’t be long before our thoughts turn autumnal. Ikea is clearly hoping so, anyway, by announcing a new limited edition […]

The Clues To The Major Twist In Fear Street: 1666 Were In Front Of Us This Whole Time

The Clues To The Major Twist In Fear Street: 1666 Were In Front Of Us This Whole Time

FEAR STREET – Cr: Netflix © 2021 Spoilers are ahead. In the first two instalments of Fear Street, a spectre looms in the dark, threatening everything and everyone: Sarah Fier, the rumoured witch who centuries ago cursed Shadyside to know nothing but death and despair as their Sunnyvale neighbours prosper. […]

Camila Cabello Just Got Real In A Body-Positive TikTok

Camila Cabello is known for keeping it real and refusing to put up with being body-shamed. Now, in a TikTok shared on Friday, the “Havana” singer spoke honestly about embracing her body and not allowing herself to succumb to body-shaming impulses. “I was just running in the park minding my […]