Whether you’re team Actimel or team Yakult, anyone who was encouraged to gulp down a yoghurt drink before school will know about the many intended benefits of probiotics. Basically a combination of live bacteria and yeasts, studies like this one and this one show that probiotics – when consumed – […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 29-year-old living in London. When I […]
Whose fault is it? The question always follows a breakup. In Noah Baumbach’s film Marriage Story (2019), Charlie (played by Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) go through the nitty-gritty of divorce. Is the breakup Nicole’s fault because she wanted to leave New York City for a different life on […]
Do mornings trump all or could evening be better for sleep? If you’re searching the internet for an answer to when is the best time to workout, you might just have started a new workout routine or, you’re tired of dragging yourself out of bed in the morning if a […]
For those who know their sun, moon and rising signs off by heart… We all have that one friend who loves to tell us our daily horoscope first thing in the morning, no matter if we asked for it or not. Let’s face it, sometimes they can be scarily accurate. […]
Despite rather high infection rates, life does seem to be returning to normality. Holidays are back on the cards, we’re no longer required to wear masks when doing a food shop and we can book hair appointments with gusto. Perhaps you’re just looking to just top up your balayage or […]
Up-and-coming and seriously soothing, Port is a seaside bolthole waiting to welcome you. When you think of Eastbourne, you likely think of Beachy Head, Mr Whippy, and fish and chips wrapped in newspaper. But what once was a sleepy seaside town, often thought of as Brighton’s less well known sister, […]
Getty Images Sabina Nessa was murdered on Friday 17 September 2021 while walking through a South-East London Park at night. Today, her killer, 38-year-old Koci Selamaj, was sentenced to life in prison. The 28-year-old primary school teacher was killed in a premeditated attack of “truly evil violence” during her five-minute […]
Warning: The following contains graphic details of domestic abuse which some readers may find upsetting. Spoilers for Top Boy series two ahead: Much beloved British crime series Top Boy returned to Netflix earlier this month to high praise. For series two (or four if you count the original series first commissioned […]
When actor and east London native Nikki Fagbemi finally put pen to paper to write her first short film, she set herself one condition: it had to be funny. “Have you watched After Life by Ricky Gervais?” Fagbemi says over Zoom. “Well, I decided that if I was ever going […]
