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The contraceptive pill is now available over the counter without a prescription in the UK – but is this a good thing?

The contraceptive pill is now available over the counter without a prescription in the UK – but is this a good thing?

Three female health experts weigh in. In a landmark announcement for women in the UK, the progestogen-only contraceptive pills Hana and Lovima will soon be available without prescription from pharmacies across the UK. This includes the likes of high street pharmacies, like Boots and Superdrug. This comes after the MHRA’s […]

Uber, Deliveroo & Bolt Will Give Discounts To Young People Who Get The COVID Vaccine

Apps including Uber, Deliveroo and Bolt are to offer discounts and special offers to young people who take up the COVID-19 vaccine. The latest figures show that 46.8 million adults in the UK have had their first dose of the vaccine, while 36.1 million have also had their second dose. […]

These Are Summer 2021’s Trending Seaside Destinations, According To Airbnb

If you’re looking for a British seaside town that isn’t Brighton, Margate or Whitstable, you’re in luck. Airbnb has released its list of the summer’s trending seaside destinations, and it’s filled relatively unsung gems dotted across the country from Kent to Lancashire. “There’s nothing quite like the smell of fish […]

Simone Biles’ Boyfriend Has Her Back

Simone Biles’ Boyfriend Has Her Back

After withdrawing from two Olympic competitions, U.S. gymnast Simone Biles is being met with a swarm of support— most recently, from her boyfriend, Houston Texans football player Jonathan Owens. On Thursday, Owens took to Instagram to share photos of both Biles and the couple, along with a heartfelt caption letting the […]

20 Years Later, The Princess Diaries’ True Queen Is Vice Principal Gupta

20 Years Later, The Princess Diaries’ True Queen Is Vice Principal Gupta

The Princess Diaries (2001) Directed by Garry Marshall Shown: Anne Hathaway (as Mia Thermopolis/Princess Mia) Sandra Oh only appears in The Princess Diaries for a little over two minutes. Surprised? That’s probably because, as Vice Principal Gupta, the second in command at Grove High School, she delivered lines with such […]

These Award-Winning Photographs Explore Mental Health During Lockdown

These Award-Winning Photographs Explore Mental Health During Lockdown

A beautifully evocative photo of a filmmaker using knitting to manage her mental health during lockdown has won a top photography prize. “Untangling” by London-based filmmaker Jameisha Prescod triumphed in the Managing Mental Health (single image) category at the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021. The powerful photograph illuminates the way that the isolation of […]