Is brown the new black? In 2021 it certainly feels like it. The colour, which has long been unloved (the playwright Lee Blessing famously said: “Oh come on! Nobody’s favourite colour is brown!”), is trending in all its shades – from chocolate to
As the year went by, it became inevitable to increasingly use screens to work, do shopping, and even socialize. But this extended exposure to blue light provokes skin and eye damage. A study by Unilever exposed its effect on our skin, saying 30
Hundreds of Australian Open players, officials and staff to isolate after single positive Covid test
The Australian Open has been rocked by a positive result at one of the tournament’s designated quarantine hotels, with up to 600 players, officials and support staff now expected to go into isolation. The grand slam, which was delayed by three weeks due to
White goods will be guaranteed to last longer for Britons under new Government plans that make appliance parts available for at least seven years. The news comes after there were huge concerns over the environmental impact of throwing away broken appliances. The
This “lesser-known cousin of moules marinière”, as Nigella describes mouclade, is a speciality of the Poitou-Charentes region in western France, where it started life as a “humble dish for fishermen”, according to Michel Roux. But you don’t have to have been hauling nets all
Kamala Harris has been criticised for wearing clothes by Dolce & Gabbana, a luxury fashion brand which has attracted controversy over clothing and advertising seen to be racially offensive. The new US vice-president wore a polo-necked wool jumper from the Italian fashion house during a lunch
A retrospective of the work of Patrick Kelly, the black fashion designer who confronted racist stereotypes, will be staged in the autumn. Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love will open at San Francisco’s de Young Museum on 23 October, celebrating his short but hugely influential
At the beginning of last season, as Manchester United stumbled to their worst top-flight start in 30 years, senior figures at Old Trafford concluded that if possible, a long-term target should be acquired in the forthcoming January window. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted a risk-taker,
Britain appears to be suffering from an escalating dog mess crisis, with local media outlets across the country reporting on the “plague of pooch poo bags” accompanying the coronavirus pandemic. The Gloucestershire Gazette on Friday said dozens of its readers had complained about local “poo
Cadbury has launched various different new items in recent weeks including new Easter eggs and a new chocolate bar. The most recent addition to the brand is the Dairy Milk Brownie Bites. Easter eggs have already started hitting the shelves with still
icture this: the very first celebratory night out you will have when the vaccine sets us free. Maybe you’re in a fancy restaurant, maybe your local pub. Cosy around a friend’s kitchen table, or on a packed dancefloor. What are you wearing?
This past year, concealer has come into its own. Unlike a liquid foundation, it covers skin only where needed, allowing masked areas to stay clean and bare, and giving skin a fighting chance against maskne. And when breakouts do strike, concealer is