2 h. ago Grand National 2025 tips: The 8 horses experts think you should bet on

The 2025 Grand National will take place at Aintree on Saturday afternoon with 34 horses declared to run in the famous steeplechase - but who will win?

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52 h. ago Stress Awareness Month 2025: 5 expert tips for managing workspace anxiety and work related stress causes

Small changes can make a difference in reducing stress and improving your well-being 😰

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58 h. ago Martin Lewis: state pension advice as Money Saving Expert shows how to beat April National Insurance deadline

The Money Saving Expert urges action - the deadline to add thousands to your pension is almost here ⏳

Economics

7 d. ago New mums are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to take regular exercise and get more sleep. Don’t make me laugh | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

New guidelines are well intentioned, but as parents of babies know, finding time to look after yourself is impossibleOne of the many things you don’t realise until you have a newborn is just how much people congratulate you simply for leaving the house. “Well done for getting out and about,” they say, with the cheerful camaraderie of People Who Know. Going outside may sound like a low benchmark, but during those early weeks summoning the energy to put on clothes, pack a bag, and then using that narrow window between sleeping, feeding, pooing and screaming to cross the threshold into the world can feel like the grand sum total of all human endeavour. Screw the frescoes of the Scrovegni chapel: Mama made it to Budgens.Which explains my reaction when I read that new guidelines published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine say that new mothers should be strongly encouraged to do at least two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week, in addition to “daily pelvic floor muscle t...

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1 week ago 13 best air fryers to buy in 2025, tried and tested by our experts

Models from the likes of Ninja, Tower and Lakeland will soon have you cooking up a storm

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1 week ago UK experts urge prioritising research into 24 types of deadly pathogen families

UK Health Security Agency’s tool highlights viruses and bacteria, many not yet seen in the country, that could pose biosecurity riskDeadly disease-causing organisms from pathogen families that include bird flu, plague and Ebola pose a threat to health in the UK and should be prioritised for research, government experts have said.The first tool of its kind from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) lists 24 types of viruses and bacteria where a lack of vaccines, tests and treatment, changes due to the climate crisis or growing drug resistance pose a biosecurity risk. Continue reading...

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1 week ago When to turn off heating in 2025 as expert shares best date for UK households

As winter draws to a close, you may be wondering when it's the right time to switch off your heating. A heating expert now reveals the ideal date to do so

Society

2 w. ago Baby middle name trends for 2025 according to expert – some will surprise you

Many parents put a lot of thought into a child's first name, but middle names can sometimes fall by the wayside – however, there are still certain trends that emerge each year

Science

2 w. ago 10 best dual air fryers for family meals, tested by an expert in 2025

Whether you opt for Ninja’s double stack or Tefal’s XXL machine, become a master at multitasking with these clever two-drawer models

Society

2 w. ago Best VPNs for Amazon Fire TV stick 2025, tried and tested by an expert

We evaluated the real-world performance of five VPN services

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2 w. ago Vintage baby names set to be popular in 2025, according to experts

Expect top see more babies with names like Cordelia, Sylvia, Harold and Edwin

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2 w. ago Hay Festival announces return of expert panel series The News Review for 2025

‘The Independent’ will host a selection of experts to dissect the day’s breaking news

Culture

2 w. ago Best pickleball paddles to up your game in 2025, according to the experts

We call on the experts to decode the sport and share the best kit on the market

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2 w. ago Best VPN 2025: Top services tested and reviewed by a tech expert

From free to paid VPN services, our tech expert tests the best VPNs for every device

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2 w. ago The best VPN services for Windows in 2025, expert tried and tested

Add online privacy to your PC, with these free and paid-for VPN options

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2 w. ago The art expert did it: LGG Ramsey revealed as 1951 thief of Van Dyck painting

Exclusive: How one historian’s investigative work led to artwork finally being returned to ‘English Versailles’In 1951, a leading British art expert visited a stately home in Northamptonshire and viewed its paintings by old masters alone because the owner was ill.Six years later, the wife of Boughton House’s owner popped into an American museum, where she was struck by a vivid portrait of a German prince by Anthony van Dyck that looked just like theirs. She was to discover that it was the very same painting by the 17th-century Flemish court painter to King Charles I, stolen from them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Kids can bypass anything if they’re clever enough!’ How tech experts keep their children safe online

From hacking screen time settings to bypassing website restrictions, young people make responsible parenting in the age of tech feel like a game of whack-a-mole. Here’s how to do it successfully I know I’m not alone as a parent when I admit I have often felt like an exasperated failure in trying to restrict what my children see online. There were the times they hacked their devices’ screen time settings, or managed to stumble into inappropriate content in spite of the controls, not to mention the ever inventive workarounds to access restricted sites. Worst of all is the ill will the rigmarole creates between us all. So when in the first minute of my conversation with digital parenting coach Elizabeth Milovidov, she says, “I think parents need to just kind of give themselves a hug, breathe and start over,” I feel so heard and comforted I could cry.“Parents are incredibly busy. They’re overwhelmed,” says Milovidov. “And then this whole idea of trying to lock things down is not easy. I...

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2 w. ago You don't need code to be a programmer. But you do need expertise | John Naughton

AI is so good at writing software that one father asked it to organise his kids’ school lunches. But that doesn’t mean it’s taking overWay back in 2023, Andrej Karpathy, an eminent AI guru, made waves with a striking claim that “the hottest new programming language is English”. This was because the advent of large language models (LLMs) meant that from now on humans would not have to learn arcane programming languages in order to tell computers what to do. Henceforth, they could speak to machines like the Duke of Devonshire spoke to his gardener, and the machines would do their bidding.Ever since LLMs emerged, programmers have been early adopters, using them as unpaid assistants (or “co-pilots”) and finding them useful up to a point – but always with the proviso that, like interns, they make mistakes, and you need to have real programming expertise to spot those. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cheltenham Festival 2025 tips: Experts’ best bets and horses to watch on day three

Fact To File is fancied to win the Ryanair Chase while Teahupoo is the favourite for the Stayers’ Hurdle

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3 w. ago Cheltenham Festival 2025 tips: Experts’ best bets and 15 horses to watch on day three

Fact To File looks set to win the Ryanair Chase while Teahupoo is the favourite for the Stayers’ Hurdle

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