5 h. ago Cat behaviourist explains reason cats 'hate' closed doors and what to do instead

Cats can be a little mysterious, but there's a good reason why they behave the way they do - and a cat behaviour expert has helped to debunk one of their quirks

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27 h. ago Best home security system 2025: Top alarms tried and tested by an expert

These are the best smart, connected systems for keeping your home secure

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55 h. ago Cat Behaviour 2025: Expert shares subtle ways cats communicate with their owners

Here’s how you tell what your cat is thinking.

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4 d. ago Best garden furniture stores 2025, expert selected for outdoor dining and lounging

We’ve found the best places to buy bistro sets, sun loungers and more

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8 d. ago PR expert names Love Island 2025 stars set to rake in millions and those going back to day jobs

With Love Island 2025 now over, it's time to see which contestants will be able to make a fortune from their time in the villa

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9 d. ago ‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who warned of starvation in Gaza last year

Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, who sounded the alarm in early 2024, says: ‘Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide’The UN expert who first warned that Israel was orchestrating a campaign of deliberate mass starvation in Gaza more than 500 days ago, has said that governments and corporations cannot claim to be surprised at the horror now unfolding.“Israel has built the most efficient starvation machine you can imagine. So while it’s always shocking to see people being starved, no one should act surprised. All the information has been out in the open since early 2024,” Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, told the Guardian. Continue reading...

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1 week ago He worked with artificial limbs for decades. Then a lorry ripped off his right arm. What happened when the expert became the patient?

An experienced clinician in prosthetics, Jim Ashworth-Beaumont found himself the perfect guinea pig for a radical new option for amputeesWhen the air ambulance brought Jim Ashworth-Beaumont to King’s College hospital in south-east London, nobody thought he had a hope. He had been cycling home when a lorry driver failed to spot him alongside his trailer while turning left after a set of traffic lights. The vehicle’s wheels opened his torso like a sardine tin, puncturing his lungs and splitting his liver in two. They also tore off his right arm. Weeks after the accident, in July 2020, Ashworth-Beaumont would see a photo of the severed limb taken by a doctor while it lay beside him in hospital. He had asked to see the picture and says it helped him come to terms with his loss. “My hand didn’t look too bad,” he says. “It was as if it was waving goodbye to me.”Ashworth-Beaumont, a super-fit and sunny former Royal Marine from Edinburgh, would go on to spend six weeks in an induced coma as...

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1 week ago Sweat, stingers and scratching: 14 expert, easy ways to treat and prevent insect bites

Some of us seem to be bitten much more than others – and in unlucky cases this can lead to an allergic reaction or chronic illness. Pharmacists explain how to avoid the worst insects have to offerA downside to hot weather is all the bugs that can feast on or sting us. Is there anything you can do to avoid this? And what should you do if you are attacked? Here’s what pharmacists have to say about the best ways to prevent and treat stings and bites. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Recognised Palestinian state could develop disputed gas resources, expert says

The Palestinian Authority’s ability to use the Gaza Marine field could leave them less dependent on aidRecognition of Palestine as a state would put beyond doubt that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is entitled to develop the natural gas resources of the Gaza Marine field, according to one of the experts that worked on the stalled project.Michael Barron, the author of a new book on Palestine’s untapped gas reserves, has suggested the field could generate $4bn (£3bn) in revenue at current prices and it is reasonable that the PA could receive $100m a year over 15 years. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Poop Cruise' horror as expert shares 5 sailing myths you should stop believing in 2025

Netflix's latest documentary, ‘Trainwreck: Poop Cruise,’ has grabbed viewers’ attention as it resurfaces a shocking 2013 incident that left 4,000 passengers stranded at sea without power

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3 w. ago I’m an expert on ageing. Here’s what I know about thriving in later life | Kerry Burnight

I scoured longevity research on wellbeing – and the deeper I dug, the more I recognized a profound underlying patternAnyone who says “age is just a number” has not reached the high numbers. Ageing is not easy, and “forever young” is not a plan. Regardless of how many burpees you can do or protein smoothies you chug, the passing of time brings challenges. Roles that you relished change, words on menus seem to shrink, necks sag, diagnoses arise.On the other hand, ageing is not the downhill slide that people believe it is. A multibillion- dollar antiageing industry profits when you feel awful about yourself and fear ageing like the plague. The tragedy of ageing is not that we will all grow old and die, but that ageing has been made unnecessarily, and at times excruciatingly, painful and humiliating. Ageing does not have to be this way. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Scotland’s new Health Framework Plan overlooks simple ways to reduce alcohol consumption,’ says expert

The preventative healthcare measures recommended in the Scotland’s Population Health Framework 2025-2035 plan have been welcomed by a leading health expert. However, Sinclair Method UK’s Dr Seth Rankin says it misses the chance to increase awareness of proven and long-established ways to help Scots reduce their drinking.

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4 w. ago Urgent warning to Brits over an influx of WASPS: Pest control expert dubs 2025 the 'year of the insects'

Britain faces a surge of wasps, an expert has warned, after scorching temperatures sparked 'the year of the insects'.

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