8 h. ago Is Ian McEwan right – has the water bottle trend become ‘deranged’?

As the Booker Prize-winning author claims that the modern obsession with slaking our thirst has gotten out of hand, Helen Coffey looks at why hydration routines are the next big generational divide

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4 d. ago 'Smoking' hot water bottles being sold on TikTok spark safety concern

Several people have claimed their rechargeable hot water bottles bought on TikTok have been left smoking and burning - as they warn people to not buy them online

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6 d. ago Ninja water bottle in 'prettiest colour yet' slashed to £9 with handy deal stack

'Better than a Stanley. Very impressed with this drinks bottle and would not go to anything different.'

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6 d. ago Charity issues warning to households about popular winter accessory amid rise in injuries

It is the highest figure recorded for more than 20 years

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7 d. ago Urgent hot water bottle warning as hospitals see rise in injuries

Figures show the number of injuries have almost doubled in five years, from 499 in 2019

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7 d. ago Ninja water bottle in 'prettiest colour yet' is now £9 thanks to this deal

The Ninja Thirsti Travel Bottle is designed to keep drinks cold for hours and can be used for hot beverages, too

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7 d. ago Autumn hot water bottle and microwaveable heat pads warning over unknown 2

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has issued a warning over a surge in burns caused by hot water bottles and microwaveable heat pads, urging the public to take safety measures

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7 d. ago 'Better than Stanley' Ninja water bottle in 'prettiest colour yet' is £9 in double deal

"Great flask, love that it keeps fizz in drinks. Hot drinks, wow do they stay hot"

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8 d. ago UK households told to stockpile one common time after 'WW3 threat'

The government has issued guidance to households across the UK on how to prepare for emergencies, which includes stocking up on key items including bottled water

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1 week ago Why you should NEVER drink bottled water after its best before date

While it's unlikely that your bottled water will go bad before you get round to drinking it, experts have warned that the plastic its stored in can degrade overtime increasing the risk of bowel cancer.

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1 week ago Bottled water contains dangerous levels of microplastics that lodge in vital organs and raise cancer risk', scientists warn

Bottled water could contain dangerous levels of microplastics that can slip through the body's defenses and lodge in vital organs increasing the risk of cancer , concerning new research has suggested.

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2 w. ago Microplastics found in bottled water and fish linked to depression

A study is among the first to examine how microplastics found in certain foods and even tap water interact with the human gut

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3 w. ago Mum left speechless as teachers at her son’s school take extreme action to prevent kids drinking squash instead of water

A MUM has been left speechless after her six-year-old son told her his teachers SNIFF students' water bottles at school. Sam admitted she "can't get her head round" the extremes the teachers allegedly go to in order to ensure none of the children have squash or flavoured water in their bottles. "I actually cannot believe...

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3 w. ago 'I'm a GP — stop this water bottle habit before you get diarrhoea and vomiting'

A GP has warned that one thing many people neglect to do with their water bottle can lead to sickness

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3 w. ago UK households asked to prepare WW3 survival kit to 'last three days' by EU

The kit should include bottled water, torches, matches energy bars and ID documents as well as cash and playing cards in the event of a future conflict

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3 w. ago All UK households warned to prepare WW3 survival kit to last families three days

The European Union has urged all citizens to prepare a survival kit for use in extreme emergencies, that includes bottled water, torches, matches and energy bars in case of an attack

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3 w. ago Venetian Vespers by John Banville review – a haunting honeymoon

This brooding tale of an Englishman’s downfall in fin-de-siècle Venice is memorably eerie – but it’s hard to care about such a pompous protagonistMany years ago, a sober-minded friend warned me off going to Venice for the first time with my then partner. He muttered ominous things about the Venice wobble and the Venice curse. I went anyway and I have to say he had a point. It was autumn and there was something deeply uncanny about the city: fog-bound canals, labyrinthine alleyways, a general sense of decay. If my minibreak had belonged to a literary genre, it wouldn’t have been romance so much as cosmic horror.Fiction, of course, should have prepared me. Couples have been coming unstuck in Venice since Othello and Desdemona. There are the Baxters in Daphne du Maurier’s short story Don’t Look Now, the basis for Nicolas Roeg’s unforgettably creepy film; Mary and Colin in The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan – the city’s not named in the novel, but it’s clearly the setting. And while...

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3 w. ago Better Days review – modest, honest study of woman trying to grapple with a drinking problem

Valérie Bonneton is terrific in French drama about women in rehab that gets a little carried awayThis French rehab drama begins with some painfully realistic scenes showing the grim slog of maintaining a hidden drinking problem. At night, after her kids go to bed, mum of three Suzanne (Valérie Bonneton) gets a box down from a high cupboard. Inside is her stash of vodka, which she carefully siphons into mineral water bottles for the next day. There is no pleasure in her drinking; it makes her foggy at work and detached from her boys. Bonneton, better known in France for comedy roles, is terrific, with her warm, worn performance, not a scrap of sentimentality in it.Suzanne hits her rock bottom after a car accident; the court puts her sons into the care of their grandparents and orders her into rehab. First comes denial. “Some wine with dinner,” she tells the doctor who asks her about her drinking at the all-female unit. Other residents include Diane (Michèle Laroque), a famous actor w...

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4 w. ago Incredible bravery of Falklands War hero who survived being shot when his water bottle deflected Argentine bullet

Corporal Barry 'Baz' Grayling broke cover to charge an enemy machine gun nest which was holding up the British advance at Coronation Ridge.

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4 w. ago New 'loaded water' trend slashes cravings so you can lose weight... as expert reveals how to maximize benefits

The newest trend among people trying to stay hydrated involves upgrading a glass or bottle of water with more ingredients that purport to halt sugar cravings and even aid in weight loss.

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