65 h. ago I fear I’m doing friendship wrong: why do we lose the art of just hanging out? | Carolin Würfel

Pre-planned lunch is fine but is rarely about true connection. Surely unstructured time with friends is betterThere’s a black and white image of the photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller and her friend Tanja Ramm. The two are having breakfast in bed at Miller’s studio in Paris, casually reading newspapers. Their faces are framed by untamed hair and they’re dressed in cotton shirts, with coffee cups in front of them. The image, captured in 1931, is quiet and intimate. They share a blanket, their arms touch. There’s no rush, no urgency. It’s a scene about love but, above all, it’s about friendship.When was the last time I lay in bed with a friend like that? For most of us, it was probably during school or university, when staying over or crashing at someone’s house was a regular occurrence – sometimes a necessity, but mostly just part of our routines. It kept us close. Staying in a friend’s room or apartment felt like being on an island – safe, cosy and fun. It was about whisp...

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3 d. ago Mum believes in 'unlimited' screen time and no bed time – but she has one rule

Single mum-of-four, Jeri-Leah, has caused as stir online after having had her video go viral where she explained that she does everything for her children and that they only have one rule to follow

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7 d. ago What is 'bed rotting' and is it as bad as it sounds? A sleep expert weighs in

According to a top sleep expert, Bed rotting involves people spending an excessive amount of time in their bed avoiding their responsibilities, but is it as harmful as we think?

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1 week ago Scots in need of a wake up call as they are crowned the UK's sleepiest

Scots are officially the sleepiest people in the UK, with new research revealing that more than 70% of them skip their morning shower for extra time in bed.

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1 week ago Pregnancy drug DES is like 'hidden thalidomide' as women 'face higher cancer risk for treatment'

Suzanne Massey, 56, from Liverpool, believes an anti-miscarriage drug given to her mum while she was pregnant is to blame for a lifetime of health woes

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2 w. ago SARAH RAINEY: I tried the NAD+ IV drip celebs claim will help them to 'look young forever' , the next day my school mum friends couldn't believe the difference...

Lying on a turquoise hospital gurney, hooked up to a drip of clear, sparkling fluid, I can feel a tingling sensation pulsing through my body.

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2 w. ago ‘Like sleeping in dirty clothes’: how often should you wash your linens?

Doing laundry can be a tedious task and how often you wash each type of item depends on how much contact it has with your skinIs there any domestic task more sisyphean than laundry? No sooner have you pulled a crisp, clean sheet on to your bed than it is time to strip it off and start over. Blink and a clean towel becomes dirty. Somehow, lives, careers and relationships must fit into the tiny slivers of time between loads.I don’t enjoy laundry; give me dish duty any day. I do, however, enjoy living in a clean space that doesn’t smell like a locker room. Textiles can really trap scent – and bacteria. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Labour tries to seem in control while The Donald unleashes chaos on the world | John Crace

Underneath the measured words you could almost smell the panic as the government scrambled to come up with a plan to respond to Trump’s tariffsWith characteristic humility and good grace Hardly.Shortly after 9pm UK time on Wednesday, the Sun-Bed King made his way to the White House Rose Garden, looking every bit the dishonest bookie as he held up a board with every country’s separate tariff. He might as well have been signposting the odds on a global recession. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mum shares how parents can use Alexa to 'help kids eat greens and go to bed'

She explained how she used Amazon's Alexa to get her son to eat his vegetables and go to bed on time - and it involves asking the device about the child's favourite TV character

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2 w. ago Just one hour of screen time in bed raises risk of common sleep disorder by 59%, scientists find

Scientists are urging gadget lovers to put their phone down so they can give themselves a better night's rest

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2 w. ago Brit visits Spanish city in one day for £100 and is back in UK before midnight

Crossing into the continent doesn't need to be a costly affair, as one traveller confirms as she filmed her entire day in Spain and even made it home in time for bed

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last month Rylan Clark's mum thought he’d had a stroke when his body 'shut down' amid divorce

TV presenter Rylan Clark revealed how his mum Linda believed his was "having a stroke" after he was left unable to eat or speak amid the breakdown of his marriage

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