7 d. ago Cranking up the thermostat in freezing weather won’t help your home warm faster, heating experts warn

Cold snap forecast to last into the weekend means vulnerable people are at particular risk, officials warn

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9 d. ago SNP reject climate advice to cut meat consumption because 'Scots are too unhealthy'

Scottish health officials have warned that teenagers are at particular risk of ill health if a blanket reduction in meat consumption was advised.

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2 w. ago Trump’s equal opportunity agency wants to talk to white men about discrimination they have faced

Former workplace civil rights officials say Andrea Lucas falsely suggests white men in particular face egregious discrimination

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle and Prince Harry lose their ELEVENTH publicist in five years as 'Sussex cheerleader' communications chief steps down

Meredith Maines, who was appointed as Chief Communications Officer for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is parting ways with the couple after just a year in the role.

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle and Prince Harry lose their ELEVENTH spin doctors in five years as 'cheerleader' communications chief steps down after secret meeting with King Charles aides was uncovered

Meredith Maines, who was appointed as Chief Communications Officer for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is parting ways with the couple after just a year in the role.

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2 w. ago How to end the year right: come up with your own personal rituals

Rituals are different from routines – they elevate everyday life. Here’s how to create meaning beyond the festive seasonHow do you celebrate the end of the year?Office parties can be a drag, but if you’re self-employed, it can be easy to roll without ceremony from one year into the next. Three years ago, two friends and I were bemoaning the lack of festivities and decided to make up for it by organising our own end-of-year lunch.I’m an adult. Why do I regress under my parents’ roof?I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?People say you’ll know – but will I regret not having children?I Can Fit That In: How Rituals Transform Your Life by Erin Coupe is out now Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Civil servants could be BANNED from taking part in LGBT Pride marches as campaign group launches legal action over 'breach of impartiality duty'

Campaigners argue that the official participation of Whitehall staff at LGBTparades around the country suggests to the public they have 'taken a side' on contentious gender ideology.

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3 w. ago Did Manchester residents CELEBRATE Bondi terror attack? Police investigate claims and say that 'the intolerable has become normalised' amid rise of anti

Sir Stephen Watson, pictured, the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, said girls as young as ten have asked for armed officers to attend Hanukkah parties following the Bondi attack

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3 w. ago My petty gripe: office parties feel like work because that’s what they are

And don’t get me started on office Secret SantasAs we head into the so-called silly season – that sun-drenched summer of drinks and parties, barbecues and socialising – there’s a shadow looming over the festivities.The office Christmas party. Continue reading...

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