2 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
No-one prepared me for what would happen after eating disorder recovery
It was not easy, but then I never expected it to be (Picture: Duncan Lindsay for metro.co.uk) Defeating my eating disorder has undoubtedly been the biggest achievement in my life to date. I say ‘defeating’ – and that’s very much what I identify it as – but anyone with the illness will know that it […]
Pink mould thrives in an English winter (Picture: Getty Images) Everyone knows about the dangers of black mould, but what about its pal, pink mould? The pinkish-reddish-toned bacteria – yes, bacteria, not technically mould – loves the moist, damp conditions of an English winter. And while you may have spotted it and decided it’s an […]
I decided to give up eating in front of anyone entirely – even those closest to me (Picture: Photography by Tracey-Louise) Shakily biting into a small spoonful of paella, I silently prayed that my partner, Piyus, wasn’t watching. Even though we’d been dating for a whole year, I hadn’t dared eat in front of him […]
I can’t imagine myself with hair now (Picture: Reid Rolls) ‘I don’t want you to feel insecure,’ my mum said, as she looked at me with pity, ‘we will pay for a hair transplant.’ I was only 18, which is young to be balding but the process had actually started a few years before that. […]
1 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I didn’t think we were cruising types, until we tasted the wine on board this ship
There are some great choices at P&O Britannia’s Glasshouse restaurant (Picture: Rob Buckhaven/Cuvée Grace Nichols/Anhydrous/Torontel) Our preconceptions of screaming kids and lobster-red boozers crammed into sun loungers put us off cruising. But we couldn’t have been more wrong. I’ll be honest, my husband Tom and I are probably holiday snobs, and have these romantic notions […]
1 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Aldi becomes first UK supermarket to make major self-checkout change
A major change is coming to Aldi supermarkets in the next couple of months (Picture: Getty Images) Don’t forget your Lotto ticket with your Aldi shop. The grocery giant has announced that it’s making a major change to self-checkouts, giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase their National Lottery tickets directly at the till. By the […]