The world of dating apps is fraught with potential pitfalls, and creating a strong personal profile is the first obstacle you need to overcome. There’s so much to consider – profile pictures that display both personality and looks and a bio that doesn’t read like the first chapter pages of your autobiography. To save…
These London Students Have Created A 3-In-1 Coat, Sleeping Bag And Tent For Refugees
A group of students from London have created a three-in-one coat, sleeping bag and tent for refugees, to aid them in their gruelling journeys across Europe. The Royal College of Art students have already designed the multi-use coat, but it remains a prototype unti lthey can raise enough funding. The group hopes to deliver the…
BBC’s ‘Diabetes: The Hidden Killer’ Explores Health Epidemic Ruining Our Children’s Lives
Just 16 years ago, there had never been a single case of Type 2 diabetes among children in the UK. Fast forward more than a decade and the number of children with the illness has reached more than 500 – and this figure is rising at an alarming rate. For a new Panorama special, the…
London Fashion Week 2016: Marta Jakubowski Put Models On A Carousel And It’s Strangely Mesmerising
Weird and wonderful things are bound to happen at London Fashion Week, we just didn’t realise quite how soon it would all start to kick off (it is only day one after all). For her SS17 presentation, Polish-born designer Marta Jakubowski revealed her new collection on a hand-built carousel. Created by set designer Gary Card,…
London’s First Happy Café, The Canvas, Aims To Improve Wellbeing And Self-Esteem In The Capital
Forget expensive spas and luxury holidays, stressed-out Londoners may now have a new way to unwind – London’s first happy café launches on Wednesday. The Canvas, a café and creative venue in Shoreditch, has teamed up with Action for Happiness to host events and workshops aimed at improving confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing in the capital….
Firefighter Rescues Of Obese People From Buildings ‘On The Rise’
Firefighters are rescuing a growing number of obese people from buildings because they are too large to move independently, latest figures show. The number of severely overweight people needing assistance rose from 709 in 2012-13 to 944 in 2015-16. There has been a rise in incidents year-on-year since separate records began to be kept of…
Eating Six Meals Per Day Could Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Study Reveals
Regular eating of as many as six meals per day could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research. We’re used to three meals per day at regular intervals, but a new study suggested that eating as many as six meals per day could be better for heart health, even if it means increased…
These Dr Pimple Popper-Inspired Zit Cakes Will Put You Off Your Dinner
We now live in a world where you can take your love of zit-popping to a whole new level. By eating spots (kind of). Bakers have created cakes inspired by spot-popping extraordinaire Dr Pimple Popper and they look absolutely revolting. The sugary creations look like huge pimples with white heads. When you squeeze the tops of…
What Is Psoriasis? Symptoms And Treatment For Skin Disease Kim Kardashian ‘No Longer Wants To Hide’
Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease affecting up to 1.8 million people in the UK. The condition recently made headlines when Kim Kardashian-West, who was diagnosed with psoriasis back in 2010, revealed on her website that she doesn’t try to cover it anymore. “Sometimes I just feel like it’s my big flaw and everyone…
Acupuncture Found To Reduce Hot Flushes In Half Of Menopausal Women
Acupuncture can help reduce the frequency of hot flushes in women going through the menopause, according to new research. A study by scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, US, found that in menopausal women, eight weeks of acupuncture treatment reduced the frequency of hot flushes by almost half, for roughly 50% of the group. Nancy Avis,…