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• London fashion week storms the palace (and the galleries)

  19-02-2018 20:05
  Buckingham Palace showcases Commonwealth talent as Erdem portrays ruling-class glamourErdem snaked a catwalk through the National Portrait Gallery, Christopher Kane commandeered Tate Britain, Jasper Conran hosted his guests at Claridge’s, but the contest for most glamorous venue for London fashion week was over the moment the Duchess of Cambridge sent out invitations for a reception for the Commonwealth fashion industry at Buckingham Palace.Monday evening’s event was in honour not of
  
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• Native images in exhibit questions how America is defined

  19-02-2018 19:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Bold. Visionary. A spectacular success.The words in an online promotion for a new museum exhibit in Washington, D.C., describe an 1830 U.S. law that forced thousands of ......
  
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• London Fashion: Erdem shows fancy florals; Kane goes for sex

  19-02-2018 19:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  London Fashion Week saw a flurry of shows Monday emphasizing romance and femininity, often with exquisite workmanship and dashes of mystery and drama.Dresses dominated the runway. Christopher Kane offered a ...
  
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• Feathers fly as chicken shortage shuts KFCs across Britain

  19-02-2018 18:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - Fried-chicken fans were in a flutter Monday after most of the 900 KFC outlets in the U.K. and Ireland were forced to close because of a shortage of ......
  
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• London posh-home lettings hit record high

  19-02-2018 16:52
  Houses in prime areas of capital fetching up to £18,000-a-week rent as demand rises Six- and seven-bedroom houses in Notting Hill and Primrose Hill were among a record number of properties rented out at £5,000-plus a week in London last year.Upmarket estate agent Knight Frank reported the number of its “super-prime” lettings rose 34% last year to 137, from 102 in 2016. The vast majority of properties are let furnished.Continue reading...
  
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• A century of women at work – in pictures

  19-02-2018 16:50
  Dress Like A Woman, with a foreword by Roxane Gay and introduction by Vanessa Friedman, features more than 300 pictures showing women at work across the world – and examines their evolving roles, from domestic servants to astronautsRoxane Gay on clothes in the workplace: ‘I have never been good at dressing like a woman’ Continue reading...
  
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• Collect some uranium glass for that peaceful glow

  19-02-2018 16:43
  ZURICH (Reuters) - Uranium glass occupies a little-known niche in the collectables world, whose members appreciate its soft color and distinctive glow, which comes from the uranium added as the glass...
  
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• Erdem shows long, fancy floral dresses at London fashion

  19-02-2018 15:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  London Fashion Week is nearing its conclusion with a flurry of shows emphasizing romance and femininity. There has been a focus on careful, often exquisite workmanship and an embrace of ......
  
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• As China's Year of the Dog begins, imperial Pekingese breed is scarce

  19-02-2018 15:23
  BEIJING (Reuters) - For centuries, owning the flat-faced Pekingese dog was a luxury to be enjoyed only by China's royal family.
  
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• Revealed: Cash eclipsed as Britain turns to digital payments

  19-02-2018 15:00
  Notes and coins set to fall to just 21% of sales by 2026, raising questions for those who rely on the cash economyBritain will move beyond “peak cash” this year, according to data gathered by the Guardian that suggests notes and coins are rapidly being supplanted as the favoured payment method, particularly in cities.Debit cards are set to overtake cash as the most frequently used payment method in the UK later this year, according to UK Finance, which represents leading finance and
  
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• UK millennials second worst-hit financially in developed world, says study

  19-02-2018 14:31
  Resolution Foundation says young Britons have suffered biggest reversal in fortunes save for young GreeksBritain’s millennial generation, born since 1981, have suffered a bigger reversal in financial fortunes than their counterparts in most other developed countries except Greece, according to a study.The report by the Resolution Foundation paints a gloomy picture for all young adults across the developed world – apart from the Nordic countries. It highlights how incomes are depresse
  
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• For Duckworth, a baby will bring down yet another barrier

  19-02-2018 14:19 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - Breaking down barriers is nothing new for Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and that's the way she likes it.The decorated Iraq War veteran who lost both legs when her helicopter ...
  
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• From friendly locals to Harry Potter’s house: a brief guide to Lavenham

  19-02-2018 14:14
  The Suffolk town’s beauty apparently saved Andrew Lloyd Webber from thoughts of suicide. What makes it so special?‘Thank God for Lavenham,” writes Andrew Lloyd Webber in his new memoir. The composer says that, as a depressed 15-year-old, he bought painkillers and a one-way ticket to the end of the London underground, then a bus to the former wool town. It was the beauty of Lavenham’s buildings and its Grade I-listed church that saved him from thoughts of suicide.Fans of m
  
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• Why do so many runners wear skimpy kit in the winter?

  19-02-2018 13:15
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsIn recent years I have noticed that the majority of male runners out in the streets and parks in freezing cold weather are wearing only T-shirts and thin running shorts. I have been running for more than 30 years and when I started I was always advised that in cold weather it is best to wear decent running trousers, two or three layers of
  
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• We Asked Interior Design Pros to Share Their Best Tips on Small Space Living

  19-02-2018 13:00
  The pros weigh in on how they handle small space living. Image: McGinn PhotographyAnyone who’s ever had to deal with a tiny apartment knows that small space living comes with its own set of challenges. It doesn’t mean designing these spaces is impossible. With a little planning and forethought, even the most cramped spaces can become equal parts functional and eye-catching.If you’re dealing with tight square footage and aren’t quite sure where to start, you’re in lu
  
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• Anna Jones’s rhubarb recipes | The modern cook

  19-02-2018 13:00
  Not just for dessert, the just-sweet, slightly tart character of rhubarb works well with savoury dishes tooForced rhubarb shows up exactly when we need it. These neon-pink stems, the colour of Brighton rock, are forced from the ground in dark sheds in Yorkshire and cheer me on in the kitchen until the first greens of spring. Rhubarb’s spiritual home is under a sweet rubble of brown sugar crumble, but it also has enough acidity to stand up to the richness of cheese or a crisp-edged roast po
  
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• Seven ways … to prevent and manage RSI

  19-02-2018 12:14
  Repetitive strain injury often starts gradually but can soon become severely debilitating. Bu there are ways to nip it in the bud – and alleviate the worst symptomsRepetitive strain injury (RSI) causes pain, weakness, tingling and stiffness of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves or other soft tissues and joints in the upper limbs from neck to fingers. It is also called upper limb disorder, cumulative trauma disorder or occupational overuse syndrome. It often starts gradually and is wor
  
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• Crossword roundup: the contradictory meanings of 'chuff'

  19-02-2018 11:28
  A pair of debut novels deploy a pair of baffling words in the pick of the best of the broadsheets’ cryptic cluesGaff’s recent Financial Times puzzle has, as Gaff’s so often do, a rubric:An anniversary puzzle Continue reading...
  
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• Does my boyfriend’s masturbation style prevent him orgasming during sex?

  19-02-2018 09:00
  He ejaculates by lying face down and rubbing himself against his bed. I think this is the cause of our problems, but I don’t know how to discuss it with himI am 17, my boyfriend is 16 and we have been together for a year. We have been having regular sex for six months and he has never orgasmed or ejaculated during sex. He told me recently that he masturbates prone (lying face down and rubbing himself against his bed) and has done so since he was about eight. I think this is the cause of hi
  
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• Long-haul flights from UK now cheaper than going to Ibiza

  19-02-2018 08:00
  Weak dollar and rising prices in Spain mean it can be worth going the extra mile to get good valueFlying long haul would barely enter the thinking of many families planning their annual holiday, with the perceived cost ruling out many destinations before the search had even begun. However, this year a series of colliding events, including a weak dollar, greedy Spanish hoteliers and competition for tourists in the Middle East, means it can be cheaper to go to Florida, Dubai or Thailand than to sp
  
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• Concern for vulnerable grows as those on lifeline benefit face ‘second mortgage’

  19-02-2018 08:00
  Concern for vulnerable grows as those on lifeline benefit face ‘second mortgage’Last May, James Martin* decided to give up work and look after his mother full time after she was diagnosed with cancer. A few months later, his father suffered a stroke, leaving the 49-year-old as the main carer for both parents. With income support and carer’s allowance, he receives £108 a week, meaning that the chances of paying his mortgage every month is remote. There is some relief, in t
  
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• A rubbish way to get fit – why I loved going ‘plogging’

  19-02-2018 07:30
  Around the country, joggers have taken on the Swedish-inspired social mission, combining collecting litter with their daily exertions. What’s it like?I’ve never been much of a jogger, but might I make a decent plogger? A portmanteau word, “plogging” is a shunting together of jogging with plocka, the Swedish for “to pick”. The idea is that you pick up litter while out running and the activity has been growing in popularity in Sweden.“It’s good for b
  
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• Are we poisoning our children with plastic?

  19-02-2018 07:00
  The chemical BPA is widely added to food and drink packaging, and more than 80% of teenagers have it in their bodies. But how dangerous is it?Can exposure to plastics harm your health? It’s a question currently being explored by researchers after a recent study suggested that traces of a synthetic chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA) can be found in more than 80% of teenagers. BPA is added to plastic to create a special form called polycarbonate plastic, used in making robust, impact-resistan
  
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