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• Five ways to exercise safely while pregnant

  28-04-2019 17:00
  Exercise for mothers-to-be has many benefits – just avoid the high-intensity workouts and new PBsA new study has found that exercising during pregnancy can protect offspring from obesity later in life – the first time that has been demonstrated for non-obese women. Dr Daghni Rajasingam, consultant obstetrician and spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, says there are many benefits for the mother-to-be, including weight maintenance, improving sleep and
  
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• When I was fat, socialising was a struggle – but it was going out that helped me lose weight

  28-04-2019 16:00
  The pounds fell off as I started to eat less and go to the gym, but it was spending time with my friends that truly transformed meI used to be fat. (You still are, say the wags.) But I mean really fat. Shopping-at-specialist-internet-clothes-stores fat. Heckled-in-the-street fat. It wasn’t fun, but it took years before I had the willpower, the courage or some combination of the two to do anything about it.By the time I was 24, in 2008, the feeling that I had to lose weight had been growing
  
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• If we care about plastic waste, why won’t we stop drinking bottled water?

  28-04-2019 15:00
  We have all seen the damage plastic waste is doing around the world – but sales of bottled water have continued to grow
  For all the innovation and choice that define the food and drink industries, if you want to make money, you could do a lot worse than bung some water in a bottle and flog it. A litre of tap water, the stuff we have ingeniously piped into our homes, costs less than half a penny. A litre of bottled water can cost well over a pound, especially for something fancy that has be
  
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• How to ensure blisters heal quickly

  28-04-2019 15:00
  Should you burst blisters – and is it best to cover them or leave them open to the air? A consultant podiatrist tells you the best way to care for themIf you have a small blister on your foot – at the end of your toe or under your heel, for instance – you can protect it with a plaster. Keep it covered and the body will usually deal with it. In the case of a larger blister, put a small, sterilised needle into it and allow the fluid to drain out. Leave the skin on top intact to p
  
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• Hats off to Fez: go back in time in this atmospheric city

  28-04-2019 08:00
  Don’t fight it – getting lost is one of the best things to do in Morocco’s most beguiling and ancient medinaIt happens on the third day, after our bookbinding class, having spent the morning deep in concentration learning how to Coptic-stitch and emboss our own leather journal. Within minutes of leaving the attic studio, deep in the heart of Fez’s sprawling medina, we become hopelessly and unavoidably lost. Was it the alleyway to the left of the stall piled high with spic
  
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• We are not gay, but we secretly kiss and sleep in the same bed | Dear Mariella

  28-04-2019 07:00
  You don’t need to define your sexuality, Mariella Frostrup tells a confused man, but you do need to stop second-guessing your lover’s motives and start working out what you wantThe dilemma I am a 30-year-old man and I had, until last year, identified as a straight man. One night, after an office dinner party, I went to my colleague’s flat. We were good mates then, but nothing more. We are both architects and I went to see some of his latest work. He offered me a drink and we en
  
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• Asparagus recipes | Nigel Slater

  28-04-2019 07:00
  Sharpen your asparagus spears with a spicy sauce and a herb-fresh braiseThe British asparagus that arrived in March felt like a Christmas card that arrives too early. I let it be, in much the same way I put premature greetings back in their envelopes. Yet there was still the chill of early spring when I bought the first bunch a few weeks later and roasted the thick spears, tossing them with a robust dressing made from short, fat jalapeño chillies, ground cumin and lime. The notes of smoke
  
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• 'Star Wars' Darth Vader costume could go for $2 million at auction

  28-04-2019 03:31
  A man who made appearances as Darth Vader at film premieres and fan conventions will sell a costume created in 1979 by the "Star Wars" design team at an auction of classic movie memorabilia next...
  
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• How to wear ... lilac

  28-04-2019 00:45
  Time to update your spring wardrobe with a shade of pale purple Continue reading...
  
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