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Sep 17 2021

Coronavirus

Q+A: COVID vaccine boosters – who will receive them and why are they being given?

by Kerry Rooney

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After consulting its vaccine advisers, the UK government is launching its much-discussed COVID-19 vaccine booster programme. From the week beginning September 20 2021, a third dose will be offered to...

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Sep 17 2021

Entertainment

Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)

by Kerry Rooney

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As the nights draw in and we spend more time indoors, autumn can be a good time to get stuck into the literary world’s latest murder mysteries. And the last...

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Entertainment

Sep 17 2021

Entertainment

Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)

by Kerry Rooney

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As the nights draw in and we spend more time indoors, autumn can be a good time to get stuck into the literary world’s latest murder mysteries. And the last...

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Apr 28 2021

Entertainment

Shrek at 20: celebrating the film’s unique brand of animated anarchy and sardonic irreverence

by Kerry Rooney

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While Pixar’s groundbreaking Toy Story often achieves plaudits for the shot in the arm it gave Hollywood animation in the mid-1990s, it’s impossible to ignore the influence of DreamWorks’ 2001...

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Hobbies and Interests

Sep 06 2021

Features, Hobbies and Interests

Five ways to help your dog live a longer, healthier life

by Kerry Rooney

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As anyone who has ever lived with a dog will know, it often feels like we don’t get enough time with our furry friends. Most dogs only live around ten...

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Sep 06 2021

Hobbies and Interests

Five ways to use your garden to support your wellbeing

by Kerry Rooney

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COVID-19 has shown that pandemics can seriously affect people’s physical and mental health. Stress, anxiety and depression have increased around the world, with the greatest effects for those living under...

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Grey's Anatomy

Jun 29 2021

Greys' Anatomy

Hiking isn’t just good for your body – it’s good for your mind too

by Kerry Rooney

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Before COVID-19, the popularity of hiking was on a downward slope in both adults and children. But its popularity has spiked during the pandemic, seeing many more people taking to...

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Jan 15 2021

Greys' Anatomy

How to help someone you live with who has depression

by Kerry Rooney

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The coronavirus pandemic has brought significant changes to our daily lives, with restrictions on free movement, imposed lockdowns and social distancing. Many of these measures will have taken a toll...

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Travel

Jun 15 2021

Travel

Antipodean Adventure Pt.2

by Kerry Rooney

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Our intrepid explorer Margaret Patten continues her adventures Down Under. When you have a four week holiday, it seems endless at the start. Then, having spent three wonderful weeks exploring...

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Mar 23 2021

Travel

Five tourist trips in England inspired by classic novels

by Kerry Rooney

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Some books can really bring to life the place in which they’re set. Their words knit together in such a way that whole landscapes or entire floorplans of buildings you’ve...

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Q+A: COVID vaccine boosters – who will receive them and why are they being given?

Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)

Entertainment

Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)

Shrek at 20: celebrating the film’s unique brand of animated anarchy and sardonic irreverence

Hobbies and Interests

Five ways to help your dog live a longer, healthier life

Five ways to use your garden to support your wellbeing

Grey's Anatomy

Hiking isn’t just good for your body – it’s good for your mind too

How to help someone you live with who has depression

Travel

Antipodean Adventure Pt.2

Five tourist trips in England inspired by classic novels