More than 30 years ago, I set out to build my dream house in a small rural town. It was a stressful process exacerbated by a demanding career that required me to travel across Asia and the Pacific for weeks at a time. The challenges of juggling parenting, marriage, my work and the house felt…
Keeping flowers indoors in April can cause you more harm than you realise (Image: Getty) Households across the UK are being urged to stop keeping fresh flowers indoors this April for one key reason. Forecasters warn that this year’s pollen season has arrived earlier than expected. The Met Office says a relatively mild winter followed…
Millions of people in the UK live with diabetes (Image: Getty) Experts have revealed six diet and lifestyle changes that could help reverse type 2 diabetes. Over 5.8 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, with type 2 diabetes accounting for roughly 90% of the cases. New research has revealed simple changes to…
I was born in Tawau, a Malaysian city on the island of Borneo, and grew up around logging camps – my dad worked in the industry. In the early 90s, a lot of the forest here started being cleared for commercial use. At the time, I just thought that was the way things were. That changed when I began working…
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Disney has reopened its new theme park based on the Frozen movie franchise. The cost of renovating the park has come in at £1.7billion, but fans of the franchise are so thrilled with the new look that even sceptics are being won over. The World of Frozen area of Disneyland Paris was debuted to an…
In the summer of 2014, I was living in Adelaide with my two young children in a very hot rental house with a low ceiling and a rat problem. It also had a slightly leaky pool, which was good for entertaining. It was coming up to Australia Day, which I’ve always had mixed feelings about….
Brits have been told that a simple daily habit that takes less than five minutes could help them live longer. TikTok user @brightly.elevated has racked up more than 4.2 million views after sharing the effects of doing one exercise every morning. The habit is jumping up and down on the spot 50 times a day…
Spring is finally upon us, and it’s the ideal time to give the house a thorough clean. From gleaming bathroom floor to lounges that never fail to dazzle, having the right tool for every task makes spring cleaning a breeze. Amazon customers are praising the Russell Hobbs Upright Steam Mop, describing it as the perfect…
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