It’s been more than two decades since Jamie Oliver’s campaigning saw Turkey Twizzlers and chocolate concrete cake scrapped from school dinner menus. Last month, the government also cracked down on deep-fried foods including classics such as fish and chips in its war on childhood obesity. From next September, schools in England will no longer be … Read more
Thirty-two years. That’s how long it took me to finally fly the nest and move out of my mother’s two-bedroom London flat for good. Pathetic, you might say. As someone who was always rebellious and fiercely independent, living at home was never very ‘on-brand’ for me. At the time, I felt I had little choice … Read more
In the early days of raw grief, the longing for one final conversation with the person you have lost can be profound. Some are haunted by words left unsaid, unanswered questions and the terrible pain of not getting to say goodbye when death comes unexpectedly. The opportunity to sit with a loved one, hold their … Read more
I won’t be the only one praying for rain this August after a series of punishing heatwaves, but my relief is not for the reason you might think. I’ll be cheering because it means there’s no risk of me breaking out in the angry red hives that have appeared on my face in the sun … Read more
A British family have spent almost a year travelling the world and lapping up luxury in five-star hotels after quitting their jobs and leaving the UK with their children. Charlie and Jade, both 36, left their home in Chatham, Kent, last summer with daughters Maisie, 16, and Isabelle, five, and nine-year-old son Tommy. Since then, … Read more
It’s Gatwick’s busiest month of the year and the summer holidays are in full swing, with as much as half of the UK planning on flying abroad this summer. And yet often the last thing getting in the way of a relaxing holiday is the stress of an airport. From over-sized luggage to uncomfortable airplane … Read more
Mummy, if I eat these will my tummy get big?’ My eight-year-old daughter was holding three chocolate mini eggs in her hand, looking at them with such suspicion that they might have been calorific grenades. How I hate these moments when I realise that despite all my efforts to shield my three daughters (the others … Read more
Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more. Way back when I was a newbie fashion assistant in London, working for some of the top celebrity fashion stylists in the luxury space, we … Read more
To some, the very idea of storing your eggs in a cupboard rather than the door of the fridge is horrifying. Others will tell you that a bar of chocolate tastes far better when it’s chilled to the point that it could break your teeth. There are those who insist that an open bottle of … Read more
Panicking the other day about what a return to coupledom might bring, I told my husband that as the kids had flown the nest we needed a joint hobby to keep us ‘collaborating’ through the next decades. He responded with genuine confusion: ‘But we already have hobbies.’ Now I was the confused one. ‘What, pray … Read more