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<p>Shape of... ew! Sheeran told TopJaw’s Jesse Burgess about eating shirako – fish semen – in Japan </p>

Ed Sheeran’s favourite restaurants show how out of touch he really is

On hype restaurant hub TopJaw, the singer said he once ate fish semen in Japan, his favourite restaurant is a £310 sushi bar in Mayfair and he pops into three-Michelin-star Core by Clare Smyth for a pint. Is Britain’s most streamed artist now too famous for his fans or is he more relatable than ever, asks Hannah Twiggs

<p>Danny Dyer fronts the new Channel 4 series ‘How to Be a Man'</p>

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Here’s what Danny Dyer doesn’t tell you about the ‘war on men’

<p>Henry Cavill at an event in April – potentially being extra chivalrous</p>

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Henry Cavill has proven chivalry isn’t dead – but should it be?

<p>Children are our future: Teach them well and let them into the pub</p>

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I don’t like kids – but banning them from pubs is completely unhinged

<p>The actor found several famous women agreeing with her sentiment </p>

Megan Fox is right: we shouldn’t waste our time on bad dates

<p>Shonda Rhimes says imposter syndrome ‘doesn’t make sense’ to her </p>

Imposter syndrome? Why women should follow Shonda Rhimes’s example

<p>South Korea’s gender divide is on the increase </p>

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Could South Korea’s 4B movement destroy heterosexual relationships?

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<p>Barely a week seems to go by without reports of some fresh form of carnage breaking out at Euston station</p>

How London Euston station became hell on earth

<p>Immersive experiences are taking over the UK capital</p>

Are immersive bars and experiences the death of cool London?

<p>‘Many performers have this ego where it’s like, “I’m a drag queen so I’m completely invincible”’ </p>

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How drag developed a drink problem: ‘Everyone expects us to be wasted’

<p>Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze canoodled over pottery in ‘Ghost’ to ‘Unchained Melody’ by The Righteous Brothers </p>

Is there ever such a thing as good sex music?

Food

<p>Look out for texture, taste, head, pour and red flags </p>

Where to find the best Guinness in London – and how to spot a bad one

<p>‘Jamie Oliver’s Air Fryer Meals’, basically a two-hour-long advert for Tefal, has become a talking point – and not in a good way </p>

Even Jamie Oliver’s ridiculous show can’t kill off the air fryer trend

<p>Devlukia-Shetty comes form a long line of vegetarians </p>

Why we should avoid garlic and drink room temperature water

<p>From a chilled soba noodle salad to baklava cheesecake, these recipes are as bright and delicious as they are healthy </p>

Three nutrient-rich Ayurvedic recipes to give you a boost of energy

Recipes

<p>Now’s the perfect time to focus on ingredients that are good for us and the planet </p>

Sweet and savoury baking recipes for seasonal fruit and veg

<p>Each of these recipes contain 30 per cent of your recommended daily folate intake </p>

We should all be eating more folate to avoid these health problems

<p>Tag bol?: Tagliatelle – not spaghetti – is the traditional pasta for bolognese </p>

Yep, you’ve got ‘spag bol’ all wrong – for this simple reason

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<p>Martin Lewis said car finance mis-selling has the potential to be the ‘second biggest reclaim payout in UK history’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>

Martin Lewis on how you could save thousands by overpaying mortgage

Design

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10 ways to weave a natural aesthetic into your home

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Welcome the warmer months with fresh furnishings for outdoors (JYSK/PA)

9 ways to style up your outdoor living space

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Royal prankster hijacks Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand UK website

<p>Meghan Markle successfully had her half-sister’s defamation case thrown out of court (Jordan Pettitt/PA)</p>

Mystery as Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand website leads to foodbank

William makes promise to Kate on first visit since cancer diagnosis

Women

<p>Catcalling is everywhere – but it’s most likely to occur when women go running</p>

For women runners, catcalling is constant – and most men don’t realise

Author Ela Lee: ‘We need to take blackout sex more seriously’

Inside the exhibition at Outernet celebrating influential women

Dating and Relationships

Man sues 50 women for $2.6m after they called him a bad date

<p>Social sleuthers: relationship justice warriors, or busy bodies with nothing better to do? </p>

Is the internet about to blow up your marriage?

<p>To-do list: a detailed log of your sexual past may prove useful if, say, you develop an STI </p>

The unlikely trend of listing who you’ve slept with on your phone

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Viewer calls up gym where man appears to film streamer working out to report him

Viewer calls up gym where man appears to film streamer working out to report him

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IShowSpeed makes promise to Manchester United after signing 'important' contract

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The world's shortest IQ test will reveal your intelligence just in 3 questions

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Kim Kardashian defended for 'shady' birthday bikini post about Kourtney

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31 of the funniest memes about Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Society'

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31 of the funniest memes about Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Society'

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Football fans call for FA Cup boycott after replays scrapped

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Autopsy revealed after niece 'wheels dead man' into bank to sign loan