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<p>Mindy (Ashley Park) and Emily’s (Lily Collins) friendship becomes tenuous over mutual love interest in the fifth season of Netflix’s ‘Emily in Paris’</p>
Lifestyle

Emily in Paris just nuked girl code — and the fallout is messy

The Netflix juggernaut has returned for a fifth season, and this time Emily must confront an unexpected fling between her best friend and ex-boyfriend. Ellie Muir explores the (deeply intellectual) politics of Girl Code in this silly whirlwind of a TV series

<p>White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has said in a Vanity Fair interview that Donald Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’</p>
Features

I know Trump has an ‘alcoholic’s personality’ because I have one, too

<p>Nana (Liz Smith) in ‘The Royle Family’ was partial to a bucks fizz, avocaat and eggnogg at Christmas</p>
Features

How the ‘council estate’ dinner became cool again

<p>Reiner changed the ending of ‘When Harry Met Sally’ to reflect his own new-found romantic happy ending</p>
Lifestyle

Elizabeth Day: What Rob Reiner taught me about love

<p>2025: the year of rage-bait, nonsensical memes and maddening pop culture moments</p>
Lifestyle

14 pop culture moments that sent the internet into meltdown in 2025

<p>Tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour cost hundreds of pounds</p>
Lifestyle

From dinner to the theatre: How everything we love got so out of reach

<p>The round robin letter became notorious for featuring smug updates</p>
Lifestyle

Give me a Christmas round robin over Instagram smugness any day

Latest news

<p>Follow these festive food preparation rules to avoid being sick over Christmas</p>
Food and Drink

How to avoid the common causes of food poisoning this Christmas

The Child Cancer Scam, the latest series from the BBC World Service’s podcast World of Secrets
Lifestyle

5 podcasts to listen to this week

<p>Rob Reiner with his son Nick in 2016</p>
Lifestyle

The tragedy of how Nick Reiner’s ‘desperate’ parents tried to help him

Lifestyle

Doctor’s top tips on how to avoid dreaded heartburn at Christmas

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Amazon Business gift ideas: fast delivery, skip Christmas crowds

<p>Legumes ar back</p>
Food and Drink

Beans and bitter: The food trends that will be huge in 2026

<p>The 80s silhouette is back for 2026 </p>
Fashion

The biggest fashion trends to know for 2026

Organise the home with these must-haves (Mustard Made/PA)
Design

9 stylish storage solutions to clear the clutter

More features

<p>Kerridge’s £195 showstopper: the pastry-wrapped status symbol that sold out faster than you could say ‘cost-of-living crisis’</p>
Features

How a £195 Beef Wellington became Christmas’s most debated dish

<p>Liberty had a ‘play assistant’ during her NHS stay who made sure she was always entertained, even though the rest of the hospital was drowning in superflu </p>
Features

My NHS sleepover with my daughter in the middle of a flu catastrophe

<p>Attention span of a goldfish? Concentration has been eroded in the past 20 years</p>
Lifestyle

Our attention spans are getting shorter – here’s how to fix yours

<p>Awkward: Festive fatigue can leave many of us wishing we’d stayed at home</p>
Lifestyle

How to French exit this Christmas party season

Fitness and wellness

<p>Maleena Pone made a personal film about her mum Jas’s drinking</p>
Health & Families

Why I made a film about my mum’s alcoholism

The number of Asian women being treated for alcoholism has almost doubled in the past 10 years, but it is still shrouded by silence and shame in many communities. It is why Maleena Pone decided to tackle the problems it was causing in her own family

Health & Families

Why I made a film about my mum’s alcoholism

The number of Asian women being treated for alcoholism has almost doubled in the past 10 years, but it is still shrouded by silence and shame in many communities. It is why Maleena Pone decided to tackle the problems it was causing in her own family

<p>Maleena Pone made a personal film about her mum Jas’s drinking</p>
<p>Meghan makes out she is having the perfect Christmas in her Netflix special, ‘With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration’</p>
Features

Meghan has been named a ‘holiday hypocrite’ –there’s a reason for that

<p>While open cup milkshakes and coffee drinks are exempt from the government’s latest sugar tax, their calorific content can still be a problem</p>
Lifestyle

How embarrassing is your coffee order?

<p>The new rules for party dressing: Go for gold not silver and party flats instead of heels.</p>
Fashion

5 ways not to cringe dress this Christmas party season

<p>According to the Office of National Statistics, 18.1 per cent who experienced online bullying behaviour and 14.7 per cent who experienced in-person bullying behaviour did not tell anyone</p>
Education

When it comes to bullying, it’s boys’ phones we need to worry about

<p>According to the Office of National Statistics, 18.1 per cent who experienced online bullying behaviour and 14.7 per cent who experienced in-person bullying behaviour did not tell anyone</p>
Education

When it comes to bullying, it’s boys’ phones we need to worry about

<p>Working hard or hardly working? Many of us don’t believe we'll ever really retire</p>
in focus

This is why most of us don’t know the state pension age

Fashion

Collegiate style is the hottest trend for autumn

Food features

<p>Generation X, such as Oasis’s Liam Gallagher, were the first generation to have UPF feature heavily in their diets from an early age</p>
Fitness and wellbeing

The food Gen X is addicted to – and why it could be killing them

<p>A bowl of yoghurt and fruit – once hailed as the breakfast of the health-conscious, now caught in Britain’s food-policy crossfire</p>
Features

Why your yoghurt isn’t as healthy as you think it is – or is it?

Features

The best new no and low-alcohol drinks to try now

<p>Humble no more: beans have gone from back-of-the-cupboard staple to the food world’s hottest ingredient</p>
Fitness and wellbeing

How bean fibremaxxing became the secret to better gut-health

Recipes

<p>A hearty reminder that autumn salads can be every bit as comforting as roasts</p>
Recipes

Autumn recipes to cook now, from squash to apple pie

<p>A thrifty twist on minestrone from Tom Kerridge – proof that a clear-out can still taste like comfort</p>
Recipes

15 soup recipes from Tom Kerridge, Fearnley-Whittingstall and more

<p>Slow-cooked beef goulash – rich, smoky and perfect for soaking up with dumplings or crusty bread</p>
Recipes

How to make classic Czech beef goulash

Life Stories

<p>After having five children of her own, Charlotte Johnson-Daniels decided to help childless couples and become a surrogate in 2022</p>
Features

‘I’m a surrogate – but I don’t want to make money from a baby’

<p>Mohammed Nayef Salem is 18 and has been training as an entertainer since he was 12</p>
Lifestyle

‘I’m a clown in a war zone – it’s an incredibly important job’

<p>Lauren Bateman, who received under-eye filler from a woman without medical qualifications</p>
Lifestyle

‘I got under-eye filler – then felt like my face was going to explode’

<p>Rachael Doman and her husband Paul with their three children</p>
Lifestyle

‘I went from zero children to being a mum to three kids overnight’

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Lifestyle

Doctor’s top tips on how to avoid dreaded heartburn at Christmas

Lifestyle

Olivia Attwood sobs as she says she’s ‘not ready to say goodbye’

<p>Christmas is the perfect time to tuck a home gift under the tree (Alamy/PA)</p>
Lifestyle

Why gift receipts don’t guarantee money back: An expert explains

Culture

Fans promised ‘something different’ for Strictly Christmas special

Deals

<p>Enjoy luxury garden decor at without the pricetag at Garden Trading</p>
Deals

Enjoy 25% off all homeware and garden at Garden Trading

<p>These are the best ways to save at M&S right now</p>
Deals

M&S discount codes for December – how to save 10%

<p>Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid and Kate Middleton are all fans of the brand</p>
Deals

Up to 50% off luxury bags and jewellery at Aspinal of London

<p>Enjoy the best of Jacamo with these deals</p>
Deals

Save more than 25% on fashion, tech and gaming at Jacamo

Design

Pantone’s Colour of the Year – Cloud Dancer, is a captivating shade of white (Pantone/PA)
Design

How to style Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2026 – Cloud Dancer

<p>For designer Laura Hammett, a Max Mara blazer is top of the Christmas wishlist</p>
Design

What creatives and tastemakers want for Christmas this year

These green gems can run the gamut from statement pieces to handy homewares (Graham & Brown/PA)
Design

10 ways to weave winter greens into your festive scheme

Royal Family

<p>Sir Cliff Richard (PA)</p>
Lifestyle

Cliff Richard issues plea to King after revealing cancer diagnosis

Lifestyle

King sends post box to British scientists working in Antarctica

<p>The King has recorded a personal message as part of Stand Up To Cancer 2025</p>
Health

How to get a cancer screening – as King warns of missed opportunities

Women

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Women

Vote in our Independent Women poll: Have you had the ‘superflu’?

<p>‘Rather than a constructive conversation, it is more like an argument about who is doing more jobs’</p>
Lifestyle

‘I have never been happier’: Readers on life after divorce

<p>Independent Women: Sign up to Victoria Richards’ weekly newsletter </p>
Women

Independent Women: Sign up to Victoria Richards’ weekly newsletter

Dating and Relationships

<p> (L to R) Steve Carell as Nick, Kerri Kenney as Anne, and Tina Fey as Kate Netflix’s The Four Seasons which examines at marital upset in midlife</p>
Marriage

Why ‘walkaway wives’ are leading the charge in midlife divorce

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Lovehoney has launched a sell-out advent calendar range

<p>There’s a wide range of options out there, so, you’re bound to find something to suit </p>
Bedroom

Best sex toys for men in 2025, picked by an expert

Shopping

<p>The family-of-five are sporting country-inspired looks in their 2025 Christmas card portrait</p>
Women's Clothing

Where is Kate Middleton’s outfit from in the Christmas 2025 portrait?

Women's Clothing

Where is Kate Middleton’s outfit from in the Christmas 2025 portrait?

<p>The family-of-five are sporting country-inspired looks in their 2025 Christmas card portrait</p>
<p>It's not the first time the haircut has done the rounds with stylists – it was a big hit with celebrities, such as Jennifer Aniston, in the nineties</p>
Beauty

Celebrity hairstylist reveals the trending cut for 2026

<p>This bag costs just £125</p>
Women's Accessories

This tote is one of the most accessible designer bags you can own

<p>I rated the quality of down and synthetic insulation of each jacket tested </p>
Men's Clothing

Best puffer jackets for men 2025, tried and tested

<p>Passers-by have detected this perfume long after I’ve stopped noticing it myself</p>
Beauty

Our beauty writer’s perfume of the year is 30% off for Christmas

<p>Passers-by have detected this perfume long after I’ve stopped noticing it myself</p>
Beauty

Our beauty writer’s perfume of the year is 30% off for Christmas

<p>You can rest assured these tights won’t snag and ladder easily </p>
Women's Accessories

Where to get tights that don’t rip or ladder

<p>From fine jewellery to smart blazers, Kate’s outfits always inspire </p>
Fashion & Beauty

These are Kate Middleton’s favourite high street brands

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gaming

How does Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade demo really run on Nintendo Switch 2?

How does Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade demo really run on Nintendo Switch 2?

lifestyle

The most controversial fashion trend of the 2010s is making its comeback

politics

'Mar-a-Lago Face' is a problematic talking point - no matter which side of politics you're on

politics

Trump’s White House ballroom price keeps going up: 'This is Trumpflation'

gaming

Unrecord: Viral photorealistic bodycam shooter gets investment and gamers are stoked

gaming

Unrecord: Viral photorealistic bodycam shooter gets investment and gamers are stoked

lifestyle

TikTok is coming up with solutions on how to beat the 'winter uglies’ and we're invested

gaming

The Elder Scrolls 6 gets update from studio boss but gamers are frustrated

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