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Is it time for bed yet?We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication.As I approach the big 3-0, I’ve found myself developing an unexpected obsession with my bedding. Gone are the days of

"Me with my favorite smuggling plane 'GG' which stood for Grey Ghost. We went to hell and back 100 times and she always kept me safe."Back in the 1980s, I was leading a double life. By day, I owned and operated the largest Lamborghini dealership in the United States. But by night, I was secretly flying tons of cocaine for Pablo Escobar and smuggling it into South Florida.I never set out to be a cocaine smuggler. My dad was a real estate developer in Miami and my mom was a homemaker. I had a great childhood. But becoming the victim of a duplicitous con artist completely changed the trajectory of my life and turned me into a different person. And a few years later, I was making tens of mi

Instead of asking for something directly, someone who dry begs passively and indirectly asks for help or favors.Have you ever frustratingly mumbled to your partner that it “must be nice to have a partner who walks the dog” in hopes of them walking the dog more often? Or have you ever sighed that you’ll “just do the errands alone” even though you don’t want to? Turns out, you may be dry begging, a tool that people use in relationships of all sorts to get their needs met.

Person with a giftThough there are plenty of (terrifying) stats about the price of a wedding in the UK, it’s much harder to find out how much people fork out for their anniversaries. But for all milestone events, a third of Brits feel that gifts are the most expensive part. Among wedded couples, though, this dynamic is unique; after all, most couples share finances, meaning (

BeachAccording to aviation analysts Cirium, Brits appear to be skipping Spain and Portugal this holiday season in favour of North African locations like Morocco and Tunisia. Money, The Independent suggests, may be a motive, as the cost of living leads UK holidaymakers to seek out cheap holiday destinations. But where is best to enjoy a lower-cost jaunt abroad? We spoke to travel experts about thei

The difference in a week is unbelievable.We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication.Is my skin dry, normal or combination, you ask? Well, it is in fact a secret fourth answer: a complete and utter NIGHTMARE.There aren’t many

The best aroundAs a Scottish girlie, if there’s one thing I have stashed in every handbag, tote and should bag, it’s a tube of SPF. I could sunburnt in a thunderstorm and now I’m in my 30s and obsessed with skincare, I ain’t taking any risks.Any beauty expert will tell you that Japan is home to

The stars of Race Across The World 2025 at the beginning of the competitionRace Across The World might not have the Bushtucker Trials of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! or the physical demands of SAS: Who Dares Wins, but there is no doubt it is one of the toughest shows on TV – both for the contestants an

After a hiatus that lasted longer than a decade, Jake Shears reunited with his Scissor Sisters bandmates in 2024When Scissor Sisters quite literally burst onto the global stage in an unrelenting explosion of glitter, feathers and neon in 2004, they felt like an antidote to the rather more serious matters going on elsewhere in the world – a controversial right-wing administration in the White House, a soft-left

The jump from reception class to year 1 – and the sudden lack of play that comes with it – is “criminal”, a former deputy headteacher has claimed. Most children start reception full-time after their fourth birthday, and go into year 1 after they turn five. In a post on Instagram,Ruth Lue-Quee, now an educational consultant, shared a scenario that has resonated with a lot of parents: “Can we talk about how criminal (yes I’m using that word) the ‘jump’ from reception to year 1 is in most settings...”“Imagine this,�