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Budget brands and free samples: eight ways to cut the cost of your skincare

There are plenty of ways to reduce the cost of your skincare routine – from everyday moisturisers to potent serums. Raj Arora, a GP and skincare specialist, says: “Many budget brands use the same key ingredients as luxury lines.

30/04/2024

Noisy, performative and unapologetically non-European: Nigeria welcomes a museum like no other

Opposite the Nigerian National Museum in central Lagos, a swimming pool and a memorial hall once stood as an integral part of the city, a popular congregation point that evoked a sense of pride.

30/04/2024

Photographer accidentally snaps rare bird in Oregon: ‘It’s mind-blowing’

Michael Sanchez was setting up his new camera to capture a waterfall at Oregon’s Hug Point at sunrise when he spotted a little bird hopping around. He snapped a few photos, and didn’t think much more of it.

30/04/2024

OpenAI to use FT journalism to train artificial intelligence systems

The Financial Times has struck a deal with ChatGPT developer OpenAI that allows its content to be used in training artificial intelligence systems.

29/04/2024

Countries consider pact to reduce plastic production by 40% in 15 years

Countries are for the first time considering restrictions on the global production of plastic – to reduce it by 40% in 15 years – in an attempt to protect human health and the environment.

29/04/2024

Cats, cuddly toys and a portrait of Stalin: the last lift lady guarding Tbilisi’s brutalist skybridge

The three blocks of flats which step up a Tbilisi hill, linked by a metal bridge, are a concrete reminder of Georgia’s Soviet past.

29/04/2024

‘Meal prepping’ is booming – but beware the health dangers

Just after his food shop is delivered at 10am on a Sunday, Sean Willers starts his weekly routine. Bolognese, chilli, potatoes, rice, chicken and vegetables are all cooked and stored in the fridge for lunches and dinners until Wednesday.

29/04/2024

Activist wins Goldman prize for effort to clean up California trucking and railway sectors

A grassroots organizer from one of the US’s smoggiest communities has been awarded the prestigious Goldman prize for environmental activists, after leading a successful campaign to clean-up California’s trucking and railway sectors.

29/04/2024

Rain gardens and bathwater reuse becoming trends, RHS says

Rain gardens and bathwater are becoming gardening trends, the Royal Horticultural Society has said, as gardeners battle predicted water shortages caused by climate breakdown.

29/04/2024

‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate?

A class-action lawsuit filed in a US federal court last Valentine’s Day accuses Match Group – the owners of Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid dating apps, among others – of using a “predatory business model” and of doing everything in its power to keep…

28/04/2024

A ‘longevity revolution’ is coming. Here’s how those over 100 are making the most of their lives

Loneliness. Ageism. Physical limitations, cognitive decline and, increasingly, elder poverty. The downsides of living to 100 and beyond are numerous. But so are the upsides.

28/04/2024