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From empty mascara to shampoo bottles, beauty products create a lot of plastic waste. Switching to refillables is a fairly effortless way to cut down on single-use products that might otherwise end up in landfill. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. The … Read more
Sharmilee, 71-73 Belgrave Road, Leicester LE4 6AS, (0116 266 8471). Starters £4.25- £5.95, mains £6.95-£12.95, desserts £1.50-£4, beers from £3.95 I can’t describe in detail how the upstairs dining room at Sharmilee in Leicester has changed since last I visited, but that’s not down to senility, not yet at least. After all, 26 years is … Read more
From the outside, Tara Yoga Centre looks like a normal, welcoming yoga studio. A pleasant building in an expensive east London postcode, with another popular branch on an Oxford high street. There are positive, even gushing, Google reviews. The website is professional, with photos of smiling people stretching on matching purple yoga mats. It promises … Read more
If you can’t do push-ups – or if you’re still scarred by being forced to do them as a kid – it can be hard to see the point of them. Sure, they look impressive, especially the “explosive” variety that launches you into the air, but even the standard version is so demanding that armies … Read more
Remy Farbras Ventoux, Rhône, France 2022 (£7.99 down from £9.99 until 11 March, Waitrose) Whether the writer is being impossibly specific (Meyer lemon; kumquat) or maddeningly generic (“big’ or “massive fruitiness”), it’s rare to find a wine tasting note that doesn’t contain some kind of reference to fruits. Indeed, the basic formula for most examples … Read more
Does a hedonistic lifestyle prevent young Muslims from ever finding love? Should Muslims flirt to convert? What’s the right halal to haram ratio? Like any dating demographic, the rules of romance for Muslims looking to meet other single Muslims are fraught. So Yasmin Elhady is stepping in as their nosy auntie, helping them navigate everything … Read more
After more than a decade of Danish hygge, cycling through sleet, and learning to pronounce words made up mainly of vowel sounds, my family and I have moved back to the UK. And it’s been … bewildering. My Scandi adventure began as a one-year experiment when my husband’s job at Lego took us to Jutland, … Read more
‘Boy, will you show me your room?’ Rachel Coster, @boyroomshowTikTok followers: 232,400Instagram followers: 71,400 Rachel Coster (pictured above) loves boys. “They’re fun,” she says. “I love to date them, befriend them, and see how they decorate their bedrooms. Women, I think, from childhood are taught how to keep a home. It’s less ingrained in the culture … Read more
‘Sleep is like love. If you have it, you take it for granted,’ reports Wendy Cooper in the Observer Magazine on 24 January 1971. If you don’t, it’s rhythmic rocking or counting sheep for you, though not for Charles Dickens: he made sure his bed faced north, better to boost his creativity as he slumbered. … Read more
The King’s Head Inn, Llangennith, The Gower The Gower peninsula is home to some of Wales’ most beautiful beaches, and the King’s Head makes an ideal base for Gower’s beautiful beaches, with hearty pre-walk breakfasts and evening feasts for refuelling. Dating to the 17th century, bedrooms– housed in adjoining modern buildings – come with all … Read more