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Does your spine tingle when you read a majestic metaphor in your local paper? Or if you notice a sublime simile in a new novel, does it send you into spasms of deep satisfaction? And do you spend your lunch breaks crafting coruscating limericks about your manager’s lack of social skills? Then put down your pen and perk up, frustrated wordsmith — and feast your peepers on five fantastic writing jobs that might help you migrate careers. Journalist If reporting...

When you think of a certain friend, or maybe a relative, does a particular scent come into mind? Does the aroma of Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamond perfume bring back memories of your childhood Sunday school teacher? The truth is that a pleasant fragrance has the ability to enhance memorable moments in our lives. But the reality is, sometimes those fragrances are riddled with toxic chemicals. Don’t fear; the following five fragrance lines sell fragrances that won’t harm your health, or...

Belfast, Liverpool and London are among the most festive cities in the UK, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found those living in those cities spend more than anyone else on Christmas decorations, gifts and nights out during the YuleTide. Each year, those in Belfast part with almost £42 on new decorations and another £93 on nights out. And almost one in five of those living in the Northern Irish city have their decorations up before December...

Researchers found that antidepressant prescribing in England rose by 13.4 per cent relative to other types of drug in the immediate aftermath of the 'leave' EU referendum victory in 2016

Care homes that treated residents with a new cost-effective care plan devised by experts saved the NHS up to £4,000 after nine months.

Social media users have already started #Beardlights - which features dozens of hirsute men adorning their facial hair with glittery fairy lights.

MRI scans of the brain using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which assess the condition of the brain's white matter, were found to be between 89 and 95 per cent accurate

Concerns that the internet is fuelling hypochondria have been raised after research revealed searches for serious health conditions have increased by thousands of percentage points over the last three years. UK search volumes for terms such as ‘how to know chest pains are serious’ have risen by 8,781 per cent from 2015 to 2018, analysis of Google data has found. And searches for keywords such as ‘sciatica’, ‘acne’ and ‘IBS’ plus ‘treatment’ are now searched over 100,000 times on average...

If you’ve ever been told you’re ‘one in a million’, this is the puzzle for you. Hidden away in this busy high street is one person who almost literally is one in a million – but you can only identify him due to the No1 written on his shirt. The brainteaser featuring adults through the ages was created by Skipton Building Society to celebrate reaching the million-member mark, having been in business since the 1850s. When it was established in...