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By Rebecca Benson You’d think she’d want to avoid courting controversy, after her abomination of an endorsement, when she partnered with Pepsi in 2017. The now infamous advert, where Kendall Jenner stopped a riot from breaking out by winking at a policeman and offering him a can of soda, quickly turned into a Twitter frenzy, of both condemnation and hilarious memes. However, this Sunday Kendall felt the wrath of Twitter once more, when she walked the runway for Dsquared2 (no I’d...

A gigantic ‘fatberg’ made of real lard appeared in central London today. The huge mass is the height of a London bus and is more than 10ft wide, and surfaced along the city’s South Bank. It’s hoped the massive mound of disgusting fat will encourage Brits to seriously think about the health impacts - inside and out - of overindulging over the Christmas period. The fatberg, made by preventative healthcare service Thriva, was created following a survey of 2,000 young...

The Trainline has taken the unusual approach of advertising a three day train journey from Didcot in Oxfordshire to Kiev in its latest marketing push. The campaign is filmed in Kiev Central Station by up-and-coming director Pedro Martin-Calero and features a British woman in a yellow cagoule directing a flustered detective on how to get to Oxfordshire. Its cinematic spy chase is aimed at highlighting how the tech company makes journeys easier and more straightforward, but train fanatics have been quick to highlight the...

Sleep is a truly wonderful thing. Get enough of it and it feels better than almost anything else on the planet. Don’t get enough however and the day ahead can be almost unbearable. As the impact of the fast-paced modern world seeps into every facet of our lives, sleep disorders are impacting more and more of us – as a result the unbearable days seem to getting more frequent. What’s worse sleep disorders are now affecting our children like never...

This is a world first moment in which a kingfisher lands on a camera and captures a picture perfect photo of another kingfisher standing on a branch. Lesley Garven, 40, who has been a wildlife photographer for 10 years now, witnessed the incredible moment on 9 January at midday. The beautiful photos show the male kingfisher sitting on Lesley's DSLR camera, just after he captured the picture of the female kingfisher on a leafy branch. She said: "It certainly was...

As a new year arrives, many of us like to make new year resolutions. For example, to save more money. However, when it comes to checking our outgoings at the end of the year, we can forget just how much we've spent. Well, if you don’t want the same to happen this year, here's a few helpful tips to stop the splurge. 1. Setting A Limit Is Always Better There are numerous festivals, dinner parties, and life celebrations in a...

It’s no secret that property in London is expensive, but when you flick through online estate agents for a laugh and spot a flat listed for £33.5million (not a typo), it stops being funny. I mean, sure, it’s a swanky 6-bed in Knightsbridge with all the trimmings, but I’m still coming to terms with the fact that even as a double-income-no-kids household, my partner and I can barely afford the mortgage on a tiny – sorry, minimalist - studio. Having...

Children’s charity launches new service to help young people make the tricky transition towards independent living in south and east London. Londoners who have a spare room and would like to help a vulnerable young person leaving care are urged to put themselves forward for a Barnardo’s programme launching this month. The children’s charity will support dozens of young adults through its new London Supported Lodgings Service, which offers short-term accommodation for young people as they leave care. Hosts are...

By Peter Meyer, author of The Boy from the Wild In our modern, overpopulated world, the need for dedicated space for wildlife has never been so important. Here, the author and African wildlife conservationist Peter Meyer reveals why sanctuaries are so crucial to man and beast. His new book, The Boy from the Wild, is out now. Early man lived symbiotically with nature. Humans have since changed – though by no means evolved. Today, man destroys everything in its path....