Lifestyle

This is the moment the heirs of a 'rags to riches' fashion empire met the real life celebrity inspiration for their dad's market stall turned global clothing superbrand. Billionaire Mahmud Kamani, 52, turned a Manchester market stall into the fashion mega brand BooHoo.com. He made his fortune when he got his designers to pour over photos of the likes of super-stylish Gigi Hadid and the Kardashians and create copy-cat outfits for a fraction of the price. The tiny team moved...

  A family has been left devastated after a fire caused by a tumble dryer ripped through their home destroying everything and killing their pet cats. Alan Beal and partner Nikki Coop, both 35, were not contents insured and believe they have "lost 99 per cent" of their belongings in the horror blaze. The fire happened while no one was home, and is believed to have been sparked by a faulty 10-year-old tumble dryer. Alan had loaded the dryer while...

A newborn baby has become an uncle at just 36-hours-old after his niece was born in the next room. Little Callum Scrimshaw was given the extra responsibility as his mum Laura, 35, went into labour at the same time as his big sister Sharmaine, 17. Sharmaine gave birth to Callum's niece Khara-Louise only a matter of metres away from where the baby uncle was resting at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Shocked Laura and husband Steven from Rosyth, Fife, were...

This emotive video shows seven men talking about the constant battle they face when it comes to masculinity. A study of 1,000 men found two thirds agree man’s role in society has changed, yet 45 per cent still say they have felt unable to share their feelings because of their gender. And over one in five still feel pressure to be a ‘man’s man’. The short film, released by Gillette in association with Southbank Centre’s Being A Man Festival (24-26...

There are few experiences in life comparable to the trials of parent-child horse riding. The hobby requires a lot of hard work, no doubt, but it is an immensely rewarding experience that will leave you and your children all the richer for it. Let’s start with the obvious. Horse riding is a great exercise. And because it’s so much fun, it doesn’t even feel like it! Just one hour of gentle trotting can burn up to 360 calories. And it’s...

An Amazonian shamanic psychedelic brew is a safe psychiatric medicine to treat depression and alcoholism, a British study suggested. Ayahuasca traditionally used by South American indigenous tribes was more effective in helping heavy drinkers tackle their addiction than LSD and magic mushrooms. The jungle tea made from a mixture of plants contains the hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine, an illegal Class A drug known as DMT or Dimitri. Researchers from the University of Exeter and University College London found alcoholics were better...

The world's first Christmas shop where you can buy real items for refugees is set to open in Soho, London. Choose Love is a pop-up shop that sells real products for refugees. The shop will be selling everything from baby grows to space blankets and children’s education materials, all aimed at improving the lives of these people who are truly in need. Each item you buy guarantee's that a refugee will receive an exact version to help them in their...

An advert for a glossy travel magazine featuring an "unhealthily thin" model posing on a beach has been banned. The ad in Glamour magazine for Condé Nast Traveller was branded "socially irresponsible" by watchdogs. An investigation was launched when the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a single complaint in June about the advert. The complainant said the model looked "unhealthily thin" and challenged whether the ad was socially irresponsible. Condé Nast Traveller bosses claimed the model was "naturally slim" and...