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What are celebrity sunglasses really hiding?

What are celebrity sunglasses really hiding?

As warm, sunny summer days are extremely precious, the second the sun starts to shine it’s the perfect chance to make the most of it with picnics, BBQ’s and games in the park.

Summer fitness tips from Annie Emmerson

Summer fitness tips from Annie Emmerson

With the May bank holidays providing us two extended weekends, many of us took the opportunity to enjoy the good weather pigging out and over indulging in good food and drinks.

Aviva unveils new Healthy Cheer campaign

Aviva launches a new social media brand campaign that gives people the opportunity to recognise and celebrate their friends' health-related achievements.

Win contact lenses every week with GetLenses

GetLenses, one of the UK’s largest online contact lense retailers, has launched a weekly competition to giveaway a month’s supply of contact lenses, absolutely free!

Halfords predicts surge in outdoor equipment

Hot weather, two long Bank Holiday weekends and the imminent Royal Wedding are likely to cause record sales of outdoor equipment, according to Halfords.

Hay fever hell forces eyes wide shut for UK drivers

With pollen at its worst over coming months, sufferers could be driving more than nine million miles with their eyes shut, with a bad bout of sneezing seriously impairing driving.

Cornwall’s newest dementia facility welcomes first residents

Cornwall’s newest dementia facility welcomes first residents

The Penlee Unit is the latest addition to Roseland Parc Retirement Village, in Tregony, near Truro, and offers a safe, secure and comfortable environment for those living with dementia.

Got a head, get a hat?

More than ten per cent of cyclists would give up cycling if wearing helmets was made compulsory, according to the IAM’s latest poll. Only 20 per cent think it should be compulsory.

Let's (not) talk about sex

Sex is the number one ‘life issue' that British adults feel most uncomfortable talking about in the home according to a report from Bright Grey, the protection specialists.

‘Life's rubbish' for millions of Brits

A quarter of Brits admit to being less happy today than this time last year, according to the first quarterly Life Index conducted on behalf of swiftcover.com.

Cheshire businesswoman raises money for cancer charity

Cheshire businesswoman raises money for cancer charity

In a bid to raise much-needed funds for cervical cancer charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. Amy Nelson, spa director of the Nelson family-owned Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa in Cheshire, is performing a sponsored sky dive on 29 April at the Skydive Tilstok facility in Whitchurch, Shropshire.

Keep that sunny feeling all summer long

Keep that sunny feeling all summer long

We spend months looking forward to and planning our annual summer holiday, yet before we know it the plane is landing back on English soil, only to be greeted with a drizzly dreary day. It’s easy to lose that holiday feeling in a flash and come back to reality with a bump. But help is at hand to ease you back into everyday life, with you looking and feeling your best.

Stay grounded when flying high this summer

Stay grounded when flying high this summer

With summer now almost upon us, many of us have one thing on our mind – our annual summer holiday. As we can’t rely on the British summer to deliver the sunshine, many of us choose to visit warmer countries for our well deserved summer holiday.

Get your mind and body in top shape for summer

Get your mind and body in top shape for summer

Britain is spending a massive £1.5 billion on improving their personal wellbeing like gym memberships, cosmetics and spa treatments every month.

Get cycling fit this summer with MYVELO

Get cycling fit this summer with MYVELO

A lovely spring means that summer is virtually upon us, and what better way to enjoy the weather than using your bike to get around.