I don’t buy beauty products in January. I try not to buy anything except food, travel and other essentials. But I do have a good sort out and a reorganisation of all my beauty supplies. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. First, I audit what…
Mike Pence called on Donald Trump’s incoming administration to maintain support for Taiwan against the threat of Chinese annexation during a surprise visit to the capital, Taipei, on Friday. On the eve of Trump’s inauguration for his second term as president, his estranged former vice-president said withdrawing or reducing support for Taiwan – as Trump…
The best place to take style inspiration is from your own life. Not from a film or a celebrity or a designer’s moodboard, but from your real world. The thoughts in your head, the roads you walk down, the people you can reach out and touch. This is the stage you are on, so dress for…
A tiny tree frog hitchhiking in a bunch of roses to Sheffield from Colombia has inspired a study into invasive species reaching the UK’s shores. Dr Silviu Petrovan, a researcher in the University of Cambridge’s zoology department and a senior author of a paper published today in the journal BioScience, had his interest piqued when…
The prosecution: Lian Jing doesn’t want to eat the same thing twice in a week. It’s ridiculous to waste food My little sister Jing and I live together in an apartment owned by our parents. I work in finance, while Jing is doing her master’s. We split some of the cooking duties, but in reality I end…
As the battle against the deadly fires in Los Angeles county enters its 10th day, officials are warning evacuees against returning to their homes due to the presence of toxic, hazardous waste and exposed power and gas lines. During a Thursday press conference, Yonah Halpern, principal engineer with LA county public works said that toxins…
Millions of consumers will be protected from “nasty surprises” from Friday as new rules take effect that mean telecoms firms must tell people upfront – in “pounds and pence” – about any future price rises. It means mobile phone, broadband and pay-TV companies are now banned from imposing mid-contract price increases linked to unknown future…