Australia’s most famous opera singer, Dame Joan Sutherland, died in Switzerland on Sunday aged 83, after a long battle with illness. “The family of Dame Joan Sutherland … wishes to let all her friends and admirers know that she passed away very peacefully in the evening of October 10 at her home in Switzerland after […]

Have you ever sat at home on your bed with your beloved teddy and wondered “Am I the only one doing this?” The answer is no. A survey of 6000 UK adults, commissioned by hotel chain Travelodge, found that 35 percent of British adults admitted to sleeping with a stuffed animal, LiveScience reported. One of […]

Although there are hundreds of different essential oils, all you need are the following three — calming lavender, stimulating eucalyptus and delectable rose — to create a variety of natural health and beauty treatments and recipes for your home. Lavender A versatile all-purpose remedy and an ideal choice for treating burns, bites, stings and other […]

It’s official: sitting at your desk all day is making you fat, according to a new Canadian study. Researchers at the University of Montreal compared eating and exercise habits of people in 2004 to behaviour in the 1970s and found that despite eating more healthily and exercising more these days, we are still getting larger. […]

It has long been thought that carrying weight on your lower body was not as harmful to your health as carrying it around your stomach, and US scientists now think they know the reason. Contrary to the previous understanding that adults cannot produce new fat cells, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota have found […]

India’s most southern state is a mesmerising, prosperous, tropical paradise, writes Mike Dolan.

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What do you do when you see a snake in your yard? If you’re Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, the answer is call emergency services. Los Angeles Fire Department officials confirmed that a unit was dispatched to the socialite’s home to try and bring in the slithering creature. Unfortunately, the snake could […]

Racing is as much about the fashions on the field as it is about the horses. We take a look back in time at how racing fashions have changed since the early 1900’s. The styles may be vastly different, but the frocks and fancy of the races are always a great excuse to bring out […]

Mel Gibson’s ex, Oksana Grigorieva, will reportedly be one of the guest stars on the 25th and final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show. In pictures: Famous heartbreaks The Russian beauty and actor Mel Gibson had a nasty separation earlier this year, including a bitter custody battle over their daughter, Lucia. The publicity surrounding the […]