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Ask the Expert: You don't need 95 per cent of the stuff people try to sell you for babies

Life 26 September, 2017

What's On: You'd be barking not to mark World Animal Day

Life 26 September, 2017

Hendersons carry on family tradition in highly skilled profession of piano tuning

Life 25 September, 2017

Leona O'Neill: Would you suck snot from your baby's nose?

Leona O'Neill

THERE are people who make parenting look like a glamorous and easy breezy occupation.

First of its kind nursery provides specialist day care for kids with complex needs

Jenny Lee

FINDING reliable, quality child care can be a difficult and stressful task for any parent.

Sleb Safari: Avril Lavigne is the most dangerous celebrity on the internet

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Eating Out: Cafe Melrose a cafe that crosses into bistro territory and does both well

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Everton LFC player Simone Magill: I always wanted to bend it like Beckham

Gail Bell 13 Sep, 2017

1. Up and at it – what is your morning routine? My morning routine is pretty much the same every day.

When a mother's love isn't unconditional – the damage narcissistic parents can do

Jenny Lee 13 Sep, 2017

WHILE our culture tells us mothers love their children and will do anything for them, sadly this isn't the case for children of parents with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).

Bread is healthier than you might think, says dietitian Dr Mary McCreery

Dr Mary McCreery 11 Sep, 2017

It's National Bread Week and dietitian Dr Mary McCreery says that bread is better for you than you might think and full of protein, folic acid, dietary fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Ciclovia's pedal power set to close the streets of Belfast

Jenny Lee 09 Sep, 2017

BELFAST city centre is set to go traffic free for the third Ciclovia Belfast.

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Jamie Dornan has breakfast in Silky's Bistro in Dungiven

Digital Staff 25 Aug, 2017

STAFF at a Co Derry bistro got a surprise this morning when actor Jamie Dornan popped in for breakfast.

Madonna and twin daughters awarded damages from Associated Newspapers over invasion of privacy

Jan Colley 28 Jul, 2017

MADONNA and her twin daughters, Stella and Estere, have accepted undisclosed damages from Associated Newspapers over a "serious invasion of privacy".

Edith Bowman: The soundtrack of my life

Gabrielle Fagan 10 Jul, 2017

SCOTTISH DJ Edith Bowman, 43, is a favourite face on the music scene who first found fame in 2001 on MTV alongside Cat Deeley.

Rapper 'Diddy' tops celebrity rich list

Lucy Mapstone, Press Association 13 Jun, 2017

JK Rowling has been named the richest British celebrity in the world upon her return to Forbes' annual rich list following a three-year hiatus.

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Marie Louise McConville: I'm happy to give to deserving charities - but don't appreciate late night cold callers

Marie Louise McConville 22 Sep, 2017

I like to think I'm quite a giving person.

Binge drinking can damage brains of young students, says research

John von Radowitz 14 Sep, 2017

PARTYING too hard can damage the sensitive brains of young university students, new research suggests.

Ask the Expert: Mindfulness can help the back-to-school transition

12 Sep, 2017

SUMMER holidays for children means there's been no homework, no imperative to get up at a certain time, no uniform, no teachers and no rules to break.

What's On: Gig’n The Bann festival focus on river's music and arts heritage

Jacqueline McGonigle 12 Sep, 2017

ANTRIM Portglenone village rests along the banks of the River Bann, which has been immortalised by countless artists and writers down through the years, and it is here that the 18th Gig’n The Bann Cross Community Music and Dance Festival will take place from September 14-17.

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Beauty: Here's our view on whether Avon's new reversalist is worth the hype?

25 Sep, 2017

YOU can plough millions into advertising campaigns, but there's nothing like good old-fashioned hype to sell a product – and Avon's ANEW Reversalist Infinite Effects Night Treatment is a case in point.

Fashion: This is what you'll be wearing next spring – according to the biggest fashion shows

25 Sep, 2017

LONDON Fashion Week seems to get bigger every year, with more names to know on the schedule and models to keep track of on the catwalks (and Instagram).

Beauty: Six catwalk-inspired beauty trends you will want to try this season

18 Sep, 2017

IT'S six months since the autumn/winter catwalk shows, which means the high street shops are now full of clothes inspired by the designer collections.

Sportswear collections will kick start your autumn gym binge

18 Sep, 2017

SEPTEMBER is to the summer what January is to Christmas, i.

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Acclaimed eco-chef Tom Hunt to take centre stage at Derry's Slow Food Festival

23 Sep, 2017

IT WAS during his first job, working at an intensive pig farm, that eco-chef and food waste campaigner Tom Hunt became a vegetarian and he’ll be offering plenty of food for thought when he makes a special guest appearance at Northern Ireland's only Slow Food Festival, which takes place in Derry next month.

Eating Out: Cafe Melrose a cafe that crosses into bistro territory and does both well

Seamus Maloney 23 Sep, 2017

Cafe Melrose, 207 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7EJ www.

Craft Beer: Alphabet and Marble putting Manchester in brewing's premier league

Paul McConville 23 Sep, 2017

IN THE early 1990s, Manchester was at the centre of a musical and cultural wave known as Madchester.

James Street South Cookery School: Autumnal fried courgette and pickled mackerel

Niall McKenna 23 Sep, 2017

IT ALWAYS amazes me how the seasons shift so spectacularly once September hits.

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Take on Nature: The collared dove carries an olive branch from afar

23 Sep, 2017

THE soothing calls form a collared dove, perched on my neighbour’s television aerial last Sunday, mirrored the mood of calm on a blue sunlit morning which followed days of incessant rain.

Outdoors: On the trail of William Carleton and how you could help the red kite

23 Sep, 2017

A SERIES of new literary trails inspired by the 19th century author William Carleton have been launched in Clogher.

Take on Nature: Time for a sea change in how we treat the planet and natural environment

Tony Bailie 16 Sep, 2017

WINDY days bring churning seas – picturesque and an aural symphony as the waves crash on to a sandy shore.

Take on Nature: The blackberry sprite – watch out, bogles about

Stephen Colton 09 Sep, 2017

THE continuous warble of fluty notes from the robin, gathering swallows and the swollen fruits of our hedgerows all hint at nature’s gradual transition from summer to autumn.

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More than just a fluke: Hervey Bay the place to go for humpback whale watching

23 Sep, 2017

STRETCHED taut like delicate fabric on an embroidery frame, there's not even a wrinkle in the Coral Sea below me.

Spanish island of Menorca a taste of the Caribbean only closer to home

16 Sep, 2017

WITH crystal-clear turquoise sea, soft white sand and baking heat – it feels like we've stepped foot on a Caribbean island.

Isle Of Man as great a place for a quick getaway as I remember from childhood

12 Aug, 2017

SOME of my best memories of childhood holidays are from various trips to the Isle of Man.

7 things to do in Armagh in August

Digital Staff 11 Aug, 2017

Looking for something to do in Co Armagh? We've got your covered.

Motors see all »

Ford Kuga: All-rounder wins popular appeal

William Scholes 13 Sep, 2017

Ford's Kuga SUV is one of Northern Ireland's most popular new cars. William Scholes finds out why

Mazda MX-5 RF: Now with added rooflessness

William Scholes 30 Aug, 2017

THE Mazda MX-5 is, as regular readers will know, a bit of a Drive favourite.

Toyota C-HR: Not so dull

William Scholes 23 Aug, 2017

The futuristic C-HR is a return to form for Toyota, says William Scholes

Range Rover Velar: Range extender

William Scholes 16 Aug, 2017

A new Range Rover model is always a landmark, but William Scholes reckons the Velar might be the most significant yet

Gardening see all »

Gardening: Save a fortune and grow your own blueberries

Hannah Stephenson 23 Sep, 2017

THEY have become one of the most popular soft fruits on the market – and one of the most expensive.

The Casual Gardener: Well-deserved mantle

John Manley 23 Sep, 2017

THE debate over what is and what isn’t a weed will likely rage long after I’m pushing up Bellis perennis.

Gardening: Three of the best bushes for berries

16 Sep, 2017

GARDENERS, as well as birds, are in for a bumper berry haul this month, the Royal Horticultural Society is predicting, thanks to a warm, dry start to the year followed by summer rains.