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UK Hospitality: I represent bars and restaurants across the UK - and they’re being taken for granted (Photo: Getty Images/Carl Court)

‘UK bars and restaurants are being taken for granted’

A pharmacist is warning parents to be on the lookout for headlice, worms and other illnesses now summer is over. (Photo: Pexels, Andrea Piacquadio)

The eight most common back-to-school bugs and how to spot the signs

I left YouTube on autoplay for an hour and this was the result

How to make the perfect Sex on the Beach cocktail at home (Photo: Holly Allton)

A step-by-step guide to making a Sex on the Beach cocktail from home

Chicago cityscape reflected in iconic Cloud Gate monument, known as 'The Bean'

I visited filming locations of Disney+ The Bear TV show in Chicago

'Here's why tea and toast was the best meal I had after giving birth' (Photo: Gina Sanders - stock.adobe.com)

'Why tea and toast is the most comforting meal after giving birth'

Five ways to get your kids’ sleep back on track after the summer holidays according to a sleep expert. (Photo: Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

Five ways to get your kids’ sleep back on track according to an expert

Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi. Photo: David Becker/Getty Images

I watched a live event on Netflix and this is how it worked

A fitness expert has shared eight lifestyle changes for a longer life. (Photo: Pexels/Nathan Cowley)

Fitness coach shares 8 small lifestyle changes for a longer life

Review of Netflix and if its worth it in 2024. Photo: MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images/ National World

Is Netflix worth the money in 2024? Full review Matthew Mohan-Hickson

Why McDonald’s is my favourite place for burgers - but what is really in it? (Photo: Adobe Stock / Holly Allton)

I dissect my favourite burger to find out what is made of

This year has seen an unusual spike in head lice cases. (Photo: LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

How to protect your kids from head lice - according to a health expert

I tried the US bestseller from Starbucks and here is what I thought

Noel Gallagher will return to Edinburgh next year with Oasis.

'Noel Gallagher banned me from gig - but I don't look back in anger'

Liam Gallagher onstage at Murrayfield Stadium the last time Oasis played Scotland.

I never thought I'd see Oasis live again but my dreams have come true

Oasis rock group performs during a concert, late 20 November 2002 in Spain. Photo: RAFA RIVAS/AFP via Getty Images

Supercomputer predicts Oasis setlist for 2025 shows
What songs should make the cut 🎙
Matthew Mohan-Hickson

Has your phone signal been worse recently? Photo: PheelingsMedia - stock.adobe.com

Why is phone signal so bad in the UK right now - experts explain

Clips from Skibidi Toilet shorts on YouTube. Photo: DaFuqBoom!/ YouTube

What is the deal with skibidi toilet - and if it is dangerous for kids

Oasis are back together and back on the road (Photo by Getty Images)

Why Oasis and the Gallagher brothers still mean so much to Manchester

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I'm a finance expert - this the best student account for free cash

ChatGPT roasted my Instagram account. Photo: Instagram/ Getty Images

I asked AI to roast my Instagram and I’ll never live it down

A Lancashire homeowner has described the 'hilarious' moment when she found a flock of sheep walking around on her roof.

Watch the bizarre moment a woman finds a flock of sheep...on her roof

I moved to Edinburgh this year and here's what I've discovered

The infinity pool outside my room at Mayia Exclusive Resort and Spa.

I never saw point of all-inclusive holidays but this place seduced me

Kind strangers pay tourist’s bill in Glasgow café on his first trip to Scotland.

Watch: Kind strangers pay tourist’s bill on his first trip to Scotland

How many steps do you take a day? Photo: Canva

I tried 5 step counter apps and had a major revelation

Natalie Walker, 38, went viral on Tik Tok after getting an electric whisk stuck in her hair

Video: I'm the girl who got her hair caught in a whisk on Tik Tok
A mum was left with "a mullet" after getting her hair caught in an electric whisk.
Vanessa Sims

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I taught myself financial literacy - and funded a £1k trip on interest

(Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

I'm a finance expert - the crucial July HMRC deadlines you can't miss

This Wetherspoons breakfast dish has been a gamechanger for me - I won't go anywhere else for it

I'm obsessed with this Spoons dish and won't go anywhere else for it

Under Paris is on Netflix now. Photo by AFP via Getty Images

I thought Netflix's new shark film would be rubbish - how wrong I was Matthew Mohan-Hickson

YouTube star Fidias has been elected as an MEP. Photos by Fidias via YouTube

A YouTuber has just been elected as an MEP - but he has no policies

Benjamin Jackson shares his experiences as a Download Festival reveller of yesteryear - so what's his advice on plastic bottle fights and "overindulgence"? (Credit: Getty/Provided)

I'm a Download veteran - these are the biggest mistakes revellers make Benjamin Jackson

JamDoughnut vouchers can be used at supermarkets. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Explainer I tried a money saving app and it could save you thousands

Hotel Villa Angela

I visited Jim Kerr's Sicilian boutique hotel in the hills of Taormina

View from ruins of a church in Monolithos castle, Rhodes island, Greece. Image: Tomasz Czajkowski/stock.adobe

Sun-kissed island holds secret of youth and has 'best' wine in Aegean

Tom Plenderleath used to live an extremely active life but his polycystic kidney disease has left him fatigued and in pain.

I have kidney failure and need a donor to help give me my life back

It's a much-discussed topic, but finding a flat in the Capital is significantly more difficult than in other Scottish cities. Anyone looking to rent will face high going rates and scarce options.

I moved to Edinburgh and here's what I found out about flat-hunting

‘I tried Starbucks’ new summer drinks menu’

Edinburgh is the most beautiful city in the world. Yes I am biased having lived here all my life, but if you don't believe me take a wee walk up Arthur's Seat at Holyrood Park and see for yourself. The views of the city from up the top of the ancient volcano are stunning, as perfectly captured on film in many TV shows and films including Trainspotting 2 and the recent Netflix-hit One Day. You can look south as the couple are doing in this picture out towards the Pentland Hills, or look west over the city centre to see many of our most photographed landmarks including Edinburgh Castle, or north over Leith and the Firth of Forth towards the Kingdom of Fife.

I'm born and bred in Edinburgh and these are my top tips for visitors