[ Biba was much more than a department store: it was a cultural phenomenon. Started by fashion illustrator-turned-designer Barbara Hulanicki and her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon, between 1963 and 1974 Biba rose from cheap and cheerful mail order to become a glamorous multi-storey concept store selling everything from bikinis to baked beans. Anyone with a passing … Read more
[ Given there are 788,000 OnlyFans users in the UK, that polyamory has become a buzzword among millennials and kink-focused dating apps have gone mainstream, you’d think everyone is sexually satisfied. But the reality couldn’t be further from that. A 2019 BMJ study found fewer than half of men and women aged 16 to 44 … Read more
[ Easter is Sunday, March 31. The Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus is a “moveable feast” on the liturgical calendar, meaning it occurs at different times each year. Easter always occurs on the first Sunday after the “Paschal Full Moon,” the name given to the first full moon to occur after the spring … Read more
[ Welcome to Thursday’s Early Edition from i. Ten years ago, the NHS was ranked as the best healthcare system compared to other wealthy nations, including Australia, Switzerland, Canada and France. By 2021, the same survey placed it significantly lower – at number 4 – due to its “lower performance on several domains (such as … Read more
[ A couple of years ago, Astrid, now six, had a habit of walking up to the flower stands in supermarkets and saying loudly: “Can we buy these for Nanny?” I’d notice people look round, bask for a second in her thoughtfulness, before she added: “Because she’s going to die soon.” It’s bad enough we … Read more
[ The start of the year tends to be serious. It’s ruled by self-improvement and goal setting. Fun is at a minimum while we’re hunkering down with blankets and sticking to daily schedules. For me, a strict January and February routine was both down to social pressure of “new year, new me”, but also seasonal … Read more
[ Now we are in the third week of January, over a quarter of our New Year’s resolutions will have been abandoned, according to research by financial website Forbes Advisor. Meanwhile, those yet to set any good intentions may assume they’ve missed the boat. But it’s not too late to kick start 2024, no matter … Read more
[ One thing is for certain we are all getting older day by day but this fact doesn’t have to limit us in what we can do and achieve and how we feel about ourselves. “Ageism can have a serious impact on people’s health and wellbeing,” says Will Donnelly, Care Expert and co-founder at Lottie. … Read more
[ Today marks the 111st birthday of Indian writer and radio broadcaster Venu Chitale. To mark the occasion, the Google Doodle team has celebrated one of the first few Indian women hired by the BBC, who was an influential voice in the UK during India’s freedom movement. On Thursday, Google switched its iconic search engine … Read more
[ Trade talks between Britain and the US designed to reach a slimmed-down deal have been quietly ended, it has emerged. Joe Biden and his allies are understood to have opposed the idea of a so-called “foundational” deal which would tackle a number of currently existing barriers to transatlantic trade. But UK Government officials insisted … Read more
