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Spice up your beauty regime Thandie Newton style

Thandie Newton

Thandie Newton's secret beauty weapon is turmeric.

The 39-year-old actress believes the spice is an excellent addition to a moisturiser to help match her skin-tone....

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Wed 22nd Feb, 2012 | 12:55pm

Will you take on the alcohol-free challenge?

Alcohol-Free Week 2012 runs from 22 February to 28 February. During this week it is hoped people will be persuaded to abstain from alcohol for all or part of the week....

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Sat 18th Feb, 2012 | 11:02am

Children jump for joy thanks to mum's generous donation

A kind-hearted mum from Leeds is supporting her daughter's junior school by making a generous donation as part of Yorkshire Bank's Employee Volunteer Grants Programme....

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Fri 17th Feb, 2012 | 6:31pm

Are you giving up chocolate for lent? Well, you can still indulge....

The Yorkshire Times recently visited the Velvet Beauty Salon in the historic market town of Skipton....

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Fri 17th Feb, 2012 | 12:13pm

Researchers explore the joy of cheques

A team of academics has designed an electronic cheque which eliminates the need for costly processing by banks but preserves the simplicity and ease of a traditional cheque book....

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Wed 15th Feb, 2012 | 5:55pm

Elizabeth Taylor collection sells for 120m

Dame Elizabeth Taylor

A collection of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's fashion, artwork and jewellery has sold for nearly £120 million at auction....

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Thu 9th Feb, 2012 | 9:30pm

Landmark television science series inspired by University professors' best selling book

The best selling science book The Emerald Planet written by University of Sheffield botany Professor David Beerling has inspired the ground breaking BBC television series How to Grow a Planet....

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Thu 9th Feb, 2012 | 9:29am

RINGING IN THE EARS: MILLIONS ADMIT TO LIVING WITH TINNITUS WITHOUT TAKING ACTION

Nearly half (47 per cent) of all British adults admit they regularly
experience symptoms of tinnitus including rushing, ringing or popping
sensations in their ears and yet nearly one third (29 per cent) don't seek
medical help, instead believing it will eventually go away on its own....

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Wed 8th Feb, 2012 | 11:09am

Home styling workshops help raise awareness for Disability Action Yorkshire

Skipton's very own "house doctor", Sheila McFee from Plum Property Styling has launched a series of half-day home styling workshops in Harrogate with an added "Feel Good Factor"....

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Tue 7th Feb, 2012 | 12:13pm

Splash out on your man for Valentine's Day

Ruff cuffs £79

After a successful launch last September followed by a busy Christmas, Stokesley-based Jewellery By has announced a new source of inspiration and ideas with new designer range, By Justin Duance....

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Wed 1st Feb, 2012 | 2:25pm

Yorkshire Student Designs BBC Chairs

Chairs designed by a Sheffield Hallam University furniture design student are now sitting proudly at the new headquarters of the BBC, MediaCityUK in Salford....

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Tue 31st Jan, 2012 | 10:27am

Add Some Zing To Your Kitchen This Spring

While the kitchen is a functional room it can also be fun, so why not inject some zing into it this spring with these vivacious Word décors from Brighouse-based CP Group's new Cookhouse Impact collection....

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Mon 30th Jan, 2012 | 4:01pm

Local expert says clean and be lean in 2012

Candy Parr of Maid2Clean

Many people begin the New Year with resolutions to clear out their clutter and blitz their bodies; therefore local businesswoman Candy Parr is suggesting innovative way to detox both house and body at the same time!...

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Fri 27th Jan, 2012 | 4:41pm

Feel Good Partnership for Samaritans

Simplyhealth

Samaritans, the confidential emotional support service, has announced that healthcare provider Simplyhealth, which has head offices in Leeds, will be the lead sponsor for its new fundraising day, Feel Good Friday next Friday 3rd February....

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Thu 26th Jan, 2012 | 2:13pm

Bupa reveals almost a third of UK women have never undergone any type of health screening

Bupa has revealed that almost a third of women in the UK* (29%) say they have never been for any type of health screening, including cervical screening, which is vital in detecting abnormal, pre-cancerous cells which may lead to cervical cancer....

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Tue 24th Jan, 2012 | 1:57pm

New Ways to Banish Winter Blues

It's long, it's dark, it's cold. Our wallets have a nasty hangover. Christmas seems like a lost world....

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Sat 21st Jan, 2012 | 5:08pm

Big Society helping Yorkshire's wildlife

Beach clean-up volunteers. Photo: Paul Carter

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust announced today that the effort put in by its volunteers in 2011 amounted to over half a million pounds worth of labour....

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Fri 13th Jan, 2012 | 2:43pm

Does My Bum Look Big In This? Discuss

Women - it seems - find it far easier to confront partners piling on the weight than they do to tell gravitationally challenged friends....

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Fri 13th Jan, 2012 | 9:04am

MacShane Calls For Investigation Into Standards At Private Rotherham Clinic

MP for Rotherham Denis MacShane is calling for an investigation into the standard of care and aftercare provided by Birkdale Clinic in Rotherham in the light of the ongoing scandal surrounding PIP breast implants....

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Thu 12th Jan, 2012 | 2:00pm

MILLIONS OF NEW YEAR QUIT ATTEMPTS DOOMED TO GO UP IN SMOKE

Two thirds of UK smokers, the equivalent of six million people, will try and quit in January but half will have failed within just one week, according to new research among 6,300 current or former smokers....

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Tue 10th Jan, 2012 | 1:00pm

Children suffering as recession forces UK parents to take extra work, says children's charity

Charity warns of a generation at risk, as 72% of Brits take on more work to make ends meet

The recession has forced almost three quarters (72%) of British parents to take on extra work to make ends meet, a survey by I CAN, the children's communication charity, and Openreach, reveals this week....

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Fri 6th Jan, 2012 | 11:36am

Premier Inn research shows that there is a 'wrong side of the bed'

For those who dragged the covers off them this morning for a wet and windy first day back at work after the Christmas break, Premier Inn has now revealed that there is such a thing as the 'wrong side of the bed'....

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Tue 3rd Jan, 2012 | 4:35pm

Tan addict

Following a festive break of overindulging, it's hard to imagine looking and feeling glamorous for the fast-approaching New Year's eve....

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Wed 28th Dec, 2011 | 3:04pm

When I left home, my mum said "Don't forget to write".
I thought, "That's unlikely"... It's a basic skill isn't it....

Tim Vine

You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen which said 'parking fine'. So that was nice.

Tim Vine

Searching for sleep... The Sleep Council offers its top tips

It's one of the most searched for terms on the internet. And it's a question that most people ask at some point in their lives....

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Wed 22nd Feb, 2012 | 12:46pm

New champion for UK fashion designers

Alexa Chung young style ambassador

Alexa Chung has been named by the British Fashion Council as young style ambassador.

The 28-year-old presenter - who joins cultural ambassador Laura Bailey and young ambassador Poppy Delvingne - is "proud" to have been asked to champion UK designers in her new role....

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Fri 17th Feb, 2012 | 8:06pm

Students return to Ghana to shape early years' provision

A childhood studies student who spent 10 days teaching youngsters in Ghanaian orphanages and schools has described her "amazing" experiences in the West African country....

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Fri 17th Feb, 2012 | 6:18pm

Style File

New in Topshop this week, we love these peep toe platforms. £62

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Thu 16th Feb, 2012 | 11:01am

Queen lets the train take the strain

First Class Queen

The Queen continued her tradition of a low-key end to her winter stay at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, yesterday, by taking a First Capital Connect service from King's Lynn train station to London King's Cross....

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Fri 10th Feb, 2012 | 7:59am

DINE ENCOURAGES LEAP YEAR PROPOSALS BY LAUNCHING MASTERCLASS FOR WOMEN

It seems that women in Yorkshire are tired of waiting for the men in their life when it comes to wedding proposals....

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Thu 9th Feb, 2012 | 8:26pm

Kitchen Devil Tops Poll as Domestic God!

Cleanliness should be next to godliness, but it's kitchen devil, Gordon Ramsay's no nonsense 'clean as you go' approach that's scored top marks in Yorkshire this Spring....

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Wed 8th Feb, 2012 | 4:49pm

UK is a nation of 'Darlings' - Top Ten Romantic Pet-Names Revealed

A new poll this week reveals that we're a nation of 'Darlings', 'Babes' and
'Loves'. The top ten league-table of romantic nicknames was compiled by the charity initiative, Adopt a Word, which asked 1000 Brits to admit to the
gooey pet-names they use for their loved ones....

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Wed 8th Feb, 2012 | 10:58am

Home trends for 2012

www.james-hare.com

Leeds-based James Hare's Pelham Silk collection shows how to work the exotic fuschia look to brighten out homes....

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Mon 6th Feb, 2012 | 3:27pm

Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games

By Game Guru

Mario And Sonic are back in their third game. This time for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Age Rating- 3+

Publishers-SEGA / Nintendo

1-4 players

Controls: Wii Remote, Wii Nunchuck

The Main Menu is well set out with 4 main options: "Single Match", the new "London Party", "Bonus" and "Options"....

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Tue 31st Jan, 2012 | 11:13am

National evaluation of the 'Handyperson' programme

Photo © AgeUK

As our society ages, there will be a greater imperative to provide services that enable older people to live independently in their own homes and reduce the need for other more costly services....

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Tue 31st Jan, 2012 | 10:08am

Thermals become Stylish this Winter

Marks & Spencer is set to keep women warm, comfortable and stylish in a new breed of thermals this winter which comprises vests, long sleeve tops, leggings, hosiery and socks....

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Mon 30th Jan, 2012 | 3:54pm

Care company’s Celtic Ceilidh raises £1200 for Age UK York

At-home care company Home Instead Senior Care York held a family-friendly evening of fundraising, barn-storming and Ceilidh dancing at the English Martyr’s Hall on the 21st January, raising £1200 for Age UK York....

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Fri 27th Jan, 2012 | 12:49pm

Singing in the rain....

Turn a rainy day into a stylish day with this sophisticated 'Chrysanthemum Toile' walking umbrella....

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Wed 25th Jan, 2012 | 11:47am

I Promised I Wouldn't Tell - But Apparently Gossip Is Good for Us

Warnings about it are as old as the Bible, and it can range from harmless fun to life-wrecking malice, but now it seems as if gossip may be doing us all a big favour....

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Tue 24th Jan, 2012 | 9:26am

Bags of style

Anya Sushko Hiss Oversized Clutch

Anya Sushko is a luxury handbag brand founded by former Alexander McQueen couture assistant Anna Sushko....

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Tue 17th Jan, 2012 | 8:11pm

Friends or Family?

Every parent knows it, of course. And probably most of the rest of the population too, come to think of it....

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Fri 13th Jan, 2012 | 9:12am

Urban Biodiversity and the feel-good factor

Visitors to urban green spaces in Sheffield feel better in areas they perceive to have greater biodiversity....

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Thu 12th Jan, 2012 | 4:44pm

If you plan, then you'll do... but it helps to have a friend

While you are more likely to do something if you plan it in advance, new research from the University of Leeds shows that partnering up can really boost the likelihood of sticking to your resolutions....

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Tue 10th Jan, 2012 | 6:19pm

Great news, calories are meaningless

There have never been more low calorie and low fat products in the supermarkets, with some "light" products doubling their market share every year, yet we have higher levels of obesity and type 2 diabetes than ever before....

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Fri 6th Jan, 2012 | 11:42am

'Kevin' Gets a Life at 33

Harry Enfield as Kevin the teenager

Thirty-three is the new 21 it seems, or is that 50?

Because, having studied the attitudes of 2,000 adults aged from 20 to 60, researchers at Make-A-Wish Foundation UK, came to the conclusion that 33 is the average age by when most of us lose that oh-so-endearing 'it's all about me' attitude....

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Thu 5th Jan, 2012 | 9:01am

MRI scan 'better' for heart patients

Dr John Greenwood - University of Leeds

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan for coronary heart disease is better than the most commonly-used alternative, a major UK trial of heart disease patients has shown....

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Tue 3rd Jan, 2012 | 2:07pm

All I Want for Christmas is a Baby

Teenagers are more at risk of pregnancy over the Christmas holiday period than at any other time of year....

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Fri 23rd Dec, 2011 | 11:47am

Blue Eyed Girl HOW TO WEAR THIS SEASON'S BLUE TREND ON DARK SKIN

Blue is the hottest shade trend for 2011/12 - here's how to pull it off?

Celebrity make-up artist Nadira V Persaud (Jamie Winstone, Paloma Faith, Keely Hawes, Sienna Miller) decided to confront her fear of using bold colours on her dark complexion, saying: "I have never worn these colour in my life but I now love them!...

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Mon 19th Dec, 2011 | 3:40pm

The BIC Soleil Style Team offers top tips to look stylish this Christmas

BIC Soleil shavers know that getting ready for the Christmas party season is one of the most important times of year....

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Thu 15th Dec, 2011 | 10:20am

Earth Hour 2012:<br>8.30pm, Saturday<br>31 March

Earth Hour 2012:
8.30pm, Saturday
31 March

Cartoon by Rich Skipworth