Victoria Beckham has made it loud and clear that her Posh Spice days are firmly behind her, but that's not stopping her former bandmates from indulging in a spot of wishful thinking.
We all love reading about amazing, inspiring women who have started their companies from the comfort of their own homes. It's tempting to think, "Lucky them". Who wouldn't want to work in the garden on a sunny day, or (whisper it) in their pyjamas?
I recently met a woman who revealed that when her first born was 12 weeks old, she went into the garden at four in the afternoon and did a shot of vodka before smoking a Marlboro Light.
I hate suspense. I just can't stand waiting around for things, especially when you know that you could know the outcome of something, if only someone told you.
It has become as much a part of modern parenting as getting the children to tidy their room or eat their greens.
As Andy Murray powers through the French Open it may not be the first thing on his mind, but he can be safe in the knowledge he will have strong bones in later life.
Phewee. I am feeling a bit wrung out because I have just got back from the battlefield - I mean the zone of moral conflict that I now enter every time I open the door of the fridge.
Learning a second language can slow the brain's aging, even if it is learnt in adulthood, according to new research.
The balmy nights of summer might seem like the perfect setting for romance but if you're trying for a baby, it may not be the best time to begin.
The lifetime ambition of many gardeners is to visit China, described by the great plant collector Ernest "Chinese" Wilson as "the mother of gardens", to see garden plants in their native habitat. That desire was satisfied by a limited-edition trip I went on last year called Footsteps of the Planthunters, parts of which can be replicated by the tailor-made travel specialist Journeys of Distinction. Its focus was on Yunnan province, where the collectors George Forrest, Frank Kingdon-Ward and Joseph Rock risked their lives and tolerated unrelenting hardships in their search for unusual plants. We visited new gardens as well as old - for parks and gardens are changing in China, as the Western world exerts its influence on horticulture and environmental awareness.
Baidu Inc, China's largest online search company, is working to develop new products that can replace the search engine to become its most recognized gateway in the mobile Internet era, said Robin Li, the company's chief executive officer.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp will not look for a public listing within five years, although it has registered a sharp sales increase since it was established some four years ago, a senior manager of the company said.
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