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Brexit: Britons need to renew their passport NOW if they have this much time left valid

10/6/2018, 8:12:36 AM
BREXIT will bring about many changes for Britons if the UK leaves the European Union with no deal in March 2019. If you have this much time left on your passport you’ll need to renew it immediately. ✔ Brexit: Britons need to review their passport NOW if they have this much time left on document (Image: Getty Images) Brexit will affect all Britons if a no-deal exit from the European Union (EU) takes place next year ✔ This is because, without a deal, British citizens could be treated the same as those from countries outside the EU in the borderless Schengen zone



Actress Alicia Silverstone expands collaboration to launch herbal supplements - Los Angeles Times

10/6/2018, 2:22:14 PM
The "American Woman" actress thought her healthy diet was enough, but travel and eating on the run led her to look for ways to supplement her diet, and then launch her own line of vitamins and herbal interventions. ✔ For years, Alicia Silverstone didn’t believe in vitamins ✔ We do enough damage to ourselves in daily life that if you are looking at vitamins as something to support and build you, shouldn’t that be the cleanest thing you can possibly take ✔ It really helps to know that eating well is not all or nothing



Meghan Markle news: Prince Harry to take on huge challenge WITHOUT wife on Australia tour

10/6/2018, 10:50:38 AM
MEGHAN MARKLE and her husband Prince Harry will travel Down Under to Australia for their first royal tour to the country together later this month. However, the jam-packed itinerary will see the Duke of Sussex take on a very exciting challenge, and his wife isn't thought to be accompanying him. ✔ Wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, and indoor rowing are amongst the sports taken on during the event ✔ In a video clip, the former Suits actor shook the hand of one fan, who urged the royal: Please tell your mum I love her! Upon hearing the compliment, the star smiled, and as Meghan assured her she would, the Duchess added: We have that [love] in common, don’t we! Click here to see all the details of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Australia, Fiji and New Zealand trip



Portraits reveal the characters that hung out in 90s Notting Hill

10/6/2018, 1:33:41 PM
Taken by British photographer Sam McConnell, the candid black-and-white images hark back to a time when the west London neighbourhood was more gritty than grand. ✔ Armed with cigarettes and a sense of joie de vivre, the colourful characters captured in this striking portrait series sum up Notting Hill in the nineties ✔ Mynottinghill.co.uk highlights that the 'cultural heritage of Notting Hill also began to change in the post-war period as an Afro-Caribbean community began to develop in the area'



Opinion | I’ve met people of all stripes. I have my motorcycle to thank.

10/6/2018, 3:49:41 PM
If you don’t have a fun cross-cultural hobby, think of taking mine out for a spin (but don’t take my Harley just yet). ✔ By Mitch Daniels Mitch Daniels Contributing columnist Bio Contributing columnist October 5 at 4:19 PM Mitch Daniels, a Post contributing columnist, is president of Purdue University and a former governor of Indiana ✔ With that growth has come a wide diversification in participants



The Essex town that's a a riot of vernacular architecture and craft

10/6/2018, 8:33:48 AM
Saffron Walden sounded, we thought, like the plucky heroine of a children’s book set somewhere historical and horrid, say a pilchard factory or workhouse. ✔ She’d be kind to animals, with a little forelock that kept coming loose (to the constant exasperation of Matron); and when she heard of the landlord’s dastardly scheme to swindle the local florist out of her inheritance, she’d be tough and resourceful in her pursuit of righteousness



The 'Munich of Michigan' and other quirky slices of Germany you can find in America

10/6/2018, 8:33:51 AM
undefined ✔ The Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery, issued in 1688 on the basis of biblical teaching, was an emancipation protest over a century before Abraham Lincoln's birth ✔ Frankenmuth is defined by its Germanic architectureCredit:istock More information: michigan.org



Prince William's Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award 2018 goes to Ugandan warden

10/6/2018, 8:33:47 AM
undefined ✔ Coiled and tangled like a mountain of metal spaghetti, thousands of wire snares rise to the ceiling of a storehouse in Murchison Falls National Park, some with tufts of coarse hair and shrivelled limbs still attached ✔ From 1999 to 2003, Obwona was head of the park’s Investigations and Intelligence Unit, a role focused on tackling the poaching crisis



The Good Hotel Guide's top 10 stays for 2019, exclusively revealed

10/6/2018, 9:58:33 AM
A castle on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way and an Isle of Skye hunting lodge are among this year’s winners of The Good Hotel Guide’s César awards for Great Britain and Ireland. ✔ Log fires burn in public rooms hung with ancestral portraits and filled with family memorabilia ✔ Chef Marcello Tully has a Michelin star for dishes with locally sourced ingredients, such as Drumfearn mussels with cucumber and shallot dressing ✔ Don’t miss: The feather-light scones and home-made blackcurrant jam at tea ✔ Details: B&B €280 to €485 (£247 to £428), gregans.ie, 00 353 65 707 7005



Strictly Come Dancing 2018: How do you get tickets for Strictly Come Dancing TV show?

10/6/2018, 3:30:15 PM
STRICTLY COME DANCING 2018 continues tonight as the celebrities prepare to show off their fancy footwork this week. But many fans are asking: How do you get tickets for Strictly Come Dancing? ✔ Each week fans can get the chance to sit in the audience of the live show and watch the performances as they’re filmed ✔ There is also the opportunity to sit in the audience for the special Blackpool Week which will be taking place on Saturday, November 18 at the home of Ballroom Dancing itself at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool ✔ Only successful candidates will be contacted about tickets



Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk shows: 'The Foreigner,' 'Flight of the Conchords' and more - Los Angeles Times

10/6/2018, 8:25:52 AM
Broadcast and cable TV highlights plus weekend talk shows for Saturday, Oct. 6th, 2018 ✔ SERIES My Cat From Hell A hyperactive cat named Stella poses a threat to a toddler in the home in this new episode ✔ (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN CBS News Sunday Morning The growing use of electronic cigarettes; former Journey front man Steve Perry; Kerry Washington; New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams; architect Charles Renfro



NFL star Odell Beckham Jr.'s yoga instructor reveals the poses that make him a better athlete

10/6/2018, 2:43:04 PM
New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. does yoga every day he can, according to his instructor. ✔ signed a record-breaking $95 million deal in August, making him the highest-paid wide-receiver in NFL history, as CNBC reported ✔ You're getting your body stronger, stretched out and in flexible positions ✔ He will try anything that may help him be a better player, on and off of the field



Melania Trump Came To Africa And Mostly Just Took A Bunch Of Pictures Holding Babies

10/6/2018, 12:32:46 PM
The US first lady’s solo trip to the continent was filled with sweet photos and well-received donations — but not much else. ✔ A US Secret Service agent helps to steady US first lady Melania Trump after she got bumped by a baby elephant ✔ So far it’s included stops in Ghana, Malawi, and Kenya ✔ It will conclude in Egypt on Saturday, where she’ll get the chance to see the Sphinx ✔ When she specified during the UN General Assembly on Sept



5 things to binge-watch to get ready for Jodie Whittaker and the new 'Doctor Who' season

10/6/2018, 11:25:01 AM
Watch these episodes of "Doctor Who," and maybe a few episodes "Broadchurch," to get ready for Jodie Whittaker's big debut as the first-ever female Doctor. ✔ She's also making history as the first woman ever to take on the iconic role ✔ Jodie Whittaker is the 13th Doctor to take over the TARDIS on Doctor Who, making her debut on Oct. 7 ✔ His most recent work includes voicing the Rabbit in this year's Christopher Robin ✔ Simon Ridgway, BBC AMERICA Fullscreen Last SlideNext Slide



8 ways to negotiate a six-figure salary like a pro

10/6/2018, 1:34:58 PM
Low unemployment is boosting worker confidence and causing more to leave jobs to pursue six-figure salaries, experts say. But job seekers should know the rules of the game when negotiating with prospective employers. ✔ RubberBall Productions | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images Last month Marc Cenedella, founder and CEO of Ladders, the leading career platform for jobs paying $100,000 and more, was advising a female executive with 20 years' experience in marketing ✔ Cenedella says providing a rationale for the increase always helps these negotiations



Meet the Fendis, fashion's most extraordinary ordinary family

10/6/2018, 2:05:28 PM
Three women, one fashion dynasty. Meet the Fendis. ✔ Sometimes we argue because we both want her attention, says Delfina ✔ Illustrating the design’s heirloom potential is a multi-generational cohort of style stars ✔ This article appears in Sunday Life magazine within the Sun-Herald and Sunday Age on sale October 7



Law Roach: the stylist who transformed Céline Dion and Zendaya

10/6/2018, 11:15:53 AM
Bowie mullets, dreadlocks, angel wings? Meet the man behind some of the most daring red carpet looks ✔ You get into this industry from interning, and you have to be financially stable to intern for two, three, four years ✔ Senofonte’s aesthetic is high-octane and attention-wielding – think Beyoncé’s Michael Jackson-inspired leather military jacket with fishnets for the Black Panther Super Bowl performance, or the unmissable yellow Cavalli dress she wore for the Hold Up video



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