Finding anything funny about a transperineal prostate biopsy is not easy — where, under local anaesthetic, a series of needles are punched through the skin and muscle between the rectum and the base of the penis to reach the walnut-sized prostate gland below the bladder.
But the writer, comedian and broadcaster Jon Holmes is absolutely certain humour is the way to get through experiences such as this and get more men talking about cancer.
As he reveals for the first
Most brides proudly slip on a wedding band with the glowing certainty it will be a fixture on their left hand till death do us part. But when a marriage ends, must the ring inevitably go for a burton too? TV hosts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes were both spotted still wearing their wedding rings last week, despite recently calling time on their 14-year marriage.
So, when should you remove yours — the second you split, or even, perhaps, never?
Whether it’s families, solo travellers, adventure-seekers or those after new-to-cruise taster weekends, the choice has never been bigger — and there’s a cruise for all. More than two million UK cruise passengers are expected to hop on board in 2024.
With new ships launching almost every month that number is likely to rise, especially as holidaymakers — fed up with the hassle of airports — are choosing to sail from the UK. Best of all, though: with so many all-inclusives
We have all had some amazing moments ruined by flash. That is why the flash’s utility on our phones has largely stayed out of photography and been limited to ensure that we don’t stub our pinky toes while grabbing a snack from the kitchen in the middle of the night.
But as we know from large studio setups, good lighting is vital for images; high-end cameras aim to address the limitation of low light with
Lee Abbamonte describes airports as ‘a necessary evil’ – where he aims to spend as little time as possible.
But some are far better than others, and as someone who has been to over 700 airports worldwide, including every single one in America, the 45-year-old jet-setter is in a unique position to judge.
As New Yorker who lived in Manhattan for 21 years, Abbamonte says he has personal beef with the Big Apple’s three major airports – particularly John F.
‘Where in the world can I buy a house for under £5,000?’ Not expecting a great deal, that was the question I idly typed into the Google search engine a couple of years ago.
To my surprise, the answer was quite a few places. But amid the myriad adverts suggesting cheap apartments everywhere from Bulgaria and Albania to — surprisingly — parts of the US, I stumbled on one particular link that caught my eye.
It was called the 1
As I woke up on a Tuesday morning with a slightly damp and tangled barnet that resembled a lion’s mane, it was a sign I had been too lazy to dry my hair after I had washed it the night before.
Forever at a loss as to how I should treat my hair, I was overjoyed to receive a complimentary invitation to a £100 shampoo lesson with hairdresser to the stars, Gustav Fouche at his plush Notting Hill salon.
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England has a reputation for eccentricity – and as I’ve discovered, its hotels proudly keep up this tradition.
I’ve reviewed some of the best hotels in the land, and many have quirky features that help make the stay even more memorable.
Or are peculiar through and through.
Here, I’ve picked out a few of my favourites, from a sea-tractor transfer to a floating spa, and from a moat to a wig closet and a wellbeing concierge service.
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A mother-of-three has told how she though she was ‘going to die’ giving birth on the NHS.
Divina Johnson, of Birmingham, had a normal first pregnancy and assumed when her waters broke at 41 weeks her second labour would be the same.
Instead, it was the ‘most terrifying experience’ of her life.
During her traumatic childbirth, a nurse wrongly administered an epidural that left her shaking in pain. Ms Johnson was also berated by medics and subject to racism with
That really awful hacking cough that’s now doing the rounds? It’s pertussis — whooping cough, or the 100-day cough as it’s become known — and cases are surging in the UK.
While it’s a very nasty infection if you get it as child or an adult — as I know from my own experience after ending up in A&E — for very small babies, it can be lethal.
Earlier this week, I wrote in the Mail that some paediatric colleagues
