I’m a sucker for chocolate, cake and biscuits. Lord help me if there’s a brownie in my eye-line.

Despite knowing full well such sugary treats aren’t great for my health (a diet high in sugar has been linked to everything from dementia and tooth decay to cancer), my brain still caves whenever one finds its way in front of me. Or even if they’re sat in a cupboard nearby…

If, like me, you give in to cravings at the drop of a hat, a dietitian has shared a relatively simple mindset trick that might just help you finally combat them.

Food cravings happen for several reasons, one of which is our brain chemistry, according to The Temple Clinic.

When we eat something tasty, our brains release the feel-good hormone dopamine. Your brain then wants to repeat this feeling, making it all too easy to reach for the sugar in future.

Your body might also crave sugary foods or carbs when your blood sugar levels drop – although often, reaching for a biscuit can simply result in a blood sugar crash not long after.

Hormones can also play a part in our cravings, added the clinic. Cortisol, our stress hormone, can encourage us to reach for dopamine-boosting foods.

Speaking to Today.com, registered dietitian Joy Bauer noted we’ve got “two systems running” at the same time – one signals our biological need for food, while the other is fuelled by our “hedonic system” (which centres around pleasure and reward).

“In a world where tempting food is everywhere (ahem!) on every corner, in every feed – that reward system can get loud. Loud enough to drown out the signals telling you you’ve already had enough,” she explained.

If your brain easily takes you to temptation central, Bauer wants you to try one simple reset.

The expert recommends for snackers to “pause before you pounce”, giving yourself five or 10 minutes before you grab something to eat “because cravings tend to rise like a wave and then soften on their own”.

During those empty minutes, she advises naming the feeling behind the craving – are you tired, stressed or maybe even bored? – as determining “the real driver takes a surprising amount of the power out of it”.

This trick has been recommended by the NHS, too. A patient leaflet from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust calls it “urge surfing”.

“Some people notice waves of desire; the way urges can build and then diminish has been compared to a wave in the ocean and this is where the name urge surfing comes from,” they explain.

If that doesn’t work for you, here are some other techniques to try:

1. Have a drink of water – Healthline noted that sometimes thirst can be confused with hunger or cravings.
2. While you’re ‘urge surfing’, find alternative activities to pass the time until the craving or urge has passed – this could be going for a walk, messaging a friend, completing a task at work, doing something you enjoy (ie. knitting or colouring).
3. Increase your fibre intake. There’s been a bit of an obsession with fibremaxxing in recent times – and it seems the trend could help curb sugar cravings. Miranda Pascucci, Head of Clinical Education and dental therapist at TePe, previously shared that “when meals are more filling and fibre-rich, people are often less likely to graze on sugary snacks throughout the day”.
4. Chew gum – there’s some research to suggest chewing gum can help combat cravings for high energy snacks.
5. Get plenty of sleep – sleep deprivation can disrupt your hormones which can, in turn, result in cravings.

The former Top Gear host said: “the prostate, 10% of it’s dead… the 10% where the cancer is”. He said that the cancer had been caught early.

The episodes also revealed Jeremy sitting on a hospital bed, stating some of the treatment had gone “awry”. In the footage, he added, “I’m going to be here for a little while. I don’t know what’s going to happen.

“What I wanted to say was if this is all successful, I’ll see you in season six, and if it isn’t, I won’t… Take care, everyone.”

Since then, Clarkson’s Farm co-star Kaleb Cooper has given fans an update.

Speaking to the Daily Mail in an exclusive, he said: “The spirits are high, which is good”.

He added, “If anything like this happens to any of your friends and you just said to my best mate, you’ve gotta be supported through that whole journey.

“And that’s where I’ve been, I’ve been right by his side and his spirits are really good, so thank you… He’s strong-minded, he’s got a strong mind on him, which is good.”

The 66-year-old has received a lot of well wishes, including from Piers Morgan, with whom he has shared a tumultuous relationship.

In an X post, Piers said: “I was surprised when Jeremy Clarkson texted me on Boxing Day to say how much he liked my… ad urging men to get tested for prostate cancer. Now I understand. I wish my old sparring partner all the best with his treatment. Guys, have a PSA [Prostate-Specific Antigen] test, it may save your life.”

In the past, Clarkson told The Times, that he regularly gets checked for the disease. He said he’d seen “too many friends go down with prostate cancer”, adding, “all it takes is a moment or two” to see how you’re doing.

Kaleb had a similar message in the Daily Mail interview.

“Catching anything early is quite important,” he said.

“That’s the main thing, but you’ve gotta keep checking. People can sit there and say I’m busy, busy, busy,” the farmer and author continued.

“But actually sometimes you’ve gotta go, I’m gonna just have to check and see if I’m okay.”

The Met Office has said some parts of England are likely to experience heatwave-level temperatures this weekend, rolling into next week.

Temperatures are expected to reach the high 20s across the UK, with the potential for 32°C to be reached in the south of England on Sunday and potentially 34°C or higher on Monday.

The Met Office confirmed conditions will remain “noticeably humid”.

As a result of the hot spell, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has upgraded its heat-health alert to an amber one across southern and eastern England, while a yellow alert has been issued for the Midlands.

The UKHSA warned that rising temperatures may increase health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups, like the elderly.

An amber heat-health alert is now in place for the East of England, South East, South West and London until 8pm on Tuesday 23 June.

A yellow heat-health alert is in place for the West Midlands and East Midlands during this time. Other regions of England are currently unaffected.

Dr Agostinho Sousa, Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection at UKHSA, noted periods of warm weather “can result in serious health outcomes, especially for older adults, and it is therefore important that everyone takes sensible precautions while enjoying the sun”.

• Staying hydrated.
• Keeping your home cool by closing windows and curtains in rooms that face the sun.
• Try to avoid direct sunlight, especially between 11am and 3pm when UV levels are highest. If you do go outside, cover up with suitable clothing, such as an appropriate hat and sunglasses, and seek shade and apply sunscreen regularly.
• if you are going to do a physical activity (for example, exercising or walking the dog), plan to do these during times of the day when it is cooler, such as the morning or evening.
• Brush up on the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke so you know what to do if you or someone else has them.

In the UK, a heatwave occurs when a location records at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding the heatwave temperature threshold. This threshold can vary from place to place.

Met Office deputy chief forecaster, Gregory Wolverson, said: “Some areas in the south and southeast of England are likely to see heatwave criteria met over the weekend, with the potential for temperatures to reach the low 30s in the warmest locations.”

He suggested there is a “slight chance” that these toasty conditions may carry on deeper into next week as well.

“There is currently a 40% chance of exceeding the current UK June maximum temperature record of 35.6°C, set in 1957 and 1976,” he added.

But while temperatures are estimated to be high – especially in the south – we might not see wall-to-wall sunshine and blue skies, as there “may be more cloud around”.

Coupled with high humidity, the forecaster said “it may feel rather oppressive at times”.

There’s also a chance of thunderstorms in some areas, which could bring heavy downpours.

Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight has claimed that expensive period dramas like his show could soon be “killed off” by the BBC.

The broadcasting giant is trying to achieve budget cuts amounting to £500 million over the next two years, The Independent reports. It also recently announced it’s axing hundreds of TV and news jobs.

Speaking to The Times, Steven said that even though he thinks Peaky Blinders would still be commissioned today, he’s not so sure about new entries to the beloved (but costly) format.

“Period drama is expensive because you’ve got to remove all the satellite dishes [from shooting locations] and all of that practical stuff,” he explained (think of the field day the internet had when a Starbucks cup was spotted in a Game of Thrones scene).

“So it may mean that commissioners skew towards contemporary [shows] because there’s a certain cost that they’re not going to have to pay,” he added.

In 2025, The Times of India reported that budgets for period dramas in particular had “skyrocketed”. Some reports suggest that Netflix’s The Crown cost the streamer an eye-watering $130 million (roughly £97 million), for instance.

Recently, the BBC has paired up with other broadcasting companies like BritBox for period dramas like The Other Bennet Sister.

“Some of the best drama that’s come out of this country has been period drama – it’s what we’re really good at. So if suddenly Jane Austen was off the menu, that would be a shame,” Stephen, who is currently working on a Bond script, continued.

The 66-year-old also expressed concern about the quality of programming overall following any cuts.

“We are reaching the point where the unique thing about the BBC is the quality of what it produces,” he stated.

“Once that goes, if that goes, then it would have much more of an effect on the BBC than it would anywhere else. The BBC’s USP [unique selling point] is its quality, so any cuts will inevitably affect quality.”

Speaking to BBC 4 Radio previously, the broadcaster’s interim director general, Rhodri Talfan Davies, said of the cuts: “We need to look at everything, and at a scale of £500m inevitably there are going to be some big and some difficult choices, but we do need to step through this carefully.

“For audiences, the job in hand now over the next three or four months is to work through how we make those changes without damaging the services that we know are critical to the BBC across radio and television and online.”

On their page addressing the cuts, the BBC said its three guiding principles for programme closures are “to sustain output with the highest audience value and impact, [to] meet audiences where they are, reducing spend elsewhere, [and to] make the BBC simpler and faster”.

You can read The Times’ interview in full here.

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In case you missed it, it’s a whimsy girl summer. We’re analogue. We’re offline. We’re friction maxxing.

If there’s one sure fire way to inject some juice back into your life, it’s by taking your sexual pleasure extremely seriously this summer.

The sun might be out, but what better way to end a day in the sun than by making yourself glow from the inside just as bright as it is outside?

Well, just in time for whimsy girl summer, Lovehoney has released a new clitoral suction vibrator that’s shaped like a strawberry.

As someone with a penchant for cute things – especially cute sex toys – I knew I was going to have to try it out.

Listen, I’m a huge fan of suction sex toys. Ever since the category exploded around six years ago with the rise of the Rose toy, I’ve made it my job (literally) to test as many new releases out to find the best clit suction sex toy out there.

I’ve been writing and podcasting about sex toys for the last six years. Of course, that means I’ve tested hundreds of sex toys in this time, including for the likes of Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, The Evening Standard, and (duh) in my role at HuffPost UK.

In case it wasn’t clear, that means I really know my stuff when it comes to sex toys, especially those for people with vulvas.

Whenever a new sex toy arrives on my doorstep, I’m desperate to try it out. But it’s fair to say that that energy is almost tenfold when Lovehoney releases a new Pleasure Air Technology (PAT) device.

For those not familiar, that’s Lovehoney’s patented suction technology that is designed to mimic the sucking sensations you’d experience during the best head of your life, and dare I say… better?

It’s the same technology used in famous sex toys like the Rose, and more recently the Peach Womanizer. I have to say, PAT is one of the best suction technologies out there.

And I had good reason to suspect it would be especially sweet when delivered in the shape of a strawberry.

I mean, just look at this little sucker – have you ever seen anything cuter?!

At just three inches long, it’s easy enough to shove in your drawer. Plus, there’s the added element of it looking like a cute little tchotchke that means it’s that much more discreet.

As always with PAT-loaded sex toys, the real test is whether you can keep it low key when you use it.

As soon as I saw my new bedmate, I knew we were compatible. After charging it to full power, I practically jumped into bed.

Unlike the Womanizer Peach (which I didn’t love, sorry!) the green dangly leaves are stuck down to the body of the strawberry.

The result is a sturdy little mouth that, when combined with water-based lube, can deliver juicy, full-body orgasms.

I loaded the mouth with slathers of the stuff (you’ve gotta wash your fruit, after all) before switching on and settling on my favourite of its 10 intensities.

Let me tell you, I didn’t last long. Because it was so darn delicious, I went the extra mile of testing it in the shower (it’s waterproof, so you can do that!) with a partner, and even when my flatmates were home to test the noise levels.

You’ll be pleased to hear, the strawberry was a welcome addition to all of those scenarios. It’s pretty quiet, but naturally louder on the more powerful settings.

Also worth noting is the fact that adding lube can result in slurpy sounds that are kinda hard to disguise – but that doesn’t mean you should skimp on it.

Using lube with suction toys really elevates the sensations and helps to create a vacuum around the tip and your clitoris (or whatever other erogenous zones you wanna play with) and gets even closer to simulating the sensations of oral sex.

• Small and adorable
• Discreet and quite quiet
• 10 Pleasure Air Technology intensities to play with
• The design really does look like a strawberry

• Charge only lasts for 60 minutes
• Quite small so it can be a little fiddly to hold when you’re lubed up

After much deliberation (read: none) I’m pleased to announce that I am a huge fan of this strawberry vibrator.

Not only does the suction technology feel unlike any other I’ve tried, but seriously! Look how close to a real strawberry Lovehoney got with the design.

I know I’ll have no qualms leaving this on proud display on my bedside table, and I think it’ll be an ideal sex toy for beginners, those who are more shy about their masturbation habits, or don’t want to use an anatomical pleasure device.

The only downside is that it is quite small, and while that is great for travel and storage, it’s tricky to grasp it when things start to get really heated, and during certain partnered sex positions.

Plus, the battery lasts for just 60 minutes, but honestly I don’t think you’ll need that long with this vibrator, so it doesn’t matter.

Overall, it’s berry good.

The Invite star Olivia Wilde has spoken about the reaction to her previous relationship with Harry Styles, who she reportedly met during the filming of Don’t Worry Darling.

In an episode of hit podcast Call Her Daddy, Wilde told host Alex Cooper that people “were fucking pissed” about the pair’s relationship.

She explained, “I think that it also had a lot to do with the kind of parasocial relationship people had with – have with – him, which is a burden that is very weighty and not something I envy and he carries it with grace.

“I think that is an enormous responsibility that all those stars have to carry that’s fucking impossible.”

The Booksmart director, who is 10 years older than the former One Direction star, claimed their age difference probably didn’t help fans’ opinions either.

She told Alex the age gap “really did upset people”, and stated: “It was crazy. I don’t know how much I understand it yet. That’s one of the factors that I never really felt like, I fully, I don’t know.”

Nevertheless, Olivia described that period of her life as the “loveliest relationship… so sweet and so beautiful and really, actually, very domestic and kind and lovely”.

She continued: “I think that we existed in this, like, little bubble and the judgment never really got into that bubble, which was a miracle and testament to us making that happen.

“I think that people were mad. It’s almost like the happiness made them mad. I would go to shows and dance, and people were like, ‘You slut! How dare you dance and smile?’ It really did upset people, though.”

Harry Styles previously described working with Olivia on Don’t Worry Darling as a “gift”, though he refrained from commenting publicly about their relationship.

You can watch the Call Her Daddy interview in full here.

A Reform UK MP has been called out after she bizarrely urged England’s football team to “keep winning” so women are not abused.

The day after England won 4-2 against Croatia in its first match of the 2026 World Cup, Sarah Pochin said “thank goodness” the national team won.

“On the occasions that England lose their football matches, the incidents of domestic violence go through the roof,” she said in a short video posted on X.

“So boys, keep winning.”

Multiple studies have suggested domestic abuse incidents increase when the national team lose a game – Lancaster University previously found reported incidents can rise by 38% when England lose and 26% when England win.

However, many took issue with Pochin’s attempt to put the responsibility for such abuse on the England players, rather than the abusers themselves.

Equalities minster Bridget Phillipson was quick to call out Pochin, replying on X: “Men should not beat up women. Full stop. No excuses.”

Labour MP Stella Creasy also criticised the social media post, writing: “Domestic abuse rises whether England loses or wins at football.

“Tackling that shouldn’t depend on the score line but the seriousness with which we take violence against women and ending the culture of misogyny that enables it.

“With views like this Reform continue to show they are part of the problem not the solution.”

Other users on social media condemned Pochin’s framing as the “most tone deaf thing,” “horrific” and “unbelievable”.

The scrutiny over Pochin’s comments come after her party leader, Nigel Farage, also attracted backlash for appearing to recycle a celebratory photo from 2024 to mark England’s victory last night.

Pochin herself has often drawn criticism for making gaffes or issuing divisive remarks.

Last October, she claimed there are not enough white people in TV adverts, blaming “the woke liberati that goes on inside the arty-farty world”.

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This is it… one of the best times of year is finally here. We love a sale, so aside from Black Friday and Boxing Day, we’re always eagerly waiting for the next Amazon Prime Day to roll around so we can stock up on our favourite essentials at a discount.

In 2026, Amazon is deciding to do things a little differently, and it’s moved its annual Prime Day Sale forward a few weeks – so it really is like Christmas has come early.

Although the sale doesn’t officially launch until 23rd June, some of the best brands out there have graced us by launching some early deals to get your hands on now.

That’s right, from today you can nab savings across beauty, tech, fashion, homes, and toys. Plus, some of our favourite brands are in on the fun, including Shark, Dyson, Samsung, Nothing, Russell Hobbs, adidas, Levi’s, LEGO, Garmin, and OATLY.

To make sure you’re prepared when the sale rolls around, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know to make the most of Amazon Prime Day, and some of the best early deals to shop now.

The best Amazon Prime Deals at a glance:

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Keep reading for our selection across categories, or find our round up of the best deals for each category here:

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Prime Day is Amazon’s annual sale, which sees deals across hundreds of brands and a whopping 35 product categories.

Spread over four days, the sales are intended for Amazon Prime members only, so you’ll need to make sure you sign up here if you haven’t already to take part.

Funny you should ask, because Amazon Prime Day is less than a week away and will run from 23rd to 26th June. Although the sale usually runs in July, Amazon clearly felt our desperation and moved it forward to the end of June as a treat to our wallets (oh, and to celebrate its 20th birthday).

Expect sales to launch early on 23rd June, and end late on 26th June, with huge savings across on thousands of products.

Just like in previous years, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member to participate in the Prime Day sale.

You can create an account, and then you’ll be able to save early deals and keep and eye on them as they drop up to 40% off in savings when the sale launches on 23rd June.

This year, Amazon will be offering curated lists exclusively for Prime members, meaning you’ll get daily recommendations based on your previous purchases and you won’t miss if there are discounts on some of your favourite essentials. Thanks, Amazon.

We can’t speak for you, but we simply can’t wait for the sales to begin. So to help you get your baskets prepared, we’ve rounded up some of the best early deals to shop now, or to keep an eye on ahead of the sale.

Keep reading for our selection across categories, or find our round up of the best deals for each category here:

Prime Day is Amazon’s annual sale, which sees deals across hundreds of brands and a whopping 35 product categories.

Spread over four days, the sales are intended for Amazon Prime members only, so you’ll need to make sure you sign up here if you haven’t already to take part.

Funny you should ask, because Amazon Prime Day is less than a week away and will run from 23rd to 26th June. Although the sale usually runs in July, Amazon clearly felt our desperation and moved it forward to the end of June as a treat to our wallets (oh, and to celebrate its 20th birthday).

Expect sales to launch early on 23rd June, and end late on 26th June, with huge savings across on thousands of products.

Just like in previous years, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member to participate in the Prime Day sale.

You can create an account, and then you’ll be able to save early deals and keep and eye on them as they drop up to 40% off in savings when the sale launches on 23rd June.

This year, Amazon will be offering curated lists exclusively for Prime members, meaning you’ll get daily recommendations based on your previous purchases and you won’t miss if there are discounts on some of your favourite essentials. Thanks, Amazon.

We can’t speak for you, but we simply can’t wait for the sales to begin. So to help you get your baskets prepared, we’ve rounded up some of the best early deals to shop now, or to keep an eye on ahead of the sale.