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Nine expert tips for staying warm at home without turning up the heating

Nine expert tips for staying warm at home without turning up the heating

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in With temperatures dipping across the UK, experts have revealed how to stay warm at home during the cooler months without turning the central heating up. Keeping your feet warm “Warm feet play a major role in contributing towards your body temperature and blood flow, therefore need to be looked after,” explains Stephen Hankinson, energy efficiency expert at Electric Radiators Direct. “Layering up with thick and fluffy socks is an obvious yet great choice to keep your feet warm. “Slippers work perfectly for wearing around the house as they not only add another layer of insulation, but they also provide better foot support and stop any potential slips happening on laminate or tiled flooring.” He also suggests foot baths. “Consider soaking your feet in a warm foot bath, as this will help increase circulation and keep your feet warmer for longer. But make sure you properly dry your feet after, as …

NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for October 12: Tips to solve Connections #749

NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for October 12: Tips to solve Connections #749

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition will be easier for who watch football. As we’ve shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight, and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections: Sports Edition? The NYT‘s latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication’s sports coverage. The sports Connections can be played …

Mary Berry’s best stress-free cooking tips and easy one-pot recipes

Mary Berry’s best stress-free cooking tips and easy one-pot recipes

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Dame Mary Berry has been a fixture on our screens since her first TV appearance in the early Seventies and she’s seen the face of home cooking change a lot in that time. The TV cook married antiques dealer Paul Hunnings – famously after he proposed three times – 60 years ago this year. “Things have changed,” says 91-year-old Berry. “When I got married in 1966, the chaps – or partners – didn’t cook very much. Now everybody’s enjoying cooking.” Her first TV series was Afternoon Plus with Judith Chalmers in the early Seventies, and by 2010 Berry was a judge on The Great British Bake Off, with many of her own BBC cooking shows between and since, along with publishing over 80 cookery books. “I absolutely love what I do, I’ve got a lovely team and that makes all the difference. We have a good laugh and we take …

NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for October 10: Tips to solve Connections #747

NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for October 10: Tips to solve Connections #747

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition will be easier for who watch Texas football. As we’ve shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight, and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections: Sports Edition? The NYT‘s latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication’s sports coverage. The sports Connections can be …

Expert tips to make you a better runner – start slow, enlist a friend, choose strength over stretches | Running

Expert tips to make you a better runner – start slow, enlist a friend, choose strength over stretches | Running

Published by Sam Flores

Whether you have never been for a run or are building up to a marathon, sometimes the biggest challenge is just getting out the door. Here, running coaches share their tips on everything from mindset to avoiding injuries – but mainly how to find joy in running. Find your motivation “I absolutely hate getting out of bed and going for a run,” says Jo Wilkinson, a former GB and England athlete who has been a running coach for 10 years. “It takes me a good 20 minutes to get into a run, and then I quite enjoy it. Motivation ebbs and flows in all of us.” Wilkinson suggests arranging to run with someone to make yourself get out – “It’s much harder to let a friend down. There’s a sense of obligation to turn up” – or find a running club to sign up to. “If you’re running after work, my top tip is: do not sit down,” she says. “Walk in the front door and put your running clothes on. If you sit on …

As darker mornings approach, here are ten tips to help with waking up

As darker mornings approach, here are ten tips to help with waking up

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in With winter rapidly approaching and darker mornings becoming part of the daily routine, pulling yourself out of bed can begin feel more difficult than usual. Shazna Khanom, head of clinical mental health at the health insurance company Bupa, explained that the reduced daylight hours across autumn and winter could noticeably impact our energy levels. “The darkness doesn’t just impact people’s mood, it can also change their energy levels and make them feel slower. We often interpret this slowness as laziness and sluggishness, which can have a spiralling effect,” Khanom said. If you are having a hard time waking up on winter mornings, you are certainly not alone, as it remains a widely shared experience. Try these 10 practical tips which may help to make early starts much easier… 1. Try to wake up at the same time every day “Carry on waking up early if that’s what you usually do,” …

How to get Glastonbury 2027 tickets: the 6 tips and tricks to beat the queue today

How to get Glastonbury 2027 tickets: the 6 tips and tricks to beat the queue today

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This After a year off, Glastonbury will be back in 2027 – and while there’s still quite some time to go until Worthy Farm opens its gates, the time to try purchasing tickets is upon us. Organisers announced plans for this year’s main sale, which will take place over two days: Thursday 1 October at 6pm for coach and ticket packages, and Sunday 4 October at 9am for general admission. Follow the latest updates as tickets go on sale here. Anyone who wants to a buy ticket needs to have submitted their details and a passport photo before 5pm on Friday 25 September in order to register. Tickets will only be available from this link and can be purchased …

How to Collect CDs | WIRED

How to Collect CDs | WIRED

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You can score some great finds when thrifting for CDs, but you never know the conditions the discs were stored in before they hit the discount shelf, so learn to spot the most common problems and be discerning. You may even want to bring a portable player with you when you shop so you can test your finds—with the seller’s consent, of course. Invest in Proper Storage Similar to a vinyl record, the best way to store a CD is vertically, in its original sleeve, jewel case, or digipack. Any solid shelf makes a good home, but used furniture stores or Goodwill shops will often also have dedicated CD shelving, made of wood or metal, specially designed to fit rows of jewel cases. About those jewel cases: If they’re damaged or missing pieces, they don’t do as good a job protecting the CDs or artwork inside from spills or scratches. Go the extra step and invest in replacements for cracked jewel cases or damaged interior spindle trays. If you listen on the move and like …

NYT Connections hints and answers for October 1. Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #1208.

NYT Connections hints and answers for October 1. Tips to solve ‘Connections’ #1208.

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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you don’t know James Bond. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections? The NYT‘s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and …

8 tips to speed up your slow laptop

8 tips to speed up your slow laptop

Published by Sam Flores

MacBooks and Windows laptops both have modes intended to maximise battery life. Low Power Mode (Mac) and Power Saver (Windows) should be avoided if you want peak performance. On a Mac, you’ll find the Low Power Mode switch in Settings > Battery. For the best experience, set this to Never, but remember to change it back if you need your MacBook to last longer. On a Windows laptop, there are two controls you need to consider. Both are found in Settings > System > Power & Battery. Energy Saver mode uses multiple tactics to reduce battery consumption, including lowering maximum power. Switch this off, and you have access to Power Mode controls. Your options are Best Power Efficiency, Balanced and Best Performance. While Balanced is the default, I was able to unlock up to 33 per cent more power by playing around with these settings using my own laptop. To make matters more complicated, some laptops have their own performance modes. Many Asus laptops have MyAsus or Armory Crate, for example. Lenovo has the Vantage …