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It\u2019s not always the solution, says psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry, who has been married for 32 years. <\/p>\n
Here are the five things she recommends asking yourself before dishing
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It\u2019s not a good idea to get divorced when you\u2019re just depressed and stressed. You\u2019re naturally irritated by everything and everybody. It\u2019s too easy to\u00a0take that out on your partner and think they\u2019re the problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\t OPINION<\/p>\n 2 min read<\/p>\n Are you telling We cherry-pick the evidence against our partner until we\u2019re so set on them being the enemy\u2026<\/p>\n It feels almost like tying up loose ends. But it won\u2019t really solve the problem. It just makes it much worse. It\u2019s okay to be wrong. Good relationships are full of ruptures and repairs.<\/p>\n \nThe questions you should ask\n<\/p>\n It is a mixmatch of When we\u2019re under stress, we have our preferred way of coping.<\/p>\n You want a\u00a0partner who\u2019s on the same page as you, so that you have moments of connection.<\/p>\n Some people think a lot, other people want to go straight to action. <\/p>\n If you\u2019re a thinker, and you\u2019re married to a do-er, it\u2019s important to remind them that they don\u2019t have to fix every problem. If you are a doer, you have to say something like, explain your process and thoughts a little more.<\/p>\n Do you believe the If this is you, do some serious therapy on yourself. What gets in the way of a good relationship is thinking that the grass is greener and therefore having a lack of commitment. This is why we have marriage because you make a commitment. <\/p>\n PHILIPPA PERRY, AUTHOR OF BEST-SELLING BOOKS ON PARENTING AND RELATIONSHIPS<\/p>\n Do you have moments Moments of inclusion are the ones when you both feel like you\u2019ve both clicked, and really get on. \u00a0<\/p>\n If these moments are missing, we need to leave more space for them.<\/p>\n Also treat love as an action, not a feeling. Ask yourself, what can I do for my partner today?<\/p>\n \t LIFESTYLE<\/p>\n 5 min read<\/p>\n FOOD AND DRINK<\/p>\n The UPFs the In the UK, 50 per cent of our daily energy comes from\u00a0ultra-processed sources, rather than fresh, minimally processed food. <\/p>\n This has been blamed as one of the reasons for the nation\u2019s poor health and high rates of obesity. While all UPFs get a bad reputation, there are some that are better than others.<\/p>\n We asked the health experts which UPFs they include in their diets.<\/p>\n \nThe UPFs the health experts buy\n<\/p>\n Sausages<\/p>\n Dietitian Aisling Pigott has sausages once a week, choosing the vegan or high-meat versions. <\/p>\n Orange squash<\/p>\n Priya Tew buys no-added sugar squash to help her children drink more water.<\/p>\n Lentil crisps<\/p>\n Nutritionist Jenna Hope has these as an alternative to regular crisps. <\/p>\n \nThe UPFs the health experts buy\n<\/p>\n Baked beans<\/p>\n Dr Linia Patel, a dietitian and performance nutritionist, enjoys baked beans. She eats them on a jacket potato with cheese and a side salad as a quick, filling and nutrient dense meal.<\/p>\n Ketchup<\/p>\n Gut health nutritionist Yalda Alaoui, who follows a mostly anti-inflammatory diet, has ketchup as small amounts do not impact her blood glucose levels.<\/p>\n \nOther UPFs that health experts put in their shopping basket\n<\/p>\n Haribo sweets for their children Emergency cereal bars when homemade flapjacks run out.<\/p>\n Hot sauce and mayonnaise<\/p>\n Marmite as a source of vitamin Almond milk in morning drinks, fortified with vitamin D. <\/p>\n How to find balance<\/p>\n My mantra with UPFs is \u2018reduce but not restrict\u2019. I don\u2019t think we need to cut them out but it\u2019s a good idea to assess how much you eat. If some are [things] you especially love, then cutting them out can lead to you craving them more.<\/p>\n Priya Tew, registered dietitian specialising in eating disorders<\/p>\n How can people give themselves the best chance of a good retirement?<\/p>\n \nAre retirees in the UK happy?\n<\/p>\n What the statistics say<\/p>\n 47%<\/p>\n Almost half of studies into the impact of retirement on people\u2019s mental\u00a0health\u00a0report a negative impact on life satisfaction.<\/p>\n 72%<\/p>\n According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, among those aged 50-59 who have left the workforce, 72 per cent would consider returning\u00a0to work, often citing a need for financial security and purpose.<\/p>\n Nearly a third (32 per cent) of 50-70 year-olds retired earlier than they hoped. <\/p>\n Volunteering<\/p>\n 73-year-old Martin Delgado, who retired from his role as a journalist, enrolled as a volunteer with the NHS 10 years ago. <\/p>\n He attends seminars, goes on training courses and works with psychiatric patients at an NHS mental health trust in London.<\/p>\n (As well as looking after his grandson). <\/p>\n \t Big Read<\/p>\n 9 min read<\/p>\n \nMartin\u2019s other tips for retirement\n<\/p>\n Have hobbies<\/p>\n He often goes on bike rides, hikes, solo camping trips and finds time to read.<\/p>\n Exercise<\/p>\n He runs two or three mornings a week and when it becomes too much is planning to take up swimming or cycling.<\/p>\n Spend time with family<\/p>\n \u201cI spend as much time with our grandson as I can. Having him around has had a huge emotional impact.\u201d<\/p>\n \nIt doesn\u2019t have to be all or nothing\n<\/p>\n For Toni Del Mar, 75, one of the things that has\u00a0made her retirement a happy one is spending more spontaneous time with friends in her Devon village.\u00a0<\/p>\n But she hasn\u2019t given up everything completely. Mar runs her home as a B&B which she cleans and prepares for guests. If you\u2019re struggling, there\u2019s hope<\/p>\n Retirement was the biggest challenge of my life.<\/p>\n Simon McEwan, who had a 43-year career in journalism, felt lost without structure and routine. He wishes he\u2019d have phased work out slowly.<\/p>\n Now he\u2019s built a new routine including exercise, mindfulness, meditation and joined a mental health walking group. <\/p>\n \nHow to stay connected\n<\/p>\n 1Plan in advance \u2013 join community groups or take up new hobbies that can bridge the initial gap when work stops.<\/p>\n 2 Enjoy the arts \u2013 creativity can provide a new sense of purpose and organic opportunities for new bonds.<\/p>\n 3Maximise fulfillment \u2013 identify activities that you enjoy, and take time to build up interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n 4Balance your activities \u2013 mix ones for enjoyment with ones that help others. For example, volunteering at local community groups.<\/p>\n The mistakes parents make at home<\/p>\n Baby-proofing professionals like Al Kola from Baby Safe Steps say there are several mistakes he often sees that are actually more harmful than helpful.\u00a0<\/p>\n He shares the most common ones.<\/p>\n \nAccidents in the UK\n<\/p>\n Unintentional injuries in and around the home are a leading cause of preventable death for children under five years.<\/p>\n 67,000<\/p>\n Every year, more than 67,000 children experience an accident in the kitchen, says the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.<\/p>\n 58,000\u00a0<\/p>\n 58,000 children have accidents on the stairs, often where the most serious incidents occur.<\/p>\n \nThe mistakes parents make\n<\/p>\n The wrong gate Not securing furniture \nWhat to do\n<\/p>\n Don\u2019t leave windows ajar<\/p>\n The window could be pushed open the rest of the way by a toddler of about two years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hide cords<\/p>\n Cameras next to a cot are often on a wire, which means that a child could grab it, take it into their cot and get entangled.<\/p>\n Lock cupboards<\/p>\n Lock cupboards where you keep cleaning products, batteries, medicine, glassware and potentially tools.<\/p>\n \nOther things to note\n<\/p>\n You don\u2019t need to overprepare. If\u00a0you put edge protectors everywhere, then that child is not going to know what pain is.\u00a0When they go anywhere else like nursery and do get hurt because they don\u2019t understand it.<\/p>\n The only baby gate brand Al Kola trusts is Baby Dan. \u201cWe\u00a0use them for a few reasons: firstly, safety, secondly, practicality, and then thirdly, they look good. They are the only brand that currently ticks those boxes for most scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n As a finance expert that\u2019s made money mistakes in the past, these are the secrets I\u2019ll pass on\u2026<\/p>\n Clare Seal once had \u00a327,000 of credit card debt. Now she\u2019s a financial coach. <\/p>\n Here are the tips she\u2019ll pass onto her daughter.<\/p>\n MONEY<\/p>\n Clare\u2019s story<\/p>\n I want [my daughter] to learn from my mistakes and make smaller, less catastrophic ones.<\/p>\n Over the course of 10 years, Seal amassed debt that equated to her whole pre-tax salary. Some was down to high living costs and a low salary and some from her wedding. <\/p>\n Now she\u2019s paid off her debt, she is teaching her child to avoid this \u2013 and be wiser.<\/p>\n Align your career and lifestyle aspirations<\/p>\n I\u2019d like to make sure my daughter knows what sort of salary her chosen profession can command, what sort of hours she might work and where to set her sights when it comes to lifestyle. When there\u2019s a mismatch, it can lead to frustration, resentment and debt if you try to make up the shortfall with credit.<\/p>\n CLARE SEAL, AUTHOR OF FIVE STEPS TO FINANCIAL WELLBEING<\/p>\n \nThe money tips I\u2019ll pass on\n<\/p>\n Keep a \u2018freedom fund\u2019<\/p>\n This\u00a0is specifically designed as an escape hatch from a difficult situation, like a horrible partner or bad boss.<\/p>\n Start investing<\/p>\n Investing even just a Always negotiate<\/p>\n For women additional benefits like a generous pension, paid leave and health insurance, can make a huge difference.<\/p>\n \nThe money tips I\u2019ll pass on\n<\/p>\n Liking yourself is your armour<\/p>\n \u201cI could not tell you how much I have spent over the years, trying to \u2018fix\u2019 the parts of myself that society told me were not good enough,\u201d says Seal.<\/p>\n Have an enjoyment allowance<\/p>\n A pot of money for guilt-free spending is a good idea. If you start young enough, spending on your lifestyle and saving for your future don\u2019t have to be mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n Use credit wisely <\/p>\n I want to teach her how easy I hope she understands that there I don\u2019t want her to be scared of credit though because that\u2019s a recipe for misuse and shame.<\/p>\n I want her to know how to use it well and what the red flags are.<\/p>\n \t LIFESTYLE<\/p>\n 4 min read<\/p>\n Summer is approaching, and so are the insects<\/p>\n Are we getting more flies in the UK?<\/p>\n With warmer, wetter winters and longer summers, flies are likely to breed quicker and survive for longer. We\u2019re likely to see more in the future.<\/p>\n James Logan, professor of medical entomology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says we could see more bugs as warmer temperatures create an ideal environment for breeding.<\/p>\n \nHow to deter flies\n<\/p>\n Clear out leftovers<\/p>\n Flies love leftover food, especially if it\u2019s sugary or decaying. Food should be covered or in airtight containers, and leftovers cleared away immediately after eating.<\/p>\n Clean your sink<\/p>\n Particles of food found in the sink or drains after washing up will attract flies so keep them clean and clear. Keeping windows closed will also help. <\/p>\n \nAt-home remedies to try\n<\/p>\n Try vinegar <\/p>\n Mixing apple cider vinegar with a spoonful of sugar and washing up liquid attracts flies\u00a0\u2013 they then drown in the liquid.<\/p>\n Lemon with cloves<\/p>\n Cut a lemon in half and stick in some cloves. It\u2019ll create a strong combination of smells that repel flies.<\/p>\n Herbs<\/p>\n Placing mint, rosemary and basil around windows and kitchens can keep flies at bay. <\/p>\n \nTechniques to use\n<\/p>\n Keep windows closed<\/p>\n Have windows ajar not wide open and use fans as the airflow makes it hard for flies to land.<\/p>\n Use warm lights, if any<\/p>\n While flies are attracted to blue light, they are repelled by warm tones so try to get yellow or orange-toned lights.<\/p>\n Check your drains<\/p>\n Remove any organic matter that could be a food source, and clean them using boiling \nLook at your bins\n<\/p>\n Leftover and decaying food is a playground for flies<\/p>\n Keep your compost bin as far from the \t LIFESTYLE<\/p>\n 2 min read<\/p>\n Menopause causes Alzheimer\u2019s-like changes to the brain<\/p>\n Some symptoms overlap \nThe new research\n<\/p>\n Could this explain why Two thirds<\/p>\n According to the Alzheimer\u2019s Society, women account for around two thirds of people living with Alzheimer\u2019s disease (the most common form of dementia) in the UK.<\/p>\n Menopause<\/p>\n Some of the symptoms of menopause which are similar to dementia include memory issues, trouble with word retrieval, irritability, anxiety and frustration.<\/p>\n The differences<\/p>\n Someone with menopause brain fog may have difficulties with memory or clear thinking, but in dementia, these issues increase over time.<\/p>\n The person\u2019s abilities will decline progressively and they will need more support with everyday tasks.<\/p>\n Memory problems with \t Life lessons<\/p>\n 5 min read<\/p>\n What to do if you have menopause-related brain fog<\/p>\n Managing menopause is a bit like putting together pieces of a jigsaw.<\/p>\n British Menopause Society (BMS) trustee Dr Paula Briggs\u00a0says HRT can help but it\u2019s not the only solution. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0important to ensure that you\u2019re eating well and\u00a0exercising regularly throughout menopause, when your body is under some strain due to fluctuations in hormones\u201d.<\/p>\n \nThe lifestyle changes to make\n<\/p>\n Exercising<\/p>\n This supports mental health and sleep but it can be as simple as walking for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n Learn new things<\/p>\n Keeping your\u00a0brain active\u00a0can improve your brain health, cognition, well-being and mental health.<\/p>\n Reduce unhealthy habits<\/p>\n Reducing alcohol intake and quitting smoking are also worthwhile, says neuroscientist Professor Barbara Sahakian.<\/p>\n Selling a house can be a minefield<\/p>\n The market is stagnant, first-time buyers are struggling to save enough for deposits and sales are falling through.<\/p>\n To help, we asked experts for their tips on completing a sale. From what to do with decor and lighting to marketing it correctly.<\/p>\n These are the most common mistakes they see.<\/p>\n LOREM IPSUM<\/p>\n Paint problems<\/p>\n If you give people the choice of a renovation project or something that\u2019s finished, they\u2019ll go for the latter.<\/p>\n Arsh Ellahi, who has over 20 years of experience in the property industry, says buyers want houses that are done. <\/p>\n Warmer tones like stone and neutrals can also help a sale.<\/p>\n \nThe mistakes to avoid\n<\/p>\n Leaving out clutter<\/p>\n If all\u00a0someone can see is clutter, they\u2019re more likely to think the house is too small. Space is value.<\/p>\n Over-decorating<\/p>\n Show homes come without the personal element and are usually plain but modern. This draws people in.\u00a0<\/p>\n Overpricing<\/p>\n When the price is set too high, it\u2019s more likely to stay on the market. Your home has to look like good value for money.<\/p>\n \nThe mistakes to avoid\n<\/p>\n Declining offers<\/p>\n Ellahi says the best offers tend to come within the first four weeks of marketing.<\/p>\n Being present for viewings<\/p>\n If the owners are there, buyers can feel uncomfortable walking around and getting a sense of the place.<\/p>\n The wrong photos<\/p>\n Photos are the first thing a potential buyer sees, and poor-quality images will\u00a0stop stage two \u2013 the inquiry and viewing.\u00a0<\/p>\n \nWhat to do\n<\/p>\n Prepare your home<\/p>\n Windows should be opened to allow fresh air in, and, if it\u2019s cold, the heating should be turned on to make the house feel inviting and homely.<\/p>\n Be flexible<\/p>\n It\u2019s really important to accommodate viewings on weekends or evenings when they\u2019re most popular.<\/p>\n Financially prepare<\/p>\n Solicitors\u2019 fees, agent fees, and capital gains tax are all big\u00a0things to consider when it comes to finances and being ready to sell.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Like the surfers, Rotterdam is riding a wave. The Dutch master of reinvention is at it again, forging a fresh identity as the old port deindustrialises. The city has form. Obliterated in the Second World War, it rose from the rubble to become the daring, decidedly un-Dutch modernist metropolis of today. Its skyline earned it the nickname \u201cManhattan on the Maas\u201d, while its port grew to be one of the world\u2019s largest. \u202f \u202f<\/p>\n But with most maritime businesses having moved to the new out-of-town port, the city is reinventing itself again, finding new uses for the old docks. There are competing visions of what Rotterdam 3.0 should look like, but most agree on this: it must bring people closer to the water.\u202f<\/p>\n \u201cRotterdam was built with its back to the river [Maas] and we want to turn it around,\u201d says Vera Bauman, senior programme manager for the municipality. \u201cWe\u2019re starting to see that transformation.\u201d\u202f Rotterdam receives a fraction of the tourists that Amsterdam does (about 1.8 million compared with 9.5 million, with 12 times fewer Britons making the trip). You feel it on the streets, which are quieter, and it\u2019s cheaper, too, with the\u202fcost of living estimated to be 14 per cent lower.\u202fThat said, Rijnhaven is buzzing. Eking out the last rays of the day, swimmers jump into the harbour from a pontoon, while earthmovers sculpt a work-in-progress beach nearby.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the first place in Rotterdam where people can get in the water,\u201d says Albert van Eer, a landscape architect. \u201cThis was an important harbour, it\u2019s where the port of Rotterdam properly began. Now it\u2019s getting new importance.\u201d<\/p>\n Rijnhaven\u2019s abandoned old buildings are also being reimagined. In February, a former coffee warehouse completed its transformation into the Nederlands Fotomuseum<\/a>. Then there\u2019s Fenix<\/a>, an art museum about migration<\/a>.\u202f<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not for us to tell people how to feel about migration,\u201d says the museum\u2019s PR manager, Esmee K\u00f6hler. \u201cWe just want to enrich the view that people have about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Symbolism is everywhere in Fenix. The building itself, an old warehouse, belonged to the Holland America line, which in the 19th and 20th centuries shipped millions of European \u00e9migr\u00e9s to the US<\/a>, Einstein among them.\u202f<\/p>\n The surrounding Katendrecht neighbourhood was home to continental Europe\u2019s oldest Chinatown \u2013 and red-light district. Its plush new apartments and restaurants are symbolic of Rotterdam\u2019s redevelopment, which has sparked cries of gentrification.\u202f<\/p>\n Keen to keep Rotterdam gritty is artist Joep van Lieshout, who once established an anarchistic free state in the old port. I meet him in Nieuw-Mathenesse, an area dominated by empty factories.<\/p>\n AVL-Ville, he tells me, had its own currency, constitution and weapons, including a Mercedes car retrofitted with a cannon \u2013 \u201cbecause if you don\u2019t have armaments nobody takes you seriously\u201d.\u202fPart commune, part art experiment, it sprung up on an abandoned quay in 2001. It was no larger than a few football pitches and had a population of around two dozen.\u202fIt had a farm, a clinic and \u201cpublic transport\u201d \u2013 a tractor and horse-drawn cart.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a lot of problems with the king and prime minister,\u201d Van Lieshout adds. \u201cThey don\u2019t like you building a state within a state.\u201d After nine months, police pulled the plug on AVL-Ville.\u202f \u201cThey confiscated our weapons, which were just artworks; they couldn\u2019t be used,\u201d he says. The Mercedes is now in storage at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen<\/a>.<\/p>\n But the micro-state\u2019s renegade spirit lives on. Van Lieshout bought up some old factories which now host Brutus<\/a>, a raw, 6,000 square metre exhibition space for maverick artists.<\/p>\n Next door to Brutus works another visionary, Dirk van Peijpe. His architecture firm De Urbanisten plans to transform a disused railway line into a park reminiscent of New York\u2019s High Line. It\u2019s designed so hedgehogs and other wildlife can navigate it.\u202f<\/p>\n Van Peijpe\u2019s flagship project, though, is the transformation of a dirty old harbour into a sandy, tree-filled tidal park.\u202fIt\u2019s a blueprint for a more biodiverse Rotterdam, with plans for an urban wetland. \u201cThis contact with the water is impossible in most parts of the city,\u201d he says. \u201cWe need more of this \u2013 we need to invite nature into our cities.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n Peijpe scoffs at RiF010 \u2013 \u201ca concrete bowl full of water, very commercial\u201d \u2013 and thinks Rijnhaven could be more generous to nature.\u202fBut that\u2019s Rotterdam, a city shaped by competing visions, messy and eccentric, and \u2013 like the river running through it \u2013 forever in flux. \u202f<\/p>\n Getting there<\/p>\n Eurostar<\/a>\u202foperates direct trains from London King\u2019s Cross to Rotterdam.<\/p>\n Staying there<\/p>\n Hotel New York<\/a>\u202fhas river views and a bygone charm, with doubles from \u00a3130.<\/p>\n More information<\/p>\n rotterdam.info<\/a>\u202f
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Elderly couple taking selfie while hiking together in autumn mountains. \u2013 stock photo. (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Close-up](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_294303414.jpg\")
Find the best shoes for you (Photo: Xavier Lorenzo\/Getty\/Moment RF)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_294068724-e1776886381898.jpg\")
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It provides her with purpose and help
paying the bills.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_293136328_d813f9.jpg\")
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Pressure gates \u2013 gates with a bar along the bottom to keep them fixed in place \u2013 shouldn\u2019t be on the stairs as the bar is a trip hazard. You can end up flying down the stairs with your baby.<\/p>\n![\"Young](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1486654662.jpg\")
Young Asian mother enjoying family time with her toddler in nature \u2013 stock photo. (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cuggl-e1559225443371.jpg\")
The Cuggle Extending wooden gate failed some of the tests (Photo: Argos)<\/p>\n
Parents tend to assume that kids won\u2019t do XYZ. For example, we might assume they won\u2019t pull on drawers, but they can, and it\u2019s a threat that can land on them.<\/p>\n![\"Father](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2004444668.jpg\")
Father with baby on hands standing near window at home. \u2013 stock photo. (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/best-travel-cots.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"love](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_270217608.jpg\")
The Government may eventually have to scrap the triple lock (jacquesdurocher\/Getty Images\/iStockphoto)<\/p>\n![\"Mother](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_278396558.jpg\")
Caption: Mother guiding her young daughter to school up the stairs, symbolizing back to school season and family bonding.
Photographer: FreshSplash
Provider: Getty Images
Source: E+<\/p>\n![\"Asian](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2226939653.jpg\")
Asian small toddler child is riding a toy car when he falls on the floor, leading to cries and shouts. The unhappy boy, playing with his toy car in the living room daylight, sheds tears \u2013 stock photo. (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_291520917-e1774882917103.jpg\")
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Young woman making a payment with a credit card \u2013 stock photo. (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_296932548.jpg\")
Caption: A married couple sitting in silence, looking in opposite directions. The image captures the concept of female loneliness within a marriage, emotional disconnection, and relationship problems. Symbolizes quiet desperation and isolation at home
Photographer: Galina Zhigalova
Provider: Getty Images
Source: Moment RF<\/p>\n
tiny amount of pay
could help to grow real financial security.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_296761102.jpg\")
Rent control has proved a controversial topic in the UK, but is used more widely across the world (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Young](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_234457780.jpg\")
(Photo: Tang Ming Tung\/Getty).<\/p>\n![\"Senior](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_296952235.jpg\")
Friendships can be hugely rewarding but like any relationship you have to nurture them (Photo: Halfpoint Images\/Getty\/Moment RF)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_284334630.jpg\")
Caption: A young girl plays sits on a wooden bench beside a long radiator and a sunny window. She gazes out through the glass. The room is homely and comfortable. Conceptual with space for copy.
Photographer: Catherine Falls Commercial
Provider: Getty Images
Source: Moment RF<\/p>\n
credit makes it easy to hide your own spending from yourself.<\/p>\n
is always a price to pay.<\/p>\n
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\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_257036614.jpg\")
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A man pours a glass of water from a chrome tap at a kitchen sink \u2013 stock photo. (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_129283494.jpg\")
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If you\u2019re looking for a way to boost your health and wellbeing, you likely already have a goldmine in your store cupboard (Photo: Yulia-Images\/Getty)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_291888647.jpg\")
Take time to rest (Photo: Counter\/Getty\/Digital Vision\/Nicolas Hudak)<\/p>\n![\"One](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PRI_165242972.jpg\")
One example of this is the Intelligent Street Lighting project being trialled by Glasgow City Council. It uses an algorithm to process real time sensor data on noise, air pollution and footfall around the city and control street lighting in reaction to people\u2019s use of cycle paths and open spaces.
(Richard Baker via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
water and vinegar.<\/p>\n![\"WEYMOUTH,](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_144056827.jpg\")
Water companies are allowed to spill sewage so long as their plants are overwhelmed (Photo: Finnbarr Webster\/Getty)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_247627639.jpg\")
Caption: A resident walks past uncollected bin bags piled up on Poplar Road in Birmingham, central England, on April 15, 2025. Residents are desperately trying to get rid of an estimated 17,000 tonnes of trash that has piled up since refuse workers ramped up a strike last month. Four weeks in, the city council has declared a \u201cmajor incident,\u201d the prime minister has had to defend the government\u2019s response in parliament, and residents say their problems are worsening by the day. (Photo by Paul ELLIS \/ AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS\/AFP via Getty Images)
Photographer: PAUL ELLIS
Provider: AFP via Getty Images
Source: AFP
Copyright: AFP or licensors<\/p>\n
house as possible, use a wheelie bin liner and keep the lids sealed, says pest control expert Jonathon Nicholls.<\/p>\n
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between the perimenopause
and dementia which can be worrying for women but
experts say lifestyle changes can help.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_40474074.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
more women develop dementia than men?<\/p>\n
menopause, however, can
improve with treatment, lifestyle changes or time.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n![\"Healthy](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_297127067.jpg\")
Caption: Healthy senior woman doing swim noodle exercises in aerobics pool class. Active senior people doing workout in swimming pool holding swim noodles.
Photographer: Luis Alvarez
Provider: Getty Images
Source: Digital Vision<\/p>\n![\"Portrait](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_296122202.jpg\")
Caption: Portrait of elderly woman solving sudoku puzzles at home, sitting in living room. Sudoku as popular game for aging people, logical thinking, problem solving.
Photographer: Halfpoint Images
Provider: Getty Images
Source: Moment RF<\/p>\n![\"File](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_259358588.jpg\")
Caption: File photo dated 26\/11\/14 of a pint of beer and a set of car keys on a bar in a pub in central London. More than a fifth (21%) of motorists have drunk alcohol after 10pm when needing to drive before 9am the following morning, a new survey suggests. Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart, which commissioned the poll, warned that drinking alcohol the night before getting behind the wheel can pose a \u201cserious threat\u201d because a \u201cgroggy head\u201d means slower reaction times. Issue date: Friday July 18, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Philip Toscano\/PA Wire
Photographer: Philip Toscano
Provider: Philip Toscano\/PA Wire
Source: PA<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_290223119.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"Children??????s](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_232854432.jpg\")
(Photo: Anastasiia Krivenok\/Getty).<\/p>\n![\"Young](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_287804669.jpg\")
\u2018I do his laundry. I\u2019ve learned to check the pockets. I regularly pull out enough snack wrappers to fill a small bag\u2019, says Allana (Photo: Rani Nurlaela Desandi\/Getty)<\/p>\n![\"House](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_242367114.jpg\")
(Photo: Nuthawut Somsuk\/Getty).<\/p>\n![\"Rosie](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_295250587.jpg\")
For the vast majority of people selling the home they live in the process is straightforward and tax-free (Photo: Karl Hendon\/Getty) <\/p>\n![\"EMBARGOED](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_290285832.jpg\")
Mortgage rates have been rising for days (Andrew Matthews\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n![\"Senior](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_293245040.jpg\")
A reader is currently viewing properties (10\u2019000 Hours\/Getty Images\/Digital Vision)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_290223010.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"Aroma](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_271512054.jpg\")
Light a candle for atmosphere (Photo: VeranikaSmirnaya\/Getty\/iStockphoto)<\/p>\n![\"Black](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1364861282.jpg\")
Black alarm clock and bed \u2013 stock photo. (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Concept](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_294158425.jpg\")
You do not need to have it all figured out but you do need to start (Photo: Olha Danylenko\/ Getty)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n![\"Writer](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_299250037.jpg\")
Writer Gavin Haines post-surf. Rotterdam has become a \u2018daring, decidedly un-Dutch modernist metropolis\u2019<\/p>\n
Nowhere is it more evident than at Rijnhaven, an old harbour just south of the Maas. I walk there via the harp-shaped Erasmusbrug, as water taxis dart beneath me and a cruise ship docks.\u202f<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_299715737.jpg\")
A floating hotel on Rijnhaven (Photo: Andre Muller\/Getty)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_299715997.jpg\")
Rotterdam is known as \u2018Manhattan on the Maas\u2019 (Photo: horstgerlach\/Getty)<\/p>\n
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