Extreme makeup: how the girls and boys of Generation Z created a huge new subculture

Many young people now spend hours in their bedrooms, perfecting extraordinarily intricate looks to put up online

‘Plastic recycling is a myth’: what really happens to your rubbish?

You sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports on a global waste crisis

Social Training before Travelling with your Dog

      Training your dog to up its social skills is important, especially if you don’t like to leave it home alone when you are away. Apart from obtaining such paperwork as a rabies certificate, there are certain social rules you should observe when travelling with dogs. In other words, your dog has to … Read more

Every year Virtuoso’s winners raise the bar even higher for global luxury hospitality

    The 2019 Virtuoso Best of the Best winners are… Every year Virtuoso’s winners raise the bar even higher for global luxury hospitality. Find out the winners in the following categories: Hotel of the Year, Best Wellness Program, Best Achievement in Hotel Design, Best Dining Experience, Best Bar, Sustainable Tourism Leadership, Best Family Program, … Read more

Polar cruise boom harming the Arctic, explorer warns

German adventurer Arved Fuchs says he has seen Inuit villages flooded with gawping tourists – ‘Party ships have no place here’

Are crystals the new blood diamonds?

Gwyneth loves them, Adele can’t sing without them and Kim Kardashian uses them to deal with stress. Many of us are lured by their beauty and promise of mystical powers, but are ‘healing’ crystals connecting us to the earth – or harming it?