Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds several clinics making potentially unlawful claims about benefits of unregulated therapies

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‘Wild west’ reformer pilates boom is causing rise in injuries, experts warn

Lack of regulation for specialist classes leaves UK fitness enthusiasts at risk, say professional bodies

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‘I am trapped in a sweet-smelling cycle of video game-branded toiletries’: Lush’s Mario Galaxy range, reviewed https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/03/lush-super-mario-galaxy-range-reviewed #SuperMario #Games #Culture #Beauty #LifeAndStyle
‘I am trapped in a sweet-smelling cycle of video game-branded toiletries’: Lush’s Mario Galaxy range, reviewed

From a subtle Princess Peach lip jelly to a Yoshi egg that’s been traumatising children, the cosmetic chain’s latest tie-in is out of this world

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I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever | Stephen Marche https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/artificial-intelligence-writers-powerful-language #AiArtificialIntelligence #LifeAndStyle #Culture #Technology
I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever

Mastery of banal style is losing its usefulness – but language is more powerful than ever. It’s up to the writer to do what machines can’t

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‘From high flyer to dead parrot’: former billion-dollar eco-shoe brand Allbirds sold for $39m

Once-hyped, celebrity-backed company snapped up by American Exchange Group for fraction of former value

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I handed over my dating life to AI. I don’t think she’ll see me again

In week five of Rhik Samadder’s diary, our resident AI skeptic decided to let AI take the lead on a date. If uncanny valley was a conversational style, it’s this

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Most gen Z fathers in Australia believe it’s solely their job to provide financially, research finds

Survey also found 65% of gen Z think ‘things are better if men do paid work and women do care work’

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I took off my headphones – and noticed a stranger in peril

Slumped on the pavement, she wasn’t breathing – and I wouldn’t have realised if I’d been listening to music as usual. Time to stop blotting out the world …

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I don't know what God is. But the search keeps me grounded and feeling alive | Karen Rinaldi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/29/god-search-perspective #Religion #LifeAndStyle
I don’t know what God is. But the search keeps me grounded and feeling alive

I rejected the church as a teen. But I’ve lately felt called to look for God – and my understanding has changed

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