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Watches and JewelleryUnlike Elizabeth Taylor, I won't be sitting around waiting for Richard Burton – here's the jewellery I'm gifting to myself this ChristmasWith much of the country in total lockdown and Christmas all but officially cancelled for thousands, forget Santa, says our Fashion Editor at Large Jess Wood. I'm joining the 40% of jewellery buyers opting for symbolic and hopeful 'treat yourself' purchases this Christmas.
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RelationshipsHow to survive Christmas when you're single – and reshape the conversationWith romance the last thing on anyone's mind, fielding pitying questions from smug marrieds is not what we need ever – let alone in the middle of a global pandemic. Luckily, author Lucy Vine has a wealth of witty comebacks to help you navigate Zoom party season as a singleton...
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Report23,000 young people face homelessness this Christmas – here's how you can help with CentrepointThis Christmas, Marie Claire has joined forces with Centrepoint to bring to light the homelessness crisis among young women.
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Life'I am proud to say I have achieved absolutely nothing this year'Does the end of this 'unprecedented' year see you ticking off your 2020 achievements? Well done, says Kerry Parnell, but don’t judge the pandemic plodders
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CultureInside The Clapham Grand, the historic music hall that hosted Marie Claire's #savethearts campaign shootThe Clapham Grand is an entertainment industry icon. But as the UK enters yet another lockdown, the landmark venue's future hangs in the balance. Here's how you can help.
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CultureJosie Man: "Being sensitive is not a bad thing"Singer-songwriter Josie Man on vulnerable lyrics, feeling like an outsider and why sometimes the most painful experiences make the best songs
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Money and WorkMarcus Rashford becomes the first-ever winner of the MC Future Shapers Male Ally awardThe Marie Claire Future Shapers awards are back for 2020 – and in a seismic year for activism, we've honoured Marcus Rashford MBE with our first-ever Male Ally award for his tireless campaigning towards positive change.
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CultureThe MC Future Shapers 2020 Awards are here and we're shining a light on the resilience of Gen Z and Millennial women -
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Money and WorkMarie Claire Future Shapers 2020: Meet the judgesFor this year’s Future Shaper Awards, we presented five women with a crucial task: to find 10 winners who are breaking the mould by making the world a brighter, safer and more equitable place for women in 2020. Here we introduce them and ask them the one career lesson they'd pass on…
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Money and WorkWhy diversity is crucial in our post Covid-19 workplaceCompanies have long paid lip service to diversity. But in a year that saw the world changed by Black Lives Matter and the inequality of the pandemic, we need less talk and more action if we're to create a truly diverse post Covid-19 workplace, writes award-winning business strategist Melanie Eusebe.
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ReportWhat it's really like to be a 24-year-old model…And HIV positiveTo mark World AIDS Day, we spoke to 24-year-old model, art student and beauty queen Horcelie Sinda, who was diagnosed as HIV Positive as a child. This is her story...
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Money and WorkSo your colleagues are toxic? It’s not you - it’s them. Here’s how to cope, mentallyThe home secretary, Priti Patel, avoided the sack despite an inquiry reportedly uncovering evidence of bullying. So how do you protect yourself from toxic colleagues? These experts can tell you
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LifeDomestic violence help: where to find support during the pandemicAs we are nearing the half way mark of the UN's 16 Days of Activism, solicitor Shanika Varga explains five ways victims can seek domestic violence help and advice
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Celebrity NewsGiovanna Fletcher talks motherhood, lockdown and why she's after Michelle Obama -
RelationshipsCoercive control: how to spot the signs when love turns sinisterHave you seen Is This Coercive Control? If not, why not? It's the jawdropping BBC Three social experiment asking people if they know what constitutes coercive control. Journalist, filmmaker and presenter, Ellie Flynn, writes for the first time about making the show and what lessons we can learn about this misunderstood form of domestic abuse
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Royal NewsThe Crown season four has officially lost the plot and here's whyIt’s a right royal scandal - as fake storylines tarnish The Crown. Kerry Parnell is not amused
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LifeThis is what it's like to be a fresher during a pandemicZoom lectures? Track and Trace? Online cocktail-making classes? Cambridge Uni student Kayinsola Amoo-Peters reveals why the 2020 freshers experience has been like no other...
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Life7 ways to cope with another crappy lockdownHad your fill of Zoom quiz nights? Us too. You need Rosie Mullender's seven sanity-saving tips for surviving Lockdown 2.0
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