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'Realistic' period advert has everybody talking (and watching)
A bold campaign has been hailed for tackling menstruation taboos, endometriosis, infertility and miscarriage
By Olivia Adams
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These are the emails you regret sending
Ever pressed ‘send’ only to realise you’ve sent an email to the wrong person? Or fired off a ranty text after a few wines that you'll regret the next morning? At least you're not alone, read on...
By Sophie Goddard
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Running out of Furlough night plans? These are the best places for outdoor cinema this summer
Cosy up to cult classics at these beautiful open-air and drive-in cinemas. Summertime sadness? I barely know her!
By Niamh McCollum
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Being out of lockdown might not be the fairytale you imagined - here's why
With only her flatulent sausage dog for lockdown company, presenter and performer Anneka Harry was totally ready for pubs and partying in a pandemic. Or at least she thought so...
By Maria Coole
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How Marie Claire is supporting an end to period plastic
For far too long, we have been allowing plastic sanitary products to destroy our planet. Marie Claire is supporting a campaign to change that
By Olivia Adams
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How coronavirus has changed dating habits forever
The pandemic has made dating better than before, says Olivia Adams
By Olivia Adams
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I May Destroy You: sexual assault survivors have a few things to say
I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel's extraordinary drama of the year, has triggered many to speak out about their traumatic experiences. Lizzy Dening asks survivors what they want you to know – and how to help
By Lizzy Dening
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How to have a virtual Glastonbury experience from home
From Beyoncé to Adele, the BBC is broadcasting the best of Glastonbury over the weekend of the cancelled festival
By Olivia Adams
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A third of women in the UK are struggling with lockdown loneliness
Results from analyses of Google trends reveal that searches involving words such as 'loneliness', 'worry' and 'sadness' are also on the up in other countries
By Niamh McCollum
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Cervical Screening Awareness Week: what to do during the pandemic
Here is everything you need to know about going for a smear test during the pandemic
By Olivia Adams
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Childcare during Covid-19 ‘damaging career prospects’ of working mums
This is how the coronavirus pandemic has affected mothers and pregnant women in lockdown
By Olivia Adams
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Hunger strikers demand justice for Breonna Taylor
Black Lives Matter protests are still reverberating and now protesters in the US are on hunger strike seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, a woman killed at home by police in March. Marie Claire's Dami Abajingin asks why the killing of black women is rarely centre stage in narratives about police brutality and why #SayHerName matters
By Marie Claire
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10 ways to be an ally to the black community
For the rest of the year and for good
By Olivia Adams
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How to (virtually) mark the three-year anniversary of Grenfell
Online events of remembrance and reflection for the Grenfell Tower tragedy will take place on June 14
By Olivia Adams
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Dear White Mumfluencers, we need to talk about being an anti-racism ally
My name is Zeena Moolla. Like you, I'm a part of your world, albeit my Word To The Mothers occupies a far less frequented space. I apologise for the unsolicited nature of this address, but I felt we needed to talk...
By Marie Claire
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Books to educate yourself and your children on race and racism
What to read when you want to educate your family about race and racism
By Olivia Adams
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Covid-19 Global Diaries: 'I'm a refugee in London and people like me are dying'
Fleeing persecution in Nigeria, Yetunde James arrived in the UK with dreams of a new and safe life. But coronavirus has taken her friends, put her life in danger and her plans to build a bright future on hold
By Maria Coole
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'Black people need everyone, regardless of colour, to do better'
Following George Floyd's killing, Hanna Davis, a 28-year-old TV producer, says she's lived her life seeing black people treated with less value than white people
By Marie Claire
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People from ethnic minorities face higher risk of dying from coronavirus
'This pandemic has exposed huge disparities in the health of our nation'
By Niamh McCollum
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We all have a part to play in making lasting change after George Floyd’s brutal killing
By Jenny Proudfoot
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Activist Rachel Cargle's words about the need to be actively anti-racist are going viral
Here's everything to know...
By Jenny Proudfoot
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'As a doctor it's my duty to fight for justice over healthcare workers deaths'
Tonight's Clap For Carers could be the last and Dr Meenal Viz is happy with that. She wants you to know why clapping is not enough to honour the sacrifice of 237 colleagues who have so far died during the pandemic
By Maria Coole
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'The virus is breaking out in camps and refugees are at terrible risk'
Josie Naughton, co-founder and CEO of Help Refugees, works tirelessly with her global team to protect the forgotten people of the pandemic - the refugees left exposed and vulnerable
By Marie Claire
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'I'm 24, blind and self-isolating - this is how I'm coping'
YouTuber Lucy Edwards - who became the first blind presenter to host a show on Radio 1 at the end of last year - says she is familiar with the crippling feelings of isolation and anxiety caused by coronavirus
By Olivia Adams
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Ophelia Lovibond: 'If you have a safety net, you’ll fall'
The actress on her latest Disney role, what she learned from Jim Carrey and why cliff-jumping is the new mindfulness...
By Sophie Goddard
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Practice these five actions each day to ease anxiety as we emerge from lockdown
As research reveals that half the UK population is suffering from post-lock down anxiety, Psychologist Fiona Murden reveals the 5 proven techniques she gives her clients
By Marie Claire
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'A masked stranger with good intentions': an NHS midwife on the frontline
Stephanie, a 25-year-old midwife based in a hospital in the Midlands, details her worries about how her vital role providing care for women and their babies being born during the Covid-19 pandemic has changed
By Olivia Adams


