If You Can't Stand the Heat

Europe Calling

When I was a child, the TV weather forecasts were based around a map to which magnetic symbols, usually denoting fog or slanting rain, would be attached.When the weather did improve, it was always cheering to see childish little yellow sun images suddenly slapped on to our bit of the UK.At such times the weather forecaster might suggest it was time to ask Dad to pump up the paddling pool or get out his Panama hat. In a keynote address Monday before the United Nations General Assembly to mark the observance of 'Nelson Mandela International Day', Prince Harry chose to condemn the United States for 'contributing to a global assault on democracy and freedom.' A top British dance school has dropped ballet from its auditions after branding it an 'elitist art form', built around 'white European ideas and body shapes'. The Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) reviewed the dance as part of a wider plan to 'decolonise the curriculum', and consider the impact of race and gender on dance. Officials spent more than £38,000 in taxpayers' cash at a Domino's branch buying pizza for migrants last year, according to new figures. Border Force staff at Dover's now-closed Tug Haven holding centre used government credit cards to pay for the food over just five months last year. Dr Lalitaa Suglani reveals 7 things that can kill relationships 1. Being indirect about your wants and needs.2. Forcing the other person to change the way you want them to be.3. Not making an effort to understand your partner's perspective.4. Disengaging during disagreement instead of having 'difficult' conversations and/or using disrespectful language.5. Not apologising or taking accountability.6. Not having a life away from the relationship, such as hobbies, meeting with friends.7. Ignoring your partner's trauma, triggers, or past experiences.