ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: The office is vital for cool friendships… and hot gossip 

There isn’t much good news around Covid-19, but for many mothers who have long wanted more flexible working, their day has come. When I edited Vogue, I had a staff of about 30 who were mainly female.  It was a curious fact but office pregnancies seemed to happen in cycles, and often four or five … Read more

We’ll meet again! Friendships that have dried up during lockdown will return to normal, expert says

If you feel like you’ve lost touch with friends in lockdown, worry not. Professor Robin Dunbar, of Oxford University, has spent 25 years studying behaviours in primates and human groups and applied his knowledge to the pandemic.  He said that despite some friends not seeing each other for months during lockdown, most relationships will return to … Read more

Grey reef sharks form lasting ‘friendships,’ scientists find, rarely straying into outside groups

Sharks have a reputation for being heartless killers, but at least one species forms long-lasting ‘friendships,’ scientists have discovered. Grey reef sharks are swift, large-eyed predators that frequent coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They often head out to the open water at night to hunt. But during the day, they return to … Read more

Cows lick each other to show affection and help forge strong friendships 

Cows lick each other around the head and neck to show affection and help forge strong friendships, a new study reveals. Chilean and US scientists spent 30 days observing a small herd of dairy cows that had recently given birth to observe social grooming, also known as allogrooming. The behaviour, which involves one cow licking … Read more

Big Brother’s Talia Rycroft hits out at the show for failing to show ‘friendships and personality’

Big Brother’s Talia Rycroft slams the show’s editing and says producers need to depict more ‘friendships and personality’ so that viewers can know the cast better By Demeter Stamell and Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:29 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 05:31 BST, 21 July 2020 Big Brother’s Talia Rycroft has urged the … Read more