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There’s no better example of having a case of Mondays than the day after the Super Bowl. Coors Light announced Wednesday that it’s temporarily changing its name to “Mondays Light” in an ...

A quarter of Gen Z adults – aged 18 to 27 – said they would not change a light bulb themselves because using a stepladder could be dangerous, while one in five fear the bulb could be “too ...

Squidsoup installations are always popular at Canary Wharf Winter Lights. Photo: Rikard Osterlund For 12 evenings across January and February, 11 temporary light artworks and sculptures are dotted ...