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Saman Javed

Lifestyle reporter

Saman Javed joined The Independent as a lifestyle reporter in May 2021. She has previously written for UNILAD, LADbible, gal-dem, and IndyBest. You can email her at saman.javed@independent.co.uk

The White Poppy symbolises the belief that there are better ways to resolve conflicts and embodies values that reject killing fellow human beings for whatever reason
Home News

Why do some people wear white poppies on Remembrance Day?

<p>Hay fever is an allergy to pollen or dust</p>
Health & Families

The £4 hay fever tablet that ‘cures all symptoms’

<p>Prince Andrew has settled his civil case </p>
Royal Family

Who is Prince Andrew and will he attend the coronation?

<p>An exterior shot of Maslina Resort, Croatia</p>
Croatia

Maslina Resort review: An idyllic wellness retreat on Hvar, Croatia

IndyEats

The best high street Christmas sandwiches for 2022, ranked

<p>Martin Lewis</p>
Lifestyle

Martin Lewis’ 4 tips for keeping warm without turning the heating on

<p>Consistency is key, say experts</p>
Health & Families

How long it takes to see results of a new workout routine

<p>How much of a difference can the consumer champion’s wisdom really make?</p>
Lifestyle

Do Martin Lewis’s money-saving tips really work? We tried some out

<p>Lady Susan Hussey arrives at the Queen’s funeral</p>
Royal Family

Who is Lady Susan Hussey?

<p>A woman sits alone on Christmas Day</p>
Health & Families

How to deal with grief during the Christmas period

<p>A Whole Foods store</p>
Food and Drink

Which grocery stores are open across the US on Thanksgiving?

<p>Waitrose advert accused of glorifying sun tans</p>
Christmas

Waitrose alters Christmas ad after criticism it ‘glorified’ sun tans

<p>Lauren Jauregui</p>
Lifestyle

Lauren Jauregui says being on the red carpet used to give her anxiety

Lifestyle

Lauren Jauregui says being on the red carpet used to give her anxiety

<p>Lauren Jauregui</p>
<p>The Corn Kid</p>
Lifestyle

Corn Kid hands out 50,000 cans of his favourite food for Thanksgiving

<p>Clea Shearer attends Vanity Fair Oscar Part in March</p>
Health & Families

The Home Edit’s Clea Shearer announces she is cancer free

<p>Naomi Biden married Peter Neal on 19 November</p>
Love & Sex

Naomi Biden says grandma Jill ‘lost sleep’ over wedding lunch menu

<p>Daniel Craig</p>
Food and Drink

Daniel Craig reveals his least favourite Thanksgiving food

<p>Daniel Craig</p>
Food and Drink

Daniel Craig reveals his least favourite Thanksgiving food

<p>Dame Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson</p>
Love & Sex

Helen Mirren says she loved ex Liam Neeson ‘deeply’

<p>Michaela Jae Rodriguez at the 2022 Met Gala</p>
Women

Michaela Jaé says childhood bullies didn’t bother her

<p>Raw Acacia honey showed the most benefits</p>
Health & Families

Consuming two spoons of honey improves cholesterol levels, study finds

<p>Selma Blair and Christina Applegate</p>
Health & Families

Selma Blair praises friend Christina Applegate for her support with MS

<p>High blood pressure may cause stress</p>
Health & Families

Stress is ‘a symptom of high blood pressure rather than the cause’

<p>Duke of Edinburgh</p>
Royal Family

Lady Glenconner condemns ‘untrue’ The Crown plot about Prince Philip

<p>Margot Robbie</p>
Fashion

Margot Robbie’s new ‘style era’ hailed by fans after latest look

<p>John Torode and Lisa Faulkner</p>
Love & Sex

MasterChef star John Torode can’t remember meeting his wife

<p>Duke of Edinburgh</p>
Royal Family

Lady Glenconner condemns ‘untrue’ The Crown plot about Prince Philip

<p>Margot Robbie</p>
Fashion

Margot Robbie’s new ‘style era’ hailed by fans after latest look

<p>John Torode and Lisa Faulkner</p>
Love & Sex

MasterChef star John Torode can’t remember meeting his wife

<p>Brooklyn Beckham</p>
Food and Drink

Brooklyn Beckham announces his latest career venture

Food and Drink

Brooklyn Beckham announces his latest career venture

<p>Brooklyn Beckham</p>
<p>Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma</p>
Health & Families

Rebel Wilson takes newborn daughter on ‘first adventure’ to Nobu

<p>Pink and Carey attended the ceremony with their children</p>
Fashion

Pink pokes fun at husband’s wardrobe malfunction before AMAs

<p>DJ Khaled lists Miami home on Airbnb</p>
Lifestyle

DJ Khaled offers fans a night inside his sneaker closet on Airbnb

<p>Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski</p>
Love & Sex

Emily Ratajkowski hints she is ‘rebounding’ with Pete Davidson

<p>Pete Davidson and Emily Ratajkowski</p>
Love & Sex

Emily Ratajkowski hints she is ‘rebounding’ with Pete Davidson

<p>Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell</p>
Love & Sex

Kristen Bell shares the secret to her 10-year marriage to Dax Shepard

<p>Sasha Attwood is expected to stay aboard the MSC World Europa ship</p>
Lifestyle

The £1bn ship where England players’ partners will stay this World Cup

<p>Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt</p>
Health & Families

Heidi Montag announces birth of second child with Spencer Pratt

<p>Antoni Porowski and Kevin Harrington</p>
Love & Sex

Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski engaged to boyfriend Kevin Harrington

Royal Family

The true story of Countess Mountbatten’s daughter in The Crown

<p>King Charles III travels with teddy bear, his own toilet seat, royal author claims</p>
Royal Family

King Charles to pay tribute to late Queen with Remembrance Day wreath

<p>Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt</p>
Lifestyle

Emily Blunt says Stanley Tucci ‘loves’ his sex symbol status

<p>The Backstreet Boys</p>
Fashion

Backstreet boys pose in their underwear for new campaign

<p>Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner</p>
Love & Sex

Joe Jonas says keeping his marriage private makes him ‘better person’

<p>Lauren Wasser</p>
Women

Lauren Wasser on how she found hope after legs amputated due to TSS

<p>Black Friday takes place on the last Friday of November</p>
Lifestyle

Experts share tips to avoid online scams this Black Friday

Lifestyle

Experts share tips to avoid online scams this Black Friday

<p>Black Friday takes place on the last Friday of November</p>
<p>Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend</p>
Royal Family

What really happened between Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend?

<p>Lindsay Lohan and Bader Shammas</p>
Love & Sex

Lindsay Lohan says married life with Bader Shammas is ‘so special’

<p>Drake and Kanye West</p>
Fashion

Kanye West ‘fired employee’ after they asked to listen to Drake

<p>McDonald’s Christmas advert</p>
Christmas

McDonald’s Christmas advert sends touching message about family

<p>McDonald’s Christmas advert</p>
Christmas

McDonald’s Christmas advert sends touching message about family

<p>Kate and Rio Ferdinand</p>
Love & Sex

Rio Ferdinand says he only has rows with wife Kate over one thing

<p>King Charles, Queen Consort and Holly Willoughby</p>
Royal Family

Holly Willoughby criticises The Crown’s portrayal of ‘tampongate’

<p>Nick Cannon is expecting his 12th child</p>
Health & Families

Fans in disbelief after Nick Cannon expecting 12th child

<p>Mackenzie Porter and Kelsea Ballerini</p>
Fashion

Kelsea Ballerini and Mackenzie Porter wear same dress to CMA Awards

Royal Family

The Crown: Who is James Colthurst?

<p>A study looked at data on more than 100,000 people</p>
Health & Families

Prevalence of dementia in over 65s has declined by a third: study

<p>Kim Cattrall at Glamour Women of the Year awards</p>
Women

Kim Cattrall says overturning of Roe v Wade was a ‘devastating blow’

<p>Rihanna and A$AP Rocky</p>
Health & Families

Rihanna says baby son is ‘cuddly’ and ‘funny’

<p>Johnny Depp appears in Savage x Fenty Vol 4 show</p>
Fashion

Rihanna fans condemn Johnny Depp’s cameo in Savage X Fenty show

<p>TV - The Crown</p>
Lifestyle

Charity urges those with eating disorders to avoid The Crown season 5

<p>Samantha Womack</p>
Women

Samantha Womack was diagnosed with breast cancer after ‘random check’

Women

Samantha Womack was diagnosed with breast cancer after ‘random check’

<p>Samantha Womack</p>
<p>Sam Smith says they would like to have a family</p>
Health & Families

Sam Smith says they are willing to have kids on their own

<p>Most women need three close friends</p>
Women

This is how many close friends most women need, survey suggests

<p>The makeup artist died on 31 October</p>
Lifestyle

Celebrity makeup artist Laney Chantal has died, aged 33

<p>Prices of staple foods such as milk, bread and cereals have risen</p>
Lifestyle

Kitchen hacks to help budgets go further amid cost of living crisis

<p>Prices of staple foods such as milk, bread and cereals have risen</p>
Lifestyle

Kitchen hacks to help budgets go further amid cost of living crisis

<p>One in every 250 pregnancies in the UK end in stillbirth </p>
Health & Families

Risk of stillbirth linked to father’s family history, study suggests

<p>Bunker was built in 1959</p>
Lifestyle

Cold War nuclear bunker in original condition on sale for £25,000

<p>Andy Taylor</p>
Health & Families

Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor reveals he has prostate cancer

<p>Hilary Duff and Aaron Carter</p>
Love & Sex

Hilary Duff shares tribute to ‘effervescent’ Aaron Carter

<p>Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma</p>
Love & Sex

Rebel Wilson denies reports she is engaged to girlfriend Ramona Agruma

<p>Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford</p>
Love & Sex

Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford make red carpet debut as couple

<p>Glastonbury Festival</p>
Lifestyle

Glastonbury: What are the rules on taking alcohol to the festival?

<p>Eric Dier engaged to Anna Modler</p>
Love & Sex

Tottenham Hotspur player Eric Dier engaged to model Anna Modler

<p>Shutterstock/AdrienneReau</p>
Fashion

Fans confused by Diesel’s £800 ‘belt/skirt’ with Velcro closure

<p>The Princess of Wales</p>
Royal Family

Princess of Wales attends Rugby League World Cup

<p>Sarah Beeny on Instagram</p>
Health & Families

Sarah Beeny shaved her hair with dog clippers after cancer diagnosis

<p>Lowering weights can build thicker muscles, study finds</p>
Health & Families

Lower weights instead of lifting for bigger muscles, study suggests

<p>Lottie Moss</p>
Health & Families

Lottie Moss says rehab was ‘best thing ever’ for her mental health

<p>Searches for Christmas turkey are down</p>
Food and Drink

Britons may abandon Christmas turkey due to cost of living

<p>Lidl Bear</p>
Christmas

Lidl Bear is the star of supermarket’s Christmas advert

<p>Alison Hammond stars in “Once Upon A Pud”</p>
Christmas

Alison Hammond stars as a countess in Sainsbury’s Christmas advert

<p>Searches for Christmas turkey are down</p>
Food and Drink

Britons may abandon Christmas turkey due to cost of living

<p>Lidl Bear</p>
Christmas

Lidl Bear is the star of supermarket’s Christmas advert

<p>Alison Hammond stars in “Once Upon A Pud”</p>
Christmas

Alison Hammond stars as a countess in Sainsbury’s Christmas advert

<p>The problem is also widespread among university students</p>
Lifestyle

1 in 4 professionals mocked over their accent at work, report finds

<p>Kim Kardashian and North West</p>
Fashion

Fans criticise Kim Kardashian for ‘borrowing clothes from the dead’

<p>Lindsay Lohan and her husband, Bader Shammas</p>
Love & Sex

Lindsay Lohan opens up about married life: ‘I have an amazing husband’

<p>Brian Blessed</p>
Love & Sex

Brian Blessed says wife praised him as ‘primitive’ when they first met

<p>Jennifer Lawrence</p>
Love & Sex

Jennifer Lawrence reveals she changed her name after marriage

<p>Bill Nighy stars in ‘Living'</p>
Fashion

Bill Nighy explains surprising reason behind signature suits

<p>David Archuleta</p>
Love & Sex

David Archuleta on ‘taking a break’ from Mormonism after coming out

Fashion

20 times celebrities got Halloween costumes horribly wrong

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