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Daisy Schofield

Daisy Schofield is a freelance journalist

June 2024

  • wedding cake comes crashing down

    ‘They dropped the cake from the top of the stairs’: wedding disasters – and insiders’ tips on how to avoid them

    Exploding pizza vans, stained dresses, vomiting brides … these wedding pros have seen it all. They share their most cringeworthy stories and advise how to ensure the big day runs smoothly

March 2024

  • shower head illustration

    Have you washed your toothbrush lately? The surprising truth about how to keep your home truly clean

    We all keep our sheets, floors and fridges respectable (don’t we?), but how often should we be doing it? From shower heads to keyboards, experts tell the shocking truth

October 2023

  • Narmeen dancing in club

    Sober raving, beekeeping and playing Dungeons and Dragons – how people with stressful jobs decompress

    A junior doctor, a deputy head, a social worker and others tell us how they destress and relax after work

September 2023

  • ‘The gunge smelled like off milk’ … Dave Benson Phillips on Get Your Own Back.

    ‘We were the original YouTubers’: Zippy, Dick and Dom, the Krankies and more on the death of kids’ telly

    Kids’ TV legends open up about the golden age, how they’d get young people to tune in again – and why they couldn’t bear to chuck out the gunge tanks

August 2023

  • Married at First Sight UK, Season 6 Pictured: (L-R) Adam, Amy, Nikita, Franky, Joshua, Morag, Alexis, Matt, Megan, Jordon, Daniel, Ant, Tayah, Marilyse, Luke and Robert.

    ‘We won’t take this any more!’: the reality TV stars battling to unionise

  • Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman with police officers in Chelmsford, Essex, to announce measures to counter antisocial behaviour, March 2023

    Welcome to ‘asbo Britain 2.0’ – the new Tory plan to turn voters against vulnerable people

    Daisy Schofield

July 2023

  • Portrait of Cillian Murphy

    Weekend
    Actor Cillian Murphy, Marina Hyde on the demolition of Captain Tom’s legacy, and nuptials on a budget – podcast

  • Still life photo of four figurines on a wedding cake

    Would you share your big day? Or ban booze? The rise of the cut-price wedding

May 2023

  • Rebecca Clark at home

    ‘A friend said it gave them hope’: four ways to find love – without the apps

    People often feel stressed and let down by online dating. But there are other possible approaches to finding a partner, from singles dinners to dating docs

December 2022

  • A fluffy white samoyed dog yawning against a blue background

    How to sleep well at any age – from babies (and their parents) to dog-tired midlifers

    A good night’s sleep is vital for our health, but our needs change throughout our lives. Experts reveal how to maximise the benefits for everyone

September 2022

  • Illustration of a woman carrying shopping bags, walking past a busy bar, looking at the people socialising.

    Not going out: how the cost of living crisis is destroying young people’s social lives

    After the curbs of lockdown, many young people are finding themselves stuck at home again – raising fears over loneliness and mental health

February 2022

  • Some borrowers have been conned out of thousands of pounds.

    Covid: the global political impact
    Loan sharks at the school gates, nude photos as security: how desperate people fall into the debt trap

    Since the start of the pandemic, more than 11 million people have built up £25bn in arrears and debt. And illegal lenders are targeting those who can’t access mainstream credit

November 2021

  • a man at a screen, with a version of himself doing the same thing at another screen

    ‘It’s the biggest open secret out there’: the double lives of white-collar workers with two jobs

    Remote working has made it easier than ever for staff to moonlight. But how do they cope with clashing meetings and two bosses? And can the rewards be worth the lies?