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Zoe Beaty

Zoe Beaty is a freelance writer

September 2023

  • Hand flushing toilet

    The perfect flush: eight essential toilet tips – from closed lids to cleaning

    Lid up or down? Flush every time? Bleach or bathroom cleaner? Your approach can help keep your health and the planet from going down the pan

July 2023

  • Juliet Owen-Nuttall, chef, who had memory loss following a trauma

    ‘I’m a chef and I forgot how to bake a cake’: why trauma often leads to brain fog and amnesia

    Shock, stress and grief can have a devastating effect on memory – but there are ways to bring it back

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

October 2022

  • Who wore it better: Thompson (right) or Truss?

    Shortcuts
    Why did Liz Truss wear the same outfit as a fictional fascist?

    The red dress worn by the PM at the Tory conference was surprisingly similar to Emma Thompson’s in the TV series Years and Years

August 2022

  • Two years after the international team was formed, England celebrate after beating France 2-0, November 1974.

    ‘People say, “You started it all!”’: The Lionesses who paved the way for England’s historic win

    Some played through the FA’s ban on women’s football, others cleaned their own kits and held down jobs, so how do former players feel about the team’s victory in the Euros?

February 2022

  • HMP North Sea Camp open prison in Boston, Lincolnshire, where Paul Robson, 56, absconded from. He was later re-arrested.

    I grew up near an open prison. The number of escapes now is really alarming

    Zoe Beaty
    The escape of the sex offender Paul Robson is more evidence that such jails are no place for high-risk criminals, says freelance writer Zoe Beaty
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