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WIN! Books with bite: keep the garlic nearby and ward away fellow train-goers with this week’s blood-curdling tale

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This week’s book brings you a bloodthirsty read that will make you wish you’d joined Neighbourhood-Watch sooner. Enter to be in with a chance to win this timely tale about a family of vampires surviving in a respectable English town…

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APPS: Penguins in army hats, ice sculptures and boxing polar bears

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What do you get when you cross a penguin with a catapult? Find out now…

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Our top five dating faux pas (including why nudity and littering might ruin your chances)

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With our increasingly busy lifestyles, the dating world is tough enough these days. We want to make your life a little bit easier so here are a few topics to avoid on a first date in order to cement a second one…

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Rolling in it! Ten tips for going green to save some green

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Our latest Get Involved post comes from Global Cool mate Tom Harding, who shows us how going eco-friendly can save you a whole heap of pennies…

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Feeling like a festive fatty? Try out our post-Christmas liquid detox

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Did you have one too many mince pies during the festive season? Don’t panic! We have the perfect post-Christmas detox to get you back into your 2011 dresses (or chinos)…

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For cook’s sake! What to do with all your party season leftovers

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After all the holiday parties we’ve all been left with bloated stomachs and shrunken wallets. So here are some ideas to turn three types of leftovers you may still have into post-party feasts…

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On the tenth day of Christmas, Global Cool brings to you… dancing like Michael Jackson and making friends on the tube

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To celebrate The 12 Days of Christmas, we’re counting down our best features of the year. Today, we’re remembering all the apps we’ve brought you in 2011 to keep you entertained…

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A hip hop tale of cycling

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Going Going Bike shows us why rapping doesn’t always have to be about drugs and and dirty cash…

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On the seventh day of Christmas, Global Cool brings to you… Talking bike bells and no-wheeled wheelies

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To celebrate The 12 Days of Christmas, we’re counting down our best features of the year, including today’s favourite: cycling…

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How to lose those pounds and pinch those pennies: Make 2012 the greatest (and greenest) year ever with our top five New Year’s resolutions

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Everyone loves to make a list of resolutions in the lead up to the new year. But promises to lose two stone or quite smoking cold turkey are often fleeting ideas once the stress of going back to work and the chilly January weather kicks in. So we’re keeping it nice and easy this year with our top five New Year’s resolutions – a list of simple things you can do that will have a big impact on your life (and Mother Nature too)…

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On the fifth day of Christmas, Global Cool brings to you… talking insects and opium on the tube

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To celebrate The 12 Days of Christmas, we’re counting down our best features of the year, and today we’re remembering all the great book reviews from this year…

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How to light up your Christmas tree with a bicycle

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Pedal power electricity generation isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Christmas but Going Going Bike has something special for you today…

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How to cycle in heels + Gucci bikes = this week’s wheelie good round-up

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This week’s round-up from Going Going Bike features the usual array of bite-sized cycling stories that made us laugh, stand back in astonishment and in some cases even cry. Enjoy…

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Win! A modern day fairytale of the 100-stone sleeping beauty plus win a free copy

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We’ve all gawped in horror at the gossipy true-life tales that feature in those weekly magazines you’ve been secretly reading. But this week’s book brings you a tale stranger than real life, but just as juicy. Enter our competition and you might be lucky enough to get Bed to read on the way to work, or as great company for a duvet day…

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