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Meghan Markle played Rachel Zane in Suits. Photo / USA NetworkBefore she became the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle starred in legal drama Suits. Now, the show’s creator has teased the possibility of her returning to the series.Aaron Korsh, who created the series starring Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht, was questioned by fans about his new spin-off series, Suits LA, on X.Suits LA, starring Stephen Amell and Bryan Greenberg, started airing on NBC in the US on February 23 and is set to arrive in New Zealand on TVNZ+ this year.Stephen Amell as Ted Black in Suits LA. Photo / NBCKorsh told fans, “Not trying to replace our beloved originals. Just a new crew working in a different city handling different kinds of cases. Source link

What is light therapy supposed to do?LED masks feature eye and mouth holes and are typically held in place with straps. Hand-held wands are lightly pressed against the skin and slowly moved around. Both bathe the skin in various wavelengths of light, depending on what they’re trying to accomplish.Many devices emit red light with wavelengths from 630 to 700 nanometres. Red light can penetrate deeply into the skin to increase the production of collagen and elastin, proteins that help to maintain skin’s strength and elasticity, said Dr Akshay Sanan, a facial plastic surgeon in Boston. By boosting those proteins, red light may minimise wrinkles and help skin appear younger. It can also “reduce inflammation and accelerate healing,” Sanan said.Other devices emit near-infrared light, around 700 o...

The scientist admitted efforts had been made but so far, only eels had been found in the loch.“People have tried. People came from New Zealand to try that and they took about 500 eDNA samples and no, they said they had found eels,” she said.“It might be a very big eel, but it felt like it was clutching at straws a little bit. All they needed to find was one unidentified piece of eDNA and they could have had a story.”Dr Bruce admitted the firm – which was a finalist in William’s Earthshot Prize initiative last year – had been asked to use its technology to find “all sorts” of cryptid creatures, including Bigfoot and the Yeti.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.William jokingly hailed his visit to the Surrey-based company as the “best day of [his] life” after he got to spray cloudy pond water a...

But day three of deliveries by the School Lunch Collective and the student verdict is already in.“Could do better,” says Divya Kumar, from a group assembled to assess the day’s halal, vegetarian and meat-based options.Sample comments: “Mush ... you can’t really say if this is pasta or rice ... I thought it was cauliflower ...”How much would they pay for these $3 meals from the Government’s new cut-price school lunch partner?“I wouldn’t buy it ... like, 50 cents ... Not even 50 cents.”AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.From left, Ōtāhuhu College students Divya Kumar, Afiya Khan, Annam Khan and Heremoko Iakimo, give their verdict on the School Lunch Collective menu. Photo / Michael CraigThere is no such thing as a free lunch unless you have a masters in gastronomy (first class honours) and a M...

The Heritage Foundation is lobbying to find out whether he omitted that information, or received preferential treatment during the process.A judge ruled last year that Harry’s visa records should remain private. Photo / Getty ImagesUS government lawyers have maintained that releasing the documents would violate Harry’s privacy rights.The new court appearance will mark the first since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, and comes after he previously indicated he would support “appropriate action” being taken if it was found that the duke had lied on his application.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.“We’ll have to see if [DHS] know something about the drugs, and if he lied they’ll have to take appropriate action,” he said in March last year.Trump had also previously declared he “wouldn’...

An AI version of Brad Pitt was used to trick a French woman out of $1.5 million.“Some of them are still quite clumsy; I think the challenge is that they will become more sophisticated,” she tells the Herald.“Most people hear these stories and think that ‘I would never be gullible’ - but the fact is that we actually often tend to have an increased belief in our own ability to do that, and scammers are clever.”Billings-Jensen notes that we tend to implicitly trust familiar faces, whether they’re movie stars or local celebrities.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.“I don’t think he’s involved in any scams, but for example, Bradley Walsh on The Chase - he’s in many people’s living rooms five nights a week, and he’s personable, and so there becomes an emotional connection with him.Age Concern chie...

But the benefits of trees and other vegetation in urban areas are well known, and increasingly important as housing density increases. Schools can play a significant role in encouraging the growth of “urban forests”.Unfortunately, there are also large differences in tree canopy cover in New Zealand cities (and elsewhere in the world), with low socioeconomic areas often having low tree canopy cover.This matters because trees and nature in general provide us with enormous health and wellbeing benefits, regardless of socioeconomic standing.There's been a decline in the time spent outdoors by children since the 1950s. Photo / 123rfNatural benefitsVery little is known about green spaces on local school grounds. So our research set out to survey the quantity and quality of green spaces in 64 urb...

“Growing up, I’d been convinced that material wealth was the fast track to a happy, stress-free life,” says Bloom, whose Indian mother and Jewish-American father, both academics, were comfortable, but not as well-off as the parents of his friends. “It was the way I had been programmed to measure success.“As a child, surrounded by kids who had private jets and personal chefs, I was indoctrinated. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.“I didn’t have the time to question whether the definition of ‘rich’ was the correct one. I thought my life’s goal was to find out what the wealthiest people did.“Slowly, then all at once”, he says, he started to realise he was on the wrong path. Then, after a meeting with a friend, which he describes as a “gut punch”, Bloom re-evaluated and quit his job.Bloom, 34, ...

Magnier snr once owned Manchester United, and his Irish stud farm Coolmore is one of the largest in the world.Son Tom spent years working at Coolmore’s operations in Ireland and the United States before moving to Australia to lead the management of the company’s operation in the Southern Hemisphere.He says being at the Karaka sales is one of his favourite times of the year.Tom Magnier, of Coolmore Australia, at the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales at Karaka.But while he spent plenty at the sales, he wasn’t the man who bought the most expensive horse. That honour went to a New Zealander.New Zealand rich-lister Glenn Ritchie, former Ritchies bus and coach transport magnate, had a couple of rose wines while breaking records. The 73-year-old from Temuka, South Canterbury, purchased the m...

Even tiny tweaks to our meals can make a real difference, so here are our top pairing suggestions to maximise the gut-protective potential of our meals.Add a serving of honey to your yoghurt to unlock further health benefits. Photo / 123RFAdd honey to your Greek yoghurtLive yoghurt is an excellent source of probiotics, its bacteria and yeasts capable of restoring the balance of the microbiome. But to reach the large intestine alive, these micro-organisms must survive the hazardous journey through the mouth, stomach and small intestines, where digestive enzymes break them down.American researchers recently found adding honey to yoghurt had a significant protective effect on B. animalis, the microbe contained in the yoghurt, during digestion. Of the four types of honey they tested – clover, ...