Courtney Pochin

Courtney Pochin | Senior Lifestyle Reporter

As Metro's specialist food writer, Courtney covers the latest food and drink trends, new restaurant openings, and consumer news. She also writes more generally about women's issues, relationships, travel, and her love for Taylor Swift.

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Cans of Diet Coke on a shop shelf

Diet Coke confirms ‘life-changing’ discontinued flavour is back for good after 7 years

Channel: Food Food January 6, 2026
McDonald's customer enjoying the old £5 meal deal from the fast food chain

McDonald's launches new Meal Deal Plus — with a 59p 'bonus' burger upgrade

Channel: Food Food January 6, 2026
The exterior of an M&S shop in Bath, with shoppers walking by outside

M&S shoppers going wild for new own-brand chocolate ‘much better’ than Cadbury

Channel: Food Food January 7, 2026
Inside A JD Wetherspoon Plc Pub, picture of the bar

Wetherspoons launches huge sale at 600 pubs with pints from just 99p

Channel: Food Food January 10, 2026
Tesco Store Sign

Tesco confirms it's finally bringing back retro 90s favourite in 2026

Channel: Money Money January 9, 2026
McDonald's January menu items on a red and yellow background

McDonald's menu gets major shake-up as limited-edition 'secret' items hit the UK

Channel: Food Food 8 hours ago
A man wearing headphones on the Tube, looking around at other passengers

We spoke to people who don’t wear headphones to find out why

Channel: Travel Travel January 5, 2026
A happy couple with a pink background

The one small change that will make your marriage stronger in 2026

Channel: Sex Sex 5 days ago
A man looking into the camera and biting his lip, with a colourful pink, purple and blue background

We asked men to try and explain what getting an erection feels like 

Channel: Sex Sex January 4, 2026
Assorted close up selection of tea biscuits

'Best ever' biscuit brand unveils new product fans say is 'on a different level'

Channel: Food Food January 3, 2026
McDonald's secret menu items on a red background with the yellow M logo

McDonald’s is officially launching its first-ever secret menu in UK and Ireland

Channel: Food Food January 2, 2026
Cleaning up Christmas tree decorations in the home room after Christmas is over. Preparing for the New Year's celebration and unpacking the decor

Why it's considered unlucky to leave Christmas decorations up after Twelfth Night

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 2, 2026
The exterior of a Marks & Spencer store entrance, with a large logo above the door, on Bromley High Street.

M&S knew exactly what it was doing with naughty new 'tickle' chocolate

Channel: Food Food January 1, 2026
Friends, women and comfort for stress in home with relationship breakup, emotional and support. Empathy, people and console for cheating mistake, disappointed and listening to infidelity confession

'Worrying' sign it's time to let go of your flatlining friend in 2026

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 1, 2026
Tesco supermarket aisle

Tesco shoppers are just discovering the little-known way to get free food

Channel: Food Food January 1, 2026
Food from the Greggs breakfast menu on a pink and yellow background

The beloved fast food chain that's older than McDonald's, still thriving after 86 years

Channel: Food Food December 31, 2025
A photo of Martin Lewis with a pink background showing a piggy bank and coins

Martin Lewis shares ‘painless’ 1p method to easily save £667 in 2026

Channel: Money Money December 31, 2025
Two girls walking along Sutton Harbour in Plymouth, on a bright sunny day.

‘Breathtaking’ city by the sea revealed as UK’s property hotspot of 2025

Channel: Property Property December 30, 2025
Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate

Cadbury fans have just discovered rare ‘premium’ chocolate bar in UK shops

Channel: Food Food December 30, 2025
The frontage and barnd logo of a Marks & Spencer Foodhall, taken in a local retail park on Wirral, UK on a sunny afternoon

M&S unveils new food range for people taking weight loss jabs

Channel: Food Food January 13, 2026