Kristina Beanland

Kristina Beanland | Lifestyle Editor

Kristina joined Metro in September 2022 after a 10-year career in lifestyle, features and real-life journalism. She has a particular interest in travel and women's issues.

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Save to your notes app: 5 of the best places to eat and drink in Paris

Channel: Travel Travel 4 days ago

RIP Vodka Revs — the last bastion of messy British nightlife

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle 7 days ago
A private sauna at Banya The Bath House with eucalyptus leaves and a sauna hat on a treatment table. Two people douse themselves under cold water showers.

I visited the London spa with 'temperature torture', topless therapists and 10am vodka

Channel: Travel Travel January 20, 2026
Typical beautiful colorful tourist street sidewalk city Puerto Escondido Mexico.

10 up-and-coming places to visit in 2026, according to TripAdvisor

Channel: Travel Travel January 15, 2026
Away's Large Flex suitcase in Cherry Red with the handle expanded, on a pink background with a plane taking off from a runway.

Is it really worth spending £345 on a suitcase? Here's my honest verdict

Channel: Travel Travel January 10, 2026
Close-up of a person's hands wearing yellow gloves washing dishes in a kitchen.

Why it’s handy to pack a pair of rubber gloves in your suitcase

Channel: Travel Travel January 13, 2026
Young woman feeling unwell and experiencing weakness, nausea, and headache symptoms, resting on a sofa with eyes closed and hand on forehead, due to illness or toxicosis

The ideal breakfast to help cure your New Year hangover, according to a nutritionist

Channel: Health Health January 1, 2026
A Zorb ball, a race horse and fake paparazzi shots ? people share their most ridiculous purchases getty

'I spent £550 on a Zorb ball' — Metro readers share their most ridiculous purchases

Channel: Money Money December 26, 2025
An aerial view of a historic red castle in a forest in Latvia

7 intriguing places to go in 2026 that you've probably never heard of

Channel: Travel Travel December 26, 2025
Sign For Cafe Bakery Brand Gail's

Gail's faces backlash from customers after controversial Christmas Day decision

Channel: Food Food December 21, 2025
Eurostar train at a station as passengers walk away with suitcases.

New Eurostar 'turn up and go' service to cut waiting times to just 15 minutes

Channel: Travel Travel December 22, 2025

‘Easygoing’ European city’s first ever flights from UK airport are about to take off

Channel: Travel Travel December 20, 2025
The stylish wooden check-in desk at the Hoxton hotel, with three Mac computers, and three vintage style lights above.

My honest review of The Hoxton's 'hideout room' that has no windows

Channel: Travel Travel December 8, 2025

Fact vs Fiction: Will Botox 'freeze' your face and can it really be preventative?

Channel: Health Health December 5, 2025
A virtual image of the new Center Parcs in Scotland.

Exciting plans for new £450,000,000 Center Parcs holiday village unveiled

Channel: Travel Travel December 4, 2025
SRI LANKA-WEATHER-FLOOD

Is Sri Lanka safe to visit after cyclone and severe flooding devastates South Asia?

Channel: Travel Travel December 1, 2025