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‘We gave up the internet for five days - I’m surprised my marriage didn’t end’

‘We gave up the internet for five days - I’m surprised my marriage didn’t end’

In a world where we’re all a little bit too reliant on the internet, what happens when you switch off for five days? We tasked social media influencer Laura Dove, who lives in Lancashire with her husband Gareth and four children, with giving it a go.

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