How well to you know the counties of the United Kingdom?
Here are ten questions to test your knowledge. We’ve dug up a (simplified) map of UK counties. See if you can pick the highlighted areas that most closely correspond to the named county.
Back in July, a heartbreaking image of two dogs hugging as they waited to be put down at an animal shelter evoked such a strong reaction on Facebook that it led to their last-minute rescue.
And now the story gets even better. Because Kala and Keira have been adopted – by two best friends.
The Atlanta-based dog rescue charity Angels Among Us Pet Rescue initially posted the photo of Kala and Keira on its Facebook page after learning they were due to be put down at a ‘high kill’ shelter (so called because they have a time limit on how long rescue animals can… Read the full story
Cereal fanatics love it when the alarm goes off in the morning as it means one thing only – breakfast time!
And with breakfast time comes the best part of the day, a huge bowl of cereal.
When you’re a cereal fan you can’t contain the excitement when you meet another cereal lover who will have just as much glee discussing favourite flavours, whether you like it crunchy or soggy, or how you like it served.
Sound mad? Here are 16 things only people who love cereal will understand:
1. It’s the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning.
Forget worrying about work or wondering what you’re going to wear for the day, the first thing you do… Read the full story
A bride put on a super-hot dance routine for her husband on their wedding day and he just couldn’t help joining in.
Renata Bresciani is a model, choreographer and professional dancer from Miami. She decided to surprise her new hubby Victor Ruiz on their wedding day with a very special performance, featuring her bridesmaids who’s she’s known for over 12 years (and who also happen to be pretty amazing dancers).
The couple married over the summer but Renata only shared the video of her dance performance online a couple of weeks ago. It’s already had over one million views. Because this bride has moves.
After all, it’s sort of like a sweet satay sauce. Right?
Because ‘they’re nuts’ and also to honor of National Nut Day this week, Canadian burger chain The Works created a burger stuffed with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
That’s a beef patty stuffed with melted peanut butter and chocolate. With a little extra Reese’s Pieces scattered on top.
In some capacity, we’ve all learned the lesson that we do not appreciate what we have until it’s gone but when this refers to someone you love, it’s a particularly difficult realisation.
True friends last forever, but that doesn’t mean maintaining friendships is easy, particularly when geography decides to interfere. Life takes us all in different directions and the chances of finding your dream career on your doorstep are often quite slim.
As you or the BFF go your separate ways, assurances that you’ll keep in touch every day and promises that nothing will change make that wrench a little bit easier.
Finally, there’s a place for us to find all the stuff our drunk self desires as we desperately mash our hands onto our laptop.
A place where dreams are made, and people are united with all the lock-picking kits, breakfast sandwich makers, and pet bow-ties their vodka-laced souls deserve.
Drunkmall is an online shopping destination filled with all the random stuff people find themselves buying when they’re absolutely hammered. You know, like that time you came home from the Christmas party and ordered a disco ball. Which you’ll totally use one day. Thanks, drunk self.
It’s designed to be easy for drunk brains to decipher, and… Read the full story
We know we say this virtually every other day, but this little girl has definitely, 100 per cent, won Halloween.
Dad Royce Hutain proudly showed off the amazing cloud costume – complete with special effects – he’d made for his little girl Zoey, via a video posted to YouTube over the weekend.
Royce and Zoey are the enterprising duo behind the GlowyZoey website. And they pull out all the stops every year. When Zoey was two-years-old, dad turned her into a human flashlight.
It’s that time of year, when the change in temperature brings on a variety of colds, sniffs and flu.
With sick days set to rise in the coming weeks, here’s the stages we all know too well from a day when we just can’t make it into the office.
Stage 1 – The Dreaded Phone Call
You call your boss to notify them of your impending absence. Even if you have a stomach bug, you still put on a husky voice, so you’re illness is super realistic.
Stage 2 – I. Can’t. Even.
I can’t get up. But I can’t sleep. Because I can’t breathe properly. I can’t face the walk to the living room to watch TV.… Read the full story
Merticus is a 37-year-old antique dealer and vampire who lives with his wife in Atlanta, Georgia.
He believes he was born a vampire and says he drinks human blood to maintain his energy levels.
I put my cross on, got my steak and carried out an interview with a vampire to find out what they get up to on Halloween (and we should warn you that some of the discussion is quite graphic about drinking blood so discretion is advised).
1. Fangs for chatting. How come you haven’t burst into flames yet? It’s pretty sunny out.
I’m wearing my polarized Ray Ban sunglasses and Neutrogena SPF 100, so you don’t have to worry about me spontaneously combusting.
We know it’s disgusting, but yet somehow we subject ourselves to it under some illusion that we should still eat it because ‘it’s good for you’ or some other reason.
Well, it might be – but does that mean we should suffer?
And now another victim of peen-shaming has come forward, posting his experience in Reddit.
Fittingly usernamed wtf_did_she_just_say and his wife decided to teach their daughter the words ‘penis’ and ‘vagina’. Which is a great thing, really, because it’s important to talk about bodies and general sex education early on.
Except they didn’t think through all the possible outcomes of their little lesson, and one day, when dad, wife, and daughter were hanging out, the little girl decided to discuss the difference between… Read the full story
A new fancy dress from Wayne by Wayne Cooper is getting loads of love online. But probably not for the reasons they’d hoped.
It’s a ‘Sahara’ print maxi dress, complete with some fancy stud embellishment around the neckline. They say Sahara print, but people on the internet say vagina.
Vagina, vagina, vagina. All over the dress, in the form of a lovely oversized pink print.
The dress first got noticed when it was shared on the School Mum Facebook page. The parenting page’s founder, Sam, wrote: ‘So I bought this dress today from MYER because I really liked it…
Hands down, these girls just nailed Halloween #squadgoals.
Redditor auburnkay and her friends are running the group costume game. Each year, they pick a famous actor, and each member of the group dresses up as one of his or her most iconic roles.
This year they’re doing a tribute to Robin Williams, dressing up as – from left to right in the picture above – Mrs Doubtfire, Mork, Alan from Jumanji, Popeye, Captain Hook, the Genie, and Armand Goldman from the Birdcage.
Even if you’ve always failed to get crispy crackling on your pork joint you’ll be able to make a batch of these beauties for your Halloween party this weekend.
There’s a special place in my heart for pork scratchings, yes, yes, one day this may well turn into heart disease if I lived solely on these crispy beauties, but every once in a while I just HAVE to give in to their temptation.
Forget packets of ‘pig lumps’ hung behind the bar, these are light and bubbly and are all the best bits from a hog roast (yeah we all just want to eat the crackling).