10 reasons Lincolnshire is the best place to spend Christmas

December 21, 2015, 3:25 am

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Count your lucky stars if you’re spending the festive period in Lincolnshire – here’s why it’s the best place to celebrate Christmas…

1.  The best Christmas market

Lincoln’s festive market has been named the best in the country this year and it’s easy to see why. The city’s Cathedral Quarter is taken over for four days by more than 280 stalls selling gifts, crafts, food and drink plus there’s plenty of festive entertainment making it the ultimate Christmas celebration. If that doesn’t get you in the Christmas spirit – nothing will!

2. Seasonal produce

As one of the country’s largest agricultural areas, there’s a good chance that wherever you live in the UK something on your plate come… Read the full story

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December 21, 2015, 3:41 am

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When it comes to our teenage years, we’re prone to quite a bit of nostalgia.

When things get tough, the bank balance dries up and the boss gets cranky, who hasn’t wished they could just be young and carefree again?

But with the Internet, mobiles phones and sexting, do today’s teenagers really have the same experience as everyone who had to settle with prank calls to have fun?

Reddit asked users what sorts of things they got away with doing when they were young that teenagers nowadays wouldn’t be able to.

This is what they came up with. Bring on the memories, everyone.

1. BB gun wars

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December 21, 2015, 4:00 am

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You can call me a scrooge, but it’s not going to change the fact that I think Christmas is the worst time of the year.

The struggles are real for people who hate the Christmas cheer.

And the worst bit is…it happens every 12 months! Here are 12 things on the Christmas hate list:

1. Christmas shopping zombies

They surround you. They grab, they groan, they dribble (sometimes). Anything to get that present or bargain before someone else.

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December 21, 2015, 4:00 am

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When it comes to times of the year that basic bitches excel in, nothing beats the glitter, sparkle and ‘2 for 1’ offers of Christmas time.

With a chance to crack open the Baileys, double up on lashes and wear sequins to work on a Monday – what’s not to love about the season of goodwill.

Think you’re having fun leading up to the big day? Watch and learn – 23 things every basic bitch knows about Christmas.

1. Personalised Christmas cards

Soft filter, matching Christmas jumpers and sent out in mid-November.

Thank God for Moonpig.

2. Themes

From purple feathers to Disney princess – every year is different.

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December 21, 2015, 4:04 am

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December 21, 2015, 4:07 am

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If you own a cat and you celebrate Christmas, chances are you know that our feline friends really like Christmas trees.

But not all cats are content with pawing off the most expensive baubles and lapping up water from the stand.

Nope, some like to hark back to their ancestors’ wild roots and get really at one with nature by climbing up the fir.

And naturally destroying all your most precious ornaments in the process.

Which we’re kind of okay with, because they look frickin’ adorable snuggled in the branches.

In fact, we’re obsessed – and we are confident you will be too:

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December 21, 2015, 4:18 am

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Warning: If young children are sitting next to you, click off this article fast. 

Do you remember the first time you found out that the person who had been eating the carrots and mince pies you left behind for Father Christmas was actually one of your parents?

Ever wondered how kids of today may react when that day finally comes?

Well, for this mother, it didn’t go down as well as she’d hoped.

Posting a handwritten letter from her daughter, Belle, to Facebook, Nicki Adams, from Maryland, USA, said: ‘The time has finally come. Belle asked point blank about Santa and she’s been asking every day.

So we were truthful – and she may never speak to us again… especially when we lost our ever loving sh*t at the pictures on the right that she slid under the door to us.’

We really feel for Nicki – and for Belle – because you can really tell how gutted… Read the full story

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December 21, 2015, 4:26 am

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In the run up to Miss Universe 2015, the contestants shared their no makeup selfies as part of the #ConfidentlyBeautiful campaign.

And as if we weren’t jealous enough as it was, the women are just as stunning without the blow dries and lippy.

The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) insists the campaign isn’t here to make us lesser mortals feel envious and insecure.

Rather, they says it aims to use ‘its global grassroots reach to empower women to be self-confident and strive to be their personal best. MUO believes that every woman should be “Confidently Beautiful”.’

Which is a quite a nice message really.

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This guy can blow some seriously amazing smoke rings

December 21, 2015, 4:48 am

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Okay, we’ll ignore the ‘vape’ hat. And before you succumb to the urge to say ‘we get it, you vape’ and back the hell away, let us assure you that this video is definitely worth a watch.

Because this guy has some pretty serious talent in the art of smoke rings.

He somehow manages to to make blowing smoke rings look like a magic trick as he pushes the smoke rings around with his hands and blows thick wreaths of smoke that wrap themselves around the rings.

 

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December 21, 2015, 5:11 am

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December 21, 2015, 6:37 am

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I’ve been dedicated to eating the most healthy diet possible for the past two years.

But while I’d heard so many great things about veganism, I still wasn’t sure I could do it.

It seemed like such a commitment to give up something that I sincerely enjoyed – and to give it up forever.

Because veganism is more than just a diet or a healthy eating regime – it’s a way of life.

The vegan community is vocal and passionate, and joining them felt like an all or nothing decision.… Read the full story

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December 21, 2015, 8:03 am

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This guy actually threw a quinceanera for his dog, Angel.

For those who aren’t familiar with the celebrations, they’re held to mark a woman’s 15th birthday in Latin American communities.

There’s a bit more razzmatazz than your usual birthday shindig as it marks the passage from child to young woman.

Or in this case, the passage from pup to proper pooch.

Except that Angel’s not really been a pup for sometime, as 15 years for a human is about 80 for a dog.

Not that that’s any reason not to throw out the red carpet (no seriously they lay out a red carpet) and give the old gal a party.

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December 21, 2015, 8:20 am

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Insomnia is a problem faced by many in our modern world – the Sleep Health Foundation predicts in fact that a third of us suffer from it.

Anyone who finds sleeping soundly a problem will have heard much of the advice out there on what causes us to stay awake – from eating too late at night to using your phone in bed.

But there are other things too preventing you from getting some good shut-eye that might be more surprising. Here are five of them.

1) Your lie in

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December 21, 2015, 9:56 am

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A little girl called Kimber has touched the world after her rendition of ‘Hello’ by Adele was filmed and posted to Facebook by Facebook user Ja’Michael A Murphy.

Kimber, from Montana, USA, is only six years old but she has already gripped many hearts with her cute little rendition, and may well be on her way to stardom as the video has already racked up almost 9 million views.

In the video, Kimber stands with a makeshift cardboard guitar – strings drawn on and everything – as she powerfully belts out the ballad.

She strums her little girl with so much emotion and begins tapping her feet as she does so.

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December 21, 2015, 10:00 am

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It seems people who enjoy taking selfies are enjoying it a little too much at this time of year.

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December 21, 2015, 10:15 am

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No longer can we fool ourselves into thinking that we can have a long life and scoff whatever we like, just as long as we exercise a lot.

For scientists have killed that happy delusion with a new study.

The researchers aimed to see if high fitness levels can compensate for the health risks of being obese.

And it turns out, it can’t.

Following 1.3 million Swedish men over the period of 29 years, they looked at the relationship between aerobic fitness in late adolescence and early death.

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December 21, 2015, 10:34 am

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December 21, 2015, 10:47 am

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It almost sounds too good to be true, but thankfully, it is not. 

According to scientific researchers at Canada’s University of Alberta, red wine holds the same natural compound – resveratrol – as nuts and grapes – which, when tested on mice, improved their physical performance, heart function and muscle strength.

And while of course, we can’t really compare ourselves to mice on all levels, it seems the compound really does benefit us too.

Lead investigator Jason Dyck told Science Daily: ‘Resveratrol showed results similar to what you would see from extensive endurance exercise training.

Resveratrol could help patient populations who want to exercise but are physically incapable. Resveratrol could mimic exercise for them or improve the benefits of the modest amount of exercise that they can do.’

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December 22, 2015, 2:00 am

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You may be proud of your Christmas dinners, but we doubt they’re as eye-popping as these festive feast foods from the past.

Food historian Dr Annie Gray, who has appeared on Bake Off as an expert, makes it her job to recreate amazing dishes from centuries gone by.

And her Christmas wares range from spectacular Christmas cakes to the most mouth-watering cheese straws you’ve ever seen.

Vegans may want to look away now….

Henry VIII would have enjoyed this ornate Tudor mince pie.

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December 22, 2015, 2:00 am

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What is Christmas without family and those familiar loved ones all around you?

For those facing up to the festive season far away from home, it doesn’t promise a great deal. Taking the decision to chase a career or a love that has whisked you out of your family’s reach has its pitfalls as well as its benefits and this is one of them.

The world is indeed a smaller place these days but if you, for whatever reason, can’t make it home for the… Read the full story