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July 25, 2016, 3:31 am

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Get ready for leopard print, twerking and…bowls competitions.

A team of brave and remarkably bendy pensioners have filmed a tribute to Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off.

And it’s probably better than the original.

The participants are residents from Julia Wallace Retirement Village in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

50 hip-hopping residents took part, along their grandchildren and side residential staff, who all spent a week making the video back in April.

The participants, according to the video, have an average age of 82 and a combined age of more than 4,000 years.

The group behind the video say: ‘These retirees proved you’re never too old to Shake It Off… Read the full story

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July 25, 2016, 3:57 am

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After being stood up by a Tinder date at the last minute, instead of giving up and moping indoors, this mum decided to take herself out on a self-date.

She also shared updates from her fabulous date on Facebook.

Laura Bull, 31, from Queensland, who’s mum to an 11-month-old and four-year-old, hopes her ‘self-date’ will inspire other mums to get out there and take a little time for themselves once in a while.

‘So was meant to go on a date today and the guy cancelled at… Read the full story

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July 25, 2016, 4:33 am

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There’s something about barbecues – or rather, there’s something about barbecues and men.

Guys who haven’t a clue how the oven works suddenly become cooking experts, attempting to grill T-bones when they’ve previously struggled to make toasties.

Here are 18 reasons why every man wants to be the BBQ king.

1. We’re all big bloody show-offs

Barbecuing isn’t cooking.

It’s performance art featuring carefully chosen costumes (the apron! The BBQ mitt!) with a powerful message: look at me! I’ve got a fire!

2. Fire!

There’s something primal about standing in front of a fire, waving chunks of dead animal around.

Every man thinks the same: I look pretty awesome right now.

3. It’s a system, not a steak

Barbecuing… Read the full story

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July 25, 2016, 4:40 am

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When you realise 1996 was actually TWO decades ago.

Welcome to the moment you suddenly realise you’re getting old – and there’s a whole new generation who don’t even remember CD Walkmans, or dial-up broadband.

Welcome to the #YouKnowYoureTooOld hashtag, where people born in the 80s and early 90s have been coming to terms with the fact that they’re no longer the newest kids on the block (and, no, no one remembers New Kids On The Block either).

You know you’re too old when…

#YouKnowYoureTooOld when you hurt yourself… Read the full story

Beauty vloggers are reviewing Kylie Jenner’s lip kits and it’s not looking good

July 25, 2016, 4:51 am

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Kylie Jenner’s lips have become something of an urban legend. How did she get them to be so full? How does she get them so matte and perfect? Where did she find those colours?

So it’s no wonder the whole world (or at least, its teenage population) lost its goddamn mind when she released her lip kits.

But the backlash has begun.

Beauty vloggers have started to review the products and it’s not exactly coming up roses for the makeup mogul.

 

Heidi Hamoud, a professional makeup artist from Melbourne, has nearly 400,000 subscribers to her Youtube channel.

And her latest video, ‘KYLIE… Read the full story

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July 25, 2016, 5:23 am

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We’ve all got that one mate who insists on having a week-long hen do in Vegas. And another who lives miles away and costs a fortune in East Coast fares to visit. Oh, and not forgetting the other one who’s always making you go on the lash to get over their latest car-crash relationship.

Having a best mate might seem priceless – but surprisingly, it’s not. Maintaining a close friendship comes with a pretty hefty price tag.

A study by TopCashback found that a life-long friendship will set you back £23,870.  On friendships lasting 20 years, we’re spending nearly £8,000.

During the lifespan of 81 years, the average Brit spends… Read the full story

8 ways to help you with your heatwave sunburn

July 25, 2016, 5:26 am

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The great British heatwave, as fleeting as it may be, always causes the British to go red.

We’ve moaned and complained about it, not slept much, but still sat outside on every tiny patch of grass we can find.

All we’ve been left with are the memories, and a painful, blistering sunburn reminding you of all the fun in the sun you had.

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July 25, 2016, 5:49 am

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Summer is awesome, sun is wonderful and heat is fantastic. Except when it ruins all the hard work you’ve put into sculpting your face.

Grumpy Cat came to London and wasn't having any of it

How often have you spent time before breakfast, perfectly applying foundation and highlighter – only for your forehead to glisten with sweat by 10am?

How distressing is it to find that your perfectly winged eyeliner has smudged all over your eyes just hours after leaving the house?

Well here are nine tips for keeping your makeup on throughout these steamy days.

Don’t use a heavy moisturiser

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There are people who get wet from women crying

July 25, 2016, 6:05 am

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If you’re prone to tears and are worried that it might put potential suitors off, think again.

Because there are people who are actually turned on by the sight of your blubbering.

Dacryphilia is where people get off on the sight and sound of crying and the shedding of tears.

But…what does this even mean?

These three best friends have matching tattoos and there's quite a story behind them

A study into the interests of dacryphiles found that their attention focused on three main areas of crying: compassion, dominance/submission and curled lips.

Tear-loving fetishes are often… Read the full story

20-year-old girl describes what really happens after being admitted to a psychiatric unit

July 25, 2016, 6:12 am

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Mental hospitals are often used as a basis for horror films, where awful, illegal medical treatments are played out and people are trapped in straight-jackets.

There are people who get wet from women crying

They are portrayed this way so regularly in films that it’s easy to convince the audience that this is really what happens behind the doors of a mental health unit.

But this is simply not the case.

One girl hoping to break the stigma that psychiatric units face is 20-year-old Naomi, an Irish girl who, back in June 2015, was admitted to a mental health hospital for six weeks.

Naomi… Read the full story

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July 25, 2016, 6:49 am

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This is the story of three best friends – Garth, Andy and Mike (now known as ‘Stabby Mike’, for reasons that will become clear).

Although Garth only shared the dramatic tale on Twitter over the weekend, it actually begins on a random night in 2010.

It explains why the three best mates have got matching tattoos on their stomachs.

But, this isn’t your usual stag-do-gone-wrong cautionary tale; in fact, this one’s a bit of a tearjerker.

Anyway, back to that fateful night in 2010. Garth, who is based in Seattle, got a call to say one of his best friends, Mike Gosselin, had been stabbed while out… Read the full story

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July 25, 2016, 6:54 am

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The world’s favourite cat embarked on her ‘British Invasion’ tour this week, taking in the most iconic sites that London has to offer.

Grumpy Cat, the self-proclaimed ‘Grumpiest Cat in the World’, came over from the States to check out her waxwork model at Madame Tussauds.

And in between meeting her legions of fans, she took time out to visit the best that our city had to offer.

But, predictably, she wasn’t impressed.

Westminster Abbey? So lame she couldn’t even look at it.

 

Big Ben? Not that big.

 

The London Eye? Just a giant hamster wheel.

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July 25, 2016, 7:10 am

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Boyfriends can be great but then so are dogs.

In fact dogs are always great.

Who cares if you don’t have a two-legged pal?

Having a four-legged friend is a much better option.

Everyone loves dogs but does everyone love your boyfriend?

No, no they don’t.

Here’s 16 reasons why dogs are better than a boyfriend.

1. The fluffier they are the better they are

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July 25, 2016, 7:10 am

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Okay, sometimes puzzles can be painstakingly obvious and can leave you asking: ‘How the hell is that a puzzle?’ 

Mum finds 3ft Barbie abandoned at a bus stop in Canterbury

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Girl’s awful ‘professional’ makeover from Urban Decay will make you want to cry

July 25, 2016, 7:23 am

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The whole point of getting your makeup done professionally is to finish the session looking and feeling like Beyonce. 

Grumpy Cat came to London and wasn't having any of it

But that couldn’t be further from how 20-year-old Shauna Adamson felt after returning home from her session with Urban Decay.

The ‘full-coverage, smoky-sparkly eyes’ she’d asked for looked as though a five-year-old had found their mother’s makeup bag.

Shauna had made a 3pm booking at the Urban Decay counter in Debenhams in Tallaght, South Dublin, in order to get professionally dolled up for her friend’s 21st birthday.

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July 25, 2016, 7:54 am

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Meanwhile, in other news.

A mum-of-two is appealing for the owner of a 3ft tall Barbie to come forward after she found poor Barbs kicking her heels at a Canterbury bus stop.

Claire Littlefield came across the giant doll… Read the full story

Ugly houses are fighting back against Instagram’s unrealistic beauty standards

July 25, 2016, 8:08 am

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You never know just how awful your social media friends are until they start posting pictures on Instagram of their #hotdoglegs or Balinese sunsets with the caption ‘Mondays’.

But there are some brave photographers who are trying to reclaim the platform for us normos who aren’t drinking cocktails every moment and don’t get a sh*t whether you are.

Cue the rise of the ugly houses.

Ugly Adelaide Houses, Ugly Melbourne Houses and The Australian Ugliness are capturing some of Australia’s most mundane and creatively dubious creations.

 

Expect cloudy skies, bits of metal scaffolding and fencing, and gross colour schemes. In fact, add… Read the full story

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July 25, 2016, 8:19 am

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Hair loss can be quite upsetting, especially if it comes on quickly.

But even the slow creep of male pattern baldness can lead to extreme actions, such as comb-overs and mullets.

Here are 17 things you only know if you’re losing your hair.

1. You become superb at selfies

Whoever said the camera never lies never took a selfie.

The right angle, pose and lighting can make even the thinnest thatch look amazing on Instagram.

2. Other people’s cameras are cruel

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Here’s what it’s like to live with inflammatory bowel disease

July 25, 2016, 8:55 am

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Inflammatory bowel disease is a life-long, incurable condition that affects around 1 in 250 people in the UK.

There are currently around 146,000 people in the UK living with ulcerative colitis, one of the two most prominent forms of IBD, and 115,000 with Crohn’s disease.

There are also other less common types of the disease, including collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis but, as the inflammation can only be seen using a microscope, they’re often referred to as microscopic colitis.

UC and Crohn’s disease, however, are easier to locate.

UC  is a condition that causes inflammation and ulceration of the inner lining of the rectum and the large bowel, while Crohn’s disease affects the… Read the full story

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July 25, 2016, 9:07 am

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Mark Udovitch, a radiation therapist from Sydney, Australia, has shared a series of brilliant pictures in which he impersonates celebrities to show off his long hair – before he shaves it all off for charity. 

Recreating pictures of Kim Kardashian, Daenerys Targaryen and other celebrities with long locks, the 28-year-old, who works at a cancer therapy centre, has already received an overwhelming response from family and friends – as well as a very positive response from cancer therapy communities and other radiation therapists who admire Mark’s dedication to the cause.

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