16 reasons UK staycations are better than travelling abroad

June 30, 2015, 3:21 am

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While there’s a certain sense of excitement in going to the airport, stocking up on sunscreen with a factor of +50 SPF and updating your Facebook status to reveal a glamorous location, we’re all about the staycation this year.

The UK is full of incredible places to visit, from beaches and castles to pubs and gardens – why would you ever leave?

1. The UK has beautiful beaches

From Holywell Bay in Cornwall to Barra in Scotland, there are enough awe-inspiring beaches in the UK to keep you happy for the rest of your life.

Colorful sunrise on a scottish beach — This really is in the UK, we promise (Picture: Getty)

2. You can enjoy British culture outdoors

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14 reasons hay fever is the worst

June 30, 2015, 3:37 am

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Woman sneezing in tall grass — AH CHOOOO! (Picture: Getty)

The joys of the British summer include wearing flip flops and getting soaked in an unexpected downpour; shaving your legs and then never getting to show them off; and best of all, getting treated to a season of goddamn awful hay fever which just never seems to subside.

It’s all part of being British, eh?

1. You’re constantly tired

Whether it’s because of the amount of antihistamines you’ve taken or the sheer effort it takes to sneeze seven times in a row.

2. You never have a tissue when you need one

Despite buying tissues in every variety that promise to get rid of the hay fever once and for all, you always seem to forget them, and end… Read the full story

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Nottingham supergran makes the KFC and McDonald’s cakes of your dreams

June 30, 2015, 3:40 am

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Pastry chef Jayne McCool (yes really) will turn your favourite fast food order into cake.

Because what fast food needs is more sugar and fat obviously.

The mum-of-two and gran-of-five’s talent for recreating her family and friends’ favourite McDonald’s and KFC orders out of sponge and icing has earnt her the nickname Supergran.

But after turning her hand to giant Starbucks frosted lattes and candy-themed bakes, her hobby is starting to take over her life as she’s been flooded with requests (she also does shoes and handbags if you’re interested).

You can submit your orders here – just be prepared to wait more than 45 minutes for delivery.

Finger lickin’ good

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Now you can watch great white sharks up close in a cosy glass viewing pod

June 30, 2015, 4:34 am

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Shark — You’re sort of like a sitting duck, but we’re sure it’s completely fine (Picture: Adventure Bay Charters)

We’ve all seen Jaws. We know what happens when you go into the water with great whites in a flimsy little cage.

But, how about a glass viewing pod?

Adventure Bay Charters, a cage-diving company in Australia has launched the world’s first 360 degree glass viewing pod, called the Aqua Sub, so you can get up close to the great whites, without getting wet.

Well, as long as you don’t pee your pants.

Because there’s still just a pane of glass between you and the sharks – and we’ve all seen Jaws 3 too.

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Over half of Brits said summer makes them ANGRY

June 30, 2015, 4:42 am

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Angry Businessman — Unsurprisingly being at work when the weather’s so nice makes us ANGRY (Picture: Getty)

The sun is shining the weather is sweet… and over half of Brits are ANGRY.

You may assume that the good weather will put people in a good mood, but a survey of over 2,300 Brits aged 18 and over found that just over half of Brits feel angry during the summer months.

People were asked ‘How do you typically find yourself feeling during the summer months?’ and told to state three emotions.

While 68 per cent of people replied ‘happy’ – which you would expect – 52 per cent admitted to feeling angry, and 46 per cent said they felt fatigued.

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Woman seeks mystery couple who got engaged at the Eiffel Tower

June 30, 2015, 5:15 am

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Facebook pics — Recognise this couple? (Picture: Facebook)

A woman from Fresno, California, has asked for the internet’s help to track down a mystery couple who got engaged at the Eiffel Tower on June 21.

Jen Hurd Bohn was on hols in Europe with her husband Jeff when she spotted the romantic proposal.

She explains on her Facebook post: ‘Saw this guy propose to this girl on the Eiffel Tower Sunday 6/21/15 wanted to send them the pics but was stuck in line.’

‘Help me find them!’ she pleads.

The post has now been shared almost 200,000 times online as people join Jen’s search for the couple.

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These seriously cool mash-up pictures will scramble your brain

June 30, 2015, 5:49 am

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Ice ice baby (Picture: Stephen Mcmennamy)

*Rubs eyes, does a double take*

No your eyes aren’t deceiving you – that is a picture of a skier on top of an ice cream cone. And no, this picture is not the result of some fancy Photoshop trickery.

It’s the work of Atlanta-based art director Stephen McMennamy, who created the image as part of his ongoing Combophoto project.

McMennamy creates these clever, eye-catching images by taking two separate photos, and then carefully splicing them together to create one brain-scrambling picture.

Talking about his inspiration for the project, McMennamy told PetaPixel: ‘It’s really just from looking around and seeing what things are out in the world might make for an interesting fit or what would make for a nice contrast once combined,’

Here… Read the full story

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Introducing the healthy alternative to the fry-up – the steam-up

June 30, 2015, 6:32 am

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Unlike the traditional British breakfast, MieleÌs breakfast only uses steam to cook the ingredients, staying away from using any fat or oils. The public can try MieleÌs steamed breakfast for themselves on the 6th of July at their Grease-less Spoon Caf», opening on 7 Grape Street in London. — The steam-up is free from fats and oils (Picture: Miele)

Who wouldn’t love a greasy fry-up for breakfast every day of the week?

Sadly, our arteries probably couldn’t take it.

However, the Grease-less Spoon Cafe pop-up and its healthy take on the Great British fry-up might just be the answer to our morning prayers.

The steam-up was created by Miele executive chef (and 2014 MasterChef finalist) Sven-Hanson Britt.

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12 things that happen in your office during a heatwave

June 30, 2015, 6:57 am

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Offices are heating up… (Picture: Getty)

As you read this you’re probably sweating away at your desk, looking at the glorious sunshine out the window and wishing you could be anywhere but here.

Here are the things you encounter in every office during a heatwave.

1. The air conditioning has packed in

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Because of course it has.

2. OR the air conditioning is arctic

There is no middle ground here. Either you’re gradually melting in your seat, or you were the only person on your morning commute who had a jumper and scarf with them.

3. Coffee is no longer an appealing option

So everyone is treating themselves to trendy frappes and feeling very American.

4. Ice lollies are suddenly appropriate desk snacks

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Husband plans second wedding after his wife lost her memory in a car crash

June 30, 2015, 8:45 am

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Husband plans second wedding after his wife loses her memory Source: Facebook/Justice Stamper — Jeremy and Justice Stamper on their first wedding day (Picture: GoFundMe)

Your wedding is meant to be a day you’ll never forget. But for one bride, a car accident meant the most special day of her life was the one thing she couldn’t remember.

Justice and Jeremy Stamper were childhood sweethearts. They met at Sunday school aged 10, and started dating in high school.

Then last year, at the ages of 20 and 21, the couple from Tennessee, USA, made it official, tying the knot in their dream ceremony at Hungry Mother State Park in Virginia.

Jeremy gushed: ‘We were at the top of the world, newlyweds and our whole lives head of us.’

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16 mindblowing new ways to eat ice cream this heatwave

June 30, 2015, 8:45 am

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Summer has arrived (Picture: Blu Top Ice Cream/Instagram)

Finally, the summer heatwave has arrived.

The only reasonable thing to do is find some shade, grab a jug of Pimm’s and attempt to eat our own body weight in ice cream.

And if you’re bored of Magnums (as if – bored of Magnums, bored of life, as they say) or, y’know, just want an excuse to eat more, you could try some of these next-level ice cream recipes.

If all else fails, just grab a pint of mint choc chip ice cream, some cookies and sandwich them together.

Enjoy.

1. Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream sandwich

Recipe here.

2. Blueberry pie ice cream sandwich

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If you have a big penis or only want to date well-endowed men we’ve found the dating site for you

June 30, 2015, 8:47 am

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Do you measure up? (Picture: Leks_Laputin)

The size of a man’s penis can be a sensitive subject – and, while some women aren’t too bothered if they get a chipolata or a saveloy, to others, size can make or break a relationship.

Good news, then, for women whose perfect package would need a lot of wrapping – a dating site specifically catering for men with big willies and the people who love them.

7OrBetter does exactly what it says on the tin and is for well-endowed men and potential dates who, categorically, think it’s the size of the ship not the motion of the ocean that matters.

Website founder Steven Pasternack filled us in on what triggered him to launch it.

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Hilarious labels show what your wine bottles should really say

June 30, 2015, 10:04 am

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It’s like they’ve seen into our souls.

Heading out for a post-work drink tonight? Then one of the following things will probably happen…

You’ll probably have a moan about work, or rant about an ex. Maybe you’ll ‘accidentally’ finish the entire bottle (again), and perhaps that’ll result in you dancing on the table, bursting into tears, and drunk calling the one person you really shouldn’t (you know who we’re talking about).

If that sounds familiar/ likely, then you’ll LOVE these cheeky wine bottle labels, which really tell it as it is.

Sadly these bottles aren’t actually for sale, but if they were we’d be buying them by the case.

The one you just can’t deny.

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11 reasons why your next holiday should be to the Greek island of Kefalonia

June 30, 2015, 11:43 am

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This way to Kefalonia… (Picture: Hannah Berry George)

Greece may be in the throes of an economic crisis, but on the island of Kefalonia, where the economy is so reliant on tourism, it’s business as usual.

And ‘usual’ for Kefalonia means bare beaches, sick national parks, crystal blue seas and food that makes your heart go boom.

At roughly 304 square miles, Kefalonia is 80 square miles bigger than Ibiza, with only a quarter of the population.

Part of the Ionian Islands, Kefalonia (or Cephalonia) owes its name to Kephalos – the first king of the area during the Palaeolithic era.

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11-year-old sends the sassiest break up text to good-for-nothing boyfriend

June 30, 2015, 11:52 pm

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Twitter text — Slow claps (Picture: Madi Nickens/Twitter)

Somewhere, a young lothario called Joey is drying his eyes and dusting himself off this morning after being hit by one of the sassiest break-up texts we’ve ever seen.

Yesterday, Madi Nickens, a 17-year-old from Texas, decided to share her 11-year-old sister’s ‘break up’ texts to her boyfriend with the world, and they’re hilarious.

Madi writes above her tweet, which has now been retweeted over 6,000 times and favourited over 10,000, ‘HAHAHAHAH oh my god my sister’s “official break up” with her bf’.

HAHAHAHAH oh my god 😂😂😭 my sisters "official break up" with her bf pic.twitter.com/IGyglQQA6m

— Madi Nickens (@madinickens) June 30, 2015

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15 reasons the bus is better than the Tube

July 1, 2015, 12:00 am

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London red double decker bus crossing Westminster bridge with London Eye in background. — Tubes can’t do fancy tricks like that, now can they? (Picture: Getty)

Every time someone storms down a London street red-faced and with fury blazing in their eyes, you can guarantee they’ve been on the Tube.

Never ever the bus, though, because the bus is infinitely better than that hellhole known as the underground… here’s why.

1. It’s cheaper

Who wants to pay nearly £4 a Tube ride when you can just pay the easy £1.50 fare, even for an hour’s journey?

2. Chivalry still exists

The minute an old lady or pregnant woman gets on the bus, everyone jumps out of their seats… but on a Tube, half the passengers conveniently fall asleep… Read the full story

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McDonald’s all-day breakfast launch makes 24/7 McMuffins one step closer to reality

July 1, 2015, 12:33 am

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Remember this day.

This is the day McDonald’s finally started to roll out all-day-breakfast to the world – starting with Australia.

Soon 24-hour hash browns will be ours.

McDonald’s Australia chief marketing officer Mark Lollback said the company was responding to overwhelming customer demand, with shift workers and late risers (read: students) complaining they always missed the 10.30am cut-off point.

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‘Macca’s restaurants across Wollongong and the Illawarra (excluding food court kiosks) will be serving breakfast favourites including the Bacon and Egg and Sausage and Egg McMuffins, Hashbrowns and Hotcakes 24 hours, seven days a week,’ McDonald’s said in a press release.

The Gold Coast is set to get the 24-hour service from next month, with the… Read the full story

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This restaurant will give you $10,000 worth of food to name your baby Quinoa

July 1, 2015, 1:09 am

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Baby comp — Would you? Could you? (Picture: Getty)

A restaurant in America is offering $10,000 (£6,300) worth of food to anyone who will name their child Quinoa.

How much do you like baby back ribs and chicken wings?

BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse‘s innovative promotion for their new menu items – Roasted Chicken with Spinach Quinoa Bowl and Roasted Salmon Quinoa Bowl – is offering parents the chance to win $10,000 worth of meals if they can prove their newborn is called Quinoa.

‘We are so excited to introduce these amazing new Quinoa Bowls that we wanted to do something big, maybe even a little crazy,’ said Kevin Mayer, executive vice president and chief marketing officer.

Ribs

The press release explains that, despite… Read the full story

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17 important qualities to look for in your life partner

July 1, 2015, 1:41 am

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Young couple kissing during wedding reception in domestic garden — Is it love? (Picture: Getty)

Choosing a life partner is the most important decision you will ever make – far more crucial than choosing a job, house or group of friends. All the decisions you make will be together, you’ll have to sleep next to them every night and you’ll still have to love them when you’re both old and wrinkly.

So it’s vital to make sure you’re looking for the right things…

1. A sense of humour

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25 totally immense BBQ recipes you need in your life

July 1, 2015, 1:45 am

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QUICK! Summer’s finally here… get the barbie out!

Hallelujah praise the Lord, summer has finally arrived on the British Isles.

As we don’t know how long this glorious weather will be gracing us for (an afternoon? Week? A WHOLE WONDERFUL MONTH?), we’d better all make the most of it.

And hat better way to make the most of the good weather, than by cooking some super-sexy BBQ food?

And when we say super-sexy, we mean it.

For veggies, we’ve made you a equally delicious separate list so you don’t feel left out but for meat eaters, here are 25 totally immense BBQ recipes you need in your life.