Add this super fancy pod hotel in Antarctica to your dream holiday list

September 13, 2016, 2:49 am

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Still dreaming of hitting up white sand beaches and sunning yourself in 30 degree heat?

Get over it. Hot sunny holidays are done. Now our dream holidays require snow, ice, and wrapping ourselves up in thermals and cosy blankets.

Newly at the top of our ‘we need to go there’ list is White Desert, a luxurious resort in Antarctica that’s just a short trek from the South Pole.

It’s very exclusive and expensive (an eight night trip costs around £54,000), so it’s highly unlikely that any of us will actually go. But hey. We can dream.

The resort is made up of a bunch of… Read the full story

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People are loving this photo of a working mum just getting on with the job

September 13, 2016, 3:41 am

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Dr Megan Meier is a sports medicine and dance medicine physician based in Oklahoma City. She’s also a mum to a three-year-old girl and is eight months pregnant with her second child.

Like all working parents, she has to balance the demands of motherhood with the pressures of her very busy job, which includes providing volunteer medical support at games for various high school and university football teams in her area.

On the first weekend of September, Megan had arranged to put in a shift as team physician on the… Read the full story

Hood by Air’s collaboration with PornHub at New York Fashion Week got a bit weird

September 13, 2016, 3:52 am

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We’re always pleased when a fashion label gives up on the whole ‘making wearable clothes’ facade and just shows off a bunch of batsh*t insane stuff at New York Fashion Week.

Think the giant plastic bag trend. That was fun.

But our favourite ridiculous runway show so far has to be Hood By Air’s. They collaborated with PornHub, naturally, to bring New York a gloriously sexed-up catwalk show.

It was splendid, and we can’t wait for some daring fashion blogger… Read the full story

16 one pot dinners for vegans, vegetarians and meat-eaters to make this autumn

September 13, 2016, 4:19 am

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Any dish that saves on washing up is a winner in my book and the dishes below are all ones that can be made in one saucepan or dish.

Of course one-pot dinners can be made at any time of year but there’s something so warming and comforting about them that just makes them perfect for this time of year.

You’ll find vegan and vegetarian recipes at the start and non-vegetarian ones at the end.

Here are 16 one pot dinners:

1. Slow cooker vegetable and cider cassoulet (vegan)

By Tales from the Kitchen Shed

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Dad shares the heartbreaking reason behind hand print tattoos in powerful story

September 13, 2016, 4:24 am

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A 27-year-old dad has moved hundreds to tears after sharing a truly heartbreaking story about his stillborn child. 

Spreading an incredibly important message for Father’s Day, which in Australia is celebrated on the first Sunday of September, Brad Kearns shared a touching photo of two small hand prints that he had had tattooed on his chest.

Mother urges dads to capture more photos of their partners and children in emotional Facebook post

Brad told Metro.co.uk: ‘The tattoos are an exact copy of our little boys hands right down to the actual fingerprints. I got them done after his funeral before… Read the full story

Spanish couple get wedding ring back after losing it in Benidorm in 1979

September 13, 2016, 4:31 am

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Roald Dahl Day: 18 phizz-whizzing facts you may not have known

September 13, 2016, 4:43 am

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Happy Roald Dahl day!

Today would have been the much-loved children’s author’s 100th birthday with fans around the world using the date to celebrate his life and his work.

Many of Roald Dahl’s books have been immortilised in film as well as the books, including The BFG, Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Here are 18 phizz-whizzing facts about Roald Dahl that you may not have known:

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Bun dropping is the latest beauty trend to take over Instagram

September 13, 2016, 5:01 am

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It’s a classic rom-com trope. Woman removes glasses. Woman gently removes hair band and lets her long, glorious hair cascade down her shoulders. Man formerly oblivious to woman’s sex appeal swoons.

In reality, however, our attempts at the hair release and swish fail to meet expectations.

Our hair awkwardly gets stuck in the hairband, before flopping down in a tangled mess, complete with a giant ridge from where our ponytail was previously held. *Sigh*.

18 gross things everyone with long hair is guilty of doing

So we just assumed that the elegant letting down of hair was a myth, designed to make us all… Read the full story

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This anorexia sufferer’s family are trying to crowdfund her treatment after she collapsed on holiday

September 13, 2016, 5:10 am

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We all know that America isn’t the best place to fall ill if you haven’t taken out a hefty insurance policy.

One family is now having to crowdfund their daughter’s treatment after she collapsed from anorexia midway through her dream holiday to the States.

Sophie Mould, 21, had always aspired to visit New York, with plans of one day moving there from Australia.

‘Sophie has always dreamt of going to New York and she saved up her money until she could go – and a few weeks ago she followed that dream at a cost,’ says her sister Sarah.

The fashion student has been battling her eating disorder – developed after years of relentless bullying –… Read the full story

This teen nearly died from Meningitis B after mistaking it for exam stress

September 13, 2016, 5:20 am

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Study stress can make the best of us feel a bit out of sorts.

You live off Monster Munch and Red Bull. Your skin becomes translucent from lack of sunlight. You feel delirious with sleep deprivation.

So it’s not hard to imagine that some freshers mistake being ill for exam fatigue.

Psychology first year student Abi Jones thought that she was just run down during her exams when she was struck down with Meningitis B – a strain of the disease that normally only affects babies and young children.

In the past 20 years, up to 1,700 people a year – mostly babies and young children – have contracted the strain, with 1 in 10… Read the full story

You can trick teens into eating healthily by making them think it’s a form of rebellion

September 13, 2016, 6:44 am

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Filled with resentment towards teens and their perfectly filtered photos of acai bowls and avocado roses?

We feel your pain. It’s a little annoying to see teenagers getting excited about healthy food when our childhoods were spent obsessing over Lunchables, and our adulthoods

But it turns out that teenagers don’t have a bizarre enthusiasm for zoats and courgetti without reason.

The Guardian reports that teens may be creating their healthy eating habits in a deliberate attempt to p*ss everyone else off and become cool rebels who don’t give a sh*t about your chocolate covered cookies.

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Guy tries to raise £2,000 for man still pushing ice lolly cart at the age of 89; raises almost £200,000

September 13, 2016, 6:52 am

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This picture of an elderly man still pushing his paleta cart (an ice lolly cart) at the age of 89 to earn enough money to pay the bills, has led to an outpouring of emotion online.

More than that, it’s led over 11,000 people to donate almost £200,000 to a fundraising campaign in his name in the last three days.

The heartbreaking photo was taken by Joel Cervantes Macias, owner of a Mexican restaurant, who noticed the man was struggling in the heat as he was driving past in the Little Village area of Chicago last week.

Joel… Read the full story

These are the transgender pioneers under Indonesia’s Islam

September 13, 2016, 7:21 am

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Traditionally, the marginalised transgender community of Indonesia, even worse than in other parts of the world, was a target of harassment and intimidation in the worlds most populous Muslim country.

But now Indonesia’s transgender community of three million people has been fighting for better acceptance.

This is helped by trailblazing activists such as Mami Joyce, who have themselves endured decades of hardship.

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15 things everyone should do before they have children

September 13, 2016, 7:44 am

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When it comes to welcoming the patter of tiny feet into your life, there is plenty to look forward to.

That being said, most people expect, rightly so, the change of lifestyle to be quite a dramatic one.

A positive addition as it may be, there are definitely certain things a person should make the most of before the joy of parenting is bestowed upon them.

From swearing when you want to, to booking a last-minute holiday – here are 15 things you should do before you have children.

1. Sleep

This is distant memory when kids come along and the holy grail for most new parents.

The good news is that interrupted sleep doesn’t last forever.

The bad news… Read the full story

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September 13, 2016, 7:50 am

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Loads of people around the world are currently menstruating. So why are so many of us still so uncomfortable talking about periods?

It’s a massive shame. Not just because our discomfort around periods is indicative of a larger discomfort around women’s bodies, but also because it means that when young girls start having their periods, they can end up feeling confused and alone thanks to all the misinformation and silence.

It doesn’t help that most period-related education boils down to one week of sex ed and a leaflet about pads.

Two designers want to change things – and they have a creative solution.

Daniela Gilsanz and… Read the full story

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Weekend breaks on a budget – 7 ways to save money on a trip to Barcelona

September 13, 2016, 8:40 am

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Fancy going away to Barcelona for a few days but don’t want to spend a lot of money?

I’ve put together a list that will help you plan a trip to the city on a tight budget.

It includes tips on affordable accommodation, cheap places to eat and free entertainment.

And trust me, just because you’re not spending a ton of cash it doesn’t mean you won’t have a great time.

1. Accommodation

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Tesco is bringing Sindy back from the dead, but she’s changed a lot

September 13, 2016, 8:56 am

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Remember Sindy?

If you’re an 80s kid, you’ll probably remember asking for Peaches & Cream Barbie for Christmas and throwing a strop when, instead of a tanned Californian doll draped in peach taffeta (look, it was the 80s), you got her wholesome British cousin, Sindy, in a scratchy pinafore dress.

What can we say, we were aspirational kids of the 80s. We wanted taffeta and sparkle.

Still, Sindy was the British answer to Barbie and, in her heyday of the mid-1980s, she accounted for 80% of the fashion doll market.

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September 13, 2016, 9:00 am

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You don’t have to shop at Whole Foods to be bombarded with all sorts of ‘superfoods’ claiming a list of miracle powers and vitamin levels.

These days, Gregg’s is serving quinoa and you can even order a ‘superfood salad’ down your local.

Original 80s doll Sindy returns to shops, but she looks totally different

And you can understand why, when they promise us weight loss, shinier hair, protection from diseases, stronger hearts and generally, a longer life.

In a recent survey of 1,000 British adults, 61% said they’d bought something because they thought it was a ‘superfood’. 30%… Read the full story

People are calling out this ‘wellness influencer’ for claiming that wearing a bra causes breast cancer

September 13, 2016, 9:00 am

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Nikisha Brunson is a very cool ‘wellness influencer’ and the co-creator of Urban Bush Babes. She sells lovely all-natural skincare products on Etsy. She has more than 58,000 followers on Instagram.

Nikisha Brunson is stylish and cool and seems great. But one thing she is not is an expert in cancer – which is why it’s so worrying that she’s used her massive platform and reach to publish a video warning women about the ‘dangers’ of wearing bras.

On September 4, 2016, Nikisha shared a status and mini video in which she suggested that letting your breasts… Read the full story

7 bars in London that do the perfect gin cocktail

September 13, 2016, 9:30 am

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Gin is so much more than liquor thrown slapdash into a G&T.

The drink dates back hundreds of years – making it a staple of British watering holes and can be distilled with a whole blend of botanical ingredients to get that perfect flavour and just the right amount of strength.

Here are the 7 best bars in London for gin, from cocktails to distilling your own brew.

1) Mr Fogg’s

With 300 different types of gin on offer, Mr Fogg’s gin emporium has everything a gin lover could possible need. The bar is stuffed with all sorts of Victorian gear from hunting rifles, stuffed animals to flags and maps.

Try Mr Fogg’s G & Tea for a plethora of gins types, served with Victorian sweet and savoury delicacies. The gin even comes in a tea pot.

2) The London Gin Club

In the heart of Soho is The London Gin Club, which has an impressive 270… Read the full story