13 coolest children’s toys this year

November 13, 2016, 2:46 pm

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2016 has spoilt children with its amazing toys (Picture: eBay)

Remember the days when a conker on a piece of string used to entertain you and your friends for hours on end? Or a simple game of Connect Four or Twister?

Now, the fun and cool toys tend to be technology based – an iPad or a robot monkey (because why not?) and the SelfieMic, for capturing those perfect selfies.

And what makes the world of buying for kids so much more daunting is that one minute what’s ‘in’ will be the newest Lego set and the next it will be a kit which enables them to make their own video games. HOW do us mere mortals keep up?

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November 13, 2016, 3:44 pm

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Shit airline food credit: AirlineMeals.net — Not private jet food (Picture: AirlineMeals.net)

When it comes to standard airline catering, the most we can usually hope for is to avoid E. coli and enough wine to help us black out.

But recently I got to experience the high life thanks to Volanteus, a company that charters luxury private jets for Hollywood icons, foreign royalty, boy bands and sports stars.

On their jets you can order pretty much whatever you like – caviar, fois gras or Nandos (as long as you can courier it from London).

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November 14, 2016, 3:15 am

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What is the mannequin challenge? Everything you need to know

November 14, 2016, 3:27 am

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There are two words to describe all those motionless videos people have been posting… and those are ‘mannequin challenge’.

Cristiano Ronaldo wins the mannequin challenge with borderline NSFW pose

Hillary Clinton’s campaign team famously appeared in one to encourage people to get out and vote, and Blac Chyna created one when she was giving birth.

But what is the challenge all about? Is there a point to it? Here is everything you need to know.

What is the mannequin challenge?

Don't stand still. Vote today: https://t.co/jfd3CXLD1s #ElectionDay #MannequinChallenge pic.twitter.com/4KAv2zu0rd

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 8, 2016

The mannequin challenge is where a person or group of people take part in a short video – but they all appear to be frozen in time like mannequins.

The camera will then wind through the scene, with close-ups of motionless participants in the posed scene.

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The joy of sex toys – my day as a trainee dildo maker with UK-based family business Godemiche

November 14, 2016, 3:30 am

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I had great fun learning about this small business (Picture: John Benge)

‘All the stuff I’ve ever done – fire-breathing, riding a unicycle, making dildos – has been because someone told me I couldn’t do it.’

Thirty-two-year-old Adam Breedon is a whirlwind of non-stop cackling and slightly off the wall ideas, most of them involving sex toys.

Co-founder of Godemiche (the name means ‘dildo’ in French), one of the newest and most innovative adult toy companies in the world, he works alongside his partner Monika Makarewicz, 33, from a small studio just off the M1 near Leicester.

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How to turn a pair of tights into a top

November 14, 2016, 7:10 am

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It’s been a weird (read: terrible) year, so at this point pretty much nothing shocks us. But yeah. Tights as tops, they’re a thing now.

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If you’re feeling stuck for wardrobe inspiration and you can’t find anything to wear, then you might be glad to know that if you’ve got a pair of tights hanging around, you’ve also actually got a sheer crop top to hand.

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November 14, 2016, 7:14 am

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If you’re still crying over the horrifying Toblerone change, stop now. Because it’s time to start seeing the positives in life.

Sure, it sucks that we now have to enjoy less of our beloved Toblerone this Christmas – unless you fancy buying more than one which is kind of missing the point entirely – but it’s not all bad.

In fact, see for yourself: plenty of other people are actually making the most of the new shape.

There was the Toblerone device stand

The new Toblerone makes for a nice device stand pic.twitter.com/T1okTEo9fP

— Alolan Nyarth (@nyarth) November 10, 2016

The Toblerone toast rack

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This hamster snuggled into his owner’s Pokemon keyring and it was adorable

November 14, 2016, 7:18 am

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There’s nothing more adorable than seeing your pet dressed up in a cute little outfit.

Except for when you find them actually dressing themselves up in said outfit, that is.

This is exactly what happened to hamster owner and Twitter user @_o_mimimi, who discovered his miniature furry friend snuggling into his Pokemon keyring.

(Picture: Twitter/みつき @_o_mimimi) — (Picture: Twitter/みつき<br />@_o_mimimi)

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Vegan single mum drinks sperm smoothies every morning to give her energy

November 14, 2016, 7:49 am

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It’s an unconventional start to the day, but this woman swears by gulping down a smoothie every morning, with the key ingredient being… a teaspoonful of sperm.

29-year-old Tracy Kiss has been drinking the interesting concoction for the past month, saying it’s boosted both her mood and her immunity.

The mum-of-two is currently single, so harvests her sperm from her best friend – or rather, he harvests it and delivers it to her up to three times a week.

What are friends for, eh?

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Ugly Christmas sweater nails are the trend you seriously need to try

November 14, 2016, 7:56 am

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People, Christmas is coming, and it’s time we started getting prepared.

And that means festive nails – namely, these ‘ugly sweater nails’ which, as the name suggests, means decorating your nails like Christmas jumpers.

It says ‘ugly’ jumpers, but frankly, we think these are rather nice.

Convinced to give it a go? Take a look at the looks below for some inspiration.

You could pair your #uglysweaternails with a festive Starbucks

Just look at how adorable these are!

You don’t have to stick to red – why not go dark this Christmas?

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This cafe is serving smoothies in light bulbs and we seriously want to try it

November 14, 2016, 8:09 am

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Cups are out, light bulbs are in.

At least for this cafe, anyway.

Darling Cafe, a stunning little spot in Melbourne, Australia, decided to ditch predictable glasses and serve their smoothies in light bulbs – and we don’t think we’ve ever seen a beverage looking so pretty.

It could quite possibly be the most hipster way of drinking yet

They’re incredibly quirky, yet very cute

They’re the perfect way to drink a smoothie, if you ask us

The phrase ‘light bulb moment’ has never seemed to relevant

They could make a great bit of DIY fun – just make sure the light bulb is empty, guys.

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November 14, 2016, 8:14 am

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Headache and mental illness concept as a group of crumpled office paper shaped as a human head that is on fire burning away at the brain as a symbol and medical metaphor for emotional stress at work or degenerative dementia disease as alzheimers. wildpixel/wildpixel — (Picture:wildpixel)

Dementia is now said to be the leading cause of death in England and Wales, according to Office for National Statistics figures.

Hidden camera shows woman stealing from the handbag of her neighbour with dementia

The figures mean that dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease, has now overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death.

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Become a walking fairy tale with a pair of these stunning literary tights

November 14, 2016, 8:44 am

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We have just discovered the accessory your wardrobe has (probably) been missing: a pair of literary tights.

Brought to you by Etsy seller TightsShop, each pair of tights features a passage from much-loved tales, including Alice In Wonderland, The Secret Garden and Dracula.

The 50 denier tights come in a range of colours including white, grey and red and they are fashioned by an artist and graphic designer.

Each pair of tights cost £18.93, which, while may seem a little pricey for a pair of tights, is pretty justifiable when you ask yourself how many opportunities you’d usually get to walk around as a human book.

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Baby’s gender reveal goes terribly wrong

November 14, 2016, 8:59 am

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gender reveal goes totally wrong — She is NOT happy

When you think about it, it’s actually quite odd that we invite people over to celebrate finding out which genitals our kids are going to be born with.

But hey, we live in a social media world and if you’re going to do something you might as well do it in a cute, Instagrammable way.

Which is exactly how one couple, Joe and Leela Krummel, found themselves in something of a pickle.

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November 14, 2016, 9:07 am

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Dads don’t tend to know how to handle their daughters’ break-ups.

Usually rather than a lack of sympathy, it’s because they are too angry at the boy who broke their little girl’s heart.

But one dad was seemingly just angry at all concerned – and he showed it by sending an incredibly unsympathetic text message to his daughter, Daleynee, who had been on the phone to her friend.

Daleynee was upset about a boy and had been discussing it on the phone with her friend, but it turns out her conversation wasn’t as private as she’d thought it had been.

As a result, her dad sent her this:

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Oreo and Milka are collaborating and all is good in the world of chocolate again

November 14, 2016, 10:15 am

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Rejoice, Oreo lovers: Oreo is collaborating with Swiss chocolate company Milka and it’s a dream come true.

That’s right, we finally have some good chocolate news after the nationwide meltdown caused by the new Toblerone.

Soon to be on shelves are the Milka Oreo Big Crunch Chocolate Candy Bar and the Milka Oreo Chocolate Candy Bar.

The Milka Oreo Chocolate Candy Bar consists of a layer of Oreo vanilla creme with wafer bits shrouded in milk chocolate.

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This guy just really, really loves Christmas

November 14, 2016, 10:16 am

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How early is too early to put up the Christmas decoarations?

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A month? A fortnight? Some don’t even put up their tree until Christmas eve, which must really leave everyone in suspense.

One family in Yorkshire, however, finished decorating their house last weekend, after starting on 3 November.

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Here are some of the fantastic cakes at this year’s Cake and Bake show

November 14, 2016, 10:20 am

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Peter Rabbit was always everyone’s favourite Beatrix Potter character (Picture: Steve Searle/WENN.com)

These cakes are so beautifully crafted that slicing into them would feel cruel – if you weren’t sure that they would taste so good.

Seen at the Cake and Bake show in Manchester, the sugarcrafted wildlife were an homage to author Beatrix Potter on the 150th anniversary of her birth.

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November 14, 2016, 10:23 am

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lucy-2 — 15-year-old Lucy Gavaghan is back to save more hens (Image: Lucy Gavaghan)

It’s kind of ridiculous that in 2016, caged eggs are still are thing. But one teen is hoping that won’t be for much longer.

Earlier this year, 15-year-old Lucy Gavaghan forced Tesco to pledge to stop selling eggs from caged hens by 2026 after her petition to the store attracted 279,980 signatures.

And she’s not stopping there. Now, the teenage activist is setting her sights on Wagamama, Krispy Kreme and Millie’s Cookies, urging them all to review their ethics.

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