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What is the milk diet and does it work?

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The milk diet in its most extreme form advises drinking only milk for a month (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Metro graphics / getty
The milk diet in its most extreme form advises drinking only milk for a month (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)

Let’s just cut straight to the point. Any diet that recommends giving up literally all food and drink except one is not recommended for the general populace and should not be followed for any length of time.

What is the Paleo diet and what can you eat?

In fact we would not recommend anyone follow any… Read the full story


You’ve never seen a love quite like this guy’s father’s for his beloved cube

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(Picture: Rumoko)
(Picture: Rumoko)

Forget Romeo and Juliet, there’s a new love-story in town.

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And this one involves a dad and his giant cube.

Twitter user @rumoko shared several photos of his father with his cube, telling his friends and followers that his dad had been taking photos with said cube ever since their, er, ‘relationship’ first began.

The cube was crafted using a foam-core board at the hands of @rumoko’s father – for reasons his son doesn’t… Read the full story

14 things you know if you have a love/hate relationship with coffee

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Why the heck do I like this drink?! (Picture: Giphy)
Why the heck do I like this drink?! (Picture: Giphy)

Coffee is the diva of the hot beverages.

Tea is reliable, tasty, refreshing, comforting – why would I ever drink anything other than tea?

You've never seen a love quite like this guy's father's for his beloved cube

But coffee, that fickle harlot, lures me to her with her promises of frothy milk and a serious caffeine hit.

Time and again, coffee betrays me, and yet I keep sneaking out on my reliable wifey (tea) and indulging in… Read the full story

This London cafe’s Japanese matcha crêpe cakes look absolutely incredible

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We all know that when it comes to baked goods – and any edible goods, for that matter – the French have it nailed.

But you know who else have it down? The Japanese.

Which is why, when you combine the two together, you have a total food-gasm.

Take the mille crepe cake, for example: layers of French crepes piled up with custard cream – AKA total heaven.

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Normally bar Japan in NYC is the only place to find these baked goodies, but it seems 2017 is already bringing us some goodness. This multi-cultured edible goodness is available in London.

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That’s right, you can find a variety of flavours at Kova Patisserie, which is based in Soho, London.

The mille crepes come in vanilla, chocolate, fruit and matcha flavours, and cost £5.50 a slice.

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Soon you’ll be able to stay in secret popup hotels that disappear after you leave

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What is the ketogenic diet? All the info on food, diet plans and more

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For many, the ketogenic diet seems like the perfect option – eat a ton of cream and cheese, yet still lose weight? Living the dream.

But what is the ketogenic diet, and which foods are you allowed to eat?

What’s the science behind it?

The keto diet is also known as the low carb diet, and is based around placing the body into a state of ketosis.

When we eat foods high in carbohydrates, such as sugary cereal, cake and bread, the body produces glucose and insulin.

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Glucose is the body’s preferred energy source, as it’s the easiest molecule for it to convert and use as energy. Insulin is produced to take the glucose around the bloodstream.

As the fats taken… Read the full story

This woman spends two hours every day turning herself into a Japanese doll

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Taylor Hill, Anna Ewers, and Imaan Hammam got naked to chat about their careers with Vogue


How to wear Pantone’s colour of the year and not look like someone sneezed on you

Watching people fail at working out will give you gym motivation

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The gym can be a confusing place. If you’re a fitness newbie, walking into a room full of machines you’ve never heard of before, let alone used, can be overwhelming.

Sure, you’ll have had an instructor give you a tour when you signed up, but there was so much to take in, it’s all gone straight out of your head.

Adventurous holidaymakers are being offered the chance to stay in "pop-up" hotels at beauty spots - which will disappear after their visits. ..Tourists will get a one-off chance to stay in the glamping-style cabins at mystery locations in Wales. ..But the eight specially-built cabins will then disappear and the… <a href=Read the full story

Staycations: 7 top UK destinations for a cheap weekend break

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Why not take a boat ride in Chester? (Picture: Getty)
Why not take a boat ride in Chester? (Picture: Getty)

Are you looking for a mix of culture, heritage, activities, beaches, nightlife, wildlife and great food on your mini-breaks?

Luckily you don’t have to go far afield or spend a fortune to get all that – you can get it in the UK.

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We tried anti-gravity yoga and turns out we love to hang

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Sometimes trying to master even the simplest yoga move can feel like you’re attempting to defy gravity. If man was meant to balance on one leg with the other tucked under his crotch, surely we’d have been built like flamingos.

So an actual anti-gravity yoga class was met with some trepidation when suggested to the Metro.co.uk team.

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A quick Youtube scan confirmed that we’d be spending an hour with our faces precariously swinging inches… Read the full story

This girl’s boyfriend gifted her a bath bomb that came with a hidden surprise

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(Picture: @kassidyrun1)

Christmas and New Year are peak times for proposals. 

Whether that’s creating the most amazing proposal present for your loved-one to open on Christmas day, or popping the question in replacement of a New Year’s kiss, it’s a recurring thing that happens year after year.

But when one girl received a bath bomb from her boyfriend, she wasn’t expecting a ring to fall out of it.

While the ring was actually a promise ring as opposed to a sign of engagement, it didn’t make the gesture any… Read the full story

Family create adorable tradition after toddler confuses ‘making a toast’ with ‘making toast’

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(Picture: @littlemissasskicker)

One little girl inspired her family to pull off the cutest of New Year’s traditions after confusing ‘making a toast’ with ‘making toast’. 

This woman spends two hours each day turning herself into a Japanese doll

Reddit user littlasskicker‘s 3-year-old daughter was so excited after being told that New Year was special because the whole family got to toast.

A few hours after being told this information, the ecstatic little girl ran in to her family and asked: ‘Are we gonna make toast now?!’ – and behold, a tradition… Read the full story

Yeezy fans: Check out this ultraviolet Yeezy Boost 350 V2

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Yeezy fans unite, for it looks like there could be a new member of the family.

Pics showing pets before and after being called 'a good boy' are ridiculously cute

A pic has appeared on Instagram, which appears to show a new addition to Kanye West’s fashion line in the form of a new Yeezy Boost.

The post features a solitary Yeezy Boost 350 V2, which looks looks suspiciously like an ultraviolet version of the zebras 350s.

Yup, you read that right – ultraviolet.

The image was posted by trainer resource Sneaker Prophet, with no info except for the caption ‘UV’, so fans were left guessing.

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While many were champing at the bit for the product, commenting ‘Nice!’ or ‘Want!’ on the post, others weren’t so impressed.

One Instagram user natemeadows commented: ‘Please… Read the full story


26 reasons you actually SHOULD do Dry January

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(Picture: Getty/ Metro) 26 reasons you SHOULD do Dry January
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According to dating industry ‘expert’ Katy Horwood’s recent article, 13 Reasons Not To Do Dry January, Dry Jan will make you a boring, friendless, dateless, cliché.

As someone who is almost 90 days into giving alcohol a miss, and a staunch supporter of alcohol-free movement One Year No Beer I’d have to say that — much like the contents of most big-city nightclub toilets across the country come 2am Sunday — this particular opinion is… well, yeah…

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How often do you really need to change your razor?

This man travelled from Sydney to London without once setting foot on a plane

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Game of Thrones makeup could soon be a thing

20 reasons why books are way better than boyfriends

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Nothing beats quality time with a good book (Picture: Getty)
Nothing beats quality time with a good book (Picture: Getty)

In the depths of winter, there is nothing quite as universally popular as a night on the sofa.

When it’s too grim to go out and there’s a red wine on the go who can resist hunkering down for the night?

But what makes the perfect night in? Some would say someone to cuddle up to, but there’s… Read the full story

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