11 things that happen when you start using a menstrual cup

January 26, 2017, 9:12 am

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It can feel, at times, that our lives revolve around our periods.

If you’ve had sex, you spend half the month praying that your period does actually come. If you’ve got a big event coming up, you spend half the month praying that your period’s delayed.

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And if you’re going on holiday, you spend half the month trying to get an appointment with your GP so he can prescribe you more birth control to put off your period indefinitely.

But the moment you start using a menstrual cup, your relationship with your period changes.

Swapping from pads and tampons to a cup is possibly the most liberating thing you can do while you’re bleeding from… Read the full story

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January 26, 2017, 9:51 am

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The signs of PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, will be all too familiar for most women.

Whether it’s cramps, food cravings, feeling irritable or just super tired, these symptoms can have an impact on our lives.

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If you’re really suffering the week before your period, however, with symptoms not going away until a few days after you’ve started your period, chances are you’ve got premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD.

Those with PMDD experience both emotional and physical symptoms similar to those with PMS but women with the disorder often find that it interferes with their daily lives, from work to relationships.

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January 26, 2017, 9:55 am

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In a day where the president of the USA said waterboarding was effective you’d think it would be hard to find some bigger news

But we found it.

The winner of the National Fish and Chips Awards has been announced.

Hold on to your hats. It’s a big one.

(Spoiler alert – if you’re holding out to find the result you don’t want to read on).

The winner of the award is…

The Kingfisher Fish and Chip shop in Plymouth!

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January 26, 2017, 11:30 am

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A guy who looks more like Harry Potter now than Daniel Radcliffe does is leaving people convinced that he’s taken the Polyjuice Potion. 

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January 26, 2017, 2:13 pm

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15 things that only vegans understand

January 26, 2017, 11:00 pm

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After years of being seen as a hemp-wearing, lentil-swilling fringe movement, veganism is finally getting its (plant-based) place at the table.

About time too.

But as with any underdog in life, not everyone has a grip on what veganism really is.

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Non-vegans don’t know what nooch is for example and they’re always desperate to debate your diet and life choices.

And then there’s the confusion with clean eating and fad diets.

Here are 15 things that only vegans… Read the full story

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January 26, 2017, 11:00 pm

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I’m obsessed with cheese. And if you landed here, chances are you are too.

The smell, the texture and the taste of the stuff makes it one of the finest food around.

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January 26, 2017, 11:12 pm

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January 26, 2017, 11:58 pm

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January 27, 2017, 12:00 am

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Chinese New Year falls on January 28 this year and for many it will be a celebration of feast and family.

But if you’ve never hosted your own celebration, where do you start?

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It’s always good to get a few people around the table as it gives you an opportunity to try a variety of different dishes.

They don’t all need to be hot –… Read the full story

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January 27, 2017, 12:59 am

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To many men, the ways of great makeup are a mysterious dark art that will never fully be understood.

That’s fair enough. There are many powders and brushes involved. It’s confusing. Its transformative powers are magical.

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January 27, 2017, 1:00 am

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If there’s one thing parents love more than banging on about sleeping patterns, it’s passing judgement on how other parents keep their kids quiet.

Many argue rubber dummies are a chavvy, teeth-mangling abomination.

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Others scorn fellow parents who carry an emergency bottle of formula, just in case mummy doesn’t fancy flopping her wabs out in public… Read the full story

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January 27, 2017, 1:23 am

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Get ready to pop some bottles… in celebration of future bottle-popping.

For the first time ever, London is getting its very own prosecco festival.

Get excited: A prosecco festival is coming to London

*Break for excitement and sophisticated sipping*

This coming May, Oval Space, in East London, will become a glorious celebration of all things fizzy, with a three-day festival dedicated entirely to prosecco.

From… Read the full story

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January 27, 2017, 1:24 am

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In recent years, America has become increasingly intolerant towards Muslims – and that’s something that doesn’t look set to change for the next four years.

But in New York, one woman is doing her best to help Muslim women let down their hair, safe from criticism and bigotry.

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MUA Huda Quhshi, is opening New York’s first women-only, hijab-friendly hair salon in the middle of Brooklyn.

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January 27, 2017, 2:00 am

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When it comes to the wedding, the focus is almost always on the bride.

You hear about plenty of Bridezillas but what about the groom?

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It’s no easy feat there either – and you thought that getting down on one knee was all you needed to do.

But while your wedding day might be as unpredictable as the weather, there are some things that are worth knowing ahead of time.

Here are 14 things that nobody tells you about being the groom.

1. Everything follows the 80/20 rule

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January 27, 2017, 2:21 am

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Our lives are busy. Too busy, some would say, for messing about at gyms and after work fitness classes.

When you’ve spent nine hours working your fingers to the bone, you just want to spend your free time relaxing – not squatting.

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Wouldn’t it be great if you could squeeze a few heart-racing moves into your day while you’re at work? Wouldn’t it be great to have a regime that didn’t eat up your lunch hour?

Apart from anything else, we know that sitting for too long can age us and wreck our bodies. But it also makes you drowsy and just…lazy.

But help is at hand, thanks to T2 who have teamed up with Another_Space fitness studio (loved by the likes of Karlie Kloss) to come… Read the full story

9 reasons Rutland is the best place to live in the UK

January 27, 2017, 3:00 am

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Rutland is just the best place to live.

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Living in the county no one ever heard of is unique in itself. Rutland is England’s smallest county with a population just shy of 40,000.

But if you live there, you have the honour of your home town once being voted Britain’s best rural place to live.

There are so many reasons to love living in Rutland. Here are just nine of them.

1. See Rutland in a day

One of the reasons Rutland is such an amazing place to live is that you can travel round all of… Read the full story

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January 27, 2017, 3:02 am

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If you haven’t bought a Valentine card for your other half yet, we might have the perfect suggestion.

Traditionally it’s a day to celebrate love and romance, but Paperchase have provided some alternatives…

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The adult range features such gems as ‘we go together like my penis and your vagina’ and ‘I love your big c*ck.’

Other options are ‘Nothing says I love you like anal’ and ‘I’ve got a… Read the full story

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January 27, 2017, 3:21 am

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January 27, 2017, 3:43 am

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Japan is a strange and wonderful place.

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A place where adults relax by getting tied up in blankets or bathing in soup. A place where bookmarks look like salmon and eels are used in weirdly sexist adverts.

And soon, Japan will be a place where you can visit a gym… Read the full story