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Why you shouldn’t pierce your nails like Kim Kardashian

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(Picture: Getty)

Kim Kardashian recently took to Snapchat to show off her pierced nails, which feature multiple hoops danging off each one.

It’s blatantly obvious that this ‘fashion forward trend’ could be pretty risky – especially if you try to replicate it at home.

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Stuck on your best man speech? Here are 11 hilarious things you can say

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Your best mate is finally getting married (hurrah) but now you’ve been tasked with being the best man.

And guess what – you have to write a speech.

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Having to stand up and speak in front of an audience is tough enough but you have to entertain and be funny at the same time.

It’s probably your last chance to mourn the end of your bromance and squeeze in as many semi-inappropriate jokes as possible.

But what else do you say to a… Read the full story

This incredible Caribbean island is being auctioned on eBay

Chinese New Year animals: Which Chinese Zodiac sign am I?

What’s it like to be an adult with ADHD?

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental disorder where people have difficulty paying attention and controlling their behaviour.

They’ll also have excessive amounts of energy, which they will struggle to know what to do with.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833) Pic: WillowReed/BNPS Unleash your inner Robinson Crusoe with an idyllic Caribbean island off the coast of Belize up for grabs. Brit Willow Reed, 40, is selling the stunning island of Virginia Caye, a nature haven of just under four acres, through eBay. The starting bid is £400,000 or, if they don't want the risk of losing out to a higher bidder, someone could pay the 'buy… <a href=Read the full story

Vegan recipe video: Here’s how to make lentil pesto pasta

Here’s why you shouldn’t clean your Beautyblender in a mug

National Storytelling Week 2017: 20 brilliant books to read with your pre-school children

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The coming week, from January 28 to February 4, is National Storytelling Week.

People of all ages will be enjoying the magic of a good story in this annual celebration of reading.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833) Pic: WillowReed/BNPS Unleash your inner Robinson Crusoe with an idyllic Caribbean island off the coast of Belize up for grabs. Brit Willow Reed, 40, is selling the stunning island of Virginia Caye, a nature haven of just under four acres, through eBay. The starting bid is £400,000 or, if they don't… <a href=Read the full story

Recipe video: Here’s how to make a Pina Colada mocktail

Glorious photo series captures dogs gracefully posing next to fans

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(Picture: Illona Haus/Scruffy Dog Photography)

If there’s one lesson we can learn from Beyoncé (there are many, but we’ll focus on just the one for now), it’s that a wind machine is a key component to looking incredible.

Your hair flows and whips around. You look like someone who can control the weather.

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The second wind is involved, you’re guaranteed to look ten times fiercer.

Proof of this fact? This photo serious of dogs posing next to fans.

Without fans, these dogs are cute.

With fans, they are graceful and elegant. They are… Read the full story

Chinese New Year Greetings to welcome in the Year of the Rooster

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Chinese New Year celebrations

It’s Chinese New Year 2017 and there are more ways than you might think to welcome in the Year of the Rooster in the appropriate language.

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Yes, you can say ‘happy Chinese New Year’ (and here is how) but there are all sorts of greetings that will go down well today.

One thing you may notice about these traditional Chinese New Year greetings is that many are based around money.

This is very… Read the full story

Illustrations show what people call their genitals around the world

Photo series celebrates hard-working cats on the job

McDonald’s Japan now has curly fries and we’re very jealous

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Everyone knows that in the ranking of ways in which to prepare potatoes before shoveling them into our mouths, curly fries reign supreme.

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They are far superior to the regular chip, for reasons we don’t entirely understand, but try not to question.

So while we’d never turn down a straight, untwizzled fry, we do occasionally find ourselves yearning for more. Something better. Something curlier.

It turns out… Read the full story

Why you shouldn’t visit newborns and their mothers

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Sometimes, parents just want to lock out unwanted visitors (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk)

There is nothing like a cherubic little baby to attract a stampede to your door.

We are raised to believe, through folklore and popular culture, that when an infant arrives, we must rush round to snap some photos, hog the precious bundle, and in the spirit of generosity, go bearing gifts.

McDonald's Japan has curly friesMcDonald's Japan now has curly fries… Read the full story

This woman is using her rare condition to share a message of body positivity

Woman with Cystic fibrosis meets daughters of organ donor who saved her life

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(Picture: PA Real Life)

26-year-old Georgina Compton, who has battled cystic fibrosis since she was just 18 months old, was donated the lungs of 51-year-old mother-of-two Gill Davies, who died suddenly of a brain aneurysm back in August 2015.

LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - UNDATED: A painted camel toe on a person's groin, taken in Leicester, England. AN artist is challenging the derogatory terms we use to describe the human body - by painting them onto the human body. Leicester-based body painter,… <a href=Read the full story

20 things that will happen on your wedding day

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It probably won’t be this perfect (Picture: Getty)

Ah, so you’re getting married. Well, congratulations is definitely in order.

But you’re probably receiving these with a handful of butterflies and nerves because it’s an important day.

This woman is using her rare condition to share a message of self love

Aside from the pressure of sorting out all the flowers and the food before the big event, there are so many other things to consider.

Will something go wrong? Will you cry? Will you forget something?

To help you prepare for the big day, here are 20 things that are bound to happen when you get married.

1. You won’t be… Read the full story

Man sends creepy texts and attempts to blackmail pizza delivery driver

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(Picture: dogdogbarkitybark/Imgur; Metro.co.uk)

This delivery driver was gobsmacked after receiving multiple inappropriate texts from a customer.

When the customer was unable to receive the pizza, the delivery driver had to phone, trying to track him down and ask him to come and collect the pizza from her car.

After finally arriving to collect the pizza, the driver was stunned to catch the customer trying to take a photo of her backside as she was leaning out of the car to hand over the pizza.

Though she was upset about the situation, she decided… Read the full story

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