If you’re not a size small, you’ll know how stressful buying gymwear can be.
You want stuff that’ll let you move. Stuff that doesn’t dig in, or rub, or flap about revealing your full tummy and boobs to the world. Stuff that isn’t just an oversized t-shirt and cheap leggings.
But for some reason, the majority of fitness brands seem to… Read the full story
When eight-year-old Syrian refugee Hüseyin el-Hasan spotted a stray dog who’d been hit by a car in the city of Kilis, Turkey he didn’t turn away or keep walking on. He stopped, gave the dog comfort, and refused to leave until help had arrived.
Cannabis is something of a miracle plant.
It can help relieve pain. It can help relieve anxiety. It can help athletes recover quicker.
It’s not known, however, for being a massive aphrodisiac. In fact, anyone who’s dated a stoner will know that it can have quite the opposite effect.
That is,… Read the full story
Stock up on the sweet, chemically goodness now: the Irn-Bru you know and love is about to change forever.
A.G. Barr (the makers of Irn-Bru, if you didn’t know) are going to cut the sugar content in Scotland’s favourite fizzy drink by 50%.
NOOOOO.
Now, of course, we know that this is probably a wise… Read the full story
Even if you’re hard-hearted towards tiny animals, we think this one might get to you.
Personally, I’m pretty ambivalent about puppies and kittens. But we’ve got something so small and sweet and bald that you won’t be able to resist it.
It’s a teeny tiny baby squirrel.
The little munchkin was discovered by Hackney police, on the pavement, while going about their burglary patrols.
Imagine meeting someone in a bar. The drinks are flowing, the chemistry is popping, and you decide to throw caution to the wind by going home with them.
Just before you get down and dirty, you whip out your trusty condom and make them put it on. You also give them a condom ring to stick on top. They think you’re a bit OTT but they’re too far gone to question you.
Read the full storyIf you’ve ever wanted to visit New Zealand but never seem to have enough cash for the airfare, then we might just have a solution.
The tech industry in Wellington wants to recruit techies from across the world, and they’re offering a free holiday to New Zealand to anyone who meets their criteria.
There are 100 places up for grabs, with flights and accommodation paid for.
The programme is called Looksee Wellington and is a partnership between the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency and Workhere New Zealand – a global recruitment company.
Do you ever really need an excuse to indulge in some delicious chocolate?
Course not.
But it helps to know that when you do, you’re also supporting the livelihood of women across the globe. Divine Chocolate does just that.
Why Women?
Divine believes in gender equality and empowering farmers and chocolate lovers alike.
This Fairtrade Fortnight Divine Chocolate is celebrating the amazing power of chocolate to bring women together – from cocoa farmers to chocolate lovers.
As part of its commitment to empowering women cocoa farmers and continuing to work towards their equality and prosperity, Divine Chocolate will launch a limited edition bar in spring 2017 featuring an illustration of a woman cocoa farmer, a UK… Read the full story
Guys. It’s happening.
This is the start of the apocalypse. Before the plague of locusts or blood rain, comes the price hike of the simple Freddo.
How much does a Freddo cost?
Any sensible person will tell you, 10p. But the sad truth is, that hasn’t been the case for a long, long time. And we’re not unreasonable, we’ll take a bit of inflation. We know that things don’t… Read the full story
We’ve all heard of matching wine to food, but pairing a wine to your partner is a new one. Whether you’re hooking up with someone new or putting the spice back in the stew, you might now be able to smell your mate in a glass of pinot noir.
Dubbed ‘sex in a glass’, pinot noir seems to be the miracle answer to the age-old question, ‘wouldn’t it be great if a drink could make men instantly sexier to women just by smelling it… Read the full story
This is what happened when one girl went dress shopping and found the perfect little number.
After obsessing about wedding dresses for approximately nine months, it was time.
Well, it was time about two months ago when I told my wedding entourage (yes, I’m Beyonce) that we were going to go wedding dress shopping before I realised you… Read the full story
So, you’ve taken time out to have a baby and stay at home to enjoy the early days.
But the time comes when you are ready to think about work again.
Maybe it is going back to work after parental leave, or perhaps you have have more than one child and are a few years out of the work mix, thinking of a new career.
Despite laws introduced by the government in 2014 allowing everyone the legal right to flexible work, six in ten UK… Read the full story
‘It’s never too early to be girly’ says the tagline of potentially the worst product of the year, ‘Girlie Glue’.
Honestly, what is the universe trying to do to us? First of all, they try and sell us… Read the full story
One little girl is feeling the love from the internet after all but one of her friends failed to turn up to her birthday party.
6-year-old Kinley Montgomery, from Champaign, Illinois had been so excited for her birthday after inviting all of her school friends to join her for a party at her local bowling alley.
But a recent photo of posted to Twitter by her older… Read the full story
It’ll come as no surprise to learn that the fashion industry has a bad track record when it comes to the treatment of models.
While the supermodels might live a life of luxury, there are countless tales of those on the bottom rungs of the ladder being treated like sh*t.
But one brand has now taken a stand against the ill-treatment of their models, by sacking their casting agency.
Balenciaga says that they’ve had to send a written apology to the 150 women forced to wait in a cramped stairwell… Read the full story
I started hiding food in my drawers when I was eight years old.
My parents had divorced two years prior to this, and my eating habits were different at each house.
At my mum’s, my little sister and I would be allowed treats after dinner, or an afternoon snack after we’d finished school.
At my dad’s, however,… Read the full story
Great philosophical quotes can be found hidden within many much-loved children’s book classics.
Pooh’s musings… Read the full story
World Book Day is, in theory, a great thing.
Books are my favourite thing ever, so please don’t think I’m bashing it.
But however much you love books, World Book Day? It’s the low point of lots of parents’ year.
Alongside the expectation of home-made cakes for bake sales, hours of homework and nutritionally perfect lunchboxes, there’s costume making.
There are few things more stressful than trying to put together a costume for a child with almost no notice, no time and without spending oodles of money.
Generally, the upshot of dress up days at school is that children with wealthy stay at home parents get beautiful, artisan costumes and people with no money… Read the full story
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