The definitive ranking of lunch food from worst to best

April 21, 2017, 3:30 am

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Lunchtime as a kid was simple.

You had turkey twizzlers, followed by a game of tag on the playground.

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Sadly, those days are long gone.

As adults, we are faced with a barrage choices when it comes to that lunchtime nibble.

This selection should be made with great caution though – a misstep can threaten to ruin the rest of your afternoon, and make you question why food would betray you in such a manner.

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April 21, 2017, 3:50 am

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Brew green tea wrong and it can taste foul. Add milk and you’ll never want to drink a hot drink again.

Making a good cup of green tea is full of possible pitfalls, but it’s worth it – right?

What are the benefits of drinking green tea?

After all, it’s a drink often jokingly associated hummus eating yogis because of its supposed wellness properties so it must be good for us.

You might like your flat white, but that tangy, citrusy green tea is rumoured to offer a host of benefits that normal black tea can only dream of.

Green tea is made from unfermented… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 4:49 am

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In what is probably the least surprising news of the day, the Unicorn Frappuccinos that are driving Starbucks baristas mad are full of sugar.

Not that you’d expect anything that violently colourful to be anything other than sweet.

Starbucks baristas hate the new Unicorn Frappuccinos and are losing it online

Plus, lots of delicious drinks are sugary. A Pumpkin Spiced Latte is hardly a savoury option. Regular frappuccinos are pretty sweet. And as for winter drinks, they’re really just warmed up sugar syrup.

But what are Starbuck’s newest and most magical, limited-edition drinks actually made from?

A Unicorn Frappuccino is essentially made from whole milk and… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 4:51 am

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Watching the London Marathon can be a little tricky.

Large crowds can mean poor mobile phone signal so its worth planning in advance where to meet friends and family.

Hotspots tend to be near Greenwich town centre and the Cutty Sark or near Tower Bridge, The Mall and anywhere from Mile 24 onward to the end.

The experienced watcher meanwhile will know that your best bet is retreating to one of the pubs along the route (or at least nearby) – and grabbing a G&T.

Here are all the pubs either on the race course or fairly nearby. Obviously they’ll be busy, but worth trying to grab a drink while the runner dash past.

Best… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 6:05 am

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People are going crazy for the new Starbucks pink and blue Unicorn Frappuccino – and it’s not hard to see why, I mean, it’s not often you’re able to buy a coffee so Instagrammable.

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Though it seems people are loving the drink for being more than just a beverage (and the source of a lot of sugar) – but for being total hair inspiration instead.

One hairdresser was left feeling so inspired by the fantasy-themed drink that she styled a client’s hair completely based on it.

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April 21, 2017, 6:13 am

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Have you ever uploaded a selfie to your Snapchat story with a caption that may be a little untrue?

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For instance, perhaps you took a photo of yourself all snuggled up in a dressing gown with the caption ‘Cold’, when what you really want to say is ‘Can someone PLEASE come and give me a cuddle?’

If the above sounds anything like you, you’re not alone – and one blogger who knows this far too well is Holly Carpenter, who wrote a hilarious blog piece called ‘What she’s really… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 6:23 am

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Londoners, rejoice – there is now a Harry Potter book club to help you de-stress after a long work day.

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In celebration of 20 years of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone this June, Harry Potter fans can join the Muggle Book Club in London.

Taking place in a secret location (which will be revealed once you’ve joined the club) in London, on Tuesday 20 June 2017 at 7pm, the first Muggle Book Club will run for nine weeks, every Tuesday, with the last commencing on Tuesday 15 August.

The club will start… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 6:24 am

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Pam Pam is an adorably tiny, white fluffy cat who is currently melting the hearts of the internet.

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While Pam Pam loves to do cat-like things like chase mice and cuddle up with her owner, she’s also busy posing for her Instagram – where she has more than 69,000 followers.

While Pam Pam is admittedly cute, it’s not just her fluffiness that has captured her followers – it’s her striking eyes, which are of two different colours.

Pam Pam has one green eye… Read the full story

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When does summer start in 2017? Summer solstice in the UK explained

April 21, 2017, 6:55 am

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Some might be forgiven for thinking summer has already started with sunshine and high temperatures hitting Britain.

But summer is still a couple of months away, with the summer solstice towards the end of June.

Here is everything you need to know about the summer solstice, including why we start the season twice.

When does summer start?

Summer starts on June 1 and June 21 this year.

So we start summer twice? 

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April 21, 2017, 7:13 am

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The weirdest thing about sex guilt is that it can come from nowhere.

I have a vivid memory of the first time it really smacked me around the head. I was 18, and lying face down on my boyfriend’s bed. Despite the fact that we’d just had quite nice sex, I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. I could only just stop myself from crying.

‘What’s wrong?’ He asked me.

‘Nothing’ I lied. I couldn’t find the words to tell him that despite really, really wanting sex, I was lying next to him feeling wracked with guilt.

This was a standard move of mine. I’d be incredibly up for it,… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 7:14 am

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Commonly referred to as ‘wreck-the-hoose juice’ in Scotland, this tonic wine hailing from Devon has a reputation for being the drink of choice among fighty Glaswegians.

But don’t forget our Irish cousins. They too love a good old swag of Lurgan champagne.

Nowadays Buckfast is not just for radges and gadgies.

Those with a distinguished palate will recognise Buckie’s similarities to the slightly more classy drinks, port and vermouth, and will come to the logical conclusion that Buckfast is an absolutely banging base for a cocktail.

It does indeed get you – well, if you know the song, you know.

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April 21, 2017, 7:18 am

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Bookworms are hot – fact.

No one wants to date a thicko. We want people who can hold a conversation, who are cultured and generally have good taste.

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The easiest way to find someone like that is firstly by assessing who’s actually picked up a book since finishing school, and secondly by assessing their book choices.

eHarmony has found that guys who mention reading as one of their favourite activities receive up to 19% more messages on dating apps than those who don’t.

There’s a reason the Instagram account Hot Dudes Reading exists (928k… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 7:54 am

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It’s no secret that the mainstream beauty industry has long overlooked women of colour.

While increasing numbers of black and Asian models are being included in beauty campaigns and magazine editorials, non-white beauty still plays second fiddle to the range of beige on offer at every cosmetics counter.

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But a new skincare brand has just launched which promises to change all that.

EPARA, which means ‘to cocoon’ in the Nigerian dialect of Ebira, is the first luxury range aimed at women of colour (WOC).

Founder Ozohu Adoh says that the… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 8:10 am

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Organisers of the London Marathon have told runners not to urinate on people’s front gardens during this year’s race.

In the race’s official instruction booklet, organisers tell competitors: ‘Please don’t urinate in people’s front gardens – use the toilets provided’ sparking concerns that race goers are going above and beyond to secure the best time.

The booklet also stipulates that runners ‘do not’ need to drink at every water or drinks station.

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April 21, 2017, 9:51 am

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Trying to get your five a day? Or should that be ten a day? Either way if you’re struggling to get enough veggies into your diet maybe cake is the solution for you.

Either way if you’re struggling to get enough veggies into your diet, maybe cake is the solution for you.

No, seriously – vegetables actually work brilliantly in cake.

You’ve all heard of carrot cake but other veg, such as cauliflower, beetroot and even marrow all work well in baking and, while I can’t guarantee that they’re necessarily healthy, at least you’re getting a little bit of goodness while you indulge.

Here are… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 9:54 am

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Tracking a runner during this year’s London Marathon can easily be done via your iPhone.

There’s a special tracking app to see your friend or family member running around the course.

The app was released a couple of years ago but is back due to its success.

All you need to do is go to this link HERE on your iPhone and download the app.

 

The app will only work on race day when you will be able to input your loved one’s runner number to see where they are.

Througout the route it will then update automatically from the start to every subsequent 5km timing interval.

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April 21, 2017, 10:58 pm

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After a guy shared a photo of his dog post-leg amputation, other three-legged dog owners chimed in with their own photos and things got pretty emotional.

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Dylan Delia posted several photos of his dog’s journey to Twitter. The tweet saw his dog being marked up for surgery to amputate his leg, after he was diagnosed with cancer.

‘4 legs down to 3 but he beat cancer! Good job buddy,’ Dylan wrote in the tweet alongside the hashtag #Survivor.

Though the pictures showed Dylan’s dog going from four legs to three, it… Read the full story

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April 21, 2017, 11:00 pm

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My eldest daughter, Bee, was seven when my second child was born.

‘Ooh that must have been lovely,’ people say, ‘I bet she was really helpful.’

It was, and she was.

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I didn’t have to worry about a toddler sticking their wet hands into plug sockets while I changed the baby’s nappy.

And when I wanted my youngest, Belle, to get some sleep, I could just ask Bee to keep the noise down and she did.

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April 21, 2017, 11:00 pm

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I disembark a fabulous cruise ship and just five minutes later I’m in midtown Havana.

I’m in awe at the streets lined with grand, Spanish colonial buildings painted in various sherbet-like colours – the paint peels and the walls crumble having been left untouched for decades.

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There are Grease Lightning cars parked up as far as the eye can see. And they’re not owned by millionaires but regular, working-class citizens.

Cuba is saturated with cultural and political richness that colour its one-of-a-kind charm and now is the time to visit.

And you must go now – here’s why.

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April 22, 2017, 1:00 am

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There’s stress, and then there’s STRESS.

Everyone will have experienced both kinds. The good kind is the sort of stress that makes you up your game and usually ends with a great sense of achievement.

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The bad kind is the sort where everything gets on top of you, you get rundown, ill and eventually just can’t function.

This usually happens when you’re dealing with incredibly stressful things – bereavement, moving house, relationship break-ups and extreme work or… Read the full story