The potential stresses of meeting your partner’s parents and how to solve them

May 1, 2017, 4:53 am

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Meeting your S.Os parents for the first time can be a daunting prospect.

Sure, your boy/girlfriend thinks the sun shines out of your arse, but will their family?

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After you’ve had a couple of long-term relationships, you get used to dealing with other people’s parents.

Some parents will love you, some won’t.

I’m still very good friends with an old ex’s mum – we talk more than he and I do. We’ve always had good chat and used to bond over our mutual love of cats, vegetarian food and God knows what else.

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May 1, 2017, 5:15 am

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I just returned from a week’s holiday from somewhere hot and beautiful and yeah, it was pretty sweet.

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I now have all telltale signs of a Brit returned from a vacay abroad anywhere above 10 degrees Celsius: a single sunburned shoulder (peeling, looking like Parmesan), a phone memory’s worth of (remarkably similar) sunset photos, and a deep feeling of satisfaction.

Yep, I’m feeling pretty smug.

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May 1, 2017, 6:16 am

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If you don’t like sushi, we’re about to change your mind with some incredible shoes – crafted entirely from rice and raw fish.

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Created by Milan-based artist and chef Yukia Hu, the shoes are based on brands like Nike and Supreme – making them as trendy as they are tasty (not that we’d recommend eating them).

But Yukia doesn’t just design trainers – oh no, she’s all about the sushi sandals, too, because what better way to enjoy the warmer weather than pressing your toes against mushy rice?

While Yukia mainly… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 6:45 am

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Some people take their children on the bus, others their dogs. 

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This guy, however? Well, this guy decided to take a huge barrel of icing along with him on his bus journey in Toronto, USA.

Twitter user Craig Calhoun posted a photo of the man with his drum while sitting opposite him, also journeying on the bus.

He captioned it: ‘Guy on this bus is packing a 30-gallon drum of Cinnabon frosting’.

Guy on this bus is packing a 30 gallon drum of Cinnabon frosting pic.twitter.com/f9mYbdvUSK

— craig calhoun (@craiglcalhoun) April… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 7:08 am

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Fitness is a modern-day obsession which has revolutionised the way we look at and after our bodies.

We’ve gone from promoting heroine-chic – unhealthily thin, weak twiglets – as the height of 90s beauty, to telling women that it’s good to be fit.

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In an age of Instagram bloggers and celebrity trainers, we want to be strong, not skinny.

Beyonce is muscular. Serena Wiliams is powerful. Karlie Kloss is ripped.

But it can still be intimidating for the average woman to feel confident about their bodies and about working out – particularly when it comes… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 7:09 am

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Being trapped on public transport with a crying baby is one of life’s greatest tests.

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You can’t do anything about it, the parent can’t do anything about it – all you can do is pray it’ll please, please stop.

But at a certain festival in Tokyo yesterday, attendees wanted anything but peace and quiet.

On Sunday 30 April at the Sensoji Temple at Asakusa, the baby crying contest – Nakizumo – took place in Japan.

Throughout the competition, 160 babies born in… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 7:21 am

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Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ is everywhere. There’s simply no escaping it.

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But, if it wasn’t for the (admittedly, incredibly catchy) song, we’d never have found Tired N’ Tested – a mummy-blogger who’s released a hilarious cover of ‘Shape of You’, entitled ‘Smell of Poo’.

Singing about her children, son Jack and daughter Evelyn, the blogger, real name Sophie McCartney, sings about the trials and tribulations of being a mother.

To start the video, Sophie takes Ed’s club-based line and turns them into: ‘The club isn’t the best place if you’re a mother, it’s just no good to go.

‘Slob at home in maternity wear and maybe pop out to Tesco.

‘Spontaneously burst into songs from Disney, to stop a toddler rant. Sing ‘Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho’ and ‘Let It Go’, then they start to dance.’

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May 1, 2017, 7:37 am

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I’m all for an out-of-the-ordinary hotel.

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Whether that be one with beer-filled hot tubs, that’s super cheap, or excessively pink.

And now, the latest hotel to join the family is one built in an upside-down boat.

Located in the Dyfi Valley in Wales, the ‘boatel’ not only features stunning views of Snowdonia – a national park containing the biggest mountain in England and Wales Snowdon – but it’s also eco-friendly.

It has a composting toilet, solar panel fueled shower and was made… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 8:15 am

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Counting calories is hardly anyone’s favourite pastime.

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Though if you really need to lose weight, it’s been considered a necessity for years and the only way of effectively shedding pounds.

But according to new research, strict counting might be no more effective than – increasingly popular – fasting diets, in which you eat 500 calories every other day while eating normally on others.

The most famous version of these being the 5:2 diet, in which two days are fast days and the remaining five in… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 8:25 am

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A New Zealand police force has hired one very special new officer – a guinea pig, named Elliot.

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Constable Elliot even has his own little police uniform – including a small hat perfectly fitted for his adorably tiny head.

But Elliot isn’t there just to look cute – oh no, he’s actually got a pretty important job on his hands – to remind New Zealanders about the importance of safe driving.

In a recent post shared to the New Zealand Police’s Facebook page, it was… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 8:43 am

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This year’s Met Gala will see celebrities arriving in their droves to the event that’s been dubbed the highlight of the annual fashion calendar.

Formally known as the Costume Institute Gala, the bash is an annual fundraising event to raise money for the Met’s Costume Institute and is held to mark the start of the Institute’s yearly fashion exhibition, which runs for the following few months.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Met Gala 2017

Those who are… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 8:57 am

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When you talk to women about their experiences of school PE, you get one of two reactions.

They might say that they loved it, that it was one of their best classes at school. They were probably their house’s sports captain, or on the athletics team. They probably still wear their school joggers now (guilty, sorry).

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Or you’ll be met by an expression of horror as they cast their minds back to those dark days. And this is probably the more common of… Read the full story

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May 1, 2017, 12:00 pm

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When Shakespeare asked ‘What’s in a name,’ he couldn’t have predicted just how important a name can be today.

And if your name happens to be Charlotte on May 2, then you’re in luck because there is free booze on the cards for you.

It’s the second birthday of HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

You can now get vegan ‘Magnum-shaped’ ice lollies that are sweetened with grapes

To mark the occasion, the Mercure hotel in London’s Kensington will be giving away free prosecco to anyone named Charlotte.

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May 1, 2017, 4:01 pm

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Today is World Asthma Day – a day dedicated to raising awareness of the condition.

It is thought that as many as 300 million people suffer from some form of asthma in the world – and there are 250,000 death each year linked to the disease.

While many other disease are decreasing in number, the cases of asthma continue to increase with the number thought to reach 400 million by 2025.

here is everything you need to know.

What is asthma?

Those affected with asthma often have difficulties breathing due to the lung condition.

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May 1, 2017, 11:11 pm

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In case you missed this very important event off your calendar, here’s a reminder that last night was the Met Gala, AKA the annual massive fashion party that requires celebs to dress up in extreme outfits and waltz around talking about clothes.

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The event is a collaboration between the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute (hence the ball’s name) and Vogue, with Anna Wintour raking in all the celebs for the guest list each year.

This year’s theme:  Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons, in honour of 74-year-old designer Rei Kawakubo.

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May 2, 2017, 12:58 am

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Finding shovelling fries into your mouth too much bloody work?

We feel you.

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And so does McDonald’s, apparently, who have answered a problem that pretty much no one has by creating a utensil with which to move their french fries from the box into your mouth.

Presenting the frork. It’s a genius tool that allows you to slot fries inside, then use them to sweep up any dip before placing them into your mouth.

Clearly, this is absolutely f***ing absurd and just a massive PR stunt for McDonald’s new saucy burgers, but they… Read the full story

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May 2, 2017, 1:19 am

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The Met Gala is undoubtedly one of the biggest fashion parties of the year.

It’s the moment where we see just how far our favourite female celebrities are willing to let their stylists go.

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Remember Rihanna’s massive egg dress? That could only have happened at the Met Gala.

And in keeping with this year’s theme (Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons), the dresses were as bombastic as ever.

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May 2, 2017, 1:59 am

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We know the royals are a touchy subject, but let’s face it, even the most ardent republican can’t argue with the statement that Princess Charlotte is adorable. 

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Okay, she might be the face of privilege and everything, but she’s also a tiny angel in Fair Isle knit, so it’s no wonder the cardigan she’s wearing in her birthday photographs sold out almost instantly.

The cardi is from John Lewis, and far from being made from pure swan down, or whatever most royals wear, it sold for just £17.

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May 2, 2017, 2:04 am

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Oi, youths. You look away now. There’s no news related to Oreos or Reese’s here. Just the best Dairy Milk chocolate bar, casually making a comeback after 14 years.

That’s right. Years after it was harshly removed from our shelves, Cadbury is bringing back Dairy Milk Tiffin.

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For those of you not in the know (people who weren’t eating chocolate 14 years ago), Dairy Milk Tiffin is a delightful bar of Dairy Milk chocolate packed with chunks of biscuits and raisins.

It is simple.… Read the full story

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May 2, 2017, 2:11 am

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Sometimes you get a headache that just won’t go away.

You pop a couple of paracetamol and nothing happens.

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You try and get away from your screen for 10 minutes and you still feel like your brain’s going to explode.

You drink some water and it continues.

And perhaps that’s where you’re going wrong – because a new study suggests that if you swap that H2O for a couple of pints of beer, you might actually feel slightly better.

Researchers from the University of Greenwich have found that drinking a… Read the full story