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May 8, 2017, 1:30 am

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It’s Coeliac Awareness Week with seven days dedicated to raising awareness of the disease.

Coeliac Awareness Week 2017: 18 delicious gluten-free recipes you should try

While many may have heard of the disease, there is still a way to go before gluten free options are available in restaurants and other places people eat out.

That means hundreds of Coeliac sufferers are not getting access to the options they need – making normal activities like eating out with friends much more difficult.

Here is everything you need to know about the disease including symptoms and how it… Read the full story

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Doughnut week 2017: A 24-carat gold cronut has been created

May 8, 2017, 1:58 am

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Krispy Kremes just not cutting it anymore?

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Want a baked good that’s more ‘you’ now that you’ve made your fortune?

Introducing the ’24k gold magic dossant’, the love child of a croissant and doughnut (which we thought was a called a cronut, but hey) frosted in 24-carat gold.

A creation of Goldeluck’s Bakeshop in Australia, the bakery claims to have created the ‘world’s first croissant-doughnut to be made with real edible gold’.

‘This 24 karat dossant is covered in 96%… Read the full story

People who read fiction books are officially nicer

May 8, 2017, 2:00 am

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You might have been dismissed as a nerd at schools but being a bookworm has its benefits.

It’s great for developing an expansive vocabulary, developing a vivid imagination and generally making you more literate.

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And now it’s been suggested that reading fiction can make you kinder and more empathetic.

A study by Kingston University looked at 123 people’s preference for books, TV shows and plays before testing their interpersonal skills.

And researchers found that readers were more likely to act in a more socially acceptable manner than TV lovers.

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May 8, 2017, 2:00 am

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‘Cloud eggs’ are the latest crime against breakfast

May 8, 2017, 2:57 am

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Poached eggs are the one thing that makes this confusing, mess of a world worth living in.

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Which makes the latest egg-related food trend, ‘cloud eggs’, ever more distressing.

There were once fried eggs, scrambled eggs, poached eggs and deviled eggs (though I’ve never figured out what they are), but cloud eggs exist in some dark limbo in between all of these things.

Apparently, cloud eggs are made by separating the egg yolk from the white and whipping the latter to create a thick, fluffy consistency.

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May 8, 2017, 3:10 am

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Designer Grace loves Lace, who are responsible for Pinterest’s favourite wedding dress, has released a new collection. 

We’re telling you right now, it’s divine.

The Australian designer, whose ethereal collections have been… Read the full story

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May 8, 2017, 3:12 am

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A Psychology graduate is helping people living with mental illnesses by designing a range of temporary tattoos.

Francesca Timbers’ Etsy shop, Motivational Tattoos, sells all kinds of self-care gifts which are ‘made with love to brighten up your day’.

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And her range of band-aid tattoos each carry a motivational message – including ‘Believe And Achieve’, ‘I Can And I Will’, ‘One Step At A Time’, ‘You Got This’, and ‘Strength’.

You can even get your own personalised memo printed on them.

‘Mental illness is mostly an invisible illness, so it always helps when people to… Read the full story

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May 8, 2017, 3:41 am

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Ah, Uni. 

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A happy, simple time when you believe that things like jobs and houses will be an option for people like you.

Still, if you’re going to spend three years of your life and God knows how much money, you might as well do it at the best place you possibly can.

For those of you for who university applications are a long way in the past, here’s how it works. Your UCAS points add up to give you a score. The main component of your score is your grades.

An A* at A Level… Read the full story

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Coeliac Awareness Week: Do you have coeliac disease or gluten intolerance?

May 8, 2017, 3:43 am

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This week is Coeliac Disease Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of coeliac disease and the gluten free diet.

There is a difference between being gluten intolerant and having coeliac disease – for those unaware of the differences, here’s the lowdown.

Coeliac disease isn’t as common as gluten intolerance

Just 1% of the UK population have coeliac disease, while gluten intolerance could affect up to 13%.

2-3 times more women than men receive a diagnosis of coeliac disease.

It’s not easy to diagnose either condition

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May 8, 2017, 4:10 am

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Festival season is about to begin.

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For a small island, we have a huge amount of festivals to choose from and there is something for everyone.

Welly boots and bell tents, circus tents and glitter paint, festivals give you the opportunity to ditch the daily routine, go with the flow and have fun together as a family.

Whether you prefer Madness to Fatboy Slim, dressing up to dressing down, we have put together the pick of the crop to help you decide which one is right for you.

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May 8, 2017, 4:38 am

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Here in the UK, we can’t get enough Prosecco.

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Sparkly Prosecco, blue Prosecco, Prosecco-flavoured nail varnish; as long as it has those eight letters and sparkles, we’ll inhale it all.

But our love of the drink isn’t without its consequences; not only was there a Prosecco shortage a couple of years ago, but our obsession with it means we cast other once-loved sparkling wines by the wayside (remember Cava?)

Which is why Forbes’ wine writer Nick Passmore has said that we should ditch 2017’s favourite tipple – which… Read the full story

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May 8, 2017, 4:42 am

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Most of the time, hot new beauty advice involves something expensive. 

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In this case, you don’t need to make a face mask which combines yak’s milk, yellow algae and a virgin’s eyelashes.

In fact, you don’t need to do anything at all, other than wapping out a nip.

That’s right. Apparently, if you’re hoping to find the perfect lip colour to flatter your skin tone, you need look no further than the contents of your own bra.

The concept was discussed on US show Doctors TV.

Who knew?

Anecdotal research around the Metro.co.uk office would suggest that yes, broadly speaking, our nipple colours would probably make quite nice lipstick colours. My own nips are in fact a very good match for Charlotte Tilbury’s Bitch Perfect.

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May 8, 2017, 5:11 am

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Foster Care Fortnight is taking place from today until May 21.

The awareness raising campaign, delivered by The Fostering Network, has been running for almost 20 years, and supports fostering services by highlighting the need for more foster carers.

Statistics show that 9,070 new foster families are needed over the next 12 months.

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May 8, 2017, 6:00 am

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It’s been almost 20 years since the release of The Philospher’s Stone.

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Twenty. Years.

And whether you grew up with the books or read them a little later, chances are you still want to read them again and again.

Which is why the latest announcement on Pottermore will be music to your ears; an official ‘Wizarding World Book Club’ is starting up.

‘In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Pottermore invites fans old and new to join the Wizarding World… Read the full story

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May 8, 2017, 6:56 am

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Skinny jeans are finally over, and 90s high-waisted ‘mom’ jeans back in.

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Which for the sake of our muffin tops, is a marvellous thing.

But what’s also making a comeback, it seems, is the decade’s dedication to two-tone denim – still burned into our eyes from that photo of Britney Spears and JT.

Because it turns out Pinterest’s most-pinned pair of jeans as of current are Topshop’s two-tone Moto Panel Straight Leg Jeans.

With light, washed out denim on the… Read the full story

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May 8, 2017, 7:36 am

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Emma Watson won an award last night. 

Specifically, she won the MTV Movie Awards’ first ever non-gendered award for acting.

You’ll remember Emma Watson from Harry Potter, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and being a total feminist badass.

EW can do more for equality before she’s brushed her teeth in the morning than many of manage in an entire year.

So it pains me that I can’t join in the triumphant headlines, celebrating her historic non-binary award win.

I can’t help but wonder what good the erasing of gender roles in award… Read the full story

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May 8, 2017, 7:58 am

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Dying Matters Week takes place from May 8-14, and aims to raise awareness of the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement.

This year, the question being asked is What Can You Do? The aim is to get people more active in planning for dying and death, and helping to support those who need it when they’re grieving the loss of a loved one.

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Some people make it a habit to talk about death on a regular basis – in a death cafe.

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May 8, 2017, 8:17 am

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There’s nothing quite like being a serial monogamist to earn you the wrath of your feminist friends.

Tell them you’re onto the next guy and they’ll roll their eyes at your apparent lack of modern day independence.

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Which is why whenever I’m accused of serial monogamy, I immediately jump on the defence.

‘Of course, I’m not a serial monogamist; I don’t need a man to make me feel complete,’ I’ll argue. The truth is, however, that I probably am one.

Serial monogamists (SMs) are people who find themselves jumping from relationship to relationship, without giving themselves a breather. And female SMs are often seen as particularly pathetic creatures who simply cannot survive without someone else being there to provide them with succour.

Only…that’s absolutely not true. For most of us, these relationships happen by accident. The right person around… Read the full story

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May 8, 2017, 9:15 am

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When total amateurs run marathons, they’re often unable to get out of bed the next day – let alone contemplate hitting the road again.

Long distance running takes its toll on the body.

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Your ankles puff up. Your knees feel like they’ve shattered. Your shins are on fire.

And while the superficial aches go after a couple of days (if you’ve trained correctly), more specific niggles remain. Two weeks on, my shins still feel like they might explode if I so much as run for a bus.

What are you supposed to… Read the full story

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May 8, 2017, 8:55 am

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Like lots of millennial women, Sex and the City was the best sex education I got. 

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It might have been glamourized and given me unreasonable expectations about the number of Manolos you can buy on a writer’s salary (it turns out that it’s actually none) but it opened me up to some of the big sexual debates.

In one episode Charlotte (the one with the really great hair) catches her supposedly impotent husband Trey having a wank in the bathroom. She’s heartbroken.

Now, at the time I was entirely Team Charlotte.… Read the full story