Former jail is now an animal shelter where prisoners look after abused dogs

May 12, 2017, 6:24 am

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Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Animal Safety Unit (MASH for short) used to be a men’s prison.

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Now it’s home to Tiger, a pit bull terrier rescued from a dog fighting ring, and a bunch of other dogs who need some extra love and care.

MASH runs a program that allows inmates at a prison to care for dogs rescued from abuse, providing them with the comfort they need to learn to trust people again.

It’s a great program for the dogs, obviously, who’ve… Read the full story

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Well, this barista’s coffee art makes your foam creations look a bit rubbish

May 12, 2017, 7:13 am

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Look, we all fancy ourselves legit photographers with perfectly curated Instagram feeds.

We throw a filter on a picture of a cup from Pret and bam – we are artistes.

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When we discover a coffee shop that manages to make coffee look even jazzier with latte art, we rejoice. When we learn how to make little swirls out of foam, we rejoice harder.

That’s the key to making our Instagrams complete. This is how we prove that we’re cool – a… Read the full story

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May 12, 2017, 8:36 am

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‘No Carbs Before Marbs’. ‘No Pizza Before Ibiza’.

Loads of us have got our own mantras for getting ‘beach body ready’ (an horrendous phrase but you get what I mean).

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After all, going on summer holiday tends to be the first time in the year that you’re in a position to show off huge swathes of skin outside the bedroom.

At home, it’s OK. Your love handles only really get an audience when you’re having sex or bathing, and usually, that’s with someone who likes the way you look anyway.

Even… Read the full story

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May 12, 2017, 8:51 am

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I’m someone who works myself up into a massive ‘they’re going to think I’m faking/they’re going to fire me’ panic whenever I need to call in sick.*

*Which I only do when I’m throwing up, fainting, or have to go to hospital, because I hate the idea of looking lazy and thus only take the day off in dire circumstances.

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So naturally, the idea of calling up the office and saying ‘hey, I can’t come in today because I’m not in a good place mentally’… Read the full story

It’s International Hummus Day on 13 May 2017: 14 ways to make the dip great

May 12, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Today, 13 May 2017, is International Hummus Day.

Now you may wonder whether the world really needs an entire day dedicated to hummus, but I say why not?

It’s delicious, healthy, great for vegans and you should totally have some with your lunch today.

I’ve gone from being someone who’d never heard of hummus as a child and didn’t try it until my 20s to being the mother of a family who get through at least three tubs of the stuff a week.

Classic hummus – a dip made with chickpeas, lemon, and tahini – is pretty delicious as it is, but it also lends itself… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 1:40 am

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Attention, loyal subjects. If you fancy feeling like a princess, but don’t want to marry young or never swear, rejoice: there’s a snazzy new way to feel royal.

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London Tea Terrace, a restaurant with branches at House of Fraser Oxford Street and House of Fraser Victoria Street, now offers a Cinderella carriage as a table.

Yup. It’s a table inside a stationary carriage, where you can sit, eat, and look down on all the peasants eating at regular, non-carriage tables.

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Behold the glorious creation that is Nutella fries

May 13, 2017, 2:01 am

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Fries? Good. Nutella? Also good.

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We’re not sure why it took us so bloody long to put the two together, other than the pressure to be a proper adult who eats vegetables and salmon and does not drench perfectly good snacks in chocolate.

But here we are. Finally, someone’s made Nutella fries a thing. What a time to be alive.

For the month of May, Sydney-based restaurant Butter is serving up Nutella fries.

Nutella fries are French fries smothered in Nutella and topped with nuts.

Why? Why not?

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May 13, 2017, 2:23 am

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Like all mental illnesses, social anxiety isn’t the easiest of conditions to understand. That goes for the people who live with it every day so it’s little wonder that those with no experience of it struggle to get their heads around it. 

I am not sure why I suffer from social anxiety and can’t even pin point when it started. I certainly don’t fully know what the triggers are and why on some days I feel confident as hell and on others I can’t even leave the house.

But there are some things that I do know and, with the knowledge that I am not alone, here are 15… Read the full story

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A former bride-to-be threw a party to trash her £1,000 wedding dress – and set it on fire

May 13, 2017, 2:27 am

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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

A former bride-to-be threw a party to trash her wedding dress and set it on fire

A bride-to-be, who broke up with her fiancé a few months before their big day, threw a party to trash her £1,000 wedding dress – covering it with fluorescent paint before setting it on fire.

Jen Brown, 27, was heartbroken when fiancé Jared, 29, ended their two-year relationship, after falling out of love with her just before their wedding.

Instead of quietly licking her wounds, Jen wore the gown to its own farewell… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 3:00 am

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Do you realise that your local bar-bod knows everything about you?

And not just because of your drunken cry on their shoulder (get some self-respect, please), or because of that graffiti about you on the loo wall (Really, though? You did that? Twice? Impressive).

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No, you, my lush friend, reveal the inner you every time you order an alcoholic beverage – for your favourite tipple tells the guy or girl behind the bar all they need to know.

Don’t believe me? Read on.

White… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 3:38 am

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A moment of respect, please, for this man: who managed to propose with an engagement ring his girlfriend had unknowingly been wearing for the past year.

That sounds a bit confusing, right? Let us explain.

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You know how most people want their proposals to be a surprise, partly for the romance but mostly to observe the other person’s gloriously embarrassing surprised reaction?

Well, Terry, a man from Australia, decided to take the surprise element up a notch. And he absolutely nailed it.

‘I had always loved the… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 3:41 am

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Barbecues are by far the worst thing about summer.

Yes, even worse than wasps – because they are generally unavoidable.

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The sun comes out, the mercury rises and the delicious smell of sizzling meat fills the air.

That is really the only tolerable thing about barbecues because, apart from the sweet smell of burgers and sausages, everything else about them sucks.

I don’t know why people excitedly post about their plans for a barbecue on Facebook.

All I want to reply is, ‘U ok, Hun?’

Instead of a great… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 4:14 am

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This week we reported on the epidemic of avocado hand – the most middle class injury in the world.

Basically, a bunch of people are giving themselves injuries because they’re terrible at slicing avocados.

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The logical answer to this crisis, we reckon, would be for people to learn how to safely cut an avocado.

You could take things a bit slower. Stop rushing your avo toast (Instagram will be there five minutes later, take your time). Focus on keeping the knife clear of your fingers.

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May 13, 2017, 4:27 am

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Entering a beauty pageant is not for the faint of heart.

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Never mind the hours of make-up and years of practice it takes to become a beauty queen. Baring all in the swimsuit category is enough to make anyone shudder with fear.

But one woman has become a trailblazer after she won the right to cover up for the swimsuit round rather than just wear a bikini for this year’s Miss Universe GB.

Muna Jama, 27, from Forest Gate, will wear a kaftan instead of a bikini at this year’s Miss Universe competition… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 5:08 am

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We all desperately want to evade the looming presence of death by avoiding wrinkles and prizing baby smooth skin over the beauty of wisdom and experience, right?

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Why else would we be slathering so many expensive creams on our face?

For fun? To moisturise our thirsty, aged skin? To ‘pamper’ ‘ourselves’? Of course not.

We are all on a desperate plight to look younger, and thus we will do whatever it takes to pretend that no, we are not 35. We… Read the full story

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This real-life Rapunzel can’t leave the house without people marvelling at her 4 foot long hair

May 13, 2017, 5:22 am

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There’s a big trend for growing your hair out as long as it will go, but few have managed to pass themselves off as Rapunzel in real life.

One long-haired Brit is channelling princess vibes so well kids believe she’s the real deal.

Nottinghamshire-based Lianne Robinson, 28, hasn’t been to the hairdressers for nearly two decades.

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She says it takes hours to get anywhere because she keeps getting stopped in the street by little… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 6:43 am

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Knowing the time is handy (you know, for meetings, dates, general awareness of the passing of the time), but watches are annoying.

They’re the nerds of the accessory world, either boring and analog or irritatingly over-tech-y. They weigh down your wrist. They make a noise when you type.

So f*** ’em.

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Who needs a watch when you have internet access? And, more specifically, internet that allows you to access the glorious Twitter account that is Swear Clock, AKA @swearclock.

Swear Clock is, well, a clock that swears.

Every hour, at half… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 7:44 am

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Forget meeting the parents. When it comes to making a commitment, it’s your debut on social media that really matters.

The announcement of a relationship on social media is a bloody minefield.

You could do it too soon, get too mushy too fast, and have your post screenshotted and mercilessly mocked by all your friends.

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You could make the jump before your other half, only to get a confused message asking why your mum has now added them on Facebook.

You could try to keep the internet and… Read the full story

How far the average British tourist travels every year

May 13, 2017, 7:55 am

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Holidays abroad might be getting more expensive in these Brexit times, but that hasn’t slowed down the UK’s holidaymakers.

The average Brit now enjoys three holidays a year and will travel tens of thousands of miles to get there and back, according to new research by Trainline.

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I don’t know who these people are that can afford three holidays a year, but they’re travelling a staggering 15,474 miles to do so.

The ticket-booking company asked 2,000 people across the country about their holiday habits, from the trips… Read the full story

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May 13, 2017, 8:20 am

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Megan Jayne Crabbe is a major inspiration and source of body positivity.

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A recovered anorexic, she’s dedicated herself to spreading the message of loving your body, racking up thousands of followers on her blog and Instagram, bodyposipanda.

Since then, she’s used her platform to remind everyone how much of what we see on social media isn’t real, responded to trolls who said she looked better when she had an eating disorder, and has generally… Read the full story