These are the most beautiful raw vegan cakes you’ll ever see

June 4, 2017, 6:53 am

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Think of raw veganism and what immediately comes to mind?

A bowl of cold, hard carrots still dirty from the ground?

These are the most beautiful raw vegan cakes you'll ever see

An indigestible Buddha bowl?

A load of uncooked spinach?

If so then, boy, are you in for an education.

Because all of these incredible cakes are made using only raw, vegan ingredients.

Juliana, a Berlin-based chef who goes under the name of Culinary Dots, makes the most stunningly decorated cakes.

She’s been vegan for 15 years and sells her wares at street food markets, at cafes and online.

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June 4, 2017, 9:09 am

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Candy floss is the perfect accompaniment to any funfair trip.

It’s light. It’s sugary. It’s delicious. It’s perfect.

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But if you think it can’t be improved upon, think again – because Disney has just debuted a colourful light-up cotton candy.

That’s right:  ACTUAL GLOWING CANDY FLOSS.

Available at Disneyland’s World of Colours, the floss features pink, blue, green and purple swirls which sit on top of a flashing illuminated wand.

And the result is a sugary, multicoloured cloud of neon light.

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June 4, 2017, 4:01 pm

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Today is World Environment Day – a day when we turn our focus to cleaning up the planet.

Eating organic ‘won’t save the planet’ – and it’s not that great for you either

The date (it’s always June 5 every year) isn’t just a day to read about the problems affecting the countryside, it is all about action and physically getting off your chair to do something to help preserve nature.

That could means organising a litter picking outing, hiking in your local park, planting trees or snapping some beautiful shots of the great outdoors and sharing them online.

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June 4, 2017, 11:09 pm

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Four months after being prescribed therapy, I was losing faith that it was ever going to happen.

I’d started talking to people about going private and working out if I could actually budget for weekly sessions.

These are the most beautiful raw vegan cakes you'll ever see

The main reason I hadn’t committed to tracking down a therapist away from the NHS? Honestly, I was curious to find out exactly how long it would take to get through the waiting list, to get a real look at the mental health care system.

When I was originally prescribed therapy, I was given the option to have in-person or online sessions. My preference, naturally, was in-person, but I was warned that the waiting list to sit down with an actual, real-life therapist, face-to-face would be at least three months.

If I went for online therapy, the person on the phone told me, I’d be… Read the full story

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June 5, 2017, 12:00 am

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Far from the latest craze, these little creatures are incredible.

African pygmy hedgehogs require a modest budget and a fair amount of care to ensure they stay well.

Provided with the correct care, they will provide, in spades, the cutest photos and many hours of fun and snuggles.

I have an African pygmy hedgehog called Nutmeg.

She’s incredibly shy but she’s the cutest little thing and loves cuddles.

Here’s 8 things you only know if you own an African pygmy hedgehog.

1. What poo boots are

You frequently talk about them on your favourite Facebook group.

APHs need to run at night, they can run up to nine miles.

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June 5, 2017, 12:00 am

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Most people seem to agree that my hair falls somewhere between Charles I and Bryan May.

It’s a mass of corkscrew curls and frizz (by which I mean 98% frizz).

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And like my two older, male doppelgangers, it’s my crowning glory. My defining feature.

I love my hair and I hate my hair.

I love people touching it and commenting on it (although it’s usually drunk people who do that). It keeps my head and ears warm in all weathers. It provides me with hours of fiddling.

But it’s also difficult to style and it’s dry like bone. Honestly, I must spend half my life cutting off split ends.

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June 5, 2017, 12:56 am

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VPLs are the bane of any legging wearer’s life.

Is there really such a thing as a VPL-less pant? No. To avoid any lines under skin-tight clothing, you’re only genuinely VPL-proof option is to go commando.

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And that’s not really practical a lot of the time. So we spend hours trying to smooth our bums with our hands or wearing long tops to try and cover our arses.

But while the VPL is ridiculous and mostly unavoidable, there’s another much-maligned line that we should all try to embrace this… Read the full story

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June 5, 2017, 1:47 am

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When most of us dye our hair outlandish colours, it’s usually as an act of rebellion.

You might have gone Vermillion as a two-fingered salute to your parents.

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Pink in order to deliberately defy school uniform rules.

Blue as part of some alternative sub-culture.

But one teacher in North Carolina has just dyed his hair bright pink for a different reason altogether – to raise money for a super cause.

Every week, John Sigmon lets his students choose which colour he should dye his hair… Read the full story

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June 5, 2017, 2:18 am

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All your life, you’ve been a McDonald’s devotee.

You’ve been in there for breakfast. After school. Before seminars. Drunk. Hungover. During lunch breaks.

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Big Macs are your bread and butter.

If only you could show your appreciation for them, for the brand as a whole. If only there was some way you could show your allegiance for the fast food outlet that has meant more to you than some family members.

Well my Big Mac-loving friends, now there is.

Because the fast food giant has just teamed up with… Read the full story

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June 5, 2017, 2:35 am

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Heart Rhythm Week takes place between June 5 and June 11, and aims to raise awareness of abnormal heart rhythms.

This year, the theme is ‘Identifying the Undiagnosed Person’, with 100 Know Your Pulse events directed towards taking pulse checks, identifying people with the condition and making people pulse aware.

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Abnormal heart rhythms, also known as arrhythmia, occurs when the heart is beating too fast, too slow, or with an irregular pattern.

The heart has an electrical system that informs it of when to beat and push blood around the body. Problems with this system can cause an… Read the full story

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June 5, 2017, 2:43 am

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As soon as the ring was on my finger, people started asking me about my pre-bridal diet. 

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In fact, I ended a friendship with one woman, who sidled over to me and asked if I was finally going to let her teach me ‘how to run’.

The assumption that the second you’re engaged you’re planning on shedding half your body weight in order to look two-dimensional walking down the aisle is sexist, outdated and unfair.

Unfortunately, it’s also completely true.

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June 5, 2017, 2:48 am

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Cats across the world breathed a collective sigh of relief this morning.

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Because Hug Your Cat Day is over for another year, as cat lovers squeezed their beloved fur pillows in the thousands yesterday.

Doing exactly what it says on the tin, Hug Your Cat Day is another excuse to hug your cat (as if you needed that).

On Sunday 4 June, cat owners dutifully hugged their Toms, Smudges and Duchess Ethelburgas and posted the moments online.

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June 5, 2017, 3:43 am

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Your wedding is the one time in your life where you can – and should – expect all attention to be on you.

Ban kids if you want to. Put your bridesmaids in dull dresses. Banish your drunkard of an uncle from your reception.

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All things going well, you’re only going to do it once so you don’t need any distractions.

And you definitely don’t need someone using your wedding as an opportunity to propose to their own girlfriend, like one unnamed bride who recently wrote into the… Read the full story

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June 5, 2017, 3:46 am

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If there’s one word that could make an argument stop, you’d assume it was sorry, right? 

Apologising would seem like the obvious way to bring a conflict to an end. But, according to relationship expert and family therapy Hal Runkle, not so.

Runkle wrote an article for the Daily Mail, exploring some of the ways in which couples can learn to argue better, and it’s a fascinating read.

Runkle explains that of course, there’s nothing wrong with apologising, but it’s not the most practical way to stop the conflict. Instead, if you’re trying to get the argument over and done with, you should be saying, ‘ouch’.

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June 5, 2017, 3:58 am

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Vaping is becoming increasingly popular, with the concept of blowing out massive vapours of flavoured smoke seen as either a way to give up traditional cigarettes or a hobby for those who inhale liquids that don’t contain nicotine.

Those who blow massive clouds of vapour are known as cloud-chasers, and these ‘professional vapers’ take part in cloud-blowing contests called ‘cloud competitions’.

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June 5, 2017, 4:15 am

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One upon a time, there was something called a lilo.

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It was rectangular, it was squishy and looked a bit like a bed.

And it floated – which was the rather exciting thing about it.

But we live in 2017, ladies and gentleman, and only someone in the possession of an AOL email address would dare to be seen with something so ordinary.

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June 5, 2017, 4:48 am

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A trio of high school girls is trying to make it easier for people to protect themselves against having their drinks spiked.

How?

This ingenious hack will keep your perfect makeup shower-proof from now on

By coming up with straws which can test for the most common date rape drugs.

‘Smart Straws’ will be able to test beverages on the spot for GBH and ketamine. And the great thing about the invention is obviously that they’re completely unintrusive. No one needs to know you’re testing your drink.

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June 5, 2017, 4:56 am

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When you think about modern, up to date institutions, the Church isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind. 

But the Church of England is clearly working to refute that perception, and to be a religious institution which full embraces everyone who wishes to follow the religion.

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This commitment to inclusivity has brought forward a motion which will be discussed at the next meeting of the General Synod (like a churchy staff meeting). The motion would allow trans people to be baptised in the gender they identify as.

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June 5, 2017, 6:37 am

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I bet you could tell me what your partner’s favourite colour is.

You could probably say where your parents most like to go on holiday, and I’d be surprised if you didn’t know what your best friend’s drink of choice was.

But would you be able to say what any of them wanted their funeral to look like? Or whether they’ve made any financial provisions for it? Probably not.

Talking about funerals is undeniably morbid. It’s a conversation about death, and when you talk about your funeral you’re expending time and effort discussing a party at which you definitely won’t be present.

I don’t blame anyone for wanting to skip the conversation. But the… Read the full story

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June 5, 2017, 6:55 am

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Tinder has revolutionised the way we date and hook up with people.

You no longer have to stand by a bar ogling the room in the hope of someone coming up to you. And you don’t have to commit to serious online dating by paying a subscription fee.

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Tinder allows you to find prospective partners or shags from the comfort of your bed, desk, bus or pub.

But as well as helping us find company more easily, it’s also apparently lowered our levels of disgust…and upped our appetite for casual sex.

According… Read the full story