Avocado carvings are the next avocado-related thing we can actually get on board with

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With time and therapy, we’ve almost recovered from finding out an avocado latte exists.

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The world gave us something so pure and innocent as avocados and all we did was abuse them by turning them into avo burgers.

However, there’s one recent chapter in the great avocado story that we’re actually okay with because it’s rather beautiful.

And it takes the form of carved avocado art.

The sculptures are the work of award-winning carving designer Daniele Barresi,… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 4:52 am

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Landlord won’t let you bring a furry comrade into your home?

We can't keep putting self-care at the bottom of our to-do lists

No problem, if you don’t mind one that lacks the whole soft-and-companionable thing.

Because a company is selling mini Lego-style cat sculptures that are 1.6ft high in a variety of colours.

Hong-Kong-based company Jecka sells intricate cat sculptures for a reasonable-ish price of £54-£69.

It also sells a variety of animals including parrots, pandas and dogs, if you’re into that kind of thing.

Or if you prefer food to living, breathing things… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 4:56 am

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Say what you like about the Kardashians, but you can’t deny they’ve got their business heads on.

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Case in point: Kylie Jenner.

The world has been frothing over her cosmetics line since it launched back in 2016, and it was so successful she even opened her own store in New York.

So if you’re a fan of Kylizzle’s face candy, you’re in for a treat because she just announced her next drop – the Vacation Edition.

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June 12, 2017, 4:58 am

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There seems to be a dedicated day every day and today it’s the turn of World Meat Free Day.

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It’s a day where we’re all encouraged to sack off steak to show us how easy it is, while raising awareness of the benefits that going veggie can have for the planet (and your health).

And it has, unsurprisingly, brought out Twitter’s self-proclaimed carnivorous comedians.

The World Meat Free day website states: ‘We’re not asking you to give up meat forever, just for one day, to show how easy it can be, so that you… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 6:01 am

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One of the first men I ever dated told me that he felt physically sick at the sight of pubic hair. 

That should have been the first sign that he was weird. Actually, the first sign should have been that he was a teacher in the Army in his mid-thirties who didn’t care that I was seventeen and still at school, but you live you learn.

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I digress. Because I was seventeen and naive AF, I painstakingly shaved off all of my pubic hair with a disposable razor I’d bought from the local… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 6:16 am

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With Brexit looming, you might be wondering which other passports you could legitimately apply for that’ll hold more clout than a British one.

One that’s impressive. Exclusive. Rare.

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Something like the Sovereign Military Order of Malta perhaps, which is so exclusive that only three people in the entire world have one.

It’s only granted to the three highest ranking officers in the Catholic order – the grand master, deputy grand master and the chancellor of the military order.

Yet despite its diplomatic status, the passport isn’t actually that practical.

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June 12, 2017, 6:40 am

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A teenager was inspired to write a book explaining mental health issues to children after her own battles with Anorexia Nervosa and anxiety.

Emily Palmer said her experience began gradually from the age of 11 or 12 from a determination for good grades at school and eventually manifested itself into an eating disorder.

But, while children with physical injuries may be able to pick up a children’s book to help them understand an injury or what might happen at hospital, she noticed the same books were seemingly unavailable for children with mental health issues.

It inspired her to write Scrambled Heads, a book… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 6:43 am

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Turning up to an important event in the wrong outfit is the thing of anxiety nightmares.

There you are, at something hugely important, sticking out like a sore thumb.

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It’d be awful at whatever age but especially if you were a teenager. At school. About to graduate.

Which is what happened to Leroy Solis Jr who rocked up to his high school graduation in the wrong trousers.

He was three minutes from walking across the stage when his head teacher told him that he couldn’t receive his diploma in jeans and without… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 7:01 am

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High heels have been in the news a lot lately.

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There’s been big love for Minnie Mouse heels, outcry at high heels for babies and even a petition to ban companies from forcing women to wear heels at work.

The latest shoe news comes from Japan where a hotel in Tokyo is offering women a sliding scale of discounts on food and drink, depending on how high their heels are.

High Heels Ladies’ Night… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 7:06 am

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Today is World Meat Free Day, and what better time to get involved and give up meat? You should definitely try it for at least one day. 

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By ditching the meat you are not only helping the environment, you are also making a healthy lifestyle choice.

I have been a vegetarian for the majority of my life, and I am here to announce that going meat free doesn’t mean you are left hungry because there is nothing to eat but salad, or that you are left feeling weak and dizzy due to… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 7:29 am

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Pole dancing is bloody difficult.

Anyone who has done pole fitness will tell you that it’s a workout like no other. You end up bruised all over and aching after an hour.

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‘There are slightly different techniques that you need to use when dancing on a spinning pole. You need less momentum and if you pull your body in you will spin faster, if you lean your body out you will slow down.

‘So you can control the speed at which you spin by varying the moves. Pole competitions have one static and one spinning pole on the stage so people can show off both techniques.’

If you thought static pole dancing was hard, imagine the brute core and… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 7:31 am

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With plenty of sunshine on the way – it might finally be time to get the BBQ out.

Britain to bask in glorious sunshine after Bank Holiday wash out

There are a number of parks in London where people can still BBQ, primarily in the boroughs of Islington, Camden and Southwark.

Rules can still apply in these areas and some parks in these boroughs are still off limits for those wanting a BBQ.

It’s worth double checking before you organise anything but the below parks are known to have designated BBQ areas or let people BBQ in the past.

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June 12, 2017, 8:02 am

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Any serious runner will tell that finding the right pair of trainers is crucial.

If you get a pair which is too heavy or not designed for your particular style of running, you’ll soon know about it.

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Your Achilles tendons might start to give you jip. You might start to develop shin splints. You might just find running really tedious and difficult.

If you ever want to run more than 3km (in fact, if you ever want to run any distance properly), you want to make sure… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 8:03 am

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If you’re going to get into a metric tonne of debt while studying, it’s normal to want to do it in the best place possible. 

That’s where University league tables come in.

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Annually, Quacquarelli Symonds put together a list of the world’s universities, ranking them by a variety of factors.

The worldwide ranking meaning that when you decide which academic establishment to bless with your genius, you’re making an informed choice not just about the U.K, but out of all the universities in the world.

Only 17 U.K universities have made it into… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 9:50 am

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Can’t decide between a Sunday roast and a hot dog?

Well now you don’t have to.

Behold, the Midway Sunday Roast Dog.

Before you get the wrong idea, that’s a pork hot dog served with swede and carrot puree, red cabbage and gravy in a Yorkshire pudding bun.

The glorious mashup can be found at East London’s Smokey Tails.

It was created as part of a collaboration with  Goose Island Beer Co.

You can get a Midway Sunday Roast Dog and a pint of Goose Midway beer for £10 from today.

The downside? The hot dog is limited edition so if you want to try it you’ll need to grab one soon.

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Male rompers are all the rage right now – especially since RompHim debuted theirs with a KickStarter that grabbed the world’s attention. 

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And now it seems other places are quickly jumping on the bandwagon – because obviously people are set on making men’s playsuits happen.

One company’s rompers have caught our eyes – though we’re not sure if it’s the romper or the fact it’s an actual pepperoni pizza playsuit that’s making us want to stare at it all day long.

Actually, it could just be that we’re coming round to… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 11:09 am

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Two parents have penned a powerful blog post on why they refuse to make their daughters cover up.

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Jessica and Jeremy Martin-Weber, who together run the blog Beyond Moi, took to their Facebook page to explain their ‘standards of modesty’ in how their children dress.

‘We don’t teach or enforce any standards of modest dress for our children,’ the parents wrote.

‘We follow the guidelines of the places and organisations that we’ve agreed to follow when we are there. So in school, they have to meet dress code standards. Which is… Read the full story

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June 12, 2017, 11:28 am

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Let me get one thing straight: parking is hard.

Maybe I’m biased because I simply can’t park at all – but I totally sympathise with anyone else who struggles to park (unless they’ve struggled so much that they’ve actually gone into someone else’s car, of course).

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June 12, 2017, 11:42 am

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If you love fish and chips, and a food challenge, you’re in luck – one restaurant believes they serve the largest portion of fish and chips in the UK with only seven people ever having finished it. 

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The Whale Challenge at Casey’s Fish ‘n’ Chips, Yorkshire, consists of a 32oz (900g) battered haddock, 15oz (425g) of chips, a roll and four sides – which is a meal fit for a giant as the standard portion of fish and chips by industry standards includes a 6oz (170g) fish and 10oz (280g)… Read the full story

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Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium; whatever you call it, this city is unique.

It’s the only one on Earth to straddle two continents, and a medieval ambassador to the sultan’s court remarked that Istanbul “seemed designed by nature to be the capital of the world”.

The city is split from north to south by the aquamarine waters of the Bosphorus; a hectic channel linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and acting as a historic boundary between Europe and Asia.

Turkey has 80 million inhabitants, and 15 million of those crowd into Istanbul, which deserves the adjective ‘bustling’ more than… Read the full story