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June 29, 2017, 9:02 am

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To get through the long, tiring days many swear by a quick disco nap in the middle of the day to boost their energy and keep them focused.

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If you’re barely keeping your eyes open at work or feeling sleepy trudging the streets mid-shopping spree, you might want to rest your head pretty soon.

If you’re feeling this way and happen to be heading to Spain anytime soon, fear no more as Siesta & Go in Madrid is the first nap bar to open in Spain.

Based on similar bars… Read the full story

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A basketball court in Paris has been given the most amazingly vibrant makeover

June 29, 2017, 9:13 am

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Coinciding with the release of their latest clothing collection created in collaboration with NIKElab, fashion brand Pigalle have now come together with French design and photography agency Ill-Studio to bring a complete revamp to the Paris Duperre basketball court.

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The court is sandwiched between a pair of apartment buildings, and, with support from Nike, has been completely redecorated with a brand new, snazzy aesthetic.

Ridding the court of its traditional blocks of primary colours, the space has been covered with gradients of fuschia, dark blue, canary yellow and burnt orange… Read the full story

Conversations with Bibi & Alice: Living alone vs living with family

June 29, 2017, 9:18 am

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In their quest to discover if the grass really is greener Bibi Lynch (single and living alone) and Alice Wright (ensconced in a marital home) discuss their domestic set-ups and ponder whether they’re happier being free or in the bosom of a family. 

Bibi: Alice?

Alice: Yes, Bibi?

B: Before we get stuck in, can I go a little off-piste?

A: Skiing?

B: Ha. God, I hate skiing. The drinks are okay, though.

A: Seems like a lot of work for some hot wine and cheese IMO.

B: I went to a dinner party once that turned into strip fondue…

A: OMG.

B: Anyway… The off-piste is just because this is in my head. You know I’m living beneath Trevor and Little Mo? A day after they moved in we had to call the police because it sounded like he was killing her? Well, two nights ago it kicked off again. And again last night. So I, my dad’s… Read the full story

13 signs you are about to get fired

June 29, 2017, 9:31 am

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Sometimes you know that you’re about to get fired, and other times it gives you an awful shock, but there are some signs that may suggest your fate.

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After leaving education you thought that the mind games, the cliques and the sabotaging had ended, but then you got introduced to the world of work.

There you are, plodding along trying to earn a living and suddenly things get a bit shifty.

You are no longer being invited to meetings, people avoid eye contact with you, and there are faint whispers of a performance review.

Yep, you may be getting fired.

1. You are being ignored

Previously you were always CC’ed into various emails, asked for advice, and constantly called upon by your boss, but now suddenly you are no longer in demand.

In fact you are kind of being… Read the full story

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June 29, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Why bother faffing and making a complex meal, when you can easily enjoy a big bowl of cereal instead?

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When it comes to breakfast choices, as well as general food choices, the humble and budget friendly cereal always comes out on top.

It is such a classic and simple dish, it offers so many flavours, has a range of varieties and can be eaten at any time.

And best of all it requires minimum time to create and hardly any pesky washing up.

1. So easy

Grab a bowl, a spoon, sprinkle some milk… Read the full story

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June 29, 2017, 11:00 pm

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For many mixed race women, our hair is our defining feature.

It’s the most obvious indication of our heritage and it’s the thing people seem to notice first.

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And that can be positive or negative.

If you’re brought up to love your curls or frizz, you can feel like some sort of disco goddess walking around with your waves blowing in the wind. If like many of us, however, you’ve been brought up by parents who both have completely different hair types who didn’t know how to handle that… Read the full story

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June 29, 2017, 11:17 pm

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Frosted tips are making a comeback and it’s an absolute travesty

June 29, 2017, 11:20 pm

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Fashion works in cycles. Every decade will go on to repeat a previous decade whether we like it or not. 

Whether that’s 80s leather jackets of high-rise mom jeans, 60s high neck dresses or 70s flared trousers, most of us own an item of clothing that we could definitely wear should we ever have the opportunity to travel back in time.

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But now, people are bringing back a 90s fashion trend that we’re not okay with.

There are few things that we’ve happily taken back from the 90s:… Read the full story

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June 29, 2017, 11:29 pm

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Four-and-a-half years ago I learned that long distance relationships really aren’t for me.

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I was quick to jump into one, thinking it’d be exciting and that the suspense of waiting to see my partner would keep me in it for the long-haul, but I was wrong.

We lived eight hours apart, but despite the distance, the first four months went swimmingly. It was all still so exciting. Sure, the travelling was draining but it felt worth it. We’d travel down to each other’s ends every other weekend and… Read the full story

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June 29, 2017, 11:39 pm

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I spent my teens as a box-dyed raven-haired indie kid.

It was before I discovered eyebrow pencil and thankfully I’ve deleted most photographic evidence of that time, but my friends still remember me buying bottles of Live XXL in blackest black.

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They also remember the day I decided to go blonde. Pre-drinking, home bleach, and no hair knowledge whatsoever collided, creating a disastrous patchy orange result.

That was when I lost my bleaching virginity, and since then I’ve been blonde, brown, red, purple, pink, blue,… Read the full story

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June 30, 2017, 12:54 am

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Look, we get it.

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You want a night filled with all kinds of BDSM fun, but don’t fancy the commitment of transforming your flat into a 50 Shades-esque red room. Mostly because it appears to require a lot of drilling and woodwork (innuendo entirely intended).

Plus, getting dirty on your carefully chosen Muji sheets just feels a bit wrong. And not in the good way.

The answer, if you don’t happen to be able to borrow a mate’s sexy cellar, could be the Hoxton Dungeon Suite. It’s… Read the full story

Secrets of the wild medicine foragers

June 30, 2017, 1:54 am

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We Brits are a nation of pill poppers – the merest hint of a runny nose and we’ll find a drug to quaff, inhale or slather on ourselves.

Aside from the obvious health implications of guzzling synthetic compounds, there is also the hefty price tag – a recent study by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society estimated that we spend a whopping £2.55billion on over-the-counter medications each year.

This is to say nothing of the £16bn the NHS spends on prescriptions.

But there is a savvy group who are treating many common ailments for free.

We don’t mean they’re going shoplifting in Superdrug – these are the wild… Read the full story

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June 30, 2017, 2:02 am

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Mum’s baffling text exchange with son proves she has absolutely no idea what her own dog looks like

June 30, 2017, 2:36 am

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To the untrained eye, all babies look the same, amirite? Except for your own, of course

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The same goes for dogs – put 300 dark brown cockapoos in one room (imagine) and you’d be able to spot ya boi as soon as you set foot in there.

Or at least, most people would.

Turns out some dog owners don’t even know the basic visual stats of their own pet, as shown when a guy called Jeff Squires… Read the full story

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June 30, 2017, 3:08 am

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Ah, July. One minute it’s blue skies and sunshine and the next it’s chucking it down.

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For most of us, that’s exactly how the early part of this month will pan out. Our lives will be split into two opposite sides.

In our work lives things look pretty good and some of us will be on fire, but our personal lives look as complicated as a dog with a wasp.

The full moon on 9 July will bring tensions to ahead and we’ll go through some fierce arguments. With… Read the full story

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What it’s like to live with hair so long it falls to your ankles

June 30, 2017, 3:21 am

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Andrea is an Instagrammer from Micronesia, US, who has strawberry blonde hair that falls down to her ankles.

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To be precise, her hair is 64 inches long. As she’s only 5’1″, her hair can easily touch the ground whenever her head is tipped back.

While Andrea’s hair is amazingly long, she does have bangs, and so she can get a tiny glimpse into what it’s like to have shorter hair – but it grows extremely quickly so it has to be cut regularly.

Andrea told Metro.co.uk: ‘My… Read the full story

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June 30, 2017, 3:31 am

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From the ages of 15 to 17 I suffered with bulimia.

While some people see bulimia as simply bingeing on bad foods before purging, it’s so much more than that.

Alongside the eating disorder comes a number of associated symptoms such as hair loss, bad skin, brittle nails, bad breath and yellowing teeth.

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Many of these symptoms come from the body becoming anaemic, a common side effect of bulimia which means the body has low iron.

An iron deficiency such as anaemia is what often causes hair loss and brittle nails… Read the full story

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June 30, 2017, 4:25 am

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Meet Lu-Seal. She’s a chihuahua. She’s been through a bit of a dramatic transformation recently.

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At nine years old, Lu-Seal was classified as morbidly obese – weighing in at 16lbs (that’s the size of an extremely large baby, for context).

She was abandoned by her owner, who wasn’t prepared to look after a pooch with a weight issue.

The chihuaha was so overweight she could barely walk, and had torn ligaments in both knees.

Thankfully, she was adopted by a new owner, Julia Morley, who cared about Lu-Seal’s health.

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June 30, 2017, 5:00 am

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What use are fancy contraptions like Wi-Fi everywhere when no-one is dancing the Macarena anymore?

We adored the 90s, it was a golden age full of Blind Date, Live and Kicking and inflatable furniture.

And while we may be living in a more technologically advanced time now, it doesn’t mean that we don’t yearn for gems like receiving a carefully crafted mixtape for our birthdays.

Or dreaming of turning on the radio to hear Spice Girls playing, or switching on the TV to catch a few episodes of Sister Sister.

Here are some things that we desperately need to bring back from the 90s.

1. Snap bracelets

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June 30, 2017, 5:21 am

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Did you ever spend your childhood summers building complete empires out of Lego bricks?

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Saaaaaaaaaame. My brother and I would build schools and hospitals, and after marveling at the finished products, we’d get a bit sad.

Why? Because we were far too big to get in the buildings ourselves, and only the little Lego figures could fit in.

Until now, people. Until now.

For tomorrow (1 July) a human-sized Lego castle hotel is opening at… Read the full story