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We’ve fallen in love with this tiny micro pig named Porky, who absolutely loves Cheerios

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We’ve fallen head over heels for a little micro pig named Porky, who lives in a refurbished wooden kids’ cottage filled with straw.

It comes complete with green checked curtains, his very own picket fence and a private lawn in the garden of his owners Neale and Amanda Haynes.

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Porky is nine months old and is absolutely pampered by his owners, who completely dote on him.

Since Neal, 42, and Amanda, 45, adopted Porky, he’s settled into everyday life well. So well, in fact, that he’s become a member… Read the full story


A Harry Potter supper club is coming to London

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Harry Potter supper club opening in London
Finally this will become a reality (Picture: Warner Bros)

Whether it’s a restaurant, delicious cakes or an escape room, you can’t go wrong with anything Harry Potter themed.

Especially when it involves food.

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From butter beer to Hagrid’s rock cakes, we’ve always wondered what it’s like to sink our teeth into the delicious, delicious treats of the wizarding world.

And now we can, as a Harry Potter supper club is opening in London.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Boy Who Lived, The Library – a members’… Read the full story

Where to celebrate American Independence Day in London

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You don’t have to be in America to celebrate (Picture: Getty)

The fourth of July commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 when a new nation was born – the United States of America.

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But to many it’s an excuse to pile up the burgers, blast out the Dolly Parton (no excuse ever needed there) and pretend that you call football soccer.

To get your American fix you can head to one of many celebrations and events happening over the capital this week.

Independence Day Party, Benjamin Franklin House, Charing Cross

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This monthly calendar will tell you when you’re going to get spots

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Spots can creep up on you without any warning.

One moment you’re as clear and smooth-skinned as a peach, the next, you’re dealing with a jaw of angry, red, throbbing bumps.

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If only you knew when to expect them and why they occurred.

Well, it turns out that the skin has a cycle of own which links to our menstrual one and it goes through waves of grease and dryness.

Our skin changes depending on where we are at the 28-day cycle, and the way we treat our skin should change accordingly.

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It is never OK to fat-shame anyone on public transport, or tell a stranger to lose weight

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It’s not our fault plane seats are too small (Picture: Elena Nayashkova/Shutterstock)

The second I sat down in my seat on the flight from South Africa to London, I realised that the chair was too small for me.

And not just too small – because no airplane seats have ever been too big or even the right size – but PAINFULLY small.

The armrests were pressing into my sides so hard that after five minutes I began to not be able to feel my legs. I was in constant pain for eleven hours.

Model has the best response to the guy who body shamed her… Read the full story

‘My black is flawless’: The South Sudanese model taking Instagram by storm

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The dark model breaking down the barriers of conventional beauty
‘Black girls are everything’ (Picture: Instagram/queenkim_nyakim)

An Uber driver once asked model Nyakim Gatwech if she’d bleach her skin for £10,000.

This monthly calendar will tell you when you're going to get spots

To which she laughed and responded: ‘Why on earth would I ever bleach this beautiful melanin?’

Nyakim, a 24-year-old South Sudanese model, is reminding people that dark skin is something to celebrate.

Posting her photoshoots on Instagram, her empowering messages about her deeply-pigmented skin are inspiring people from around the world.

From reminding black girls that ‘you are beautiful just different and unique’, and that… Read the full story

Well roll me up in a bridal burrito for you can now get married at Taco Bell

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I’ll take a taco, a cola and a wife for life please (Picture: Taco Bell)

Your wedding day should be spent with the people and things you love the most.

Dog owners are giving their pets matching manicures and we are not okay with it

You should become legally bound to your significant other while surrounded by your closest family and friends, and then dine on your favourite food.

So if you want to prove your love to another, and mass-produced Mexican food gets you moist, you should be mega excited by this news – Taco Bell are now doing weddings!

That’s right, you can now… Read the full story

Vaping 101: Can you vape around your pets?

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There have been increasing numbers of stories involving pets who have died after ingesting vape liquids or the equipment surrounding e-cigarettes.

With worries mounting that vaping around your pets could be dangerous, what are the rules?

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E-juices should clearly state that such products are to be kept away from children and pets.

This is due to the fact that most products contain nicotine, which can be incredibly dangerous if consumed.

While it’s common sense to keep your kids and pets from actually eating such products,… Read the full story


4 July 2017: 20 all-American recipes to enjoy this Fourth of July

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The Fourth of July: a great excuse to fire up the BBQ (Picture: Getty)

Americans around the world are celebrating the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, today.

July 4, 2017 is the 241st American Independence Day, the day that citizens of the United States of America celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

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The non-Americans amongst us might not want to take it as far as setting off the fireworks or dressing up in fancy dress tonight, but it’s still a great excuse to make a traditional American dessert, fire up… Read the full story

How to make slime: The 12 best tutorials out there

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Many of us played with it as kids – the squidgy, gooey stuff that came in plastic containers and could be thrown around, kneaded, pummelled – whatever we fancied, really.

But lately the concept of slime has reached new heights, with people making their own creations and sharing it on the Internet.

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Searching for slime on sites such as Instagram will open up a world of strangely mesmerizing videos, where it’s easy to get stuck in a slime hole as you watch strangers’ hands kneading multicoloured goo… Read the full story

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Independence Day 2017: Quotes, poems and messages to share this July 4

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Millions of Americans around the world will celebrate Independence Day today.

There’ll be feasts and fireworks as well as family and friends travelling from miles around to see one another.

The date is an important one in America as it is a reminder of when the country gained its freedom from the British empire.

Here are some quotes, poems and messages to share with loved ones.

12 quotes to think about this July 4

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1) “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are… Read the full story

Independence Day 2017: Things Brits just don’t understand about July 4

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America! (Picture: AFP)

Independence Day is one of the most important days in the American calendar.

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It’s a huge celebration in aid of the United States finally gaining its freedom from the British, and not – as some might think – from evil aliens trying to destroy the universe.

Everyone gets involved in the festivities too, with religious and political difference set aside for once.

There are of course a few quirks that perhaps only Americans can understand. Here are a few… Read the full story

Independence Day: 10 questions all Brits have about it

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Do all Americans have a never ending stash of flags at their disposal? (Picture: Getty)

Ah the Fourth of July, a normal day for everyone apart from Americans.

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All Americans around the world today are giddy with feelings of happiness, liberty and freedom.

But as they are busy celebrating their victory from us wicked Brits, we have a few questions that we could do with having answered.

Do all Americans gather around bonfires and discuss all the ways in which they hate the British? Do they find random phone numbers… Read the full story

Quiz: Just how much do you know about American Independence Day?

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Get those sparklers ready (Picture: Getty)

Happy July 4th! When it comes to American Independence Day just how much do you know your stuff?

Dog owners are giving their pets matching manicures and we are not okay with it

Today across the pond Americans are happily celebrating this special day, busy with their food, booze and fireworks.

But do you know the reasons for it? How about where it was first celebrated? And who ruled England at the time?

Let’s take a moment and overlook the whole America claiming freedom from us Brits and instead get involved in this harmless quiz.

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What you need to know before you walk the Camino de Santiago

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The views from Alto del Perdon will take your breath away (Picture: Ella Byworth)

Before the movie The Way made it famous, no one really knew about El Camino de Santiago, otherwise known as The Way of Saint James.

If you are still unfamiliar, El Camino de Santiago is a collection of routes that you can walk or ride along to reach the city of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain.

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You can begin your pilgrimage from France, multiple spots across Spain and even as far down as Portugal.

But the most popular of… Read the full story

Woman appears to poison herself on camera by mistaking agave americana for aloe vera

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Food blogger poisons herself on camera
‘Oh, that’s bitter.’ (Picture: AsiaWire)

It’d be nice to believe that anything that looks good is good for our health as well.

Why do we stay hooked on social media when it makes us feel like sh*t?

But nature is a cruel mistress and, as you might have discovered when you were a toddler, mysterious berries and plants aren’t always good for your stomach.

In her latest video, a health blogger known as Zhang thought she was eating aloe vera, a plant that’s considered harmless – and even healthy – to consume.

But after a few bites, she apparently realised something was… Read the full story

Why do we stay hooked on social media when it makes us feel like sh*t?

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I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve deleted my Instagram account in an attempt to rid myself of the low self-esteem I experience each time I see a beautiful model appear on my feed.

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I’ve logged out of Facebook many times simply because seeing all of the wonderful things my old school friends have been doing makes me feel disheartened about where I myself am going in life.

But despite the confidence knocks, I always end up re-downloading the apps, unable to stay away for even… Read the full story

6 helpful tricks that could stop you dreading heading to work every morning

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Can you make yourself a morning person?

No one loves going to work, but all too many people outright hate heading to the office.

We've fallen in love with Porky the micro pig, who absolutely loves Cheerios

According to recent research from Qualtrics, a third of us actually dread going to work in the morning.

That’s no way to live. Who wants to be paralysed by the fear of what’s in store at the office at the start of every single day?

Some people are just morning people, but even if you’re not, there’s ways you can train your brain to like waking up and getting… Read the full story

Man proposes to his girlfriend with the sweetest ‘tick yes or no’ tattoo

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(Picture: Brooke Wodark)

While most people’s tattoos have meanings behind them, one guy now has an inking more moving than most – his proposal.

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When Vinny Capaldo Smith, a tattoo artist from Denver, decided he was going to propose to his girlfriend, Brooke Wodark, he just knew he had to get his profession involved somehow.

Vinny had actually met Brooke while tattooing her in his studio – and so he decided to take the proposal back to the day they met, but this time, with Brooke in the tattooist’s… Read the full story

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