The 16 things you know if you own a boxer dog

July 18, 2017, 3:00 am

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The Boxer Dog is a stunning looking animal; sleek and powerful with a noble stance and a brilliant choice for any family.

Oh, who am I kidding?

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Yes, all of the above is true. But these silly, soppy hounds are also snoring, grunting, drooling doggos who are needy and rambunctious.

They’re natural comics who love to clown around, but – strangers beware – your great big goofy baby turns into an alert watchdog hellbent on protecting your space if anyone should enter it.

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Whoever said that going for a haircut is a fun and exciting experience was obviously a liar.

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Making a trip to the hairdressers is quite the traumatic experience, and quite frankly is on par with subjecting yourself with a visit to the dentist.

Before you even get there you have to ring and find some space where they can squeeze you in, try to plan what look you are going for, and then endlessly debate if it’s the right one for you.

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This farm trains up adorable guide ponies for the blind

July 18, 2017, 3:07 am

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Guide dogs might be the original good boys, but there’s a new bunch moving in on the pups’ turf.

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One couple in Israel run a special farm which specialises in training up therapeutic ponies for use as guides to the blind.

Trainer Rafi founded the farm after discovering the miniature horse breed on a trip to Belgium.

Setting up the farm with his wife upon their return, Rafi explains how he fell for the creatures: ‘I saw how good they were with children and people in need such as elderly and the blind.’

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90-year-old grandma has knitted thousands of tiny hats for newborn babies

July 18, 2017, 3:33 am

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While you’re wasting your time scrolling through Twitter and pondering dinner, one woman is filling her days by doing some good.

Like many people, 90-year-old grandmother Barbara Lowe keeps herself busy by knitting.

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But Barbara doesn’t knit herself scarves, or make tiny booties for her mate’s granddaughter.

Instead, Barbara makes teen-tiny hats for newborn babies at the hospital across the road from her care home.

Lovely, right?

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July 18, 2017, 3:35 am

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A beer fan who’s spent the last 42 years filling his home with over 9,000 cans is selling his collection.

Nick West, a retired banker, spends hours scouring for new cans online every evening, forcing himself to drink ‘disgusting’ beers every night just so that he can add the empty vessel to his hoard.

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‘Some are absolutely disgusting because they’re coming up with all sorts of weird and wonderful combinations now. Things like rhubarb flavour, they’re just not nice,’ he says.

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July 18, 2017, 3:48 am

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I’ll admit it, one of my first proper tattoos was nicked from two ideas I’d found on Pinterest. 

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I’d seen another person who was rocking a wolf sat over a moon, and I loved it. Of course, I couldn’t take that design exactly – and so I found a separate wolf and a separate moon and handed them to my tattooist to tattoo together.

I didn’t think twice about the fact I was pretty much taking someone else’s tattoo – let alone stealing somebody’s artwork.

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July 18, 2017, 4:33 am

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It’s been a while since we’ve brought you a new ridiculously named hair colour trend.

There’s been sushi pink. Smoked peach. Geode hair.

All ways for us to package ‘dyeing your hair fancy colours’ with new, trendy names. Lovely.

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This time around, brightly coloured and pastel hair is being touted as the new ‘cereal hair’ trend.

Basically, this look is all about dyeing your hair to resemble a bowl of cereal.

We’re not talking the beige of Weetabix or Cheerios, to be clear. We’re… Read the full story

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July 18, 2017, 4:58 am

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Most couples spend their time batting unwanted +1s and unsavoury relatives from their ceremonies.

But not Sarah Marantelli and Jez Menzel.

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They actually advertised for randomers to join them for their nuptials after discovering that they had a few spare seats left.

Two months before they were due to marry, a few people dropped out and instead of letting the extra seats go to waste, they decided to make sure that their guest list was filled up by seeking ‘wedding crashers’.

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July 18, 2017, 5:00 am

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There’s a small oasis in Sherwood Forest; a woodland wonder that promises saunas with views over the treetops, rainforest showers and volcanic steam rooms.

It’s a journey from Ancient Greece to the Tropics, to Medieval Scandinavia and back – all in a white robe.

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It’s the Aqua Sana spa.

Not ones for organised fun, my parents always assumed that Center Parcs was a Nottingham-based Butlins and therefore wanted nothing to do with it.

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July 18, 2017, 5:11 am

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Thessy Kouzoukas is 27 years old, co-owns fashion brand Sabo Skirt, and has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram.

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But if being on the internet for a while has taught us anything, it’s that just because someone’s life looks perfect on social media, that doesn’t mean they aren’t facing any challenges.

For Thessy, one of those challenges is endometriosis.

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• Heavy periods
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Today on the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, it was announced that the English novelist will have a statue unveiled in her honour at her birthplace of Steventon.

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It is believed to be the first ever statue of the author to be unveiled and will no doubt please the thousands of fans who make the pilgrimage to Hampshire to visit the so-called Austen county.

After all, it is almost impossible for lovers of fiction not to remember this English novelist with great fondness.

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July 18, 2017, 6:20 am

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Blogging, influencing, whatever you want to call it – it’s big business.

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The post-00s social media boom didn’t take long to become a career, with many keen-eyed young’uns spotting the trend.

Enter the fashion blogger, and close behind them, the backlash.

It’s an industry that attracts more than its fair share of snark.

Often accused of ‘fakery’, fashion bloggers are an easy target for those who’d love you to think that traditional media is somehow more ‘worthy’. From Twitter snipes, to Vogue magazine editors piling on the criticism, fashion bloggers have become… Read the full story

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July 18, 2017, 7:00 am

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Planning a wedding is hard work.

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The options are overwhelming, and you’re pretty much clueless on what you’re supposed to be doing (unless you’ve had a mood board on the go since you were 12).

Wedding fairs can be a handy source of inspiration, or a chance to find some suppliers for your big day.

Here are some wedding fairs happening across the UK to help you plan your big day.

The Handmade Fair – Surrey

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July 18, 2017, 7:23 am

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I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that Camilla Thurlow (you know, the posh one on Love Island who won hearts by being a lovely person and a glorious feminist) is the true people’s princess.

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She is loved and admired far and wide.

We want to protect her from harm, look after her, and give her avocado on toast carefully carved into the letters of her name.

She is wonderful.

There’s just one niggling thing that bugs us when she pops up on our screens.

Those f***ing false eyelashes.

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July 18, 2017, 7:29 am

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We’ve come a long way in race relations.

Back in the 60s and 70s, people aborted or gave away their mixed race children for fear of bringing shame onto their families.

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Today, we’re in hot demand – everyone wants a mixed race kid.

I was reminded of the fact this weekend when hanging out with a mate of mine who’s been dating an Asian guy for some years.

‘I just can’t wait to have brown babies!’ she squealed.

‘They’re going to be so adorable!’

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July 18, 2017, 7:44 am

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A mother-of-two has taken a year-long celibacy vow after claiming she fell in love with ‘every man she slept with’.

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Jessica Daya, a life coach from Miami, Florida, vowed to give up sex for a year after her mother passed away in 2015 after battling pancreatic cancer.

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July 18, 2017, 7:55 am

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Think of your dream job.

When you were younger, it might have been an astronaut. Nowadays you’d probably quite like to be an author, a lawyer, or maybe a celebrity.

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Well guess what, you’re wrong. Because the best job is this one.

Veronica Silva, owner of Pawfect For You, pet-sits dogs at weddings. Yep. That’s her job.

It all began when Veronica wanted her very own pooch, JakeBear, present at her own wedding last year (that’s her and JakeBear, up top).

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July 18, 2017, 8:04 am

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If you consider yourself as something of a fried chicken connoisseur then it’s only right that you have the relevant merch.

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Or perhaps, some chicken drumstick socks?

KFC has just launched their first collection of finger lickin’ accessories and garms – and they’re actually half decent.

The limited edition collection includes t-shirts, socks, scarves, ‘Finger Lickin’ Good’ necklaces and buttons.

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July 18, 2017, 8:11 am

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A grandmother was so impressed with an employee at her local Kroger store in Kentucky, that she penned a lovely customer comment letter – that complimented the employee, but completely destroyed her grandson.

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The elderly lady had entered the store in search of some yoghurt-covered cranberries, of which she’d been craving all evening.

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July 18, 2017, 8:14 am

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We all have a different name for something – whether that’s calling a TV remote a clicker, or a living room a lounge.

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These are, however, pretty common names and therefore we don’t really bat an eyelid at them.

What we are batting our eyelids at, however, is one Twitter account that is making up the most hilarious names for food, animals and objects.

@CorrectName is an account in which gives alternative names to a number of things that we’d never dream would have more than one name.

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