22 of the world’s most romantic restaurants with ridiculously sexy views

May 25, 2015, 7:42 am

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Comp — Not too shabby (Picture: The Rock/Rayavadee/Grotta Palazzese)

Want to wine and dine your soul mate and not convinced Nando’s will cut it?

Well, there are some restaurants – and some restaurant views – that are just made for romance.

Take someone to one of these awe-inspiring eateries from around the world, with their better-than-average views and we’re *pretty* sure you’ll score a second and third date, if not a wedding proposal.

It really doesn’t matter how bad your chat is because they won’t really be listening to you anyway.

And just imagine the Instagram pics.

Two Oceans, Cape Point, South Africa

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Bacon mac ‘n’ cheese quesadillas? Now you’re talking

May 25, 2015, 8:21 am

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The bacon mac ‘n’ cheese quesadilla is here and it’s the DREAM.

As in, this just knocked the French Fry Burger Bomb off our fave foods of all time list. Because, quite frankly, anything that comes with two pounds of bacon is a winner.

Thrillist’s Perry Santanachote is the man/master chef behind this mouthwatering snack, and, FYI, it involves basket-weaving said wedge of bacon into two tortillas and sandwiching them around oozing mac and cheese.

Is this not the ultimate party for your plate?

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12 quirky British traditions you won’t believe are actually real

May 25, 2015, 8:31 am

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ACKRER Competitor in the annual World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Championships at Llanwrtyd Wells Powys UK

The other day, I found myself joining a crowd in a town square (see 1, below) in a celebration of something that felt very…well, British.

We’re a curious bunch, as my American friends continually remind me.

If you’re willing to dig a little there’s a whole bunch of customs and pastimes that make us unique.

Here are 12 quirky British traditions you won’t believe are actually real.

1. Weighing the Mayor (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire)

This was the event in 1937 and, yes, it's still big today (Picture: Getty) — This was the event in 1937 and, yes, it’s still big today (Picture: Getty)

The Mayor of High Wycombe is weighed… Read the full story

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Woman creates VW shed to run her VW campervan business out of

May 25, 2015, 9:12 am

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VW mad Jo Gosling has transformed her garden office into a static campervan - complete with its own number plate. See MASONS story MNSHED; The mother-of-two hopes her green creation which has painted on headlights and is decorated with VW wheels and wing mirrors will win her 'Shed of the Year' . Jo, 42, has a fleet of seven campervans she rents out to brides and grooms to add a vintage twist to their wedding days. As the business took off she ran out of space in her three-bedroom home so opened shop in the shed at the bottom of the garden. Last August she decided to spruce up the outside of the wooden shed with a few friends and paint pots and filled… <a href=

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These are the five best – and five worst – shops in Britain

May 25, 2015, 9:12 am

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shopping bags — You know, *those* nightmare shops (Picture: Getty Images)

When it comes to high street shopping haunts, these are officially the worst.

The 2015 survey on the best and worst shops in the UK, conducted by Which?, asked participants to rate retailers according to store prices, store environment, customer service and, the range and quality of its products.

Here’s the bottom five of 100 brands that failed to raise the bar this year:

96 = BHS
97 = H&M
98 = Topshop/Topman
99 = WHSmith
100 = EE

That’s right, EE came in last position for its unhelpful staff, long waiting times and busy stores. Poor show, you guys.

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It was another bad year for WHSmith… Read the full story

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You’ve been drinking coffee wrong your whole life (of course)

May 25, 2015, 9:14 am

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Feshly brewed espresso — But first coffee (Picture: Getty images)

Total advocate for the coffee-before-anything-else rule? Here’s what you need to know to get the most out of your java.

It might be time to re-think that morning hit of coffee you swear by between 8am and 9am.

Why? Because that prime time coffee we drink shakes up our body clock which is also our circadian rhythm. This, according to AsapSCIENCE, regulates how sleepy or awake we feel and releases the stress hormone, cortisol.

Cortisol, ladies and gents, is automatically released during THOSE mentioned hours.

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Jaffa Cakes are not cakes: 10 reasons why the Jaffa is a biscuit

May 25, 2015, 9:23 am

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If there’s one thing that really takes the biscuit about Jaffa Cakes, it’s that some people insist on calling them cakes.

Okay, so the word ‘cake’ is in their name, but that doesn’t prove anything: One Direction had a single called Best Song Ever and The NeverEnding Story finished after about an hour and 40 minutes.

There were howls of derision in some quarters when the Jaffa Cake was named Britain’s fifth favourite biscuit.

In 1991, McVitie’s, who make Jaffa Cakes, won a court battle to define the treats as cakes, saving millions of pounds in the process, as biscuits are subject to VAT.

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Here’s how to make edible, stackable Lego gummy sweets

May 25, 2015, 11:48 pm

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Jelly sweets 4 — Lego just got even more fun (Picture: YouTube/The King of Random)

Now we know what we’re doing with our weekend: making edible, stackable Lego jellies.

Because while normal Lego bricks are fun to build with, you can’t put them in your mouth (we tried, but our parents didn’t like it).

These gummy Lego sweets, however, are not only stackable; they’re snackable as well. Genius.

Jelly sweets 3 — After a hard day’s building, you can eat your work (Picture: YouTube/The King of Random)

The simple recipe is the work of Grant Thompson, the… Read the full story

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Pip the tiny pug is just four inches tall and weighs the same as a small bag of sugar

May 26, 2015, 12:24 am

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Pip — We don’t know why they put her in a gravy boat but they did (Picture: SWNS)

Pip the pug may be small in stature but she’s big on personality.

At four inches tall, and weighing just 1lb 4 ounces (that’s smaller than a can of Coke and the weight of a small bag of sugar), Pip may well be the world’s smallest pug.

She’s so tiny, she can sit in a gravy boat and, on long walks, she prefers to travel in owner Joanne Astley’s handbag.

Joanne, from Dudley in the West Midlands, says when they go on their walks, ‘people stop and stare – they can’t believe she’s real, they all think she’s a toy.’

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You can now buy chocolate hummus (like Nutella, but healthier)

May 26, 2015, 1:43 am

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Runs to Whole Foods (Picture: Hope Foods)

Chocolate hummus is now a thing – and, yes, we *think* that means someone’s just invented healthy Nutella.

Maddie Stein from website Spoon University discovered the strange sweet/savoury hybrid on a trip to Whole Foods and was ‘blown away’ by the taste sensation.

The sweet hummus is the work of Hope Foods who make various hummus and superfood dips, and is, they say, ‘a holy grail for chocolate lovers.’

It’s got that luxurious, lush decadence of Nutella but only a third of the calories and sugar. Oh, and a few more lumps.

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Is this the most inventive best man speech ever?

May 26, 2015, 2:27 am

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Best man goes all out for groom in hilarious wedding speech — Mega lolz at this guy (Picture: KarDar Productions)

Wedding speeches are the best, and props to this guy who went all out to deliver one of the most epic best man performances of all time.

Meet 26-year-old Ciaran Morrison, from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, who took on best man duties like a boss for his best pal Connor Denver and bride Rochelle.

Hero dad plans the perfect wedding dance with his tomboy daughter

After standing up to give his pre-speech act, Ciaran quickly ‘fessed up to having left his notes at home and made a dash for the door to retrieve them.

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Artist paints beautiful panoramic street scenes onto disposable coffee cups

May 26, 2015, 3:34 am

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A panoramic landscape with your latte? (Picture: Adrian Hogan)

Tokyo-based artist Adrian Hogan has turned the disposable into the collectible.

Coffee cup art is now an official thing, thanks both to our modern Starbucks obsession and artists who seek to make the ordinary, extraordinary.

But, before you roll your eyes (you cynical lot), this isn’t just another barista getting creative on his downtime. This is next level.

Adrian first sketches intricate Tokyo street scenes onto disposable coffee cups and then films the cups in the foreground of the scene they’re depicting.

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9 ways for parents to skive off this half term

May 26, 2015, 3:42 am

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parents, children, parenting, half term — As long as they’re enjoying themselves, right? (Picture: Getty)

Having children is pretty exhausting and some mornings it can be a struggle just to get out of bed.

But when you have young kids, you have NO choice. Not only will they want washing, feeding and dressing – they also expect you to provide entertainment. All day, every day.

Here are 9 simple ways to skive off parenting duty when you are just too tired to play with your offspring.

1. Play HIDE and seek

You hide and they seek. And seek and seek some more and hopefully they won’t find you.

2. Climbing frame

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Finally a (slightly ridiculous looking) way to protect your nails post manicure

May 26, 2015, 3:59 am

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helmies nail helmets — Because we always smudge (Picture: Helmiesbeauty.com)

You know that thing when you’ve paid hard-earned money on a manicure or you’ve attempted to do your own at home, and you go and smudge it straight away?

Because you’re just so damn impatient. That.

Well, not anymore. Introducing Helmies (bloody brilliant name): helmets for your nails that prevent any smudging or chipping post manicure. They’re reusable, lightweight, affordable (£7.99 for a pack of 10) and you can get them for your toes too.

All you do is pop them on about 15 minutes after your top coat of nail varnish and go about your business: scrolling through Instagram, riffling through your handbag, putting the kettle on.

Our kind of beauty hack.

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Meet the new human Barbie from Russia who says she’s been raised as a ‘living doll’

May 26, 2015, 4:48 am

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Human Barbie doll Angelica Kenova, 26, from Moscow, Russia. Angelica is the new ëHuman Barbieí in town. She not only looks likes like a living doll ñ but is treated like one too. The 26-year-old still lives with her parents and has never had a boyfriend. Angelica has been dressed up as a Barbie since birth and is only allowed to go on dates if her mother, Natalia, accompanies her. Yet Angelica ñ who claims to be a model, child psychologist and ballet dancer ñ regularly poses for half-naked photos which her parents approve of. Angelica, boasts the same unrealistic body proportions and wide-eyed features as a Barbie. She has a tiny 20-inch waist, a 32E bra size and weighs a minuscule 6 stones and… <a href=

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How to stop yawning all damn day

May 26, 2015, 4:56 am

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Shaking off the sleep with some coffee — Just can’t stop (Picture: Getty Images)

Yes we all do it, and yes it’s massively contagious, but how do we stop?

Yawning is triggered by tiredness and boredom (shocker), but according to new research it’s also down to dehydration.

13 things you’ll only know if you’re addicted to sleep

A survey of 300 GPs has found that patients suffering from extreme exhaustion (Us. Every. Single. Monday. Morning) are just not drinking enough of the wet stuff. Water not prosecco.

And as a result, we’re yawning all damn day.

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18 signs you’re addicted to WhatsApp

May 26, 2015, 6:14 am

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WhatsApp – where would we be without it?

To some, an easy way to communicate with friends, to others a borderline addiction that they’d be lost without.

Do you think you’ve got your app addiction under control and wouldn’t miss it if it was gone?

Or do you give yourself a pat on the back if you manage to go half an hour without looking at it?

Here’s 18 signs you’re addicted to WhatsApp.

1. You check your WhatsApp every time you get an alert

…and even when you don’t.

2. It’s the first thing you look at in the morning and last thing at night

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, emails, Pinterest?

*Nothing* comes before WhatsApp when there is a ‘new message’ icon flashing.

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Gaz and Charlotte kiss and make up in Geordie Shore’s season 10 finale

May 26, 2015, 6:35 am

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Charlotte and Gaz talk Geordie Shore (Picture: MTV) — Charlotte and Gaz hug it out (Picture: MTV)

Gaz Beadle and Charlotte Crosby’s relationship has been pushed to the max yet again this series with Gaz’s new girlfriend Lillie Lexie Gregg putting in an appearance half way through.

And while Char may have vowed never to speak to her ex again mid-series neither of them are prepared to say goodbye on bad terms as series 10 draws to a close.

Geordie Shore Holly Hagan and Kyle Christie (Picture: MTV)

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Beer can burgers wrapped in bacon look so freaking good

May 26, 2015, 6:45 am

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You can’t beat a good burger, and don’t the BBQ Pit Boys know it.

Seriously, get a load of these beer can bacon burgers.

Whoppers, right?

Basically, to try these bad boys at home, you get your beef mince and ball it up, squish a beer can into each ball, and in a cupping motion, mould the mince around it.

Someone has made a burger bun out of french fries, because chips

Then wrap rashers of bacon around the mince, remove the can and fill with fried onions, peppers, ham (yes, ham), mushrooms, BBQ sauce and stacks of cheese.

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May 26, 2015, 7:01 am

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Princess Emily and King Jeremiah with the flag that claimed their kingdom (Picture: AP Photo)

Last year, you may have heard the story of an American dad who claimed an African kingdom so his daughter could be a princess.

You probably rolled your eyes and continued with your life.

But now, Jeremiah Heaton from Virginia, self-proclaimed King of North Sudan, is back and he wants to save the world.

In July 2014, Jeremiah’s tale of how he fulfilled his promise to his then 7-year-old daughter Emily to make her an actual princess became global news.

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