When dad Matt Walker married his second wife, he made the difficult decision to move from Brisbane, Australia, to live with her in San Jose, California.
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Divorced dad turns himself into robot so he can spend time with his kids
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12 top beach music festivals around the globe
There’s no denying that great music plus glorious sunshine makes for an awesome music festival.
Add in a beach and there’s no better way to spend a day or two.
If you’re not sure about braving the UK’s unpredictable weather, why not head off to sunnier climes and check out the top 12 beach music festivals around the globe in 2016?
1. SXMusic, Saint Martin, Caribbean, March 9-13
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This incredible optical illusion will make you see a hole in your hand
A new video created by Vanessa Hill, an Australian science writer, stop-motion animator and also the brains behind BrainCraft, will leave you feeling a little spooked.
Her channel is followed by more than 250,000 people who are all just fascinated by her scientific experiments and findings – all of which you can re-create at home.
The video, which explains an optical illustion that makes it seem as though you have an actual hole in your hand, asks you to use just a piece of paper to create the illusion.
The phenomenon she discusses in the video is known as binocular rivalry,… Read the full story
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Mother’s Day 2016: 10 last minute Mother’s Day gifts that are still lovely
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday, March 6.
That’s right, it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday.
And you probably still need to buy your Mum something lovely but that isn’t garage flowers (trust me, no one ever wants garage flowers).
Luckily for you we’ve put together this guide of last-minute Mother’s Day gifts.
There’s a bit of everything – Mother’s Day chocolates, Mother’s Day flowers – basically all the Mother’s Day presents Mum could want.
Here’s 10 last minute Mother’s Day gifts that are still lovely and thoughtful.
1. Iain Burnett The Highland Chocolatier chocolates, from £14.95, Iain Burnett
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‘Lion whisperer’ plays and cuddles with wild lions in heart-stopping photo shoot
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Fitness model shows off incredible abs – just weeks away from giving birth
Australian fitness model Chontel Duncan has rock hard abs – despite being just weeks away from giving birth.
The model, who runs fitness business HIIT Australia, is still working out every day and regularly shares pregnancy updates with her 209,000 followers on Instagram.
She also speaks out about the pressure placed on expectant mums to look or behave a certain way.
In December, when she was around four months pregnant, she shared a picture of her and pregnant friend Nat who is four weeks ahead of her, to show that all women carry their babies differently and hit back at what… Read the full story
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Woman bravely reveals tell-tale signs of cancer in personal photo
One woman has bravely opened up about her battle with breast cancer, and the tiny detail that led her to being diagnosed.
Kylie Armstrong, from Melbourne, California, has posted a photo to Facebook which reveals small dimples underneath her breast.
Worried, she visited her GP to get checked out, but there was no lump to be felt.
But Kylie’s fears weren’t eased. She had told her GP that her breast had looked different to how it usually does, and after living her arm to reveal the dimples, she was sent for a mammogram.
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Girl shares heartbreaking photo of late grandmother’s coat that hasn’t been moved since she passed
‘This is my Nana’s coat. My Nana died yesterday,’ one girl writes as she mourns the loss of her grandmother in a post publicly made to Facebook.
Alongside a photo of just one coat, hanging on a banister of some stairs, Amy Peckham-Driver has managed to bring us all to tears with her heartfelt tribute.
Her grandmother, who sadly died of a terminal illness, had left her coat on the banister, hung up on the last day Amy saw her arrive home, before last Christmas 2015.
The coat, which has not been moved since her grandmother passed, has had had a huge effect on Amy and the picture has helped many other… Read the full story
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10 fantastic ways to use fruit in savoury dishes
Fruit isn’t just a healthy snack to keep you going until dinner – it can actually BE dinner!
Fruit can be a brilliant way to jazz up savoury dishes whether you want to add a bit of sweetness to a dish or make a salad more refreshing.
Here are 10 brilliant savoury fruit recipes to inspire your cooking.
Seasonal ‘Greek’ salad with Florida pink grapefruits
Grapefruit and feta? You’ve got to try this. Get the recipe.
Orange and lemon chicken tray bake
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Whole Foods sell pre-peeled oranges in case you’re too posh to peel
A famous supermarket chain is selling pre-peeled oranges contained in plastic, because apparently rich people are too posh to peel.
Is this real life? Is the human race doomed?
Understandly, a picture of the produce is being ridiculed online.
Nathalie Gordon made a good point when she tweeted a photograph of the prepared produce.
‘If only nature would find a way to cover these oranges so we didn’t need to waste so much plastic on them.’
Her post has since been retweeted more than 50,000 times.
Whole Foods claim the six peeled and boxed in plastic mandarins was a ‘mistake’.
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Mother’s Day 2016: The best poems and quotes to send your mum
Since it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday it’s time to start thinking about the meaningful words you might write in your card.
You could make up your own. Or you could take inspiration from (read: copy out) some lyrical words from the world’s best poets.
You could take your favourite verse to write in y our card – or write out a poem in its entirety on some good quality paper and frame it for a heartfelt (and easy to pull off last minute) gift for your dear ma.
Here’s some of our favourites. Tell us yours in the comments – or leave your own mother-themed poems and we’ll add your… Read the full story
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Dolce & Gabbana thought it was okay to release a shoe called the ‘Slave Sandal’
This morning on the internet, people are wondering what Dolce & Gabbana possibly thought was okay about naming a shoe from its new collection the ‘Slave Sandal’.
It’s another foot in mouth moment for the label, which has come under fire in the past for ads seeming to show ‘simulated gang rape’, and for the designers’ controversial views – last year, the Italian pair criticised same sex families and called IVF babies ‘synthetic‘.
The ‘Slave Sandal in Napa Leather with Pompoms’ recently became available for pre-order on the Dolce & Gabbana website for £1,350, as part of the brand’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection.
A number… Read the full story
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Mother’s day gift guide: Ethical and vegan gifts for last minute shoppers
Mother’s Day is around the corner but there’s no need to panic because we have done the shopping for you.
We’ve scoured the net to compile the perfect feelgood, alternative gift guide.
Choose from vegan beauty, chocolate, yoga-themed gifts, charitable fashion and more.
Yoga for any age, £14 for a month, Yogaia
Yogaia.com, called ‘the world’s first truly interactive Yoga studio’, has launched #AnyAgeYoga.
The new class range is – you guessed it – suitable for people of any age. And you can do it from your living room, following the class online via your laptop.
The classes are led by veteran London yoga teacher Hilda Silver, who has 40 years of yoga experience to share.
#AnyAgeYoga’s special Mother’s Day class takes place at 9.30-10.00 GMT.
Charitable tee,… Read the full story
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Guy goes from bloated to bodybuilder in 7 months after ditching the pasties and fried chicken
![Guy ditches the junk food & beer for the weightsroom. Please credit Cavendish/AndrewF.com hese amazing pictures show the transformation of a muscleman who went from bloated belly to bodybuilder in just seven months after ditching his £140-a-WEEK junk food habit. Sebastian David, 28, guzzled up to 5,000 calories each day in Greggs pasties, fry-ups and KFC chicken buckets while comfort eating to cope with his father's tragic diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease [MND] but the fire safety worker has now become one of Britain's most eligible bachelors after he embarked on a brutal fitness regime following his dad's death which saw him drop from 14 stone 6lb to just over 10-and-a-half stone. Sebastian swapped the… <a href=](http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/ad198717949please-credit_split2.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&strip=all)
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10 real-life haunted places you can visit
If the new Ghostbusters trailer has tempted you to try out your own ghost-hunting skills, then these are the places you want to go.
These are some of the most haunted locations in the world, from creepy forests to classic haunted houses. Would you be brave enough to venture into these places? Or are they all just hoaxes? Only one way to find out!
Maps, night vision gear, and proton packs at the ready… who ya gonna call?
Aokigahara Forest
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Mum creates incredible braids for daughter every day before school
This takes me back – back to my primary school days, when I begged my mum every morning to give me pigtails so I could look the same as my best friend Katie.
No matter that my hair was about five inches too short, and my pigtails were actually tiny tufts of hair sticking out of the side of my head, I was determined my hair would be on point.
So, my six-year-old self is pretty jealous of Shelley Gifford’s daughter Grace right now.
Every morning before school, Shelley plaits Grace’s hair into incredibly intricate braids.
The Aussie mum often shares the designs on… Read the full story
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14 struggles all women who hate make-up face
Some women just seem to have a knack for make-up. They can spend hours in front of the mirror, practicing new ways to make their eyes look bigger and their cheekbones more prominent.
Meanwhile, the rest of us have barely got to grips with not poking ourselves in the eye with the mascara brush.
Applying make-up is a skill, and if you don’t have it – or you just hate wearing it – then some aspects of life are a struggle. Here’s what you face on a regular basis when you’re a make-up hater.
Foundation makes you want to scratch your face off
You… Read the full story
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Take a look at the CEO of Tinder’s lavish apartment – which is now on the market for $2 million
If you fancy seeing where the profit for all the time you spend right-swiping has gone during your time on Tinder, take a look at this apartment.
It’s on the market for $1.8 million (£1.2 million) after Tinder CEO Sean Rad has decided to sell up to move on to better things – aka a $7.5 million penthouse three miles away instead, according to Variety.
But you know, after all he has done in services to matches – or hookups at least – we’d say he deserves it.
The stunning apartment he is selling overlooks the Hollywood Hills and has two bedrooms and three bathrooms.
As beautiful as it is though, we can’t… Read the full story
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20 pictures that prove the world has a very keen sense of irony
It’s like rain on your wedding day. It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid. It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take.
It’s delicious, painful irony. And the world is full of it.
Sometimes, it’s intentional. Sometimes, it’s just a perfectly timed photo.
Look irony up in the dictionary and it’s defined as ‘a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result.’
And you may well find one of these pictures underneath.
It’s the news that really hits home
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Warning: These photos might leave you feeling ridiculously anxious and on edge
Photographer Aaron Tilley and Director Kyle Bean have created a photo series of those anxiety-inducing moments you get when something terrible is about to happen.
The series, which is entitled In Anxious Anticipation and was produced for Kinfolk Magazine‘s recent Adrenaline Issue, portrays the relationships between what our minds perceive and how our bodies react to it.
The photos are meant to spark the feelings that cause the body to release adrenaline by portraying various situations that leave you feeling completely on edge.
Think you can get through the series without feeling the slightest bit anxious? Let’s see.
We’ll start you off on something tame:
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