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12 awesome things about having children when you’re older

March 20, 2016, 9:18 am
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Kids are a great addition to a person’s life at any age – and very little can compare to the joy of watching your offspring grow.

However, with people’s lives being increasingly busy, the cost of living being higher and career opportunities ever more available for women – an increasing amount of us are choosing to leave it later to have children.

While there are valid reasons not to wait too long, being an older mum can also be the best decision you’ve ever made.

Think you’ve missed the boat, or are considering having kids later in life?

Here are 12 awesome things about having children when you’re older.

1. You’ve done your partying

Having spent the previous… Read the full story

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World Poetry Day: 16 quotes from poets to make you fall in love with poetry again

March 20, 2016, 11:00 pm
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Happy World Poetry Day!

Every March 21, the world comes together to celebrate poetry in all its glory.

There are no set rules for how to mark the occasion. You can read some poetry. You can perform it. You can write a poem. You can pop along and listen to someone read theirs.

All that matters is that you take a moment to appreciate the highly underrated form of poetry – which, sadly, is still thought of as an old-fashioned thing only literature students and artsy hipsters have an interest in.

34 struggles only book lovers know

Because poetry… Read the full story

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13 devastating weekday struggles we all experience

March 21, 2016, 12:00 am
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The face you make when your alarm goes off at 5.45am

Let’s be honest…we all live for the weekends.

Weekends allow us to be our true selves. Our true selves being lazy individuals who sleep in until 11am, eat pancakes for dinner, and wear a onesie all day long.

But the weekday brings a whole heap of pain. We’re forced to wake up early, pretend that we like our colleagues, make small talk while making a tea, and quite frankly we’re sick of all these struggles.

We would really appreciate it if it was the weekend all the time.

1. Early starts

Your heart drops, you groan out loud, and then curse your parents for not… Read the full story

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As Twitter celebrates its 10th birthday, we asked Joe Lycett to review his favourite Twitter moments

March 21, 2016, 12:16 am
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Happy 10th Birthday Twitter! 

Has it really been ten years of celebrity meltdowns, public arguments, PR campaigns gone horribly wrong, unfortunate hashtags and lots and lots of trolling?… Read the full story

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Note to self: Never trust your younger sibling with your new trainers

March 21, 2016, 12:59 am
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Expert trolling little bro (Picture: EazyE973/Imgur)

This was such a schoolboy error.

As all siblings know, the sole reason you were put on this earth is to make your brother or sister’s life as difficult as possible – things like breaking into their diary and spreading the contents round school, ensuring they get the blame for anything you’ve done wrong, and messing with their favourite things, are pretty much standard.

So, this older brother really should have known better. Clearly, excitement got the better of him.

Imgur user  recently treated himself to a new pair of Nike Air Max 90 Ultra trainers.

He was at work when they got delivered to… Read the full story

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Twitter turns 10: 20 tweets that sum up why Twitter is great

March 21, 2016, 1:00 am
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I love Twitter. It makes me laugh, it makes me cry, it keeps me entertained for entire bus journeys.

It’s kind of like a mate but less annoying.

To celebrate Twitter’s 10th Birthday, I give you 20 examples of Twitter being awesome…

1. First are foremost, Twitter is hilarious.

2. Yes, hilarious.

3. It’s because people on Twitter have such a good sense of hummus (oh come on).

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Health vlogger shares shocking pictures of extreme allergic reaction to henna hair dye

March 21, 2016, 2:09 am
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Chemese discovered that the ‘all-natural’ henna dye still contained the chemical Paraphenylenediamine, which she is allergic to (Picture: Chemese Armstrong/Instagram)

A vegan health and fitness vlogger has shared pictures of the horrific allergic reaction she had to henna hair dye, which left her eyes swollen shut for two days.

Chemese Armstrong, 35, from Texas, decided to turn to henna, often used as a natural, plant-based dye, after experiencing an allergic reaction to a common component in hair dye called Paraphenylenediamine (PPD) in 2014.

Remembering that her dermatologist had suggested henna as an alternative to chemical and commercial dyes, she found a salon in Austin which offered henna hair… Read the full story

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A guy is live-tweeting his epic 16 day train journey across India

March 21, 2016, 3:48 am
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If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to travel across India by train (Picture: Omkar Divekar/Twitter)

A man and two of his friends from Mumbai are currently live-tweeting their 16 day trip across India by train, covering approximately 12,000 km, so you don’t have to.

The trio – Omkar Divekar and friends Rajat Bhargava and Samarth Mahajan – are travelling on the cheapest train tickets they could find (hence the less than spacious accommodation), and set out from Mumbai on March 9.

Their round-trip from Mumbai is taking them to all four corners of India – to Baramula in the north, to the eastern city of Dibrugarh, known for its tea production, to… Read the full story

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Mum-of-four makes incredible life-size cakes of Batman and Superman

March 21, 2016, 5:03 am
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A life sized Batman and Superman Cake is the star attraction at this years Cake International show at the NEC in Birmingham. The Cake was made by Rose Macefield, 42, from Dudley (PICTURED) using rice krispies, modelling chocolate, modelling and sugar paste. It took her approx 10 weeks at 20-30 hours of her spare time to build. The show is open from the 18th-20th of March.
A life sized Batman and Superman Cake is the star attraction at this years Cake International show at the NEC in Birmingham

Incredible baker Rose Macefield has stumped us all with these incredible life-size Batman and Superman cakes.

The 42-year-old mum-of-four spent a whopping 300 hours carefully crafting… Read the full story

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Mum completely destroys daughter’s reputation with one school video

March 21, 2016, 5:10 am
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Okay, we get it. Mums like to capture every moment of their child’s life. 

Especially when it comes to events like their first steps, their first day at school, and of course, the dreaded sports day.

But one high schooler will be left forever scarred when the family video tapes are pulled out on special occasions and family get-togethers – due to a tumble she took when setting off for her running race.

Standing on her tip-toes to prepare for the race, she fell to the ground as other participants set off. She picked herself up to carry on with the race, but just as you think she’s got it together, things go from bad to worse.

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Sloth just wants this guy to f*** off so he can chill out on his pole

March 21, 2016, 5:11 am
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You know when you just want to relax for a Netflix binge and your mum comes in and gives you a list of chores to do instead? 

Yeah, annoying, right?

So imagine how this sloth feels when some rude guy keeps trying to pull him away from the pole he’s relaxing on. There’s just no need.

While we don’t actually know who the man in this video is, or why exactly he’s pulling the sloth away, we’re guessing it’s probably for the sloth’s own good.

But that doesn’t stop it being any less funny/slightly mean when all the sloth wants to do is chill.

MORE: Rescued orphaned sloth finds comfort in cuddly toy

And so it’s understandable when the sloth completely lost his his temper with him.

Reddit user HackerMcCracker shared the video so that we could all be equally pissed off at this guy.

When you just really want… Read the full story
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This Asda delivery driver may have one of the world’s best office views

March 21, 2016, 5:14 am
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Charity gives out free sanitary products to women who are using ‘newspapers’ because they cannot afford tampons

March 21, 2016, 5:21 am
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An entrepreneur is collecting hundreds of sanitary products for homeless UK women.

Binti, a new social enterprise, aims to ‘promote menstrual dignity’ for British women as sleeping rough numbers rise.

Their help will come as good news to the women forced to use newspapers, old socks and handkerchiefs in place of proper sanitary products.

Volunteers from the Darlington Salvation Army food bank revealed yesterday that women simply cannot afford them and are too embarrassed to ask for help.

A beggar on the streets of Wolverhampton. March 1, 2016. An illegal street beggar in one British city is raking in up to £500 a DAY - despite not being homeless, it emerged yesterday (Mon).… <a href=Read the full story
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Man leaves for new job, so colleagues get creative with brilliant cake

March 21, 2016, 5:23 am
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Isn’t it nice when you get on with your colleagues so much that they actually go to the trouble of getting you a leaving present once you finally flee the nest? 

These work mates must have been seriously fond of their colleague, as they went to the trouble of making him an incredibly detailed cake.

And from what we can gather from the cleverly iced cake, their soon to be newly-employed friend, Jake, is some sort of computer programmer, working in coding.

They managed to get phrases such as ‘Miss you’, ‘Sad’ and ‘Good luck’ all in code form, before subtly telling him to come back if his new job doesn’t work out.

How sweet.

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These really are the type of colleagues you need to get through a long day of work.

MORE: Man makes DIY doggy wheelchair for girlfriend’s dog after she’s hit with £5,000… Read the full story

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13 things all British Asian mums do

March 21, 2016, 5:28 am
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Recognise that finger wagging? (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock/Helkon SK)

British Asian mums are like regular mums, but cooler.

They’re a special bunch – not only do they try to bring you up with a mix of cultures and teach you multiple languages, but they also make sure samosas are present for every single occasion.

Your life would be really boring and full of less laughs if it weren’t for your mum constantly hovering around you and telling you all the latest gossip about your family back in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka.

Here’s 13 things all British Asian mums do.

1. Feed you EVERYTHING

There is no such thing as sitting down for a quick sandwich with your mum. This quick sandwich… Read the full story

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World Poetry Day 2016: The best spring and Easter poems to celebrate poetry day

March 21, 2016, 5:37 am
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It’s World Poetry Day – and it happens to coincide with spring and Easter – which is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the uplifting and beautiful poems created by some of the world’s finest poets after being inspired by this season of growth and new beginnings.

Here’s some of our favourite… if you went to school in the 50s, chances are you’ll know many of these by heart.

If you didn’t, they are well worth reading over and over until you do.

 

A little Madness In The Spring
By Emily Dickinson

A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with… Read the full story

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Woman shed 11st 7lbs to save her life after losing several family members to obesity

March 21, 2016, 6:42 am
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Mary has shared her incredible weight loss with her 56k Instagram followers (Picture: Caters)

A young woman from Portland, Maine, lost 165lbs in less than four years after losing several family members as a child to obesity-related illness.

Now 24-years-old, Mary Maxwell’s dad died from cancer before she was even born – her mum was six months pregnant with her at the time. Then, when she was just two-years-old, her mum suddenly passed away due to a sudden heart attack, caused by morbid obesity.

Her mum’s sister (her aunt) also passed away at the age of 26 from a heart attack due to her size.

‘My mother, father, grandparents, AND my aunts all were morbidly obese… Read the full story

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A fly photobombed what would’ve been a beautiful photo of golden retrievers

March 21, 2016, 6:50 am
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The moving moment adopted boys run to new family will leave you in tears

March 21, 2016, 6:55 am
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After having to wait three years for their visas to be approved, parents Jennifer and James Murrow Grover shared the truly moving video of the moment their adopted sons were finally able to come home with them. 

Joseph, 14, and Bronson, 7, were forced to remain in an orphanage with little food and no running water, according to US Weekly.

Jennifer and James had started the adoption process to bring home their sons from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012 but Congolese officials placed a suspension on the adoptions while they awaited their visas.

MORE: Saddest dog just stares… Read the full story

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6 common mistakes you make when going on a diet

March 21, 2016, 7:03 am
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Urgh. Dieting. A necessary evil most of us sometimes need in order to beat the bulge and keep us healthy.

Hands up here who really sucks at it too?

But turns out it doesn’t have to be this hard. We’ve been all been making classic mistakes preventing us from seeing the progress we so desire.

And what’s more, they’re things we can totally change within an instant.

With the advice from a spokesperson from the British Dietetic Association and fitness and diet expert Laura Williams, we bring you the six main mistakes you’re making when trying to shift… Read the full story

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