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There’s a specially designed sports bra for breast cancer survivors

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The Empower bra by Athlea (Picture: Athlea)

Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in the UK. 

1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lives. Which is exactly why it’s important that lingerie, swimwear and fashion companies keep up with the needs of women who have had surgery.

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Which is why it’s such good news that US based company Athleta have developed a bra, specially for women who had had surgery on their breasts.

It’s called the Empower Bra and it launches this autumn.

The bra will… Read the full story


Metro’s A to Z of fetishes: F is for furries, faces and futanari

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F is for fetish? (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk)

F isn’t just for the f-word. It’s for all kinds of fetishes too, many of which shine a light on the culture we live in.

Would feminisation fetishes exist in a world that wasn’t male dominated?

Metro’s A to Z of fetishes: E is for electricity, exhibitionism and extremes

Do futanari girls’ giant penises say something about repressed homophobia?

And do people really fap to farts?

We’d suggest that the answers to those questions are no, yes and yes respectively.

In this edition of our Read the full story

Sex, exhibitionists and voyeurs: Where to go and what to do if you’re into very public displays of affection

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When the bedroom becomes boring… (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk)

You’re a sexual maverick; a daring deviant. You’re not going to listen to anyone who tells you there’s a time and a place. You’re tired of hearing, ‘Get a room’.

You want to know where you can have sex in front of a roaring crowd, and get that round of applause your prowess deserves. Whether it’s some cheeky outdoor sex or inside with other people

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Equally, you might even want to be part… Read the full story

Eye-opening advice about what to do if you get a sex toy stuck in your rear

Rejoice, for Greggs drive-thrus are set to open across the UK

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Put down your pasty. Wipe the pastry flakes off your chin, sit up straight, and listen up. We have some life-changing news.

Remember back in June when we reported that the good people of Greggs had finally answered our prayers by creating a drive-thru in Manchester?

Rejoice, for Greggs drive-thrus are set to open across the UK

That one, glorious drive-thru was the first and only Greggs drive-thru around, a lone star handing doughnuts and pasties through open car windows.

It turns out it was also a trial.

That trial went well.

So now, there are officially plans to roll out Greggs… Read the full story

Blogger shows how differently women see themselves to how others see them

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Low self-esteem is a common problem for many of us – and it’s something that is only being fuelled by platforms like Instagram.

We see photos of friends and influencers who all look amazing (a Valencia filter tends to do that).

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Those abs! Those eyes! That arse!

And yet, when we come to look at pictures of ourselves, the ability to focus on those positive features seems to go out of the window.

Which is why one fitness YouTuber and Instagrammer is trying to persuade us to stop being so self-critical.

Louise Aubery, a… Read the full story

Why trying to solve your partner’s problem is a terrible idea (and what to do instead)

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You best intentions might not work out (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk)

When your partner comes to you hurting, it can be so tempting to try your hardest to fix whatever is wrong as quickly as possible. To offer them a list of solutions. To just solve the problem.

Do. Not. Do. This.

Social media, body shaming and why we should stop hashtagging our bodies (Picture: Liberty Antonia Sadler)You should never ask your friends for dating advice, and here’s why

Seriously, don’t. Now, I know you love your partner and you want to fix their problem because you just want them… Read the full story

Don’t panic: Avocados are set to get a little cheaper

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Great news, everyone: No longer will we have to live in tiny cardboard boxes because we’ve spent all our money on avocado toast.

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Now we can upgrade to a larger box.

According to Bloomberg, avocado prices (which, as we know, are currently pretty high) are set to drop any day now.

While previously, farmers were struggling to produce enough avocados to meet demand, trees are now entering the better half of their two year cycle, meaning they’re set to produce more avocados – leading to a drop in price.

This is because avocado… Read the full story


Nurse’s children show why you can never judge someone by their tattoos

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Anyone who’s ever gotten a tattoo has probably heard at some time or other that it’ll affect their job prospects.

Whether it’s a bird on your arm or a star on your arse, some wretched family member will have claimed that it’ll stop you from entering parliament of the upper echelons of the law.

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And apparently, that kind of attitude is rife in hospitals.

Which is why one pair of siblings has shared a post about their mum’s tattoos and how they’ve affected her ability to do her job.

‘I’ve seen… Read the full story

Great news, everyone: Your boobs are back in fashion

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Ring the bell and toss your bras in the air in celebration – we have some great news.

Finally, the mounds of flesh on our chests are back on trend.

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The Sun has declared that after months of cleavage being on the outs, ‘bountiful boobs are back in style’, noting recent examples of Rihanna and Susan Sarandon going for cleavage on the red carpet.

Adding to mounding evidence that boobs are back is Ann Summers’ report of a 27% rise in sales… Read the full story

What your favourite sex position says about you

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Saucy (Picture: Liberty Antonia Sadler for Metro.co.uk)

I came into writing to give my opinion on the huge social issues that matter to me; that matter to you.

Inequality, housing, discrimination, poverty… I’ve written about them all.

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And now, to add to my canon of zeitgeist work, I’d like to write about sex.

More specifically, how your favourite sex position reveals the inner you. (A: My parents would be so proud and, B: You might want to close the curtains, kids – because some really reveal the inner you.)

So are you ready for… Read the full story

Vaping 101: Can I take my e-cigarette abroad? The best vapes to take on holiday

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Back in the day, all we had to worry about was tucking a pack of cigarettes into our back pocket as we boarded a plane.

But now that vaping is taking the world by storm, the question of whether we’ll be allowed to take our devices onto a flight – and into another country – is ever present.

Vaping 101: Common mistakes vapers make and how to avoid them

Fortunately, many airports and holiday destinations across the globe will permit vapers to have their equipment on them.

Now the only thing left to do is work out what vape is… Read the full story

Sorority’s ‘Melanin Illustrated’ photoshoot is everything

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A sorority group is highlighting the beauty of black women via a ‘Melanin Illustrated’ photoshoot.

When members of Florida A&M University’s Delta Sigma Theta 2007 pledge class met for a reunion in Costa Rica, they decided to celebrate their friendships and themselves by doing their own version of the Sports Illustrated swimwear edition.

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Sporting a range of skin-tone bikinis and costumes, they took to the waters to prove that beauty comes in all shapes, sizes and shades.

‘Black women are often overlooked in beauty. This was our way to shine a light on… Read the full story

Your kitchen sponge is absolutely filthy, and cleaning it won’t fix things, says study

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Today in ‘everything you touch is disgusting’ news, your kitchen sponge is so filth-ridden that you may want to just get up now, run to the kitchen, and toss it in the bin.

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According to a new study from Scientific Reports, your sponge is disgusting.

But more worryingly, the way you’re cleaning your sponges might be ineffective at getting rid of all the germs hiding with in.

So if you’re sitting there feeling all smug because you occasionally soak sponges in boiling water, we’re sorry. We have… Read the full story

Ladies: We should be keen for sex that lasts all night

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Alright, full disclosure: I’m a fan of sex.

This may come as a shock, I know. I am British, so conversations should be strictly limited to when we next reckon it’s going to rain, the absurd price of Freddos these days and what time we’ll be down the pub.

Guys: Most women don’t want you to bone them for over 15 minutes

What’s more, I’m female, so….if I’m like most women, I don’t want sex for over fifteen minutes.

Nah. Disagree. My stance?… Read the full story


Mr Handsome, the 31lb fat cat, has finally been adopted

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You may remember Mr Handsome, the massive cat who was too large for the standard cat kennels.

He weighed in at an astonishing 31lbs (14kg) when he was brought to Chatham County Animal Shelter as a stray.

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The shelter took him in, giving him his own shelf to spread out on, putting his photo on Facebook to see if anyone knew who owned him.

Mr Handsome was looking at a future of being left on the shelf.

Is this the most intense sex toy in the world? We braved the Sybian experience

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Is it as good as it is in porn? (Picture: Amazon – Getty – Metro.co.uk)

Anyone who’s watched a reasonable amount of porn will be familiar with the Sybian.

This heavyweight beast of a sex machine – calling it a toy would be like describing Motorhead as ‘chamber music’ – is a favourite of adult movie producers everywhere.

Historical Sex: Peace, love, sex, drugs and rock n roll in the Swinging Sixties

Sybian celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and shows no signs of giving up its claim to be the most intense experience around. And as someone who specialises in writing about sex,… Read the full story

Police officer celebrates first birthday of the baby he delivered

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This is Tarrant County Deputy Mark Diebold.

He’s having a tea party with one-year-old Evelyn – the baby he helped to deliver.

Nurse's children show why you can never judge someone by their tattoos

Last year, he spotted a car speeding while he was on his way to work. When he accosted the driver, Caleb Hall explained to Officer Diebold that his wife’s water had just broken and that they were rushing to get to the hospital.

But the baby was coming too fast. So, they pulled into a petrol station and Officer Diebold helped deliver the baby then and there – clearing… Read the full story

How this mum’s son taught her to love her freckles

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Charlene Cerros hasn’t always liked her freckles.

For years she’d faced taunts and questions from strangers about her speckled skin, leaving her considering bleaching her skin.

Sorority's 'Melanin Illustrated' photoshoot is everything

She had a massive dent in her confidence.

It wasn’t until her five-year-old son, Wyatt, spotted his first freckle that Charlene began to realise that her skin was nothing to be ashamed of.

‘I remember being in primary school and a group of school boys would laugh and me and ask why I had bird poo on my face as I walked past them, it was awful,’ says Charlene.

‘At work,… Read the full story

Blowing out birthday candles increases bacteria on your cake by 1400%

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Blowing out the candles on your birthday cake is one of the highlights of the year.

The lovely smell of burning wick makes fondant icing taste infinitely better, and for once, everyone has to stop what they’re doing and concentrate on you.

Police officer celebrates first birthday of the baby he delivered

But all good things eventually get ruined.

We all know germophobes who don’t like the idea of anyone breathing near food, but it now turns out that they’re probably right when it comes to blowing the candles out on a birthday cake.

Because doing so apparently increases the level of bacteria by 1400%.

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