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Where to get the best eggs in London
Oh, eggy goodness (Picture: Eggslut/The Table Cafe) It’s International Egg Day so naturally we are celebrating with an ode to eggs. Poached, fried, boiled – this versatile ingredient is a staple during...
View ArticleAre scented candles bad for your health?
Are you clued-up on candles? (Pictures: Shutterstock/Getty) It’s that time of year again – the temperature drops, the rainy weather sets in and all you want to do is snuggle up inside with a nice...
View ArticleHow much sleep you need, and all your bedtime questions answered
Bet you wish you were as relaxed as this guy. (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) Sleep is one of those things that’s necessary for absolutely everybody, while also being pretty hard to understand...
View ArticleFlora cuts ties with Mumsnet because of anti-trans rhetoric
The company parted ways with Mumsnet (Picture: Upfield) Mumsnet, the forum where people share tips, tricks and stories about parenthood, has once again come under fire for anti-trans rhetoric on the...
View ArticleSuperfan who gave her boyfriend a Beyoncé relationship test marries him in...
Friends and family weren’t surprised by the nods to Bey (Picture: @Fergyonce) How much do you love Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter? Would you even know that that was her full name? These were questions...
View ArticleStrong Women: ‘Female jockeys are just as good as men’
Hollie Doyle is a Flat Jockey. At just 23, she is set to break the record for annual Flat wins achieved by a female jockey in a calendar year – with 92 victories under her belt for 2019 so far. Racing...
View ArticleIn a mixed-faith relationship, true love is about compromise
The dating game can be hard enough, what with brutal trends like ghosting and a competitive romance culture where every crush has a rival one swipe away. Throw the fact you’re Christian in the mix too...
View ArticleYou can’t call yourself a climate change activist if you’re doing coke
Recreational drug use isn’t just a personal risk, it is contributing to the destruction of our planet (Picture: Shutterstock / DedMityay) What is the most blatant hypocrisy in the climate change...
View ArticleWhat I Own: Vanessa, the 29-year-old photographer who paid a £5,100 deposit...
Vanessa owns a two-bedroom house in Belfast, Northern Ireland (Picture: Justin Kernoghan/Photopress/Metro.co.uk) In our new series, What I Own, we’re taking a look inside the homes people choose to own...
View ArticleDying man marries love of his life in wedding ceremony with every detail donated
Myles Harrison proposed to his girlfriend after being told his condition was terminal and there was nothing doctors could do (Picture: Becky’s Photography /SWNS.COM) Myles Harrison, was diagnosed with...
View ArticleMeet the Londoners showing ‘solidarity not charity’ with the homeless community
The first ever Streets Kitchen in Clapham.(Picture: Steve Jurado) As homelessness continues to rise in the capital, a growing network of grassroots groups are taking matters into their own hands. Steve...
View ArticleSleep myths debunked, from swallowing spiders to drinking before bed
Safe in the knowledge that no spiders entered her mouth (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) Have you ever heard the old wives’ tale that you swallow eight spiders in your sleep over the course of...
View ArticleRise of the snackfluencer: Meet the junk food gods of Instagram
A few years ago, the term ‘plant-based’ might have confused you. Those two words, often found in an Instagram bio and almost always followed by the seedling emoji, probably made you wonder whether the...
View ArticleBleeding during pregnancy: How much is normal?
Some bleeding can be normal in pregnancy (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) It’s natural to be worried when spotting blood in your underwear during pregnancy. But sometimes a little bleeding...
View ArticleExcruciatingly painful skin hardening condition scleroderma leaves woman...
Georgina has diffuse systemic scleroderma, a rare condition that causes the hardening and tightening of skin alongside affecting the internal organs (Picture: Georgina Pantano) Since Georgina Pantano,...
View ArticleWhat it’s like to get in trouble at work because of social media
Jade Pinner’s howl of despair (Picture: Jade Pinner/ Jam Press) Last month a 19-year-old named Jade Pinner uploaded a video to TikTok, and in the process gave to the world a deranged and profoundly...
View ArticleQuiz: What should you dress up as for Halloween?
Are you more spooky or silly? (Picture: Getty) It’s that time of year again, when you wake up and it’s dark and you get home from work in the dark. Although the official end of summer is never...
View ArticleInseparable kids who say they’ll be together forever stage fake wedding...
Frankie Miller, nine, and Aubrey Butterly, eight, asked their friends to pose as bridesmaids and groomsmen for the fake wedding photoshoot (Picture: Dana Lee Photography LLC / Mercury Press) Is it...
View ArticleNearest pub and fast internet among things people look for when searching for...
What do you look for in a home? (Picture: Ella Byworth) When you’re looking for somewhere to live – whether that’s renting or buying – what do you actually look for? Are you bothered about storage...
View ArticleGoing somewhere tropical for Christmas? You need these festive Hawaiian shirts
Adorable (Picture: Maguire Steele) Not long until you hear the sound of sleigh bells and Dean Martin singing that ‘the weather outside is frightful’. For some of you, though, it’s not going to be a...
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