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You Don’t Look Sick: ‘Crohn’s is more than just lots of trips to the toilet’
Each week, for our You Don’t Look Sick, we speak to someone living with an invisible illness about what it’s like living with a condition that can’t be seen from the outside. This time, we’re with...
View ArticleArthritis at 27 years old: Pain is part of who I am
I get reactions like ‘isn’t that what old people have?’ or ‘you’re far too young to have that’ (Picture: Phébe Lou Morson for Metro.co.uk) My passion has always been dancing but aged 13, whilst playing...
View ArticleMan shares what it was like to be raised by a dad with Down’s syndrome
Sader Issa explains what it was like to have a dad with Down’s syndrome (Picture: @saderissa) Syrian student Sader Issa, who is training to be a dentist, was raised by a dad who has Down’s Syndrome....
View ArticleYou can now buy a mini hot tub just for your testicles
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video In news about things we didn’t know the world needed, a company has created a mini hot...
View Article73-year-old woman starts weightlifting, loses four stone and improves her health
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A pensioner who was taking medication to help with high blood pressure, high cholesterol...
View ArticleAldi is selling a battery-powered lantern for £10 to make any home feel cosy...
The burner is battery-powered (Picture: Aldi) The weather is getting colder and it’s making us want to curl up on the sofa with a blanket. If you want to add to that cosy atmosphere, this...
View ArticleThrifty mum wears 10p charity shop evening gown to black-tie event
Nina Dixon (left) wore this evening gown that she only paid 10p for to a charity event (Picture: Kennedy News) A mum-of-two has a stunning wardrobe full of designer goods, all purchased from various...
View ArticleASOS just released a collab with the designer who dresses Lizzo
The ASOS DESIGN x Christian Cowan collaboration has just been released. (Picture: ASOS) Ever felt like you weren’t entirely 100% that b*tch? More like, 60 to 95% perhaps? Well, you can change that with...
View ArticleSanitary product brand Always to remove feminine logo to be more inclusive
On some Always products, the Venus gender logo can be seen which some people object to (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Earlier in the year, transgender campaigner...
View ArticleGet paid £770 to watch Disney movies every day for a month
Get paid to watch Disney films. (Picture: Shutterstock)dis If you’re a big Disney fan there’s now an opportunity for you to make some of the money you’ve spent on cinema trips over the years....
View ArticleThis banana phone can be yours for the ripe price of £32
‘Yellow, it’s me.’ (Picture: Banana Phone) Over time, we’ve conformed to a particular aesthetic of mobile phone. Sleek, rectangular devices with a full touch screen and no physical keypads have taken...
View ArticleMum makes dining set look like new with paint and chair covers that cost...
Charlotte Blackmore’s table before and after (Picture: Charlotte Blackmore) When your furniture looks a little tired but you don’t have a huge budget, sometimes you have to use your imagination. One...
View ArticleYou can now stay in Jim Beam’s bourbon distillery – and it costs just £18 a...
This place looks great (Picture: Airbnb) Never mind the all-inclusive bar on holiday, this accommodation is literally surrounded by alcohol. Bourbon brand Jim Beam is renting out a cottage on the...
View ArticleHeadteacher writes letter to tooth fairy to vouch for student’s lost tooth
Get you a teacher who liaises with the tooth fairy on your behalf (Picture: Getty/Beth Schultz) Some teachers forge such special places in your heart that it’s hard to forget them (shout out, Mr...
View ArticleDream job alert: earn £2k a week staying in luxury homes
Everview Suite is a luxury property located in Cape Town. (Picture: Airbnb) If you’d house sit for your wealthy aunt so you could get time out of your five-person flat share or even water your mate’s...
View ArticlePeople are confused by this clear hard plastic bra
The confusing plastic bra (Picture: Wish; Shein) We know the internet is filled with some interesting inventions but people are particularly perplexed by this clear plastic bra. The bra, from online...
View ArticleWhat is Shemini Atzeret about and why do Jewish people pray for rain during...
Jewish people have been celebrating the festival of Sukkot but it’s about to turn into yet another festival (Picture: AP) It’s a bumper time of year for Jewish holidays at the moment, with yet another...
View ArticleLego teams up with National Park City Foundation for free half term Rebuilder...
Kids at a Rebuilder workshop in Denmark, with David Aguilar – who built his own prosthetic Lego arm Lego teams up with National Park City Foundation for free half term Rebuilder workshops A series of...
View ArticleYou can now get a ‘sexy’ vegan Beyond Burger costume for Halloween
The ‘sexy’ chicken sandwich and Beyond Burger costumes (Picture: Yandy.com) Halloween is just 10 days away so have you got your costume sorted? If you don’t fancy the traditional witch costume, how...
View ArticleJohn Lewis and Waitrose will no longer sell plastic toys in Christmas crackers
No more plastic trinkets for Christmas (Picture: Getty) It might not feel like it but Christmas is just around the corner. With just over two months to go until the big day, The John Lewis Partnership,...
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