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Stop speculating that socially awkward people are autistic
‘We need to stop speculating if someone is on the spectrum, unless they have declared an official, or self-diagnosis’ (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) These days, it seems fashionable to...
View ArticleSeven ways to improve your dog walks
Look at how happy this dog is! That’s a good walk (Picture: Getty) There’s a day for everything, you know. So we doubt you’ll be surprised to learn that today, 22 February, is National Walk the Dog...
View ArticleWhen is Mother’s Day 2020 in the UK?
Almost time to start getting some gifts together (Picture:Getty Images/E+/andresr) It’s that time of year again – Mother’s Day is coming up fast. With the date of Mothering Sunday changing every year,...
View ArticleStunning cat that looks like werewolf hits back at haters with photoshoot
This one’s for the haters (Picture: @sphynx_dobby_lykoi_lobo /Caters News) Lobo the Lykoi cat is sick of people saying he has mange or a skin condition. He is not sick, like some of you internet...
View ArticleI ran 140 miles across the Sahara to escape my suicidal thoughts
I took part in the Marathon des Sables (or MdS), a 140-mile footrace in the Sahara billed as one of the toughest on earth (Picture: Rob Brown) The dunes were like mountains, stretching in every...
View ArticleMum creates perfect curls on daughter’s hair using a pair of socks
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Getting perfect curls can mean spending a long time with tongs and leave your hair...
View ArticleIgnore ’30 under 30′ lists – true success has no age limit
If I’d believed that I had an expiration date of 30, I’d have given up – but I didn’t (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) Everywhere you look these days there seems to be another ’30 under 30′...
View ArticleSomeone has been sending flowers anonymously to this cancer ward every week...
The Monday Flowers have become a tradition (Picture: Getty) Every Monday for the past 12 years, a bunch of flowers has arrived at the cancer ward at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina....
View ArticleWoman who lives as a full-time baby sleeps in a crib and spends hundreds on...
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A 25-year-old woman spends around £250 a month on nappies to maintain her lifestyle as a...
View ArticleGrieving woman who lost parents and sister writes to lonely prisoner and they...
This woman started writing to a prisoner to ease her loneliness after three family members died (Picture: Laura Belmer/SWNS) A woman who lost her parents and sibling within five years became depressed...
View ArticleYou can get paid £1,100 with free food and accommodation to manage this...
You could be on a boat like this one, floating through Paris (Picture: Getty) Sick of the daily grind and want to get away from it all? How does spending your days onboard a luxury boat sound? You...
View ArticleMum-of-four, 31, diagnosed with cervical cancer after avoiding smear tests...
Kim with her four children (Picture: SWNS) Kim Montgomery had her first smear test 10 years ago but she says that the experience wasn’t very pleasant and she avoided them for a decade. Sadly, last...
View Article‘Milk-addict’ who would drink three pints a day loses 21 stone and finds love
Phil lost a staggering 21 stone after ditching his milk-guzzling and takeway-loving ways (Picture: Mercury Press & Media) Phil Kayes didn’t know how to cook during his university years, so he took...
View ArticleWoman who spent £23k to go from A-cup to 28L size breasts has a song called...
Sindy before and after (Picture: MDWfeatures/@sindystarlet) A woman who has spent £23,000 on plastic surgery loves her new 28L breasts and has even written a song called Boobs Dance. Sindy Starlet,...
View ArticleShoppers say these £130 furry heels from TK Maxx look like something from The...
The fluffy shoes were on sale in TK Maxx (Picture: Laura Abernethy) If you’re looking for something a little unusual to wear for your next night out, how about these brightly coloured furry heels? They...
View ArticleTattoo parlour does free designs in marker for kids – but parents are divided
One of the kids getting a Yoda tattoo (Picture: Ink and Skin Studios) A tattoo parlour that offers free designs in markers for kids has divided parents. Some love the idea of kids getting something...
View ArticleMum quits job to set up baby spa and makes £24,000 in just eight months
Lisa started the baby spa eight months ago (Picture: Caters) When Lisa Ryan was on maternity leave with her second son Jax, now 17 months, she struggled with attending playgroups. The 38-year-old felt...
View ArticleWhen do schools break up for the Easter holidays?
School’s back after its half-term break (Picture: Getty Images) Half-term seems to have gone all too quickly, with children across the UK returning to school on Monday. And while the winter term tends...
View ArticleTesco launches ‘first’ set of plasters that come in different skin tones
The plasters now come in different shades (Picture: Tesco) Remember when a black man had to hold back his tears last year when he spotted a plaster that came in his skin colour? Now Tesco is offering...
View ArticleThe State of Racism: Why our new series will explore racism in the UK
The last few months have seen endless, complex discussions about racism play out online and on mainstream media platforms. It has been, frankly, exhausting. There was the furious online backlash when...
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