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Moscow’s Christmas lights are so much better than yours
Do you have a tunnel of lights? We think not. (Picture: TASS/Barcroft Media) If you aren’t quite feeling Christmassy yet, we may have figured out the problem. Our Christmas lights just aren’t good...
View Article14 most satisfying sounds in the world
The sounds that make you go ‘ahhhh’. (Picture: Getty Images) Sound is one of the most important – if underrated – senses, and its enormous spectrum and possibilities can have wildly different effects...
View ArticleFour women speak out about their abortions in emotional video
In this heartbreakingly personal video, four women have decided to speak out about their abortions, to inform others of the choices they have made and the reasoning behind these choices. Melanie,...
View Article3.6 million Japanese households will be eating KFC this Christmas
Fried chicken fun (Picture: KFC) We knew Christmas was really all about eating, but Japan’s food traditions are a tad different from ours. Instead of devouring a big old turkey, potatoes and lashings...
View Article16 reasons Christmas was far better in the 90s
(Picture: Metro/Getty) Do you ever get the feeling that Christmas isn’t as exciting or magical as it used to be? Well, it’s not just because you’re growing up (after all, who wants to do THAT?) it’s...
View ArticleCan you find this letter on your palm? If so, you could be pretty special
If you have this letter on your hand, there’s something pretty special about you/what the lines on your hands signify (Picture: educateinspirechange.org) The lines we see on the centre of our palms may...
View ArticleQuiz: Are you on Santa’s naughty or nice list this year?
Santa knows all (Source: Getty Images Credit: METRO/Myles Goode) Christmas Day is not that far away now. The Santa Claus letters have been sent, hopes and dreams of presents made, and Santa is busy...
View ArticleDeaf pit bull cries while cuddling with her favourite toy as her best friend...
Marshmallow is still looking for a loving home. (Picture: Unleashed Pet Rescue) Dogs get lonely at Christmas time, too. Marshmallow is a deaf one-year-old pit bull up for adoption at Unleashed Pet...
View ArticleThe 14 toys every girl who grew up in the 80s still wants for Christmas
Being a responsible adult it’s easy to forget how it felt to be a kid unwrapping a new toy with breathless joy. Remember how grown up you felt with your peel off nail varnish? How proud you were of...
View ArticleThe 15 worst things about being a parent at Christmas
We want to cry too (Picture: Getty) Christmas is all about the children really, well that’s what parents are constantly being told. And yes while it’s lovely to imagine their happy little faces lit up...
View ArticleThis woman says Kylie Jenner’s photos with a wheelchair empowered her to...
Arden Lee says Kylie Jenner’s photoshoot has prompted her to stop cropping her wheelchair out of pictures. (Picture: Interview/Arden Lee) Remember Kylie Jenner’s photoshoot for Interview magazine a few...
View ArticleMy 80-year-old penpal helped me realise the true meaning of Christmas
Companionship is the greatest gift you can give (Picture: Christobel Hastings) For eleven years I wrote letters to my octogenarian penpal. Companionship – in all its various forms – is what Christmas...
View Article‘Face dancing’ is the next big trend
Eyebrow skills required (Picture: People’s Daily) Maybe twerking wasn’t for you. Perhaps you haven’t quite mastered your whip or your nae nae. Finally, there may be a dancing trend all of us free of...
View Article17 things every foodie knows about Christmas
(Picture: Liberty Antonia Sadler for Metro) Whilst everyone else is worrying about trees, presents and partying, you can be found in Tesco at 6am stocking up on festive treats. ‘Tis the season to eat...
View ArticleCadbury may add kale, wasabi, and beetroot chocolates to their Milk Tray box
You’re looking at wasabi flavoured chocolate. (Picture: Adam Fradgley/Cadbury) If you’re still bitter about the disappearance of Turkish Delight from your annual Christmas Milk Tray, you may want to...
View ArticleHere’s how to make a sushi roll out of Krispy Kreme doughnuts and ice cream
Slices of heaven. (Picture: Hiroyuki Terada) A Krispy Kreme and ice cream sushi roll is exactly as amazing as it sounds. It involves delicious glazed doughnuts filled with swirling ice cream, but in...
View Article9 secrets and little-known things about the London Underground
It’s full of mysteries (Credit: Getty Images) It isn’t just really expensive and subject to delays. There’s more to the London Underground system that meets the eye. It is is one of the oldest and...
View Article10 children’s Christmas gifts parents hate
All the mess (Picture: Mmuffin for Metro) I dread my kids opening their Christmas presents from friends and relatives. You just know there is going to be something among those beautifully wrapped gifts...
View ArticleShould you wrap presents you give to blind people?
Why? Because it’s fun. (Picture: Tommy Edison) It’s a question we never thought to ask. But now that someone’s brought it up, we can’t stop thinking about it. Why do people wrap presents for blind...
View Article15 things that every singleton experiences at Christmas
You don’t have to buy a partner presents so you’ve got more to spend on yourself (Picture: Getty) Mistletoe and wine are a dangerous combination for singletons at Christmas, and although you can avoid...
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