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What date are gyms reopening and how will social distancing work?
Gyms are a hotbed for germs (Picture: Getty Images/EyeEm) With multiple people sharing equipment every hour, gyms are hotspots for germs and bacteria. So it makes sense that UK gyms – along with...
View ArticleIceland supermarket has adopted Chester Zoo’s penguins in a bid to save the...
Iceland has come to the rescue (Picture: Getty/Chester Zoo) Iceland supermarket has made a generous move to help a struggling zoo. Last week, Chester Zoo announced it was facing huge debts (as much as...
View ArticleMum live streams home birth on Instagram to 50,000 followers
Emma streamed her whole birth on Instagram (Picture: Emma Isaacs/Instagram) Would you want your boss, your neighbour or a stranger watch you giving birth? One woman is so passionate about showing the...
View ArticleI am a full time carer for my wife and daughter in lockdown
Ordinarily, I get help caring for my daughter and wife – in lockdown, I’m on my own (Picture: John Ley) Try to find a sentence with the words carer and independence together – trust me, you’ll...
View ArticleAldi’s £15 churro maker is back in stores this week
You can now make them at home (Picture: Metro.co.uk) If you’re in need of a quick treat at home, Aldi is selling a churro maker to easily create the sweet treats at home. The device costs just £14.99...
View ArticleWhat Comes Next: Maintaining hobbies from lockdown is an empowering way to...
What hobbies have you picked up during lockdown? (Picture: Metro.co.uk/Getty) Lockdown has allowed us to start new passion projects, as well as hone previously existing skills we seldom had time for....
View ArticleBaby name website BabyNames.com crashes after making powerful statement in...
BabyNames.com updated their homepage with a list of the names of more than 100 Black people killed by police If you’ve ever pondered the perfect name for your future child or looked up the meaning of...
View ArticleStrong Women: Surfing taught me how to fail – and come back stronger
Lucy has loved the ocean since she was a little girl (Picture: Laurent Masurel) Six-time British surfing champion Lucy Campbell knows how to win. She has the unique kind of determination and work...
View ArticleWoman accuses dating app Badoo of sexism after it lets male users ask ‘what’s...
Jess wasn’t happy to receive this message (Picture: Jess Becker) Some dating apps, such as Hinge and now Tinder, have prompts, which are pre-written statements that can help start a conversation. On...
View ArticleBumble introduces filters to show how socially-distanced you want to date
Bumble is the dating app where women have to speak first (Picture: Bumble) Regardless of how much you may be missing human contact, right now is still not the time to start dating as normal. For now,...
View ArticleBlack bookshop owner hands out anti-racism books to Black Lives Matter...
Bookshop owner Jeannine Cook is handing out copies of the autobiographies of Harriet Tubman and Malcolm X (Picture: Jeannine Cook / SWNS.COM) With people flocking online to buy anti-racism books, one...
View ArticleMum creates amazing animal mural using projector and permanent marker
She drew it all freehand (Picture: Wioleta Kelly) Wioleta Kelly wanted to transform her kids’ nursery into something special. The crafty mum created an incredible mural of woodland animals but instead...
View ArticleMum trades mindless shopping for a minimalist lifestyle to save money and...
Cassie Tomesek says going for a minimalist lifestyle has changed her outlook (Picture: PA Real Life) A stay-at-home mum who swapped mindless shopping for a minimalist lifestyle is teaching people how...
View Article12 Black-owned businesses you need to buy from right now
Looking for something to spend some money on? Try these brilliant brands (Picture: Jamii) If you’re looking for a way to support the Black community that goes beyond hashtags and Instagram posts,...
View ArticleCat sits in window and waves goodbye to his owner every day when he leaves...
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video For the last three years, Michael Collins, 33, and his eight-year-old cat Sox have stuck...
View ArticleWatch the moment a puppy and cat who became best friends say goodbye when one...
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Ready to shed a tear? Just watch this video, which captures the moment a puppy and cat...
View ArticleWoman’s warning to pet owners as cat nearly dies after playing with lilies
Willow and the lilies she played with (Picture: Lindsey Warnock) A cat-owner is warning others to be careful with flowers in their homes after her beloved pet nearly died because she played with some...
View ArticleMum loses feeling in her legs after giving birth left her with...
Chantelle’s legs were swollen two weeks after childbirth and she lost feeling in them (Picture: Chantelle Mathews/SWNS) Mum Chantelle Matthews, 29, collapsed at home due to a postpartum haemorrhage...
View ArticleThe realistic guide to OnlyFans – from people who sell pictures on the platform
The main pull of the platform is being able to choose your own content and hours (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) Technology has changed the way we do a lot of things, with sex work being one...
View ArticleThese are the worst buzzwords people keep using in 2020 (but how many are you...
Let’s circle back (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) In the time of coronavirus, while you’re reading our curated content on Metro.co.uk, we thought we’d reach out to circle back to discuss the...
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