A campaigning farmer is demanding the terms "pig-out" and "eat like a pig" are removed from the dictionary - claiming they're unfair and offensive to the animals. Fergus Howie, 43, has written to the Oxford English Dictionary to demand that the "derogatory" terms are removed or redefined. The term "pig-out" is defined as "a bout of eating a large amount of food e.g 'a junk food pig-out'". But he says that despite the stereotype, pigs are no greedier than any...
Ticketing outlet and event guide Skiddle have announced they will be partnering with Safe Gigs For Women; working together to combat sexual harassment and assault at live music events. The partnership will see Skiddle championing and supporting Safe Gigs For Women, aiming to reduce the number of cases of sexual harassment at gigs, club nights and music festivals by taking part in a series of campaigns, awareness raising events and fundraising activities. Whilst Safe Gigs For Women are established in their work with...
An eco-friendly woman is so green she doesn't even own a bin - and fits all her monthly waste into a JAM JAR. Canny Adele Morgan, 23, recycles virtually everything and generates hardly any rubbish. She turns all her food into compost, makes her own toothpaste, cleans her home with vinegar and orange peels and uses pillow cases as shopping bags. Adele uses coconut oil as a moisturizer and make-up remover and her toothbrush is made of bamboo. The brush...
A woman sparked debate after criticising children who used her household bin to throw away rubbish. Posting on a Facebook group, the woman said: “Bins outside someone’s front door are not public bins.” But other social media users hit back and said the children should be praised for using bins rather than dropping litter. The woman wrote: "Just a reminder. Bins outside someone’s front door are not public bins. “Allowing your child to put their rubbish in our bin is...
(NOTE: I am going to try and keep the Spoilers to a minimum, however as I am an imperfect man whose life is a sham verging on post-apocalyptic horror, Spoilers will occur. As someone should post in every polling booth, Consider yourself warned!) When the Marvel-Netflix production of Jessica Jones premiered its first season back in 2015 it’s fair to say that it was the one television show that truly merited the use of the word original in the phrase...
Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, in fact all of the Kardashian/ Jenner family are in my eyes complete 'hair goals'. They have thick, long, luscious locks and I can’t help but feel a pang of jealously every time I see a photo of them. I, on the other hand, have short, thin, poker straight hair. I have tried everything from clip in extensions, half wigs, full wigs, but never had the courage to get semi-permanent extensions as I was...
Vince Cable has thrown himself, and his party even deeper into the Brexit argument during a speech over the weekend The Lib Dem leader was speaking to crowds at his party’s spring conference yesterday. Cable slammed Brexit and the outcome of the EU referendum, claiming that the vote has started a “non-violent civil war” and that young people were going to feel the effects of the referendum for years to come. Cable said: "Too many were driven by a nostalgia...
Global Diversified Infrastructure - Does what it says on the tin! Global Diversified Infrastructure (GDIV) is a new investment trust from Gravis Capital Management. Other London-listed infrastructure funds have a strong bias towards UK-based infrastructure investments. GDIV will allow its shareholders to diversify their investment across a number of other countries and types of infrastructure asset. GDIV is targeting long-term and often inflation-linked returns of 8%-10% per annum. In its first year, GDIV is planning to pay a dividend of...
Joy Smith says she won £84,000 after entering a Loose Women TV competition while stoned in bed
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