Being a mum means… putting your child’s happiness before your own

Being there for your child and putting their happiness before your own are the things that make you a 'real' mum - ahead of being pregnant and giving birth, a study has found. A poll of mums found many believe it takes far more than simply carrying a child to become a good mother. Just one in five believe having your own biological child makes you mum, while only a quarter think carrying a child and giving birth earns a...

Men unable to share their feelings “because of their gender”

This emotive video shows seven men talking about the constant battle they face when it comes to masculinity. A study of 1,000 men found two thirds agree man’s role in society has changed, yet 45 per cent still say they have felt unable to share their feelings because of their gender. And over one in five still feel pressure to be a ‘man’s man’. The short film, released by Gillette in association with Southbank Centre’s Being A Man Festival (24-26...

Revealed: The best Christmas sandwiches of 2017

The best Christmas sandwiches of 2017 have today been revealed, with Pret’s Christmas Lunch Sandwich the pick of the 2017 season. Which? unveiled its first ever guide to festive sandwiches after recruiting 36 tasters to blind taste popular turkey Christmas lunch sandwiches and find out which ones really delivered the festive flavours. The Consumer Champion also uncovered some surprising facts that connoisseurs should know before choosing their Christmas sandwich. In recent years, there’s been a proliferation of festive-themed sandwich varieties, from beef...

19 shocking facts about the homelessness epidemic in the UK

Channel 4’s 999: What’s Your Emergency?, which examines the challenging work of the police, paramedics and fire service in Wiltshire. Through their research they have revealed 18 shocking facts about the homeless crisis in the UK. 1.More than 4,000 people are sleeping rough on the Nation’s Streets 2.The need for social housing is now vastly outstripping supply with 1.24 million households on local authority waiting list 3.Over the last 7 years the number of people sleeping on the streets has...

Film Review: The Florida Project

The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida may promise its patrons a fairy tale dreamscape filled with beautiful princesses, handsome princes, and shining stars to wish upon. But for many of those who live in the shadow of “the most magical place on Earth” on Route 192, life is instead a relentless struggle to make ends meet – an endless story of heartache and insecurity. In the eyes of Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) though, a wild-hearted six-year-old living with her mum...

Film Review: Professor Marston and The Wonder Women

With the recent success of Wonder Woman still fresh in our minds, director Angela Robinson brings us the real life story behind 2017’s most memorable superhero. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women is told in flashbacks and switches between scenes where William Marston (Luke Evans) is having to justify the Wonder Woman comics he created to the censors and the previous experiences that influenced and inspired them. The flashbacks start in 1928 at Radcliffe College, a women’s only university that partnered the then all male Harvard,...

Getting Your Kids Into Horse Riding

There are few experiences in life comparable to the trials of parent-child horse riding. The hobby requires a lot of hard work, no doubt, but it is an immensely rewarding experience that will leave you and your children all the richer for it. Let’s start with the obvious. Horse riding is a great exercise. And because it’s so much fun, it doesn’t even feel like it! Just one hour of gentle trotting can burn up to 360 calories. And it’s...

More people are moving out of London than moving in

More than 300,000 people moved out of London last year, according to Land Registry data. New research has revealed the South East saw the biggest influx of people, with close to quarter of a million people relocating there in 2016. The South West region saw the largest net levels of growth – with the overall population growing by more than 30,000 people. London had almost 200,000 people move in to the capital but correspondingly saw close to 300,000 move away to...

Mystery Liverpool fan declares love for his beloved team by carving out ‘LFC’ in field with 100 metre long letters

A mystery Liverpool fan has gone to great lengths to declare his love for his favourite team - by carving their initials into a hillside with letters measuring 100 metres long. The intricate etchings - spelling out LFC - were spotted on the north side of Titterstone Clee Hill in a field on the Shropshire Hills on Tuesday (7/11). Images taken from the Ordnance Survey's flying unit captured the massive 328ft letters -each the same length as the famous Anfield...

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