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Mum upset after sister 'stole' both her baby names
McDonald’s hack allows customers to get extra McFlurry toppings for just 20p
Here's why Rihanna's new beauty range is really called Fenty
Woman’s empowering photoshoot with her fiancé goes viral
London Fashion Week 2017: ‘Most beautiful girl in the world’ Thylane Blondeau makes debut
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Unique Baby Names: 20 Short And 'Uncommon' Girls' Names If You're Not Keen On Choosing A Popular One
The official list of the most popular baby names from last year has been released, but some parents are keen to choose a more unusual name.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Justin Trudeau just wore Chewbacca socks and the Internet can't handle it
The Canadian PM just upped his sock game
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Mom upset after sister 'stole' both her baby names
A mom-of-two is perplexed by her sister's decision to copy her child's name — not once, but twice.
- StyleThe Independent
Cheat days might be the key to diet success, study claims
Taking “breaks” in your diet regime might help you lose more weight in the long run, a new study from the University of Tasmania has found. By embracing “cheat days” or taking a more lenient approach to dieting at the weekend, you could give yourself the psychological motivation to continue with your stricter regime the rest of the time. Lead author Nuala Byrne suggests that partaking in diet resting periods helps to combat adaptive thermogenesis, which previous studies have proven “creates the ideal situation for weight regain” after dieters have lost initial weight.
- StyleThe Independent
Inside St Christopher's hospice: Meet the nurse regularly visiting patients who decide to die at home
St Christopher’s hospice is celebrating 50 years. Located in Sydenham, it provides care and support to more than 6,000 people across five south east London boroughs (Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark). Despite its main mission of providing palliative care for terminally ill patients, at St Christopher’s the focus is on life, rather than death.
- StyleLauren Sharkey
Groom asks guests to help pay for dream wedding
It's the only way the couple can afford their big day.
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Mum Sparks Debate On Mumsnet By Saying She Doesn't Want To Buy Toys For Kids At Christmas
A mum has sparked a debate online after saying doesn’t want to buy her two daughters - aged one and three - presents at Christmas.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Top baby names in England and Wales announced: Is your moniker in fashion?
How did your baby name do in the popularity stakes?
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The Most Popular Baby Names Of 2026 Predicted By The Office For National Statistics
If you want to pick a truly unusual baby name, you’ll need to rule out not only the monikers that are trending right now, but also the most popular names of the next ten years.
- StyleThe Independent
Mother is slammed for telling her son how often she has sex
A mother has been criticised online for telling her son how often she had sex with her husband.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Study gives hope to women who have a miscarriage after their first round of IVF
Women who have a miscarriage after their first round of IVF are more likely to have a baby after subsequent treatment
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
A school wants to approve students' prom dresses beforehand
Another day, another school dress code causing controversy
- StyleThe Independent
How one packet of cigarettes affects your lungs in one video
YouTuber Chris Notap conducted an experiment using cotton wool to show what just one packet of cigarettes does to the lungs. In the video, Notap uses a bell jar filled with cotton wool to represent the lungs and a suction pipe to mimic someone inhaling. The suction pipe - representing the smoke - is also stained brown.
- StyleNisean Lorde
Why one Ontario school wants to ban cartwheels on school property
'The activity can cause concussions, and neck and wrist injuries.'
- StyleThe Independent
Obesity adversely affects sperm quality and quantity, finds study
Women are often given advice on how to change their lifestyles to improve their chances of getting pregnant, but less focus is placed on men. According to a new study, however, men’s health could have a greater effect on a couple's chances of conceiving than previously thought. Researchers have found that obesity may adversely affect sperm quality.
- StyleThe Independent
Converting bad fat into good fat could be the key to treating obesity, say scientists
There are two types of fat tissue in the body: the good brown kind – which helps us to burn calories, and the bad white kind – which leads us to gain weight. Now, there might be a way to covert the bad into the good, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis has found. By blocking the processes of a specific protein found in white fat cells, scientists found that the cell produced a middle ground beige fat, an intermediary that is neither good nor bad.
- StyleYahoo Style UK
'No, we are NOT the bridesmaids': Six women wore the same dress to a wedding
It's not quite a wedding worst nightmare, but it's pretty close.
- StyleGeorgie Darling
There's a medical reason why you might not be good at exercise
You'll probably feel a bit guilty about skipping the gym after reading this.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Is grinding your teeth while you sleep more serious than you think?
6 million Britons grind their teeth when they sleep
- StyleThe Independent
Touching post-birth photograph shows the important work of nurses
Katie Lacer, of MommaKT Shoots Photography, had been hired by a mother-to-be in Indiana to document her birth experience. Lacer took a photo of her client's first post-birth trip to the bathroom, showing the nurse kneeling on the floor beside her offering her a cold pack, as the new mother went to the toilet. Jill Krause, who runs the popular blog Baby Rabies, posted the photo to her Facebook page last week, explaining that it reminded her of her own birth experience.
- StyleThe Independent
‘Rapunzel Syndrome’: 16-year-old girl dies after eating her own hair
An ulcer soon developed and eventually burst, which led to the failure of her vital organs. Jasmine Beever was taken to hospital shortly after losing consciousness at college, Lincolnshire Live reports. "We are all in shock," the teen’s mother told Lincolnshire Live.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Revealed: The most unpopular baby names of 2017
Clive, Cilla or Cynthia just aren't cutting it in the baby name stakes!
