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We've not even reached the end of October yet, and already there are hints of Christmas no matter where you look. Stores are stocked with advent calendars and festive wrapping, online retailers are bombarding us with advertisements for 'the perfect gift', and - if your family are anything like mine -…
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Nicki Minaj is no stranger to feuds, or publicly slamming her rivals or perceived enemies in the music industry. This year, it stepped up a notch, with the rapper taking on pretty much everyone, including a literal baby (no, I'm not kidding). The argument she got into with her ex-boyfriend…
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Tattoos can be completely beautiful, completely inspirational and something you'll want to show off for the rest of your life ... or they can be the stuff of nightmares. Unfortunately for people being inked, there are more horror stories out there than you'd think. For example, this week a Reddit…
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These days, it's very difficult to avoid seeing celebrity news everywhere. It's always on the television, or blasted across social media, or being discussed around the water cooler at work by people who really ought to be at their desks. And the Kardashians are probably some of the worst for…
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While cats remain people's worst enemy, dogs are people's best friend. They're playful, loyal, loving, and play valuable roles in society, from guiding the vision-impaired to performing CPR on fallen police officers. Yeah, they might be a little needy sometimes, but it's worth it for that emotional connection. Hot off…
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Cults are inherently a very scary prospect for many of us. Popular Netflix shows like Wild Wild Country and classic movies like The Wicker Man (1973) have created an aura of fear and mystery around any that do continue to thrive, with survivors telling tales of bizarre sex rituals and…
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Meeting a royal can be nerve-racking. What do you call them? Can you speak first? Do you have to bow? But Prince Harry proved himself, once again, as a royal who throws protocol out the window, when he recently offered a student a job on the spot, once she's finished…
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Whatever the sport is, it's easy for fans to get a little rowdy. After all, when we put our full support behind a team, we invest a lot of our energy, spending our time socialising around the big games, with the losses bringing a lot of pain and the wins…
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Netflix's newest original horror series, The Haunting of Hill House, has been a huge success this Halloween and fans of the ten-episode show are still pouring over every little minute details to try and find some extra scares. Based on the classic 1959 psychological gothic horror novel by author Shirley Jackson,…
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Halloween is a well-loved holiday in America, and yet it's also one that is tinged with anxiety. We're used to seeing movie monsters terrorise teenagers and stalk children, but these are fictional dangers; harmless phantasms on the silver screen. But is there a real and urgent danger out there which…
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On Halloween, kids and adults have an excuse to dress up as whatever their heart desires. Be warned: just because you have the freedom to dress up as something offensive, doesn't mean you get freedom from criticism. For example, one 'racist' train passenger in London got caught dressing in blackface,…
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Cesar Sayoc, 56, is accused of sending 14 pipe bombs in the mail to prominent Democratic figures, including the Clintons, the Obamas, Joe Biden, billionaire George Soros and actor Robert De Niro. President Trump frequently attacks these figures at his rallies, and on social media, so you will not be…
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A would-be passenger is lucky to be alive after heavy traffic reportedly made him miss the doomed Lion Air flight that crashed into the sea off Indonesia today, with 189 people onboard. Sony Setiawan, an official in Indonesia's finance ministry, was supposed to be onboard flight JT 610 when it…
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On Saturday morning, a lone gunman stormed into Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue and killed 11 people. Six people were injured, including four police officers who responded to the situation. The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Robert Bowers, reportedly made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting, and frequently targeted Jews on the social…
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China has long been known as a country whose governance borders on the tyrannical. Stories of corruption, police brutality and mass surveillance have made headlines recently. However, the Chinese government now stands accused of imprisoning a million Muslims in a state-sponsored brainwashing programme. Furthermore, many of the newsworthy security measures…
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Guys, the end of October is fast approaching, and that can only mean one thing: HALLOWEE - wait, what? Not Halloween? Well, what could possibly be more important than that? Ohhhh, ok let me start again... *Ahem* GUYS, IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS. Look, I know you're all excited about the spookiest…
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Kids can be a real handful sometimes, can't they? When they're not glued to the TV screen or hogging the family computer, they're often racing around the house or getting under your feet at the worst possible times. In an ideal world, they'd be able to enjoy the same things…
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With plenty of blue skies and mild temperatures, autumn wasn't too bad at all, but now, winter has well and truly arrived. Like Sean Bean's character in Game of Thrones, as soon as October begins to draw to a close, I find myself wearing thick coats, talking in a strange…
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Oh wow, Christmas is pretty much here, isn't it? I'm trying to hold on to the idea that it's late autumn, that Halloween is still a ways away, but it's in two days, guys. We're on the verge of winter, and I just have to accept that. Luckily, I've got…
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Peanut butter and chocolate is always a winning combination, but I can never get the right ratio when I'm at home. Nutella and peanut butter should be one of those things which you can whip up within a second's notice, combining delicious spreads in holy matrimony, but more often than…
