A young girl named Helen was married at age 15 to her husband, Jade, who was 50 years old. When asked, Helen said she would have chosen school over marriage, but her family couldn’t afford to pay for education in South Sudan. After marrying, she spent five days in labour […]
Autumn is many people’s favourite season, so it’s no great surprise that it’s having an influence on baby names this year. Helpfully, the folks at GIGAcalculator scoured leading baby name website Nameberry to find the most popular autumn-themed baby names for boys and girls. Top of the list are Branch, […]
This is not a drill: the cast of Mean Girls have reunited to recreate the film’s iconic phone call scene over Zoom. Lindsay Lohan (Cady Heron), Rachel McAdams (Regina George), Amanda Seyfried (Karen Smith), and Lacey Chabert (Gretchen Wieners) came together for a Zoom reunion earlier this month. Now they’ve […]
Travel experts Lonely Planet have named their 500 must-see global experiences, including 34 in the UK – great news if you’re planning a staycation. The UK top ten features experiences in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It includes London museums, stunning national parks and bracing coastal pathways. Lonely Planet’s […]
National Coming Out Day is Sunday, October 11. The day, founded by LGBTQ+ activists Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary back in 1988, is used to celebrate coming out, to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, and to elevate LGBTQ+ individuals’ stories. But for some, the experience of having to come out […]
London-based fashion label Shrimps has unveiled its second interiors collaboration with Habitat. It’s a warm Californian affair inspired by 1970s Palm Springs, which means that handwoven rattan furniture is very much a key component. Shrimps founder Hannah Weiland says rattan is “a material that I love and have filled my […]
Deaf U Warning: Spoilers ahead for season 1 of Deaf U, now on Netflix. Netflix’s new docuseries Deaf U, out October 9, provides an unflinching look into the lives of Deaf students who struggle to fit in. The series tackles questions of representation as students at Gallaudet, a private Deaf […]
Figuring out just how someone feels about you can be confusing, to say the least. But according to astrologer Lisa Stardust, the stars can help guide us. That’s because each zodiac sign shows their crush in a specific, kind of obvious way. “You’ll know right away if they’re into you […]
With the world finally waking up to a racial reckoning in 2020, Black History Month remains a vital and powerful time to celebrate the achievements of Black people in the UK, as well as looking to the future. However with social distancing measures in place for the foreseeable future, the […]
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always felt stupid. It’s quite difficult for me to admit this out loud, but it’s a feeling that has been there since I was about 11. I have dyspraxia. In very simple terms, this means there are lots of things I struggle […]
