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Mashable.com • 23rd November 2022

First date at their house: Red flag or the new normal?

You swipe, you match, and before you know it, your match wants to meet IRL. But there's a catch: they want you to come to their house. So, is this an automatic red flag, or are there some circumstances where it's OK?

First, let's take a look at the current state of play in the dating world. Recent research (Opens in a new window) that seven in 10 single U.S. adults looking for a relationship say dating is harder after COVID. It makes sense: the list of questions for how to date, always lengthy,

MyLondon • 12th November 2022

Tube station where the wooden escalators were removed just 8 years ago

It’s been 111 years since the first escalator was installed on the London Underground at Earls Court station and when it was installed, it was such a novel feat of engineering, they used a one-legged engineer to ride the escalator to prove to passengers it was safe. Since then the escalators on the underground have been subject to various improvements over the years, including the much needed transition from wooden escalators to the metal escalators we know and use today.

However, despite the y

The Sunday Times • 10th July 2022

After Roe v Wade, should we consider a travel boycott?

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I am very much a Covid child, doing A-levels and starting university during the pandemic. So I decided not just to make my dream of travelling to Las Vegas for my 21st birthday come true — but also to go large and make it a multistate trip taking in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco and Vegas. But after the Roe v Wade ruling, which meant abortion being instantly criminalised in Louisiana, I decided to drop New Orleans.

It’s not new for politics to determine holiday choice

MyLondon • 9th June 2022

'Bus cuts mean I'll have to take 4 buses & pay double to get to Central London'

A woman says she will have to take four buses costing over double what she pays now just to get to Central London due to the proposed TfL bus cuts, and she’s not alone as a number of people express their frustration at TfL’s latest consultation. Peckham resident Sade Sadipe feels all buses have a purpose and that those in South East London risk being cut off from the rest of the city.

Last week (June 1) TfL launched a consultation that would see the axing of 250 buses and more than 16 routes in

MyLondon • 7th June 2022

'I danced at Carnival age 5. Now my daughter, 7, will be doing exactly the same'

A mum from Hackney, who danced at Notting Hill Carnival when she was a child will now watch her daughter dance there at the age of seven. Kandaze Joseph says her daughter Janai will be one of the youngest dancers ever at this year's festival, which is making its return since 2019 due to Covid.

Janai attends Tropical Isles organisation and will perform as part of the serenity section of the 2022 float. The youngster is following in her mother's footsteps, as Kandaze also performed at Carnival wh

Bustle • 1st November 2021

Leigh-Anne Pinnock Spoke About Her Twins’ Names For The First Time

On September 5, Perrie Edwards and boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gifted the world not only a beautiful picture of their newborn baby but the name they’ve chosen, also.

Sharing an adorable snap of their new arrival wrapped up in blankets and with a cute knitted hat on, Edwards wrote, “2 weeks of loving you. I’ve never felt love like this before! Axel Oxlade-Chamberlain.”

Although the “Sweet Melody” singer is yet to comment on the meaning behind the name, motherhood website The Bump reveals

Bustle • 13th September 2021

M&S Is Selling Light-Up Biscuit Tins For Christmas

M&S’s festive food range is all about the Christmas lights. Literally. The store has expanded its range of light up products to include illuminated boxes chocolates and shortbread houses as well as adding two new flavours of its sell-out light-up Christmas liqueur. And what’s better? M&S is kicking off the festive season early, with its entire range available to buy in-store and online now. But before you head off on a trolley dash, let’s run through the highlights.

First up is the Collection M

Bustle • 29th August 2021

C4’s Groundbreaking Black British Reality Show 'Highlife' Finally Has An Air Date

In March 2021, Channel 4 announced the commission of a new reality TV series, Highlife. Described as “the first Black British premium reality TV series”, Highlife will air this autumn – but what should viewers know about the show ahead of its release?

Highlife will air as part of Channel 4 Represents: Black to Front, which, as the channel explains, is as its “ongoing commitment as an anti-racist organisation to improve Black representation on and off screen, amplify the conversations around rep

Bustle • 25th February 2021

A Celebration Of Black Women On Television, From Raven Baxter To Miranda Bailey

I remember one of the first times that I saw someone on TV that looked like me. Her name was Raven Baxter and she was the star of That’s So Raven. In this particular episode Raven was photographed for a magazine that went on to digitally alter her image to make her body appear thinner. As a young Black girl who's never really been "thin" by society's standards, seeing Raven grapple with her body image — and stand up to the magazine — resonated in ways that I never knew possible.

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