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If you have a Facebook newsfeed and abs pretending to be a deflated souffle you will have seen adverts for Figure of 8 from Body FX. The marketing shows women (and one man) who’ve transformed from heavy to less heavy, shaking their booties, telling their stories and egging you on
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Did you receive it or buy it? Anyone who’s unlucky enough to have had IBS, celiac (coeliac) disease or a persistent bloaty belly and has decided to no longer eat wheat, will have received this book ‘Enid Blyton Five Go Gluten Free’. They’ll get it for Christmas or Hanukkah, and
Read moreOn a foggy January afternoon in 1952, American Airlines flight 6780 crashed into the Mandel family’s apartment building in Elizabeth, New Jersey. It killed more than 30 people, including 22 on board the plane. Linda Mandel who was just 2 would survive but be badly burned. Her 7-year old sister Donna
Read moreThis film will be spoken about in 20 years. It’s an art house masterpiece and then some, like Taxi Driver. Actor Bel Powley will become a household name from her performance as a 15 year old who has sex with her mother’s 35-year old boyfriend played by Alexander Skarsgard. It
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My son showed me this, and after the initial yawn at all the OMGs and LOLs and its seeming predictability, I realised that I was watching something with the power to make us all think about bullying and online bullying, how it starts and how to react to it. Take
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Heard a horror story recently that could affect our teenage kids. My mate’s 19-year old boy fell in love with a girl who became so possessive she wouldn’t let him be in another place without him skyping or face timing her to show he was where he said he was. I bought
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Going to see Fifty Shades of Grey? Prepare for the daftest trip to the cinema in a long time. “I’ve booked us to see Fifty Shades of Grey for our Valentine’s treat,” said my husband. “What’s it about?” Now it’s fair to say that he’s not on top of trends
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Have you read The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty? Without any spoilers, it’s the unputadownable tale of three families woven around the same secret. A road accident and the strangling of a teenager take the characters into a place where secrets abound, but only one really matters. Set in Melbourne
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Why I choose this book I don’t normally buy hardbacks, but I had a voucher nearing its expiry date and I happen to love David Nicholls’ writing. The paperback is out. What it’s about Douglas Petersen takes his wife and teenage son on a grand tour of Europe to try
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