Only a ginger…
I’ve mentioned before that I used to have that kind of hair I think of as “Scots colour”, which is a mix of red, brown and blonde. My husband has reddish-brown hair too. When I fell pregnant with my...
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Cadbury has removed the famous phrase “glass and a half” from its Dairy Milk bars after 80 years, having been told it contravenes European regulations. The phrase was originally used to explain the...
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A French fashion retailer has apologised for a photo in which a naked man appeared behind a group of children advertising beachwear – but the image has gone viral on the internet. In a tweet La...
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The above was an oft-repeated observation of my mother’s, whenever some of what a Buddhist would probably consider karma landed in my lap after I’d been a bit of a shit. Among Europeans, the phrase...
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