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My husband makes £100,000 more than me but wants me to be a stay-at-home mother so we don’t have to pay for nursery – people say I should divorce him

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My husband makes £100,000 more than me but wants me to be a stay-at-home mother so we don’t have to pay for nursery – people say I should divorce him

A mother-of-three has revealed that her husband won’t pay nursery costs, even though he earns over £100,000 more than her. The unnamed woman took to UK parenting blog Mumsnet, to explain that her £24,500 part-time salary couldn’t possibly cover the childcare bill for their three kids aged three, two and five months – and that … Read more

Shocking moment knife-wielding monkey waves blade around Chester Zoo enclosure in scene ‘straight out of Planet of the Apes’

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Shocking moment knife-wielding monkey waves blade around Chester Zoo enclosure in scene ‘straight out of Planet of the Apes’

A knife-wielding monkey became the ‘highlight of the day’ for visitors to a zoo as they filmed it toying with the giant blade. The Sulawesi crested macaque, living at Chester Zoo in Cheshire, found the utensil and began waving it around at its fellow primates after it was accidentally left in an enclosure by a … Read more

People are only just finding out that the Teletubbies are huge compared to humans – and they can’t understand it

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People are only just finding out that the Teletubbies are huge compared to humans – and they can’t understand it

Eh-oh was the resounding sound on toddlers’ lips at the peak of Teletubbies fame before it was cancelled in 2001. Talk of the beloved British BBC children’s programme has resurfaced once more, following the mind-blowing news that the characters are practically monstrous in height compared to humans. Information blog @Fasc1nate took to Twitter, which has … Read more

Angelina Jolie arrives at JFK airport with kids Pax, 19, and Zahara, 18… after taking meetings for her new company Atelier Jolie in Manhattan

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Angelina Jolie arrives at JFK airport with kids Pax, 19, and Zahara, 18… after taking meetings for her new company Atelier Jolie in Manhattan

Angelina Jolie arrives at JFK airport with kids Pax, 19, and Zahara, 18… after taking meetings for her new company Atelier Jolie in Manhattan By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:25 BST, 18 July 2023 | Updated: 18:51 BST, 18 July 2023 Angelina Jolie‘s quick trip to New York City with her kids Pax, 19, … Read more

Teenager is taken to prom by the police after a last-minute issue with her planned transport

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Teenager is taken to prom by the police after a last-minute issue with her planned transport

Delighted teenager is taken to prom by the police after a last-minute issue with her planned transport By Jessica Green For Mailonline Published: 10:13 BST, 1 July 2023 | Updated: 10:17 BST, 1 July 2023 A teenager was given a lift to her prom by the police following a last-minute issue with her planned transport Scarlett … Read more

Kate Middleton hails ‘amazing’ health visitors whose efforts can go unnoticed ‘behind closed doors’

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Kate Middleton hails ‘amazing’ health visitors whose efforts can go unnoticed ‘behind closed doors’

 The Princess of Wales has today hailed the ‘amazing’ efforts of health visitors – after her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood found that more than half of the UK understand little or nothing about the part they play.  In a slick new video released as part of her Shaping Us campaign, Kate, 41, spotlighted the … Read more

My marriage broke down the DAY before I was due to meet my adopted children

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My marriage broke down the DAY before I was due to meet my adopted children

A woman whose marriage broke down the day before she was due to meet her adopted children has spoken about the pain of discovering she was no longer going to be their mother.  Bali-based Alice Readman, 55, had her dreams of motherhood dashed overnight following the end of her relationship with her husband of five years, … Read more

I’ve been told my 38JJ boobs are inappropriate – but I refuse to get a breast reduction

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I’ve been told my 38JJ boobs are inappropriate – but I refuse to get a breast reduction

I’ve been told my 38JJ boobs are inappropriate – but I refuse to get a breast reduction By Maria Okanrende For Mailonline Published: 16:52 BST, 11 June 2023 | Updated: 16:53 BST, 11 June 2023 A mother who has a 38JJ-sized bust says she won’t have breast reduction surgery even though strangers tell her she … Read more

I told my daughter to lie to her schoolteacher about being sick

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A woman revealed that she’s ‘mortified’ after her daughter was caught in a lie by her schoolteacher. Taking to British parenting forum Mumsnet, the anonymous woman explained that plans to covertly jet away on a family holiday with her husband, daughter and in-laws had horribly backfired. She admitted to coaxing her daughter into feigning sickness, … Read more