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Obesity levels in Europe are so common that the World Health Organisation fears it is becoming a ‘norm’ among teens. Nearly a third of teens weigh more than they should and in a report on obesity levels in over 50 countries, it was found that obesity rates among 11-year-olds were highest in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Ireland. “Our perception of what is normal has shifted; being overweight...
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Last updated: 25/02/2014
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This little girl’s knock knock joke is the cutest thing you will hear all day and is sure to rid you of any Monday blues. We dare you not to say "awww". Enjoy.
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Last updated: 24/02/2014
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Australian nurse Beth Whaanga has had a lot of things happen to her body. As well as having two scars from a melanoma lumpectomy, she is also missing the lymph node on the underside of her left arm. When she was told she is a carrier of the BRCA2 gene, a gene that puts women at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer, she underwent double mastectomy and a total hysterectomy. Her body now tells a...
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Last updated: 24/02/2014
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Now that youngsters have easy access to a number of social media sites, they are more exposed to cyberbullying than ever before. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that cyberbullying in post-primary schools has gone up by a third. A new report from the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD), showed that cyberbullying in secondary schools has gone up by a third in the last...
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Last updated: 24/02/2014
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This video is perfect if you want to catch up on your movies before the Oscars on 2 nd March. The tiny members of the cast re-enact a host of Oscar nominated flicks that will leave you in stitches.
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Last updated: 21/02/2014
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While most parents think they are the ones in control of the upbringing of their kids, a new study showed that the ball isn’t in their court all the time. The study suggests that parenting is not about the characteristics of a mum or dad alone, but rather, something that results from a child’s attributes as well as their parent’s. When researchers looked at over 14,000 twins, they found that...
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Last updated: 21/02/2014
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While there has been an ongoing debate on whether or not homosexual couples should be allowed to marry, the results of a recent Red C poll showed that the majority of Irish people think same-sex marriage should be allowed in Ireland. In a recent survey, the results showed that over three quarters of Irish voters support same-sex marriage. Chairperson of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN...
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Last updated: 21/02/2014
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As part of a campaign to provide warm clothing to children in Syria, the Norwegian branch of the SOS Children’s Villages International charity created this extremely heart warming video. Not only does it highlight the charity’s cause but it also shows the lengths people will go to to help others around them. The kindness of strangers is well and truly alive. (To translate the video choose...
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Last updated: 20/02/2014
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When this little girl listens to her parent’s wedding song Feel like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk, she is reduced to tears. It is very sweet.
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Last updated: 20/02/2014
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This new baby meme is hilarious. When a friend of this kid’s parents put an image of the young boy eating cereal up on Reddit and captioned it: “Look, tell Clyde he’s a dumbass... and then fire him” they probably didn’t expect it to turn onto a baby business meme. However, once social media users got their hands on it the results are pretty funny. Enjoy!...
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Last updated: 20/02/2014
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