Katherine, a sex education teacher at a school for children with specialist needs, was sitting in a doctor's surgery waiting room with two of her three kids last week when she picked up the book. The Croydon mum was reading Mummy Laid an Egg with her son, eight, and daughter, four.
TALK ABOUT your winter of discontent. Man, this year, Jack Frost really blows. Spring is springing far too early to suit many of us.
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Jordan Horowitz holds up the envelope that reveals "Moonlight" as the true winner of the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. At the 89th Annual Academy Awards Sunday night, "Moonlight" took home the prize for Best Picture, with Emma Stone winning Best Actress, Casey Affleck winning Best Actor and Damien Chazelle taking home the Best Director Award, according to The New York Times.
At the 89th Annual Academy Awards Sunday night, "Moonlight" took home the prize for Best Picture, with Emma Stone winning Best Actress, Casey Affleck winning Best Actor and Damien Chazelle taking home the Best Director Award, according to The New York Times. Of course, "Moonlight" only received its awards after "La La Land" was announced as the winner first, according to The Associated Press.
The 89th Annual Academy Awards were a mix of humour and political commentary, with critical favourite La La Land taking home the bulk of the Oscars. It wasn't quite the runaway that many had predicted, however, and while presenting the final award of the night for Best Picture, presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway made a major gaffe after a production error.
Broadway actress and singer Lea Salonga encourages the younger generation to embrace their "inner weird," pointing out how her own daughter Nicole, 10, has done so, noting, "Like Rapunzel, she was weird, but she's awesome." "It's great to encourage young people to embrace who they are," she added.
A resident in Arctic Norway says four adults and two children were inside a house when an avalanche hit, knocking the building off its foundations, but all managed to get out safely. Tuesday's avalanche in Longyearbyen, the main settlement in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, struck near area where two people were killed in a 2015 avalanche.
When relationships break down, there can be a lot of bad feeling, arguments and awkwardness - it's what people have come to expect. But it doesn't always have to be that way and one man who wanted to challenge these misconceptions has won hundreds of thousands of fans after a Facebook post he wrote about his ex-wife went viral.
When relationships break down, there can be a lot of bad feeling, arguments and awkwardness - it's what people have come to expect. But it doesn't always have to be that way and one man who wanted to challenge these misconceptions has won hundreds of thousands of fans after a Facebook post he wrote about his ex-wife went viral.
In briefs, boxers, bras and bloomers, they ran three-quarters of a mile in a Valentine's Day-related charity event benefiting sick children. Saturday's annual Cupid's Undie Run featured 1,000 people in their underwear and little else, except for maybe some body-painted hearts, angels and Cupid's arrows on their chests.
Who wouldn't want to stay in the Scottish Lowlands? In a quaint village near a forest? Where the Gulf Stream keeps the climate pleasant, whisky is sipped, and salmon is nibbled? In The Open Book, an upstairs studio let in Wigtown, you can live this Scottish Dream for just 28 a night. Sounds too good to be true.
Would you like going back to school now? Well, most adults might feel a little nostalgic, and a few may enjoy getting away from all the workload. But the idea of homework might still upset many.
It may seem like it would only be of use to pupils at Hogwarts, but teaching children magic could help with their education, it has been suggested. Magic can help with dexterity and in learning skills such as co-ordination and presentation, as well as boosting confidence in public speaking It may seem like it would only be of use to pupils at Hogwarts, but teaching children magic could help with their education, it has been suggested.
' Stranger Thing s' actor Gaten Matarazzo has spoken out to explain why Winona Ryder pulled so many strange facial expressions at the SAG Awards. "Oh I think it's just because she couldn't hear what David was saying," he told TMZ .
Winona Ryder deeply moved viewers as a desperate mother putting everything on the line to save her son from another dimension in "Stranger Things," and she pulled off another memorable performance at the SAG Awards on Sunday night without saying a word. The Netflix hit surprised everyone by winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, which prompted cast member David Harbour to deliver a passionate speech against Donald Trump's policies.
Winona Ryder deeply moved viewers as a desperate mother putting everything on the line to save her son from another dimension in "Stranger Things," and she pulled off another memorable performance at the SAG Awards on Sunday night without saying a word. The Netflix hit surprised everyone by winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, which prompted cast member David Harbour to deliver a passionate speech against Donald Trump's policies.
Winona Ryder went viral on Sunday night thanks to a host of hilarious facial expressions she pulled onstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The 45-year-old actress took to the stage with her "Stranger Things" co-stars to accept the gong for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
It's also where kids ask lots of pertinent questions. Teachers from around the world have shared to a Reddit thread some of the most bizarre and outrageous queries they've faced while teaching the leaders of tomorrow.
Did you spot it?Commenters on YouTube and movie fans on Reddit couldn't help but notice that the promo is essentially the ENTIRE film condensed into two minutes.All twists, all turns, all spoilers - the trailer for the beloved family film leaves nothing left to be discovered and lays all its cards on the table from the get-go." Just saw the whole movie in two minutes," one person quipped on YouTube.SGFree Willy came out in 1993 and is a family classicSGEvery single plot point is documented in the film trailer Just saw the whole movie in two minutes Commenter via YouTube On Reddit, however, one user defended it, pointing out: "Yeah, but they got away with it because it wasn't a story that in any way depended on twists.
Parents need to set boundaries for their children both as a way to teach them right and wrong and to keep them safe in the outside world, because kids who run amok with no boundaries are bound to get hurt. My Dad is a very VERY introverted guy, and he never liked to be in large crowds.
All it took was a threat to the way every single federal government department operates, or whether it exists at all. First Franken interrogated his Senate colleague, Jeff Sessions , about the now-you-see-it, now-you-don't magic act of the would-be attorney general's record on civil rights.
Everyone who grew up going to a British school in the last few decades will recognise Oxford Reading Tree books. We learned about the world through the eyes of Biff, Chip and Kipper - but were they really teaching us well? One teacher has taken it upon himself to point out all the ridiculously unrealistic things in one of the books, and has had other teachers "crying with laughter".
The average mum will fall ill 324 times over their youngster's childhood with colds and bugs passed on to them by their offspring, a study has found. An endless cycle of sore throats, runny noses, migraines and sickness bugs means mums are left feeling under the weather 18 times per year.
According to psychologists, more and more Americans are coming up with unusual and sometimes unique baby names, and the reason may not be what you expected . They think it's tied to, of all things, the economy.
According to psychologists, more and more Americans are coming up with unusual and sometimes unique baby names, and the reason may not be what you expected . They think it's tied to, of all things, the economy.
In this July 19, 1978 file photo, actor Charlton Heston is shown with Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus clown Prince Paul during the City of Hope's Celebrity Circus opening in Inglewood, Calif.
All eyes were on the Golden Globes winners today, but what were the other top moments that got people's tongues wagging? We've rounded up five of the funniest, and most cringeworthy, moments. Many of Hollywood's hottest couple's attended the Golden Globes but the spontaneous act of affection everyone was talking about was the smooch between Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield.
... with his young ward/sidekick Robin, and the latest promo makes it clear that the filmmakers know that this is a weird dynamic...duo. After living the crimefighter/bachelor life alone for so long, Will Arnett's Bruce Wayne, who was last seen in ...
Recently, a Chinese school gave a hilarious moment to its pupils that shall invite a smile upon their faces every time they will recall it. In a bid to stop the school kids from cheating by peeping into each other's answer sheets, they were forced to wear `newspaper hats' throughout the course of the exam.
Paul Ryan gives congressman's son a stern telling off as he DABS during his father's swearing-in photo... and gets the teen grounded Wealthy real estate lawyer, his wife and his two daughters aged 12 and 14 are killed as their small plane crashes en route to Telluride 'How does anyone survive this?': Mother is left feeling 'unlovable' and a 'failure' after her husband left her for his assistant on New Year's Eve Assange says a 14-year-old could have hacked Democratic emails as he reveals John Podesta's password was 'password' Trump criticizes intelligence agencies for 'delaying' his briefing on the 'so-called' Russian hacks - and suggests that they don't have a proper case 'I am my mom's best friend': Incredible bond between Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds is revealed in new HBO documentary filmed a year before their deaths Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds will be laid to rest in a ... (more)
'It was like when we first got together': Sherlock's Amanda Abbington admits it was 'weird' revisiting parenting onscreen with now ex-partner Martin Freeman... ahead of series return But on-screen, Amanda Abbington and now ex-partner Martin Freeman are preparing to welcome their first child on-screen when Sherlock returns on Sunday. Following the news that the couple had ended their 15-year relationship quietly in 2016, Amanda told the Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine that it felt 'weird' to revisit parenting with co-star Martin.
Two teenagers are facing theft charges after they robbed two 9-year-olds of $13 and an iPod at their lemonade stand after an argument. Deante Small of Lutz is charged with robbery by sudden snatching, a felony.
In this July 13, 1985 photo, an eight-year old Jane Levy helps with the buttons on her mother's, Judge Jane Conway, robe before Conway is sworn in as a state district court judge, in Albuquerque, N.M. Levy never thought she would follow in her mother's footsteps. The 38-year-old was appointed to a vacant judgeship in the 2nd Judicial District's Family Court division late in November by Gov. Susana Martinez.
FOR USE AT 5 P.M. EST ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Friday, March 29, 2013 file photo, fresh fish rest on ice, displayed for sale at the Fulton Fish Market in New York.
... Sam Johnston flaunts his toned torso as he reclines on a boat... after saying his summer would be 'pretty weird' Earlier this week, The Bachelorette's Sam Johnston told his social media followers he would be having a 'pretty weird' summer. On ...
Donald Trump's married communications director quits just two days after being appointed as female staffer hints in series of now deleted tweets that he has been involved in a sex scandal BREAKING NEWS - Syrian-bound Russian defense ministry plane carrying 91 people including its renowned military band crashes into the Black Sea moments after taking off from Sochi California man fights to have his DUI case based on a charge of driving under the influence of caffeine dismissed This is why you don't leave Christmas shopping to the last minute: Massive brawls break out in malls across the US as tempers fray and fists fly with hours to go Here comes Santa Claus! Michelle Obama and the military helps kids follow Old St. Nick's progress round the world Long Island man, 56, is arrested for 'trying to strangle his dog with a zip tie and hitting it over the head with a shovel' so hard it had to ... (more)
It's a meme that's fanning across social media. It was started by Indonesian children standing on the side of the road yelling for bus and truck drivers to toot their horns, which play a series of jingle-like beeps.
... to lie and the fact that he's a racist, sexist bully who may also be fairly unintelligent. But he also has some weird and disturbing personality tics that are less frequently mentioned, but which nonetheless give us the heebie jeebies. Trump has ...
A 7-year-old Indiana boy has been earning money to buy Christmas toys for other children as an honorary employee at McDonald's. The youngster, Trenton Gardner, tells WTHI-TV that wiping tables at the fast food restaurant in Bicknell, Indiana, is the "coolest job" he's ever done.
... what we wore when we arrived. It wasn't until I was in middle school that I learned that other kids own their stuff. Weird.' 'No one in the family was allowed to drink at the counter in the kitchen. I have a habit of just draining a glass of water ...
... to start the New Year off on a good, er, foot. But whenever there's underwear involved, you can count on people to get weird about it. Every year, in the small Spanish town of la Font de la Figuera, people take the opportunity to the fullest and run ...
Now, he's drawing fire for a video in which he appears to punch his youngest "son," Davian, in the head. We had to put that in quotes because Davian isn't really Fiddy's son, but rather a young fan whom the rapper says he "treats like a son."
Is this the most bizarre gift for a new parent? Box that allows people to keep their kids' teeth, umbilical cord AND hair has the Internet divided A bizarre face-shaped wooden box is making the rounds on social media as the 'perfect' gift for new parents. The box is deigned as a keepsake, giving parents a safe place to hold their child's baby teeth as they fall out, umbilical cord and even their hair.