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For less than, well than most things, today you can grab yourself a flight to a load of European destinations.

Hurrah!

But you only have until 11.30am TODAY. 

Yes Ryanair has just now kicked off its rapid-fire Black Friday sale – and suffice to say it's even better than we hoped.

In fact, the low-cost Irish airline is selling off a load of seats priced at a ridiculous €2 – albeit for a seriously limited time only.

Sure, where would you be having it?

The destinations up for grabs aren't half bad either: think Oslo, London, Nice, and Paris from Dublin, Cork, Derry, Shannon, Kerry, and Knock. And there are further bargains for around a tenner if you reckon that Barcelona or Basel is more up your street.

Did we say HURRAH!?

Ryanair has a handy budget calculator too which allows you to source the cheapest flights – at a glance most of them seem to be in December and January. 

All we can say now is… be QUICK because only a limited number of €2 journeys are on offer and it all wraps up frustratingly fast!

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When we know that our eyebrows are on fleek, there is no denying that we feel like absolute queens. 

So of course all the pain and suffering is totally worth it now that our brow game is on point. 

But actually getting your stray eyebrow hairs ripped from your pores by two pieces of thread is actually not cute, nor fun. 

And yet most us just keep going back for more. Here is how the traumatic event tends to go. 
 

1) I know the threading lady told me to go six weeks without plucking but if I go one more day I am going to have a serious Chewbacca situation going on.

2) This is going to hurt like a bitch. 

3) Look at those BROWS. She must know what she is doing.

4) Yes shoppers, do come and watch my suffering, I absolutely love it.

5) Okay I am gonna need a tissue. I am going to need a lot MORE TISSUES.

6) WHY did I put mascara on. 

7) It's over, oh thank god it's over. NO IT'S NOT OVER. 

8) Why is she asking me to get my upper lip done? Do I NEED my lip done? Better get my lip done. 

9) My face looks like a plucked hen that's been sunburnt

10) So SMOOTH though. 

11) Awh damn, those brows be on point though. TOTALLY worth it. 

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All natural; no pain-relief; looking like a superstar mere hours later – we have to say that Kate Middleton gives us all sorts of #BirthingGoals.

Although the British royal rarely talks of the birth of Prince George and Princess Charlotte (we'd murder a bit of Kim Kardashian-inspired pregnancy overshare, tbh), she has now opened up about her experiences at St Mary's Hospital.

And it seems that she was cared for "brilliantly" during her time there in July 2013 (for the birth of Georgy Porgy) and May 2015 (for little Lottie's arrival).

The Duchess, natch, gave birth on both occasions in the fancy-pants, oh-so private Lindo Wing (think art installations, chef-made food, afternoon tea and champagne). But St Mary's itself has many public amenities too – including a children's intensive care unit that is now in desperate need of an upgrade.

Step forward the wholly-worthwhile More Smiles Appeal – which aims to raise €2.85m so it can redevelop the unit that currently cares for 400 critically ill children from London and its surrounding area.

Backing the appeal is the always-lovely Kate, who said in a statement: "The thought of your child in an intensive care unit is harrowing for any parent.

"The commitment to expand and transform the children's Intensive Care Unit at St Mary's Hospital will vitally guarantee more space to treat more children and support more families. 

“As someone who was so brilliantly cared for by St Mary's, I am delighted to support [the appeal], and commend the important work of all those involved in the project." 

The scheme is all part of a larger drive to raise some €14.25m for improvements which will allow more than 200 extra children to be cared for each year.

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Katy Perry has definitely changed quiet a bit since her guitar-playing, church-loving childhood in California.

But she still loves to take a look back at her awkward teenage years – and admirably she's not afraid to share the memories with her fans either.

Katy was back home for Thanksgiving yesterday, and clearly had some time to root through the family photo album while waiting for her turkey dinner. 

 

A photo posted by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) on

"When ur face is desperate for likes," she captioned the above Instagram snap, which shows her posing with her family – all in a matching Christmas palette of red, white and black.

Dressed in a red pinafore, high-necked white blouse and white tights, the young Kate looks nothing like the cupcake-bra-wearing songstress we know today.

Although Katy's big break in 2007 came with her first major single, I Kissed A Girl, her early musical work was decidedly tamer. Indeed, Katy's first album – released six years beforehand in 2001 – was a gospel album under he real name of Katy Hudson.

The 31-year-old  left high school aged just 15 to pursue her musical interests, but it took her almost a decade and three different record deals before she found success.

And even with an estimated worth of €127million these days – and the title of the highest-paid female celebrity in the world – Katy is still as down to earth as ever.

Nowhere is that more evident than in the family Thanksgiving gifts she brought home for her parents, siblings and grandma yesterday – two bottles of wine, some whiskey and two waist trainers.

 

Wine Waist trainers Bring. It. On. #TGiving #notanad

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Yup, those are some gifts we'd gladly accept.

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A company who is attempting to use technology to pretty much ressurect people sounds like the plot line of a pretty generic sci-fi film probably directed by James Cameron. 

Except that this plot line is real life. 

An Australian startup company eerily named Humai is basically planning to make dying irrelevant in the next thirty years. 

According to the companies website, Humai is "an [artificial intelligence] company with a mission to reinvent the afterlife."

"We want to bring you back to life after you die."

Hmm. 

CEO Josh Bocanegra says that the company aims to resurrect people by putting their recorded consciousness into an artificial body. 

“We're using artificial intelligence and nanotechnology to store data of conversational styles, behavioural patterns, thought processes and information about how your body functions from the inside-out"

This data would then be “coded into multiple sensor technologies, which will be built into an artificial body with the brain of a deceased human.”

The company plans to record the personality of it's members through various smart phone apps that are already in development as well as freezing the brain of the deceased. 

"When the technology is then fully developed we'll implant the brain into an artificial body.”

When asked why anyone would want to be kept alive after death, Josh said he believed that an artificial body would "contribute to the human experience" as well as making death easier to accept. 

Yeah, while this sounds like it could be an impressive feat for technology, we do not know how we feel about a company making death pretty much optional. 

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Although she's generally quiet about her private life in the media, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini knows when to speak up and set the record straight.

And that's what she seems to be doing this week, after some fairly serious allegations of drug use.

The singer was pictured in a public toilet at last Sunday night's British Fashion Awards, washing her hands next to what appeared to be four white lines of powder.

Although the photo was deleted just minutes after it was posted by fashion editor Laura Craik, the image was screen-grabbed and posted online.

And now, almost a week on, Cheryl has taken to Instagram to show she won't be taking any false accusations lying down.

"On the phone to my lawyer like," she wrote next to a picture of a sassy-faced Barack Obama speaking on a mobile phone. 

 

A photo posted by Cheryl (@cherylofficial) on

"#Tryme #oohwatchmewatchme #allofthelightsallofthelightssss," she added.

Posting earlier in the day, the X Factor judge seemed determined to stay optimistic despite her rough week. "Positive vibes," she wrote, next to a quote about holding on to "genuine people."

Cheryl has spoken up in the past about negative comments online – mainly about her noticeable weight loss over the last year.

"I am so sick and tired of it being ok to call somebody too thin or a ‘bag of bones’," she wrote on Twitter earlier this year.

"I would never dream of calling somebody too fat and that they should maybe cut down on their food intake? What is the difference?"

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It's getting closer and closer to Christmas which means we FINALLY have an excuse to break out our favourite soppy Christmas films with absolutely no judgement. 

Hurrah!

Love Actually may only be a couple of years old but we already consider it to be one of the most heart-warming and classic Christmas films that there is. 

And just when we though we couldn't love it anymore, someone went and found these heartbreaking deleted scenes. 

At just under three minutes, the story line features the headmistress of the school featured in the film coming home from work to look after her ailing partner.

British actress Anne Reid plays the headmistress of the school in which the film’s climactic talent show takes place and Frances de la Tour plays her terminally ill partner.

Let's just say this story line does not have a happy ending. 

Considering that without these precious and brief scenes there are only heterosexual couples (and one bromance) featured in the film, we think this pairing might have helped to broaden the film's emotional reach.

Having said that, the film is pretty emotional as is and we may not have been able to cope. 

Watch the scenes here. 

 

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Khloé Kardashian might be fresh out of hospital after two weeks of bed rest for a bacterial infection, but she wasn't going to let a little thing like illness get in the way of a family event.

The reality star admitted on Twitter that playing hostess was "therapy" for her as she kicked off her Thanksgiving prep yesterday.

Kim, Kourtney, Kendall, Kylie (and Scott!) all descended on Khloe's Calabasas mansion for the holiday, and the 31-year-old didn't disappoint.

 

THANKFUL

A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on

Just look at those place settings!

Bouquets of white and scarlet flowers lined the dining tables, with candles and brushed gold cutlery at each plate.

Can we come next year?

"I am sooooo proud of myself," the KUWTK star said, posting a snap of her famously pristine kitchen overloaded with traditional Thanksgiving desserts like pecan pie, pumpkin pie and gooey monkey bread.

If you're thinking that Khloé's massive entourage whipped up the picture-perfect meal on her behalf, you'd be mistaken – at least when it comes to the dessert spread.

"I filmed on a tripod, in my kitchen a lot of me baking and prepping for today," she wrote, next to a snap of the pies.

"For the people who don't believe I cooked the stuff, who cares to lie about cooking lol" she said on Twitter.

For main course she also served up a roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings – gravy, Brussels sprouts, green bean casserole and cranberry sauce *drool*

If this is Thanksgiving, we want in.

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Taylor Swift's famous #GirlSquad is definitely the power crew of 2015.

Its members span careers (models, singers, actresses, writers), countries (England, USA, New Zealand) and of course boyfriends (Calvin Harris, Jack Antonoff and now Zayn Malik).

But after Jennifer Lawrence formed something of a female celeb triple threat with Emma Stone and Adele earlier this week, we're wondering if Taylor might have something to worry about.

Could J-Law and her crew really overtake Tay's Squad? Let's examine the evidence.

Without further ado, here's a rundown of Taylor and Jen's BFF situation.

Jen's Squad

Amy Schumer
​Jennifer and Amy revealed back in August that they were writing a screenplay together. What's more, they apparently talk every day, with Jen calling Amy "the coolest chick ever."

 

Emma Stone
Okay, Emma and Taylor have hung out a few times too, but there's something about the Emma-and-Jen combo that is giving us serious friendship goals.

 

Adele
She's a beautiful singer and she also happens to be downright hilarious. We reckon Jen is on board with Adele's no-bullsh*t attitude, too.

 

Emma Watson
"Jennifer Lawrence, I love you so," wrote Emma after reading the actress's essay about the gender pay gap. And just look at them there, sharing a face-palm moment:

 

Taylor's Squad

Selena Gomez
Taylor and Selena have been besties for years, and have gotten through break-ups, new relationships, and some serious career drama together. They're in this for the long haul.

 

Karlie Kloss
​Taylor calls the former Victoria's Secret model "a little ray of light". Admirably, Karlie's even okay with being a third wheel to Taylor and Calvin Harris.

 

Gigi Hadid
​Gigi showed the ultimate BFF allegiance earlier this week when she dissed Taylor's ex Harry Styles on the red carpet.

 

Lena Dunham 
This pair first connected via Twitter in 2012. But Lena admits, "Long before she was my friend, she was my friend in my head."

So who wins out?

Well, Taylor certainly takes the lead in terms of numbers – Lorde, Cara Delevingne, Ellie Goulding, Lily Aldridge also all count themselves as her pals – but we reckon Jennifer Lawrence wins in terms of sheer hilarity.

Adele AND Emma Stone? At one table? C'mon, people.

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In the past few years Christmas ads have gained huge popularity, which every major retailer trying to out-do each other. 

But it's not just the retailers anymore as tech giant Apple has pulled out all the stops for its new Christmas ad which features Stevie Wonder and soul singer Andra Day. 

The duo sing Someday At Christmas, and with both of their voices combined, the song sure is something special:

 

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We love a great tasting menu just as much as the next person. You get the chance to try something you may not have tried before and discover new favourites. What's not to love, right?

But one coffee shop in Dublin has gone a bit overboard with their new tasting menu… and the Internet has gone into meltdown. 

3FE is fast becoming a coffee lover's favourite among the Dubs and last week it launched a new tasting menu for the adventurous coffee types out there who "want to take the time to have a more taste-orientated experience at 3FE."

But one item on the menu is causing major outrage. Water tasting. 

As you can see from the coffee shop's Instagram snap, it's four shots of water priced at €3.50. Which is a pretty hefty charge for water and customers are less than impressed. 

The Daily Edge contacted 3FE and spoke to Colin Harmon who told them: "What we're trying to achieve is an awareness of water and how it affects the taste of coffee. If you drink a cup of coffee, it's 98.5 percent water."

Colin also says that the quality of your water – whether it's hard or soft for example –  has a "massive effect on how the coffee extracts and how it tastes."

The water tasting menu includes bottled water, soft water, boiled water and 3FE's own water. They then want you to learn about which one makes the best coffee. 

Colin also told the DE that "not a huge amount" of people have tried the water tasting menu yet… go figure. 

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Tinder is an undeniably useful app. And we would be totally lying if we said that we are (along with all our other single friends) getting in on that swipe action. 

But what would you do if you came across a bona fide celebrity?

Well, you would swipe right obviously. Wouldn't you?

According to the Sun, this was the exact dilemma faced by some unsuspecting singletons who stumbled across Graham Norton's profile while browsing through the popular dating app. 

The reports stated that the Cork man's profile included pics of the chat show host on holidays and another where he is clad from head to toe in biker gear. 

Good on you, Graham. 

The 52-year-old is newly single following the end of his relationship with his music marketing consultant beau, Andrew Smith, who he was seeing since the end of last year. 

Judging from a recent interview on BBC Radio 2, it would seem that Graham is not that particularly fussed about being in a relationship.

"You have your own rules as you get older. I would prefer to live alone for the rest of my life rather than live with towels that were folded incorrectly."

"Petty is important. That’s why marriages break up. Marriages don’t break up because of big things."

So maybe he is just dabbling on Tinder to see what all the fuss is about? Or even better, maybe he is on it to give his loyal viewers a hilarious gag in an upcoming episode of his chat show. 

We live in hope! 

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