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The Siddiqui family are used to remarking on other people's public eff-ups from the comfort of their own front room, so it must have come as a shock to realise they were one of the main talking points on social media today.

Grabbing headlines all over the UK and Ireland, the much-loved family from Derby found themselves on the wrong side of public opinion after a family member made reference to ISIS in a Facebook post over the weekend.

Sharing an image of himself and his brothers Umar and Baasit in camouflage gear before a paintballing session, Raza – who has made only brief appearances on the long-running Channel 4 show – joked that the trio were in training to join terrorist group ISIS.

The siblings, who appear alongside their father Sid, were then the subject of a police investigation before being cleared of any wrongdoing, and now that the dust has settled Baasit has addressed the furore on his personal Twitter page.

While known for his dry sense of humour, the dad-of-one erred on the side of caution when acknowledging the issue, writing: "The image on Facebook was meant to be light-hearted but was clearly a joke that was misjudged."

"We are extremely sorry for any offence caused," he added in a post earlier today.

Thankfully for the family, who are widely considered one of the most popular on the show, Baasit's followers were quick to offer their support.

 

"Instantly knew it was a joke. Some people are too quick to judge! Your family are fantastic," wrote one while another added: "Don't apologise it was bloody hilarious!! Good on you lads for having a laugh like the rest of us!"

"It was funny! I'm appalled that so many are making such a big deal out of it," added another while a fellow Twitter user remarked: "Crazy that anyone would be offended by it. I thought it was funny; you're all the complete antithesis of IS, obvs."

Looks like the lads can rest easy now.

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Bella Thorne got her eyebrows tattooed this weekend, and shared the entire process on her Snapchat.

The Disney star chose to thicken her eyebrows with this permanent makeup process, known as microblading, and took to social media to reveal her experience. 

 

@bellathorne with new eyebrows by Me #bellathorne #juliafaria #microbladingLA @juliaffaria @microbladingla

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In the numerous snaps, Bella can be seen dyeing her eyebrows and having them filled in with tattoo ink.

The 18-year-old showed off her brand new brows in before and after shots, with close-up shots of her noticeably fuller eyebrows.

 

Ainda mais BELLA @bellathorne Microblading by Me #juliafaria #microbladingLA @juliaffaria @microbladingla

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Bella got her brows done by Julia Affaria, who works for a salon called microblading LA, in Los Angeles. 

According to Allure, the process can cost anywhere between €350 and €800, excluding the required touch-ups that reduce fading.

In fairness… they look deadly! 

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After first being teased over a year ago, Frank Ocean’s new album Boys Don’t Cry is finally getting released, 

The album will be available on Apple Music this Friday, with “a major video and printed publication” also called Boys Don’t Cry being distributed at Apple stores worldwide.

 

FRANK

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According to The New York Times, this highly anticipated album is expected to remain "exclusive to Apple for only two weeks before becoming more widely available."

In February 2013, Frank confirmed that he had started work on his second studio album, which he confirmed would be a concept album.

Frank Ocean

This album comes four years after the release of Frank's debut studio album Channel Orange. 

Channel Orange received universal acclaim from critics, who later named it the best album of 2012.

This debut album also earned an impressive six Grammy nominations for the 28-year-old, and was credited by some for moving the R&B genre in a different direction. 

We can't wait to hear Frank's new material! 

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Most of us have heard of the phrase ‘it's a cheat day’…

You know, that special day in the week when you get to eat whatever tickles your fancy without feeling guilty for breaking your diet?

However, it's definitely NOT a phrase we want our little sisters to associate with their food – we want them to grow up with good, healthy attitudes to eating, right?

With this in mind, it is not surprising that Twitter was awash with outrage when an image of what looked like kids' pyjamas from New Look with ‘cheat day’ written on them surfaced on the social media site.

With followers calling them “irresponsible” and begging the store to “reconsider the message”, things were about to get a little out  of hand – until New Look took to Twitter to settle the matter, that is.

Responding to the allegations, New Look explained that they “have always taken responsibility in promoting body confidence very seriously, particularly when it comes to [their] younger customers”, and that the pyjamas were in fact NOT meant for children.

“The pyjamas in question are not part of our children’s range and are on sale in adult sizes only. It appears that they were mistakenly displayed in the wrong area in this instance and this has now been rectified,” a representative of the store tweeted.

It just goes to show how important it is to check things BEFORE you complain on social media…

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Remember that time you won an award and used the moment to throw some serious shade at someone else? Yeah us neither, but that's because we're not Cameron Dallas.

The 21-year-old internet star, who first rose to prominence through Vine, was accepting an accolade at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday when he made a remark which has caused uproar on social media this week.

During a game of Would You Rather, Cameron was asked whether he would prefer to use Justin Timberlake or Jessica Alba's toothbrush to which Cameron replied:" Oh man, I would choose, I would honestly choose Justin Timberlake just because I don't know where Jessica's been."

That's right ladies; he doesn't know where she's been.

Stunned by Cameron's total disregard for the Sin City star, social media users took to Twitter in their droves to call Cameron out on his remarks.

"Did Cameron Dallas just make a ridiculously sexist comment about Jessica Alba?" wrote one while another added: "I'm sorry but I'm still pressed over what Cameron Dallas said about Jessica Alba. That was disgusting and uncalled for. Ugly."

Like any savvy social media star, Cameron went into damage control and quickly took to his own page to clarify his comments, writing: "Yo it was literally a joke, I love @jessicaalba and would share a toothbrush with her till I die lol."

Fans of the star, who is the new face of Calvin Klein's jeans campaign, were all over him following his apology, with many insisting they – unlike the rest of us – knew he was only joking. 

"Everyone takes things so seriously nowadays,I knew it was a joke as soon as you said it!" insisted one while another "Your fans always will be here for you, never forget that!"

Yeah Cameron, never forget that, y'hear?

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There was a time when silky slips were confined to the bedroom, but thanks to some forward thinking fashionistas the simple slip dress is about to become this year’s fashion staple.

In recent months the slip dress seems to have been given a whole new lease of life as it’s been worn both over and under tees, with cowboy boots and leather jackets and even on the red carpet.

And this trend is only going to keep getting bigger and better as the new Autumn/Winter stock finally arrives in stores.

Check out some of our favourite slipspiration below.

 

Natalie Roser:

With more than half a million followers on Instagram model Natalie Roser knows a thing or two about fashion, so it’s little wonder the Aussie beauty pulled off the perfect casual slip-centred look by matching this yellow dress with a denim jacket and nude flats.

 

Alexa Chung:

Alexa went for a slip with a difference when she paired this leather-look LBD with plain black boots.

 

Rumi Neely:

American fashion blogger Rumi Neely showed everyone how good a plain slip can look when she was photographed wearing this strappy red dress at New York Fashion Week.

 

Selena Gomez: 

Last month Selena Gomez was spotted in New York wearing an eyecatching floor length red slip with a simple pair of strappy gold heels.

 

Rosie Huntington Whiteley:

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley stunned in this pale pink satin Galvan gown at the Opening Ceremony dinner back in January proving that slip dresses can be worked for casual and occasion wear. 

 

Rihanna:

Never one to fear adventurous fashion, Rihanna wore this bronze slip out in November with a long fur coat, silver sandals and navy baseball cap.

 

Kendall Jenner:

Back in April reality TV star Kendall Jenner wore a champagne coloured slip over a white tee on a night out with her model bestie Gigi Hadid.  Kendall accessorised her slip with a chunky silver choker and nude thigh-high boots.

 

Hanne Gaby Odiele:

Belgian model Hanne Gaby Odiele proved that there’s a slip to suit everyone when she married her DJ boyfriend in boho style over the weekend.  Henne’s bridesmaids wore lilac slip dresses of various lengths and styles on the big day.

 

Images: Pinterest

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The vast majority of us check if a bar has WiFi before we go trawling through Facebook for the best shot of our latest Tinder date, and if they're a no-go on that front, we simply resort to 3G – no biggie.

Unfortunately for patrons of The Gin Tub in the UK, this is no longer an option as the bar's owner, Steve Tyler, has made the decision to cut off his customers' internet connection in an effort to re-ignite traditional pub culture.

By applying silver foil and copper mesh to the walls his bar in Hove, Steve headed his customers off at the pass by preventing them from using 3G when they realised Wi-Fi wasn't an option.

"I just wanted people to enjoy a night out in my bar, without being interrupted by their phones," he told Sky News. "So rather than asking them not to use their phones, I stopped the phones working."

And while electronic jamming devices are illegal, Steve's approach to reception interference is based on a method by physicist Michael Faraday, and is somewhat of a legal grey area.

Commenting on The Gin Tub's unique approach to patrons spending the night staring at their phones, a spokesperson for Ofocm said:" Unlike jammers, Faraday cages don’t proactively cause interference, although they do interfere with mobile reception."

According to a report in The Metro, The Gin Tub's experiment is going down a treat with customers, and those who are in dire need for a quick surf on the world wide web simply step outside if necessary.

You go, Gin Club…we think.
 

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Our favourite football-lothario was caught in a steamy loving embrace this weekend while on holidays in Miami. 

Christiano Ronaldo has been enjoying life since leading Portugal to victory in the Euros 2016, and it would seem this single stud is loving the single life too!

Ronaldo was spotted kissing gorgeous fitness model Cassandre Davis in Miami over the weekend.

Packing in some major PDA, the 31-year-old football star appeared to be loved up with this blonde beauty while hanging by the pool in the Florida resort.

Cassandre is a fitness model and social media star from Miami, who has over 500k followers on Instagram.

She has become renowned for posting gorgeous selfies and images of her VERY toned bum!

 

Somewhere on an island.

A photo posted by Cassandre (@casidavis) on

Ronaldo ended a 5-year relationship with stunning Russian model Irina Shayk in January 2015, and has been enjoying the single life ever since. 

It has not yet been confirmed if Cristiano and Cassandre are officially a thing, but they sure make a handsome couple.  

Centre Images: TMZ

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Just when it looked like the dust had finally settled on the Taylor Swift and Kimye drama, Justin Bieber decided to go and re-ignite the whole thing by sharing a very snarky post on Instagram.

In a move which perfectly suits someone who was done for egging his neighbour's home, Justin shared a still of a FaceTime he had with Kanye earlier today, and wrote: "Taylor swift what up."

Making it very clear that his loyalties lay with the Life of Pablo singer, Justin came in for a lot of criticism from Instagram users who felt his contribution to the saga was unnecessary and verged on bullying.

"You bully, that's not cool at all," wrote one of the singer's followers while another added: "What's with you people keep on shading her? And what's with him trying to join in the drama?"
 

 

Taylor swift what up

A photo posted by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on

Concerned that JB may have scuppered his opportunity to rekindle his relationship with Selena Gomez after publicly slamming her friend, another follower warned: "Any chances of getting Selena back is over after this."

While many Instagram users made it clear they were less than impressed with Justin's supposed attempt to re-ignite the drama, others found the post hilarious and complimented the Love Yourself singer on his choice of caption.

"This is the greatest thing I think I have ever seen," wrote one while another remarked: "This is why you are my favorite."

Despite the backlash, the post has clocked up a staggering 902,000 likes in just five hours, so it looks like more than a few people are on Team Justin.

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If you – like almost everyone else in the country – vowed to leave the excesses of the long weekend behind you and embark on a healthier way of life today, you may have been stunned to see your good intentions fall apart around the 3pm mark.

But before you beat yourself up for not making it through one measly day without a chocolate fix, it's worth remembering that this perceived failure comes down to more than just a lack of willpower.

Researchers from Liverpool University and Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia have discovered that our brain's perception of junk food changes radically as the day progresses leaving us more susceptible to a mid-afternoon binge.

Conducting a psychological experiment on more than 300 women aged between 17 and 25, researchers established that junk food is more often associated with negative experiences at the start of the day – something which gradually changed as the subjects made their way through the day.

According to a report in RedOnline, the groups were shown a variety of images and words – some of which were food-related, some of which were not – and as the day progressed food-related words and images were rated more favourably by participants.

Further to this, it was established that subjects subconsciously associated certain foods with certain times of the day meaning that cravings kicked in due to the body's inclination to associate junk food with particular points in the 24-hour clock.

"Individuals who participated later in the day tended to implicitly evaluate unhealthy snack food as more positive than those who had participated earlier in the day," the study explained.

So, when you find yourself raiding the office biscuit tin halfway through the afternoon, you can just blame that damn body clock of yours.

The study was published in the Food Quality and Preference journal.

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Earlier this year the world listened as One Direction’s Zayn Malik opened up about his ongoing battle with anxiety, and now another influential young popstar has decided to share her own mental health story.

As Cosmopolitan’s September cover star, Rita Ora sat down with the celebrated magazine to discuss her own anxiety issues and the impression Zayn’s decision to open up about his mental health had on her.

She told Cosmo: “I'm so glad someone has spoken out about it…I'm not scared to admit that I have had therapy.”

 

 

Meet our September cover star – @ritaora! Get your hands on the new issue Wednesday 3 August. #septemberissue

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“I have someone I speak to once a week. People suffer it in different ways, but for me it's more about thinking about the long-term goal.”

“I'm a very 'in the moment'-type person, so if I have to do something there and then, I'll be fine.  But if I think about it, that's when anxious thoughts start going in.”

The How We Do singer went on to stress the importance of having a strong network of people around her at times when she is struggling with anxiety issues.

 

 

Keep your heart light.

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She said: “I get so nervous because I care so much… Sometimes I get nervous about recording a song in the studio.  I'm like, 'I'm not ready to record this yet.' Or, 'I don't think I can do this.'”

“I'm relieved to have people around me who encourage me to do well.”

We think it’s brilliant that another big name has weighed in on this important conversation by sharing their own personal experience of anxiety.

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While ordinary theme parks are all well and good, after a while they can begin to feel a little samey.  But a WINE theme park?  That sounds like something we could never tire of.

The appropriately named La Cité du Vin – that’s City of Wine – opened in Bordeaux earlier this summer and offers a unique wine-centred experience which promises to tantalise all of the senses.

According to Condé Nast Traveler, the new $91 million high-tech wine museum boasts 20 exhibits, a 250 seat theatre and – just like any good theme park – a simulator boat ride on which historical figures talk passengers through world famous wine routes.  Fancy!

Visitors can enjoy expert-led wine tastings, a Belvedere wine saloon, restaurants, a boutique and even a giant chair which tells those seated famous alcohol-infused stories.

The multi-sensory wine tasting experience uses moving sets, 3D images, lights, sounds and smells to bring guests through the world’s markets so they can pair virtual food with real wines.

And if your French isn’t quite what it used to be there’s no need to worry as The City of Wine is well equipped for international guests with each guided headset being pre-programmed with eight languages.

Adult tickets to La Cité du Vin start at €20.  Now just to get to Bordeaux…

 

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