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Elton John openly shares his views on homophobic bullying in UK schools

Writing in the Guardian, Elton John gives his views on the problems of homophobic bullying in schools and on the teaching of sex education in the UK. The piece was written to highlight Stonewall’s campaign against homophobic bullying in schools. by Elton John In spite of everything that’s gone before, the last 12 months have been the happiest and most special of my life. To become a…
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Mumpreneur's testimonial: Denise Soden only Wanted To Earn Enough Money to be able to afford blinds for her conservatory!, and so, Lillipops was born

Another inspirational mumpreneur’s success story. Denise Soden, 39, founded Lillipops in 2009. Pregnant for the first time in 1997, Denise and husband Matt were ecstatic. A week later, however, she was retching and wretched! Denise was experiencing severe vomiting and nausea, struggling to even keep water down, and was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum – an extreme form of morning…
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Mumpreneur's testimonial: celebrity-favourite maternity guru Emily Evans

We continue our popular series of inspirational mumpreneurs’ testimonial. This month we present mother-of-three Emily Evans, founder and owner of 9 London, the original and best maternity boutique located in London’s Sloane Square, and home to gorgeous maternity collections – from one-off vintage pieces to 9 London’s own-label range of beautiful occasion-wear. Designed by Emily Evans…
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BlogFitness & HealthPregnancy & Birth

Get your pre-pregnancy body back

Fitness Expert Dax Moy is helping London Mums once again to get our pre-pregnancy bodies back. The notorious fitness guru – most famously responsible for helping X-factor winner Michelle McManus to lose 10 stones – has turned his attention to pre- and post-natal ladies, offering tips for staying healthy and regaining pre-pregnancy bodies while staying safe and healthy. His research into pre-…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogParenting Skills

Brush up on your burns first aid skills in time for Bonfire night with FREE First aid training for all parents!

81% of parents in the UK don’t have the knowledge required to administer basic first aid to a baby or a child although one in four will have to deal with an emergency first aid situation. A new online training campaign has just been launched to help improve parents’ first aid skills. New research* by Tesco Baby & Toddler Club also reveals that 72% of parents wouldn’t feel confident in…
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Photo story! Essex house wrapped in £50 notes totalling £12 billion - Tips on saving money!

A semi-detached house and family car in Hornchurch, Essex, received the ultimate big-money makeover yesterday to highlight the amount of savings UK households could make – totalling over £12 billion – when comparing prices online and switching to the cheapest deal. Figures from price comparison site, ArgosCompare.co.uk, show that UK households could save over £465 each year on…
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DADS TAKE ON CHILDCARE DUTIES IN ONE IN SEVEN UK HOUSEHOLDS

Dads are the main childcare provider in one in seven (14%) UK households with dependent children, according to new research from life insurer Aviva. The study suggests at least 1.4 million* men in the UK, now take on the role of the ‘primary parent’. A further 25% of families with children under 18 say the childcare is shared equally between both parents. This is up from 18% in 2010 when a…
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Economy hits divorce cases

The gloomy economy is impacting on a couple’s financial ability to fund a divorce. News this week from The Law Gazette says that: The dire state of the economy has already led to a dramatic increase in the number of litigants in person, new figures from a voluntary organisation suggest. This is before government cuts to civil legal aid come into effect, which many solicitors predict will…
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A Mumpreneur's story: Eve's journey from banking lawyer to jewellery stylist

Eve King talks to London Mums about how she has turned her passion for jewellery into a business. Stella & Dot is a boutique-style jewellery and accessories line, designed in New York, and available exclusively through in-home ‘Trunk Shows’ by Independent Stylists, and online. This autumn, Stella & Dot is bringing its innovative, modern home-based “social selling&#8221…
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Marketing: it’s not child’s play

The Chartered Institute of Marketing is calling on businesses and marketers to be more socially minded and responsible in its latest paper on marketing to children, ‘Leave Those Kids Alone? – Responsible marketing to children’. Following industry and government debate – from the Bailey Review to the Alcohol Marketing Bill – the paper examines the current moral and regulatory…
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