Stepford mums!

Hey have you ever come across a mum you know or a group of mums who are very into themselves and are not that inviting when it comes to new mums! I've a few of these mums in my street! The mums don't work and are slightly older than me so have all formed a friendship through there children. our streets like a playground which is nice as i...

MergeSort in scala

I came across another codechef problem which I am attempting to solve in Scala. The problem statement is as follows: Stepford Street was a dead end street. The houses on Stepford Street were bought by wealthy millionaires. They had them extensively altered so that as one progressed along the street, the height of the buildings increas...

Mother's Day: Mums want sleep and quality family time, not iPads or diet pills

And only after they've had eight hours of uninterrupted sleep this Sunday, mums would love nothing more than to spend some quality time with the family, according to a new poll.

A mother of two - aged 15: Thought couldn't be any more horrified by stories of schoolgirl mums? Then read this jaw-dropping interview

Alleshia Gregson, from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, was 12 when she became pregnant with her first son Lewis.

Battle of the supermarkets: The real reason middle-class mums love Aldi

Aldi came top in taste taste of own brand goods from trade magazine the Grocer, beating both Waitrose and Marks and Spencer. Shoppers could save £1,700 a year shopping at Aldi instead of Waitrose, which is 40 per cent more expensive.

How the modern family stays in touch: We send 1,768 text messages, 520 emails and speak 624 times on the phone to our loved ones every year

A study of 2,000 parents found mums and dads go to extraordinary lengths in order to keep tabs on their children and keep up with family gossip.

Yes, minister, nurseries ARE bad for children. So why don't you do more for stay-at-home mums?

At last, after years of the liberal establishment insisting that nurseries are perfectly fine, a Government minister has dared to tell the truth about them. But will Elizabeth Truss's proposed solution get to the heart of the problem?...

Two in three new mums feel 'let down' by the NHS: Shortage of midwives means some women get more postnatal visits than others

The vast majority of maternity units are struggling to cope with a shortage of staff, according to the report by the National Federation of Women's Institutes and National Childbirth Trust.

Lady lumberjacks! Team of daring mums axe the age-old stereotype

The group of eight, from Maine, are known as Axe Women. They boast a range of top awards, including six world champion accolades, and compete in categories such as underhand chopping, standing block chopping, hot sawing, cross cut sawing, axe throwing and log rolling.

Parents log in details

My big sister applied for student finance a few years back and my parents did their section and got their details, we can only seem to find my mums details and not my dads. Do I need both parents? Or is there anyway you could send me out a letter with my dads details or if I could ring up and get them somehow?...

Hows facebook these days?

I have not had Facebook for a year now and I honestly have no intention to go back. Don't miss it whatsoever. I'm just curious what it's like these days? When I see my mums Facebook, I just get this feeling like it's quietened down a bit. There's other popular social sites/apps such as twitter and whatsapp etc Facebook just seems a bit mo...

Six out of ten families unable to heat their homes properly according to Asda's Mumdex

70 per cent of mums told supermarket Asda that paying bills for energy and water has become less manageable in the last year and over half cannot afford to fully fill up their car with fuel, according to the supermarket's 'Mumdex' survey of financial security.

Student Finance - household income question

I have a question (this is proving more complicated than I thought) So they want income for the April 2011-2012 bracket? So If my mums boyfriend moved in last month, would I include his income in this, even though he didn't live here during that period? Thanks for any help!...

Ipad 2 stuck in recovery mode

Hey guys ! So I'm a uni student just now and before i left for university I gave my mum my ipad. I had jailbroken it with greenp0ison and i think it was on 5.1 ios. Anyway long story short after telling my mum do not update the ipad she clicked the update button. The ipad is now stuck in recovery mode and i have no clue how to fix it ! He...

2 Year Old Boys.... Talk to me....

What the hell do 2 year old boys like. I have had many Christmases if buying for Madi and my cousin who is now 8, but now I have a boy! Last year was fine because he was a baby, but now i am stumped. So far he has... Fisher Price Ride On Wooden Farm Schleich animals. Big Bin Lorry Train with stacking wooden blocks on. Few jigsaws. Ikea Tr...

How to reformat company laptop?

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and as you can see from my post count this is my first post andI've got a question already! Anyway here's my question. My Mum's company upgrades their equipment every 3 years or so and she got a PC and a laptop, both Dell. The pc was q Dell optiplex 745 if im not wrong and I just used the windows xp professi...

Baby with three mums: Katy couldn't have children so her sister provided an egg... and her sister-in-law acted as the surrogate

Katy Slade, 31, and David 33, from Romford, Essex have become proud parents after Katy's sister Lucy, 27, donated her eggs and David's sister Jamie acted as a surrogate.

He still can't get it right! Clegg calls stay-at-home mums 'noble': He's so condescending say campaigning mothers

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg used his weekly radio phone-in to describe stay-at-home mothers as 'noble', a week after he was ambushed on the show by full-time mother Laura Perkins.

Velcro girdle that helps new mums get their pre-pregnancy figure back after giving birth

Experts say wearing a corset or girdle after giving birth, as Gwyneth Paltrow did, may genuinely help a woman get back into shape as they push stomach muscles back together.

Your missing latte money (sorry, Child benefit) is NOT the biggest problem facing mums today

Ex-barrister turned stay-at-home mother Laura Perrins criticised Nick Clegg live on radio this week, but Viv Groskop argues that losing child benefit is not the biggest problem facing families today.

Mums and dads - do you think it is right for little girls to have their ears pierced as babies?

My parents had my ears pierced when I was baby and I am really grateful to them that they did as I have always loved wearing earrings and to be envied by other girls at school who were not allowed to wear earrings. When our older daughter was born, I insisted that she had her ears pierced as a baby as mine were even though my partner was...

For Sale : Huge 3D clear out

I have the following 3D blus for sale. Payment by BT UK promotional shrek 1-4 £30 Paul Carrick in concert £7 with another Uk retail Coraline £ Avatar £18 I robot £15 Alice in wonderland £15 Pirates of the Caribbean with holographic sleeve £20 Glee in concert with sleeve £13 Ghost rider spirit of vengeance with holographic sleeve £15 Bolt...

My application is already approved but I want to change it?

I selected the option to take my household income into consideration - however because my Mums partner is refusing to give his financial details SF have put me down for the minimum loan possible (£3000) or something like that. My accommodation is over £5000 and so I want to change the option and NOT take my household income into considera...

Seši padomi, kā cīnīties ar pārguruma un izdegšanas sajūtu

Teju katrs no mums ir piedzīvojis vispārēju dzīves apnikumu un nespēju koncentrēties tiešajiem darba pienākumiem. Tā rezultātā ievērojami krītas darba produktivitāte, un, lai no tā izvairītos, izdevums "Cosmopolitan" piedāvā sešus iedarbīgus trikus spēku atjaunošanai.

Virs vasarnīcām Gaujā dārdošā skaļumā traucas pāri kara lidmašīnas (video)

"Mēs dzīvojam Gaujā, Carnikavas rajonā, un virs mums ar dārdošu troksni lidinās militārās lidmašīnas. Tas notiek jau otro dienu. Vakar maita nobijās, jo domāja, ka sācies karš. Troksnis ir tik liels, ka aizkrīt ausis," raksta Valentīna.