People share the realities of what it’s like to be transgender at work

Transgender people reveal how they’re REALLY treated in the workplace – from being too scared to tell ‘close-minded’ colleagues in case they lose their job to thought of as ‘less qualified’ since coming out Transgender people posted their experiences at work on Whisper sharing app  Some said on the anonymous US-based community were afraid of … Read more

Kate Ferdinand shares a glimpse of the realities of motherhood

She welcomed her first child with her footballer husband Rio four months ago. And Kate Ferdinand, 29, took to Instagram on Monday to show the occasionally smelly realities of motherhood.  She posted a series of snaps of herself changing her son Cree’s nappy, with the baby appearing to suffer a poo explosion. Captioning the images, … Read more

Charlotte Dawson captures the realities of new motherhood as she dances around her house in knickers

She’s adjusting to life as a new mother after welcoming her baby son Noah into the world in January.  And Charlotte Dawson hilariously captured the reality of life with a newborn as she danced around her greater Manchester home in her knickers in a funny video posted to her Instagram page on Sunday.  The TV … Read more

Devil woman: The realities of author Patricia Highsmith

BOOK OF THE WEEK   DEVILS, LUSTS AND STRANGE DESIRES  by Richard Bradford (Bloomsbury £20, 272pp) By the end of the introduction — let alone the end of the book — I loathed Patricia Highsmith. In this centenary year of her birth, her satisfyingly ruthless biographer Richard Bradford sets out the essence of her character and … Read more

Boris will confront Ursula von der Leyen with ‘political realities’ at crunch dinner TONIGHT

Boris Johnson warned ‘no PM’ would accept EU demands to obey its rules as he braces for a make-or-break dinner with Ursula von der Leyen tonight. Taking his regular Commons questions session ahead of the crunch talks, Mr Johnson insisted that a ‘good deal is still there to be done’ despite the increasingly bitter standoff. But … Read more

Boris will confront Ursula von der Leyen with ‘political realities’ at crunch dinner TONIGHT

Boris Johnson will confront Ursula von der Leyen with ‘political realities’ at a crunch dinner tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. The PM is preparing for a make-or-break moment with the EU commission president, amid warnings from both sides that a collapse in talks is now the most likely outcome.   … Read more

Ex-pat running Vietnamese resort tweets on realities of hotel life

British ex-pat running a Vietnamese resort posts hilarious tweets on realities of hotel life including guests with ‘bowel problems’ and stray cows drinking from the pool Caroline Mills has gained Twitter fans aplenty with her deadpan account of life running a villa resort on an Vietnamese island Documents trials of dealing with demanding guests, including … Read more

Parents share funny, exhausting realities of being stuck home with kids all day during quarantine

With schools closed for the pandemic and adults working from home, many parents are experiencing being home with their kids all day for the very first time. What’s more, they’re stuck home with their kids in extreme circumstances, with parks and libraries closed, playdates off-limits, and not a break in sight — which has made … Read more

Parents share funny, exhausting realities of being stuck home with kids all day during quarantine

With schools closed for the pandemic and adults working from home, many parents are experiencing being home with their kids all day for the very first time. What’s more, they’re stuck home with their kids in extreme circumstances, with parks and libraries closed, playdates off-limits, and not a break in sight — which has made … Read more