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Mother-of-two quit her job to launch a ‘baby spa’ offering facials and jacuzzi bubble baths

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A mother-of-two has told how she quit her job and launched a ‘baby spa’ – after noisy playgroups full of other parents left her feeling anxious and overwhelmed. Former estate agent Lisa Ryan, 38, from Birmingham, launched Spa Babies in June last year and it’s proved a big hit – turning over £24,000 in eight months. … Read more

Parents are divided over tattoo parlour offering free designs to children using permanent markers

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Parents are divided over tattoo parlour offering free designs to children using permanent markers, with some afraid it’s a ‘gateway drug to the real thing’ Ink and Skin Studios in Kentucky do drawings in exchange for a charity donation Designs including baby Yoda and Frozen characters were shared to Facebook Some parents highlighted potential health … Read more

Italian town of Teora tries to lure new residents by offering to pay their rent 

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Picturesque Italian town with a dwindling population tries to lure new residents by offering to pay their rent and waive school meal fees and taxes Teora, located in the Campania region of Italy, has a population of around 1,500  Newcomers will be given 150 euros a month towards their rent for two years Or they … Read more

Dedicated studios are offering to stretch gym-goers and deskbound officer workers

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Lying on a bench, staring at the ceiling, I startle slightly at the whirr of a drill. It’s not building work outside, nor am I at the dentist — it’s the sound made by a tool to be used on me during an ‘assisted stretch’. I am not pulling — or, indeed, pushing — your … Read more

What is Zeux: Can you trust this firm’s Tube adverts offering a 5% ‘savings’ rate?

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Eye-catching adverts for an app-based start-up called Zeux have been plastered all over the London transport network recently offering 5 per cent interest. It is billed as a ‘fixed-rate product’ and says people should not ‘accept the low saving interest rates your bank offers you’. However, despite looking like a new challenger bank – in … Read more

My ex is offering me a fifth of his pension in the divorce – is that fair?

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I’m divorcing after 26 years of marriage. My husband is 73 and I’m 61.  He has a high value company pension and I have a small company pension due to part-time working to bring up the children. We have been separated almost three years now and I live with a new partner. He has agreed … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: AFH, the firm offering finance for the over-50s

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MIDAS SHARE TIPS: AFH, the firm offering finance for the over-50s, could give YOUR investments a brighter future By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 16:47 BST, 14 May 2019 The UK is growing older. Around 40 per cent of the British population is over 50 … Read more