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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Record
Home Bargains shoppers 'need' £2 item as they've 'never seen anything like it'
Home Bargains customers have gone wild for the new product, and people say they have "never seen anything like it" Home Bargains customers are going wild over a "massive" £2 beauty product that shoppers are convinced they "need." Customers say they have "never seen anything like" the enormous lip balm, which comes in various fragrances for £1.99. The watermelon and cherry lip balms became a sensation after a shopper featured them on social media, with fans absolutely thrilled by the selection. A clip shared by TikTok influencer Paula Pronobis racked up more than 60,000 views and over 5,000 likes. The voiceover said: "Massive lip balm at Home Bargains. £1.99." In her caption, Paula raved about the beauty find. She wrote: "Never seen anything like it. Want the cherry one!" Viewers were just as impressed, reports the Mirror. One fan joked: "Someone hold me back." A keen shopper added: "Omg I am going to have to go home bargains tomorrow!!" A third viewer thought: "I need that!" Another agreed: "Pfttt i need that, the price is good for the size as well." There was more praise. Someone else replied: "I got one and it's actually so so good I recommend." A similar reply read: "I got the cherry one." Not everyone was keen on the design, however. A different reply stated: "It looks like a glue stick." Meanwhile, another follower wrote: "Would still end up losing it." Sadly, it appears the new lip balms aren't currently available on Home Bargains' website. Shoppers can locate their nearest store here. Alternatively, the retailer does stock various lip care products on its website. One of the deals includes the Carmex Mini Tube Trio Lip Balms SPF15, reduced from £6.49 to £4.49. The product description says: "Get your lips summer-ready with Carmex Mini Tube Trio Lip Balms SPF15, featuring three delicious scents—Wild Berry, Cupcake, and Tropical—for intense hydration and everyday SPF protection in cute, easy-squeeze tubes!" It includes: Wild Berry, Tropical, and Cupcake. Other options include the £2.99 Dr Pawpaw Glowing Trio Collection, the £1.99 Malibu Lip Care Balm 3 Pack - SPF30, and the £1.99 Hawaiian Tropic Tropical Lip Balm SPF30 4ml. The product description for the Hawaiian Tropic Tropical Lip Balm SPF30 4ml says: "Keep your lips luscious and protected with Hawaiian Tropic Tropical Lip Balm SPF 30! This vegan-friendly balm hydrates for 12 hours while shielding against harmful UV rays, making it your perfect summer companion for beach days and beyond." If not, shopper might prefer the 99p Summer Fruit Scented Lip Balm and the 99p Scented Lip Jelly. The product description for the Summer Fruit Scented Lip Balm says: "Get ready for a fruity surprise with our Summer Fruit Scented Lip Balm! "Each 1.5g balm comes in a random flavour—cherry, strawberry, or watermelon, keeping your lips soft, smooth, and oh-so-kissable!" The options include Cherry, Strawberry, and Watermelon scents. The product description for the Scented Lip Jelly says: "Treat your lips to our fun Scented Lip Jelly, keeping them soft, shiny, and smelling delicious with a surprise scent of either refreshing Watermelon or yummy Cherry. A little treat your lips will adore!" The options include Watermelon and Cherry scents.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mini Pony 'Adopts' Cat As One of Her Own and Creates Beautiful Family
Mini Pony 'Adopts' Cat As One of Her Own and Creates Beautiful Family originally appeared on PetHelpful. The 'nuclear family' has been a popular trope in media for over a century, but the reality is that families come in all shapes and sizes. Family members may be related by blood, by marriage, or by choice, and they could be made up of anyone, regardless of age, relationship, or even species. Dog and cat parents know that pets are part of the family, but one adorable June 11 TikTok video showed that Cupcake the mini horse understands this, too. As a new mom, Cupcake is ready and willing to care for anyone who needs a little love, including a friendly barn cat named Rocky. Luckily, the tabby cat is more than happy to join the family! Their human mom couldn't help but smile when she found Cupcake, her new foal named Strawberry Shortcake, and Rocky the cat all relaxing in their stall together. They really are one big happy family! Aren't they simply adorable? At first glance, I thought the Mama Horse named Cupcake had adopted two cats, but the tiny foal (who was also a surprise arrival) is the one lying down furthest from the camera. And that's no trick of the light. She really is that small! "That cat is the same size as the foal," one commenter wrote in disbelief. Miniature ponies are fun-sized to begin with, but this day-old foal is especially tiny. Even when she grows up, though, she's not going to outgrow her feline friend by commenter was onto something when she wrote, "Cats do communal kitten raising, so she's there to help." Rocky the friendly cat is actually a boy, but he's been extremely involved ever since Strawberry was born! He naps with her, watches over her, and even tries to play with her! These two are too cute! Rocky can't help but poke his new pony pal in an attempt to say hello, but all he does is startle himself in the process. Even though he clearly loves Strawberry, he seems to still be getting used to the idea of having a baby around. This rambunctious cat may be looking forward to having a new playmate to pass the time with, but this newborn foal is still too sleepy to do very much. As she grows up, however, these two are going to be the best of friends! Looking for more PetHelpful updates? Follow us on YouTube for more entertaining videos. Or, share your own adorable pet by submitting a video, and sign up for our newsletter for the latest pet updates and tips. Mini Pony 'Adopts' Cat As One of Her Own and Creates Beautiful Family first appeared on PetHelpful on Jun 14, 2025 This story was originally reported by PetHelpful on Jun 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
Mail & Guardian
01-06-2025
- General
- Mail & Guardian
Unpacking South Africans' response to ‘the 59ers'
(Graphic: John McCann/M&G) It is Tuesday evening. I am seated with a friend and my son in our favourite restaurant in Bloemfontein. My son listens to our conversation as I note that the 49 Afrikaner migrants (or 59 as some reports suggest) incorrectly and problematically afforded refugee status through executive order by the Trump administration have landed in the US. Their departure is called the 'Great Tsek' on social media. We laugh conspiratorially. South Africans respond to most situations with a trademark humour that inspires much hilarity. We repeat the in-joke in multi-cultural and multi-classed spaces — taxis, buses, lecture halls, at a Sunday braai, in a coffee shop, between co-workers — we evoke the reality of co-created belonging through humour. Our humour, a shared South African-ness irrespective of historicised divisions of race, class, creed or gender, masks our discomfort, or psychological and emotional pain. Whether we are supporting Tyla's right to self-define as coloured — while ridiculing and stereotyping colouredness — and interrogating black Americans' failure to unpack the context of coloured in South Africa, or vituperatively disowning Elon Musk, South Africans have a unique, enmeshed and complex affinity and loyalty to each other. Amorphous and responsive, this loyalty is an organic response to a perceived threat, or a show of appreciation or forgiveness — recall our troetelnaam (pet name) for our president: Cupcake. South African humour and loyalty are revealed on TikTok, Instagram and X. On these platforms we deconstruct the perceptions and slights of 'ordinary' South Africans as we digest and metabolise the news together, as South Africans, and as global citizens in conversation with other global citizens. We find solace in our derision, and the truth etched onto the edges of that laughter. The phrase 'Great Tsek' is an incisive commentary on the double-edged nature of the 59ers' departure. As South African stayers imagine saying that, they remind us of a socio-cultural memory in which white Afrikaners would chase black people from their farms with the word 'voertsek' (go away, get lost). And in return, based on commentary from a few of the emigrants, we can duly imagine the 59ers exclaiming 'voertsek' as they took off from OR Tambo International Airport. The phrase, Great Tsek, thus points to a rejection that is mirrored by those who stay (are left behind) and those who leave. Amid the laughter M, a young black woman who has experienced the harrowing loss of dispossession of family-owned land in the Free State through apartheid's legalised appropriation of land, comments: 'I'm laughing, but they're still South African, man! What are they going to experience there? It doesn't matter that they are white. I worry about them. They are us.' As a national human collective — South Africans — we don't want to be rejected, or 'left behind'. It is a typical human response to excise the offending parties from our collective. But still there are those among us, like my friend, who compassionately tries to understand the reasons for the 59ers' departure, and hopes that they haven't made a mistake that will have enduring negative repercussions. The reasons for emigration are multiple, but this particular departure underscores a severance of ties with the land of their birth, our South African humour, and much more that embodies a particular national expression of humanity. The 59ers are not Europeans; much less American. They are South Africans; and we are a complicated mengelmoes (mixture) of peoples who embody various amalgamated traditions, languages, orientations, humour, oppressions and battle scars. Violence, risk and resilience are endemic to the South African narrative, no matter which ethnic tributary you lay claim to as you arrive here on the shores of a contemporary South Africa that is being lived in the trenches and robustly debated on the streets of social media. Those who speak, who stay, who worstel (struggle) with the inadequacies of the state, birth South Africa's next chapter in which every lineage and narrative have value. We navigate turbulent racialised, ethnicised and citizenship currents, potholed roads and jagged promises of well-being for all in rickety boats, maladapted vehicles and kaal voete (bare feet) together. We are not necessarily seasoned or adequately equipped; and the shoreline of our dreams is unfamiliar, with the horizon blurred and distant. But for those who stay, the vision of a South Africa that supports the well-being of all her citizens inspires us to put our shoulders to the wheel, and to live not only for ourselves but for others. Each one who voluntarily remains behind assumes an active role in envisioning, dreaming, crafting, moulding and building South Africa's next chapter. Each one. And so, during supper when my son asks what the word 'colonisation' means I try simply to chart South Africa's convoluted history. His response — 'not all white people are like that' — is not a negation of our past. Rather his words confirm, as a seven-year-old, that his immediate and direct experience does not align with our 'black and white' histories. They offer a moment of pause, as I come to terms with what my lineage has experienced pre-apartheid, what I have experienced during and post-apartheid and the future my son is living into existence. He demands from me, and you, a conscious recognition of how far we have travelled as South Africans to be here — constructing our futures with clear sight of our histories. His words defy an easy, glib and uncontextualised narrative of what makes us South African. And, like M, he inspires us to accept that we are complex and incomplete as South Africans, whether at home, or in the US, without each other. Professor Joy Owen is the head of the department of anthropology at the University of the Free State.
The Citizen
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
Trump meets Ramaphosa: Did we all watch the same show?
If you were a consumer of international media, you would have wondered the next day if their reporters had seen the same Trump and Ramaphosa showdown. Many sports lovers make a point of getting the papers – or logging onto their favourite news sites – the day after a game to reaffirm what they watched less than 12 hours before. It's a bizarre phenomenon, but it's part of the burden that fans shoulder, including – for some – an obsessive desire to find out the minutiae of their sports stars' lives from their pre-match rituals to their innermost thoughts on anything from Covid to the Cup final. Sometimes though, you'll pick up the paper the next day and wonder if the sports reporter watched the same game that you did. There's a huge gulf between what we think we see – and what we think others see. But it's not just sport that gets this treatment. Now that US President Donald Trump has rendered Oval Office meetings with visiting presidents into something like a spin-off series of The Apprentice, there would have been many South Africans who watched the Wednesday night televised meeting between Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa to find out if their eyes had deceived them or not. If you were a consumer of international media, you would have wondered the next day if their reporters had seen the same show. If you had delved into the cesspits of social media, you would have been depressed, confused or strangely buoyed, depending on your algorithmic bias. ALSO READ: SA must growl back at global bullies like Trump South African media were more nuanced, as you would hope, with some a lot better than others. It's a feat of modern communications – and says more than we need to know about the comprehension levels of our neighbours, friends and family – that, to mangle Winston Churchill, so much could be spun by so few. There was very little middle ground; the meeting was declared a victory by the CR haters and a massive triumph by Cupcake lovers. To be fair, the bar had been set low after the televised February mauling of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Our championship golfers lined up the realpolitik putts they needed to, while EFF leader Julius Malema's bête noir Johann Rupert chimed in with a contribution that was simultaneously fêted and condemned. So, who won? As the great Springbok Boy Louw famously said: 'Looks (sic) at the scoreboard.' If we stay in Agoa and Trump makes it to the G20, there will be no question at all, but given what the pre-match predictions were before last Wednesday, even a draw would have counted as a win. NOW READ: Why Cyril Ramaphosa failed in the US
Japan Times
23-05-2025
- General
- Japan Times
Tuxedo cat Cupcake is a special treat
Always ready for an elegant gathering, Cupcake wears her tuxedo at all times in the hopes she'll be invited out on the town (or at least away from the shelter). This cat has taken life's sudden upheavals in stride, such as when her former owner was hospitalized and she lost her home. Shipshape and well-groomed, Cupcake was considered 'unfriendly' when she first came to ARK. But over time, she has proven to be very affectionate — just discerning. She just wants to give and receive affection on her own terms, when the time is right. She expresses herself vocally and knows how to assert herself around other cats. As the only cat in her former home, she seems to be accustomed to the lifestyle. Perhaps best suited for a household without other cats, Cupcake has demonstrated that she is full of affection — just on her own terms. | Kanae Shirai Cupcake arrived at ARK less than two months ago right around her 10th birthday. The shock and disbelief at suddenly losing her home must have been very difficult emotionally. One ARK insider and something of a 'cat whisperer' says, 'When Cupcake finds a home with someone who will cater to her needs and give her affection when she wants it, she's going to be a very happy cat.' A cupcake with a twist — lots of flavor and spice, not overly sweet — this girl will be a devilishly delightful sweetheart for someone who knows how to treat her. If you are interested in adopting, email ARK at Tokyoark@ or call 050-1557-2763 (English or Japanese) Monday to Saturday (bilingual) for more information. Animal Refuge Kansai (with offices in Kansai and Tokyo) is an NPO founded by U.K. native Elizabeth Oliver. It is dedicated to rescuing and rehoming abandoned animals. All animals are vaccinated, neutered and microchipped. Prospective owners are required to undergo a screening process. Web:
