28 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I took so much MDMA I’d forget to eat — addiction isn’t a badge of honour
Emily Tisshaw was hospitalised on numerous occasions due to her addiction (Picture: Metro/Emily Tisshaw) ‘Everyone needs to get addicted to one thing at least once in their life to prove to themselves that they can break an addiction,’ claimed comedian Rachel Sennott, during an episode of internet show, SubwayTakes. ‘Play with the fire,’ she adds. […]
27 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
How long you should wait to test for each STI after unprotected sex
Regular testing is vital (Picture: Getty Images) Beyond the risk of pregnancy, casual sex without a condom can open you up to a whole new (and not very pleasant) world of sexually transmitted diseases. Despite this, only 15% of Brits bought condoms last year, with the UK ranking 33rd out of 36 countries in a […]
27 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Give the gift of gut health this Christmas as Symprove launches huge sale
We’re all about gut health at Metro HQ. (Picture: Metro/SymproveGetty) Symprove is said to be the UK’s number one gut supplement, which promises to improve gut health, aid digestion and ease IBS symptoms. The liquid gut supplement has garnered quite the fan base as celebrities including Alexandra Burke, Frankie Bridge, Georgia Toffolo and Lisa Snowdon […]
27 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
My baby’s ordinary cold turned out to be the start of every parent’s nightmare
What began as a mild spring cold for little four month-old Melody soon unravelled into a life-changing crisis that her parents could never have imagined. Dorset-based Rachel-Elizabeth Hewitt and Kevin Aggett had taken their baby daughter to be checked after she went twelve hours without a wet nappy and her breathing began to grow shallow. […]
Mike suffered a sudden mental health crisis after no history of mental illness (Picture: Mike McAdam) Mike McAdam had always enjoyed good mental health until, at the age of 32, a sudden and all-consuming flood of depression hit him like a tsunami. ‘I had no history of mental health struggles and to this day I […]
Cases are up by 500% (Picture: Getty Images) From ingrown hairs, uncomfortable underwear and downright terrible sex, our private parts go through a lot. And of course, there’s also some pretty nasty STIs we have to be aware of, including common infections like chlamydia, and lesser-known ailments such as shigella. But there’s one infection we’re […]
26 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The unexpected age you ‘become an adult’ now — and 9 signs to prove it
Are you officially an adult? (Picture: Getty/Metro) At 31, there are moments in life that make me feel like I’ve got my s**t together and others that leave me screaming, crying and proclaiming, ‘I’m just a baby’. According to a new study, the latter might actually be true, as the official age at which you […]
‘It doesn’t go down well if you tell people that you don’t like sleeping’ (Picture: Metro/ Hannah Townsend) You’re not the only person who can’t get to sleep. Hannah Townsend has suffered with insomnia her entire life. From not sleeping well as a baby to constantly running on empty in her 30s, it’s been a […]
‘That night changed everything.’ (Picture: Ruby Jones) It was a humid June evening in 2024 as Ruby Jones, 33, climbed into bed. Her husband, Rob, 37, was out playing football — as he did three times a week — while their then 8-year-old son, Albert, was already asleep. After a busy Monday, packed with work […]
Being diagnosed with prostate cancer early can be lifesaving for men (Picture: Prostate Cancer UK) Thanks to my mum working in medicine, I’ve always been on top of my health. As a result, I’ve long made sure to have a full ‘MOT’ check-up every summer – and thankfully, for most of my adult life, I’ve been […]