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4 anti-ageing mistakes most women make

<p>While there’s no denying it, wrinkles are just part of the natural ageing process, there are some mistakes we all make that will speed up the ageing process. So if you want to keep your youthful glow for longer, be sure to avoid these beauty blunders. </p> <p><strong>Skipping sunscreen</strong></p> <p>READ CAREFULLY: Sunscreen IS THE ultimate anti-ageing tool. Even when it’s not beach-worthy weather outside, but the sun’s UV rays can still damage your skin. This is namely photoageing, the wrinkling, spotting and loss of elasticity caused by exposure to sun. So as part of your daily routine, make sure you slip, slap, slop. </p> <p><strong>Rubbing tired eyes</strong></p> <p>While we’re all guilty of this seemingly harmful action, did you know that simply rubbing your eyes will stretch delicate skin and may cause it to slacken? The skin around our eyes and on our eyelids is the most sensitive and least elastic on our face and the most vulnerable... so keep your fingers away.</p> <p><strong>Skimping on sunglasses</strong></p> <p>As well as being a fashionable accessory, sunglasses also do wonders to minimize lines around your eyes. Shading your eyes from the sun’s glare prevents squinting and crow's feet wrinkles, of course, but it also shields delicate skin from the destructive onslaught of UV rays. Make sure you opt for a pair with UV protection.</p> <p><strong>Neglecting your neck, chest and hands</strong></p> <p>The delicate skin of these areas lack the oil glands of other areas of skin, which results in dryness and accelerated aging. Plus, these areas are often fraught with sunscreen neglect. As well as remembering to apply sunscreen to these areas you should also pay attention to them by applying an anti-ageing serum. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Shutterstock </em></p>

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Morbid reason why cruise ships throw "free ice cream parties" on board

<p>Dara Starr Tucker, a former cruise ship employee has shared the morbid reason why they throw “free ice cream parties” on board.</p> <p>Tucker, a singer who spent six months living on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean 10 years ago, shared what life was like at sea. </p> <p>In one of her latest videos, she answered one of her follower's question asking whether it was true that if cruise staff started giving away ice cream, it meant that they needed more freezer space for a body.</p> <p>“This is unfortunately often true,” she said.</p> <p>“If the crew suddenly makes a bunch of ice cream available to passengers, ‘Free ice cream party’, it is often because more people have died on the ship than they have room for in the morgue.”</p> <p>She said that most large ships are legally required to maintain a morgue and carry body bags in the event a passenger dies mid-journey and added that she “thankfully” didn't have to deal with the "morbid stuff". </p> <p>“But we were friends with some crew members who did deal with it and they said maybe four to 10 people die every cruise,” she claimed.</p> <p>“There are a lot of older people on ships, and often (out of) a ship that carried maybe 2500 to 3000 passengers on a typical cruise, four to 10 people would die.</p> <p>“So the morgue, I believe they said held about seven people, and if more than seven people died on that particular ship, they would have to start moving bodies to the freezer.”</p> <p>She claimed that if employees would have to "make room for the extra bodies" in the freezer, they would have to take out everything including ice cream. </p> <p>Her video has been viewed over 2.3 million times, with many other cruise ship employees confirming her claims. </p> <p>“Cruise ship medic here. Can confirm the morgue and ice cream correlation,” one said.</p> <p>“Former sailor here — yes, it is accurate. Sometimes space needs to be made in the freezer," another added. </p> <p><em>Image: TikTok</em></p> <p> </p>

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Lemon curd and cream sponge cake

<p>Not only is this cake beautiful, but homemade lemon curd and cream sandwiched between lovely sponge cakes, it will exceed all expectations.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Serves:</span> </strong>12</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li>350g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing <ul> <li>350g caster sugar</li> <li>4 lemons, zest only, plus juice of 2 lemons</li> <li>3 large pieces candied lemon peel, finely chopped</li> <li>6 free-range eggs</li> <li>3 teaspoon baking powder</li> <li>300g self-raising flour</li> <li>50g cornflour</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><em>Lemon curd</em></p> <ul> <li>60g butter</li> <li>225g caster sugar</li> <li>3 lemons, juice and zest</li> <li>2 free-range eggs</li> </ul> <p><em>Cream</em></p> <ul> <li>300ml double cream</li> <li>200g icing sugar, sifted, plus extra for dusting</li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p> <p>1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line two cake tins.</p> <p>2. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the lemon zest and juice and candied peel.</p> <p>3. Slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time, until the mixture is well combined.</p> <p>4. Sift the baking powder, self-raising flour and corn flour together in a bowl and fold into the cake mixture.</p> <p>5. Divide the cake mixture evenly between the two cake tins and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until risen and golden-brown. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Run a round-bladed knife around the inside edge of the tins to loosen the cakes. Remove the cakes from the tins and set aside to cool completely on a rack.</p> <p>6. Meanwhile, to make the lemon curd heat the butter, sugar and lemon juice and zest in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved. Be sure not allow the base of the bowl to touch the surface of the water. Remove from the heat.</p> <p>7. Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a separate bowl. Slowly whisk the melted butter mixture into the beaten eggs until well combined.</p> <p>8. Set the bowl over the pan of simmering water and cook, whisking constantly, for two to three minutes or until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.</p> <p>9. Sieve the lemon curd into a clean bowl, then cover with cling film and set aside to cool.</p> <p>10. For the cream, whip the cream and icing sugar together in a bowl until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed.</p> <p>11. Place one of the cakes onto a serving plate and spread with the lemon curd. Spread over some of the whipped cream and sandwich with another cake. Drizzle the top of cake with lemon curd and let it run over the edges.</p> <p><em>Images: Shutterstock</em></p>

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“Absolute agony”: Beauty therapist left housebound from steroid cream withdrawal

<p dir="ltr">Beauty therapist and mother Karyn Flett said she has been “addicted” to steroid creams for over 40 years.</p> <p dir="ltr">In an attempt to ease her painful eczema, Flett revealed she had to wear a balaclava to contain her weeping skin.</p> <p dir="ltr">She began suffering from eczema patches on her face, hands and joints at age 11 and was prescribed topical steroid creams. </p> <p dir="ltr">Flett, 52, has used the medication for decades to soothe her itchy and inflamed skin, but she claims she decided to quit using it after experiencing sweats and rashes similar to menopause symptoms. </p> <p dir="ltr">The mum-of-three, from Fife, Scotland, said she was in “agony” when she went cold turkey and stopped using the medical cream in September 2022.</p> <p dir="ltr">She revealed she went into topical steroid withdrawal and developed a burning rash all over her body and experienced shakes and sweats.</p> <p dir="ltr">Flett was housebound for six months and unable to work due to her condition.</p> <p dir="ltr">She said water felt like acid on her skin and it was so itchy she felt like she could “tear herself to the bone”.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 52-year-old resorted to wearing a balaclava and full upper-body bandages for three months in order to keep her weeping skin from sticking to her pillow and sheets and to ease the pain of the relentless itching. </p> <p dir="ltr">She shared that at 45 she began to worry about one of the risks she knew of steroids - that they thin the skin. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I started thinking, ‘Right, I need to use these less’,” Flett said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I was going into bouts of withdrawal and getting these severe symptoms, such as shakes and sweats. I had symptoms similar to menopause.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I went away in September and decided not to take my steroid cream, and went into full-blown withdrawal.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Flett explained she had a burning rash from her feet to her entire body. </p> <p dir="ltr">“My face was on fire, it was swollen. My eyes were really hard to open, they were swollen,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">”I went off my food, and then I started going into full-blown shakes.</p> <p dir="ltr">“When I travelled home, my clothes stuck to my skin.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I blistered from my calf up to the back of my thigh and I could feel fluid running down my leg.”</p> <p dir="ltr">When she arrived home, her husband had to help her into the shower and she had to rip the clothing off her skin. </p> <p dir="ltr">“When I first got it, I couldn’t bathe all the time, it was just too painful. The water was like acid,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’ve always been a mum who likes to do my hair, makeup, get my lashes done, nails and look my best on a night out.</p> <p dir="ltr">“That just left me. You lose all your self confidence, and you don’t know how you ever get back to the person you were.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Flett described the first four to six months of withdrawal as being the worst. </p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s been likened to being worse than a heroin addiction,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“You get a deep, absolute bone itch with topical steroid withdrawal.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s absolute agony, you feel like you can tear yourself down to the bone.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credit: Facebook</em></p>

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Inhalers and other steroids linked to changes in the brain

<p dir="ltr">If you’ve been diagnosed with asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), ezcema or even Crohn’s disease, you’ve likely been prescribed some form of medical steroid to treat it.</p> <p dir="ltr">However, Dutch scientists are calling for more awareness about potential side effects of using medical steroids, as well as research into alternative treatment options, after they found a link between using these medications and changes in the brain structure and volume.</p> <p dir="ltr">Glucocorticoids, a class of synthetic steroids found in inhalers and other medicines, fight inflammation in the body, making them highly effective for treating autoimmune diseases, where your body triggers inflammation by mistake and results in your immune system attacking healthy cells as if they were viruses or bacteria. </p> <p dir="ltr">This immunoprotective quality has made them one of the most frequently prescribed drugs globally.</p> <p dir="ltr">But, both systemic and inhaled steroid use is associated with abnormalities in brain structure and shrinkage of particular areas, according to previous research.</p> <p dir="ltr">With this research focusing on small groups of people with specific conditions, a team of Dutch researchers decided to investigate whether these side effects were seen in the broader population, with their findings published in the journal <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062446" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BMJ Open</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Using data from the UK Biobank - a database of genetic and health information from half a million people available to researchers across the world - the team looked to see whether there were differences in the brains of users and non-users of glucocorticoids.</p> <p dir="ltr">After comparing the brain scans of 222 people who use systemic steroids, 557 using inhaled steroids, and 24,106 people who didn’t use either, they found that use of medical steroids was linked to less intact white brain matter in comparison to scans of non-users.</p> <p dir="ltr">The white matter in our brains is made up of bundles of nerve fibres covered in a fatty substance called myelin, which gives these areas their white colour. White matter is part of the central nervous system, helping to connect different areas of grey matter to each other and send messages between them. These parts of the brain affect how we learn and how our brains function.</p> <p dir="ltr">Participants in the study also filled out a questionnaire to assess aspects of their mood over the previous fortnight, as the team wanted to know if steroid use was also linked to changes in processing speed or emotional responses.</p> <p dir="ltr">They found that systemic use of steroids was associated with a larger caudate - a C-shaped structure in the brain that is involved in associative and procedural learning, working memory, speaking in multiple languages, cognition and emotional processing.</p> <p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, the use of inhaled steroids was linked to a smaller amygdala, another structure in the brain made of grey matter that is involved in processing emotions, particularly for strong emotions such as fear.</p> <p dir="ltr">From the questionnaire, the team found systemic steroid users performed worse than non-users when it came to the test measuring processing speed, and that they reported significantly more symptoms of depression, apathy, restlessness, fatigue and lethargy.</p> <p dir="ltr">Inhaled steroid users also reported more tiredness and lethargy, but to a lesser degree than systemic users.</p> <p dir="ltr">But, the researchers stress that their findings don’t necessarily mean that medical steroids cause the changes seen in the brain.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Although a causal relation between glucocorticoid use and changes in the brain is likely based on the present and previous studies, the cross-sectional nature of this study does not allow for formal conclusions on causality,” they caution.</p> <p dir="ltr">Instead, they say the relationship may explain some of the side effects associated with long-term use of the medications, including anxiety, depression, mania and delirium.</p> <p dir="ltr">“While it remains unclear whether the observed effect sizes have clinical consequences for the population of glucocorticoid users as a whole, these findings are remarkable given the common neuropsychiatric side effects of synthetic glucocorticoids,” the researchers write.</p> <p dir="ltr">They conclude that widespread reduction in the integrity of white matter in the brain is associated with both systemic and inhaled steroid use, and argue that this could be an underlying contributor to neuropsychiatric side effects that patients using these steroids can experience.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-954fbbed-7fff-5e9e-2f6e-456381994a6a"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">Given the widespread use of medical steroids, they add that it’s important for doctors and patients to know about the possible effects they can have on the brain and that more research should be done into alternative options for treatment.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

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From a series of recipes by Xali: Cream of mushroom soup

<p dir="ltr">A simple and ultra-creamy soup that is full of flavour and will leave you satisfied. This recipe is not only great for winter but it’s also medicinal - eating at least 1 clove of garlic a day can help balance your hormones, prevent the effects of hot flushes, and enhance the body’s immunity. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Serves: </strong>2</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Prep:</strong> 20 mins</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Cook:</strong> 45 mins</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Olive oil - 2 tbsp</p> <p dir="ltr">Onion, brown diced - 1/4 whole</p> <p dir="ltr">Garlic clove minced x 3</p> <p dir="ltr">Thyme, fresh leaves - 1 1/2 tsp</p> <p dir="ltr">Mushrooms, brown or white sliced - 4 cup</p> <p dir="ltr">Mushrooms, Portobello or specialty, sliced - 2 whole</p> <p dir="ltr">Tamari - 1/8 cup</p> <p dir="ltr">Mustard, seeded - 1 1/2 tsp</p> <p dir="ltr">Coconut milk full fat - 200 ml</p> <p dir="ltr">Tofu, silken cut into about 12 cubes *it will be soft to handle - 150 gm</p> <p dir="ltr">Spinach, fresh - 2 cup</p> <p dir="ltr">Chives, fresh snipped - 1/8 cup</p> <p dir="ltr">Parsley, flat leaf chopped - 1/8 cup</p> <p dir="ltr">Salt to taste - 1/4 tsp</p> <p dir="ltr">Cracked black pepper to taste - 1/8 tsp</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Method: </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">1. In a large stockpot over medium heat, heat olive oil, add onion, garlic and thyme until translucent and fragrant, about 12 minutes.</p> <p dir="ltr">2. Add half of the chopped mushrooms and tamari and cook down on medium-high heat, covered for about 10 minutes. This will allow the mushrooms to release their water.</p> <p dir="ltr">3. Add the remaining mushrooms and cook covered for another 10 minutes.</p> <p dir="ltr">4. Remove the lid and add coconut milk, vegetable stock, cook for another 10 minutes uncovered to reduce liquid.</p> <p dir="ltr">5. Drain the tofu while still in the pack, then cut into 12 cubes. Gently add to mushrooms and heat through for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, allowing the flavours to combine.</p> <p dir="ltr">6. Just before serving, fold in the spinach gently until wilted. Ladle into serving bowls.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-dd7ce66e-7fff-d679-4b6a-1615477d8fd6"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">7. Serve with chives and parsley, season with salt and black pepper to taste, and serve hot.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Supplied</em></p>

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New Tim Tam flavour hitting the shelves

<p dir="ltr">Arnotts gave Aussies the opportunity to vote for the new Tim Tam flavour and the results are in!</p> <p dir="ltr">The options were between Dark Choc Espresso Martini Tim Tam or Butterscotch and Cream Tim Tam. </p> <p dir="ltr">Voting closed on April 11, with the winning flavour announced as Butterscotch and Cream Tim Tam.</p> <p dir="ltr">The delicious, decadent flavour will hit Coles’ shelves in July. </p> <p dir="ltr">The Butterscotch and Cream Tim Tam has rich brown sugar and toffee notes paired with a creamy blend of buttery smooth butterscotch cream, also coated in delicious milk chocolate.</p> <p dir="ltr">Compared to the Dark Choc Espresso Martini which is made with roasted espresso and vodka flavoured cream sandwiched between two crunchy biscuits, all coated in decadent dark chocolate.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Butterscotch and Cream Tim Tam flavour will make a delicious addition to the pantry, alongside your other favourite Tim Tams.</p> <p dir="ltr">Rebecca Chan, Arnott's Senior Brand Manager said it’s always fun getting Aussies to vote for a new flavour, proving it successful in previous years. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We know how passionate Australians are about Tim Tams and we love giving them the opportunity to choose a new flavour each year,” she said. </p> <p dir="ltr">“The two flavour contenders are certainly our most indulgent so far, bringing an espresso martini into mouth-watering biscuit form, with the ultra decadent Butterscotch and Cream alongside as a fierce contender.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Arnotts</em></p>

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I scream, you scream we all scream for ice-cream

<p dir="ltr">Peters Ice Cream has been slapped with a massive $12 million fine after it was caught preventing competitors from selling their products at petrol stations and convenience stores.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Federal Court found that Peters, from November 2014 to December 2019, made a sketchy deal with their transport partner PFD Food Services to not sell competitor’s ice cream without prior consent.  </p> <p dir="ltr">The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), who prosecuted Peters in court, said the deal very clearly reduced competition and reduced options for consumers.</p> <p dir="ltr">“This is an important competition law case involving products enjoyed by many Australians,” ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We took this action because we were concerned that Peters Ice Cream’s conduct could reduce competition in this market and impact on the choice of single-serve ice-creams available to consumers.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Other ice cream manufacturers who make Bulla, Gelativo and Pure Pops had approached PFD asking them to distribute their product.</p> <p dir="ltr">However, PFD said they were unable to distribute the ice creams due to its exclusive deal with Peters. </p> <p dir="ltr">"Peters Ice Cream admitted that if PFD had not been restricted from distributing other manufacturers' ice cream products, it was likely that one or more potential competitors would have entered or expanded in this market,” Ms Cass-Gottlieb continued.</p> <p dir="ltr">“This case is a reminder to all businesses of the serious and costly consequences of engaging in anti-competitive conduct.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The ACCC is targeting exclusive arrangements by firms with market power that impact competition as one of our compliance and enforcement priorities for 2022/23.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Peters Ice Cream was ordered to establish a compliance program for three years and pay a contribution to the ACCC’s legal costs.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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Coriander and ice-cream: the cross over nobody asked for

<p dir="ltr">McDonald’s in China has launched a very unusual dessert. It is safe to say fast-food fans are not convinced. </p> <p dir="ltr">The “Cilantro Sundae” is a limited-edition twist on McDonald’s popular ice cream dessert that is topped with a bright green coriander sauce and fresh “crumbs” of the distinctive herb.</p> <p dir="ltr">While it may seem like an early April fools prank, the menu item is actually very real, reportedly launching on February the 21st for a limited time until February the 25th.</p> <p dir="ltr">Coriander widely acknowledged as being super divisive with some loving it and most hating it, so it comes as no surprise social media has erupted like this.</p> <p dir="ltr">Twitter user @ZhugeEX appears to have started the debate around the unique combination after sharing a promotional photo of the McDonald’s item.</p> <p dir="ltr">“McDonald’s China launched a Cilantro Sundae special menu item today, which is interesting...” the video games expert told his 161,000 followers.</p> <p dir="ltr">Reaction came in thick and fast, with some declaring they were “desperate to try this terrible thing”. Customers have also been sharing snaps of the 6.6 Chinese Yuan dessert which is roughly $1.45 and has been grossed out in the process. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Cilantro is one of my favourite things so I would try it lol,” one stated.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Dear @Mcdonalds, when is coriander sundae ice cream coming to Singapore? Pretty pls...” one coriander fan pleaded.</p> <p dir="ltr">Others mocked the unusual colour, one even comparing it to the green of Ireland’s St Patrick’s Day.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m reporting this for violent and graphic content,” one user joked. </p> <p dir="ltr">Image: Instagram</p>

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The internet reacts to Steve Waugh's ice cream blunder

<p>At Thursday night's Australian Open match, Ash Barty bulldozed her way into the finals in a historic win against American Madison Keys.</p> <p>However, Barty had the limelight stolen by an unsuspecting sporting legend in the crowd: former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh. </p> <p>TV cameras panned to Waugh and showed him tucking into an ice cream cone, licking his lips and giving a nod of approval. </p> <p>The rough and tough sporting champ, who became known as the Ice Man in his playing days after coining the term "mental disintegration" to sledge opponents, let his guard down for a brief moment and the internet was flooded with hilarious reactions. </p> <p>Sports reporter Steve Smith tweeted, “Steve Waugh spent several minutes mentally disintegrating that ice-cream before devouring it.”</p> <p>AFL personality Titus O'Reilly chimed in saying, <span>“Even eating an ice-cream, Steve Waugh looks intense.”</span></p> <p>Many also made the connection to the famous <em>Seinfeld</em> episode that shows George Costanza devouring a messy ice cream sundae at the 1993 US Open, and TV cameras catching the whole feast. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Steve Waugh given the George Constanza treatment… spotted eating an ice cream at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AusOpen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/wwos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wwos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusOpen2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AusOpen2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/8hD86klzZh">pic.twitter.com/8hD86klzZh</a></p> — Anthony Clark (@AnthonyClarkAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnthonyClarkAU/status/1486633812872204291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">How good Steve Waugh pulling a Costanza at the tennis <a href="https://t.co/6vAcb3ue3z">pic.twitter.com/6vAcb3ue3z</a></p> — James Lamb (@James_M_Lamb) <a href="https://twitter.com/James_M_Lamb/status/1486630468732686339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <p><em>Today</em> host Karl Stefanovic was left in stitches after seeing Waugh's sweet treat, breaking out in laughter on the morning show. </p> <p>Karl said in empathy, <span>"Having been at an NRL match and had 400 shots of me on the coverage eating pies, I kind of get it."</span></p> <p><em>Image credits: Channel Nine - Australian Open </em></p>

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Sweet gesture as funeral for "King of the Ice Cream" melts hearts around the world

<p><em>Image: Twitter </em></p> <p>A very sweet ice cream man's unique funeral procession has melted hearts all over the internet.</p> <p>The clip, filmed in the London area of Camberwell, shows a procession of ice cream vans following a hearse, all while playing the classic ice cream van jingle to farewell their fellow comrade.</p> <p>As the hearse drove down the road, around seven colourful ice cream vans slowly followed behind while the sweet music blared through the streets.</p> <p>Twitter user Louisa Davies posted the footage online after the sounds of the procession woke her up, admitting the heart-warming gesture left her "sobbing".</p> <p>"Just witnessed an ice cream man's funeral and all the ice cream vans came and followed in solidarity I AM SOBBING," Louisa wrote.</p> <p>The video quickly went viral, with Louisa's clip alone attracting a staggering 11 million views.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">just witnessed an ice cream man’s funeral and all the ice cream vans came and followed in solidarity I AM SOBBING <a href="https://t.co/bJhyJj4JoK">pic.twitter.com/bJhyJj4JoK</a></p> — Louisa Davies (@LouisaD__) <a href="https://twitter.com/LouisaD__/status/1471779181667225603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <p>As per the Daily Mail, the funeral was held for 62-year-old Hasan Dervish, a man who was described as the "King of the ice cream" by his brother, Savash.</p> <p>Savash wrote: "Rest in eternal peace my brother. King of the ice cream."</p> <p>Louisa told the publication she didn't know the driver but was moved by the sweet send-off.</p> <p>"I'd never seen anything like this before so was quite shocked at first but then thought it was just the nicest most heart-warming send0-off," she said.</p> <p>"I'd like to send my respects to the family and let them know this procession brought joy to a lot of people today."</p>

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A child ordered $1200 of ice cream while playing on his dad’s phone

<p dir="ltr">A 5-year-old Sydney boy is presumably in hot water after ordering $1200 worth of ice cream on his dad’s credit card while playing on his phone.</p> <p dir="ltr">Gelato Messina posted about the massive order on their Instagram on Tuesday, and according to their posts, the child was using their dad’s phone to play games, and somehow found himself on the Uber Eats app. Naturally, his next step was to order $1200 worth of gelato and other products from Gelato Messina.</p> <p dir="ltr">His dad didn’t realise anything was amiss until he received a call from the Uber Eats delivery driver, who was outside his workplace (a fire station in Newtown) with the massive haul, which included seven ice cream cakes, jars of dulce de leche, Messina brand candles, and five bottles of Messina Jersey milk.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img style="width: 272.5290697674419px; height:500px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7846372/screen-shot-2021-12-15-at-20204-pm.png" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ccc6da68dc4041ebb80c24254ccdb996" /></p> <p dir="ltr">In addition to photos of the order, Messina also posted a text exchange where someone was sharing the story, writing, “So [blank] called me and told me her mate has a five year old kid. And the little dude was playing with the dads phone. And ended up ordering $1200 of messina to the dads workplace.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The recipient replies, “hahah holy f*** on uber eats? Did the order actually go through?” to which the answers were yes and yes. He continued, “They didn’t know until the drive called him trying to drop it off. So the dad had to go to his work in Newtown to pick it up.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The photo of the haul is quite something - bags of milk, ice cream containers, at least a dozen jars of dulce de leche, and several boxes of Messina cakes.</p> <p dir="ltr">Hopefully the man’s colleagues, hardworking firefighters, all enjoy a sweet treat after a long shift. Otherwise, everyone’s getting dulce de leche in their Christmas stockings!</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Sally Anscombe</em></p>

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Aldi customer shocked by "babushka" ice cream

<p>A stunned Aldi customer has revealed the strange thing that happened when she was unwrapping one of the store’s ice cream cones.</p> <p>Sharing her unusual find on Facebook, the woman from Victoria said she had settled down for some “me time” when she opened the Chocolate Crowns ice cream box which she purchased from Aldi.</p> <p>But what she unwrapped in the four-pack box from ice cream company Monarc was far from normal.</p> <p>Surprisingly, the ice cream was seemingly double wrapped with a wrapped cone inside another fully wrapped ice cream.</p> <p>“Dear Aldi, what the…. Is that?” she she wrote alongside a picture of her weirdly wrapped ice cream.</p> <p>“I don’t know if the whole box is like that.”</p> <p>Her bonus cone find delighted and perplexed fellow shoppers who were seriously stunned by the unusually wrapped cone.</p> <p>“I don’t understand what I’m looking at?” one baffled person said.</p> <p>“It’s an ice cream babushka?” another asked.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7844307/new-project-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/58f5e70d144142be8eae847ca6ab108c" /></p> <p>Image: Facebook</p> <p>“A cone…. In a cone, what’s inside the wrapper,” questioned a third person.</p> <p>Simply put, one Aldi fan called the mishap “Cone-ception” while others thought the strange “bonus cone” find was extremely lucky.</p> <p>“Buy a lotto ticket….that’s some luck!!” one person said.</p> <p>“Probably the best thing I have ever seen,” added another.</p> <p>This isn’t the first time a shopper has spotted a packaging mishap in a supermarket product.</p> <p><strong>Surprising find in tin of tomatoes</strong></p> <p>This isn’t the first time a shopper has spotted a packaging mishap in the supermarket.</p> <p>Melbourne shopper Shell McKenzie told Yahoo News Australia she was shocked when she opened a tin of tomatoes that contained no tomatoes at all.</p> <p>Instead, the sealed tin was full of water.</p> <p>Shell said she had purchased the Woolworths Essentials brand diced Italian tomatoes as part of her online order.</p> <p>“It was delivered to my workplace,” she explained.</p> <p>“My cook opened it and was shocked it was filled with water….we bought others that were fine.”</p> <p>A Woolworths representative quickly responded to Shell’s odd fine on Facebook.</p> <p>“We’re sorry to see you’ve received a can of diced tomatoes filled with water. We can imagine the surprise this would’ve caused when you opened it,” the spokesperson says.</p> <p>“I spoke with them on the phone and they were shocked and offered a refund and a $10 goodwill credit,” she said.</p> <p>“They have no idea how it happened.”</p>

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Push to rename iconic Aussie ice cream over "offensive" name

<p>There is increasing amounts of pressure to rename beloved Aussie favourite Golden Gaytime amid concerns it causes offence to the gay community.</p> <p>Australian man, Brian Mc, launched a petition online earlier in the month and has since gone to war with ice-cream giant Streets and its parent company Unilever.</p> <p>The petition has over 800 signatures so far.</p> <p>According to Mr Mc, the name of the ice cream, which was first released in 1959, is "outdated" and "offensive" and is asking for the term "gay" to be banished from the title.</p> <p>“As a part of the LGBTQIA+ community I believe my sexual identity is owned by me, not a brand and that the outdated meaning no longer applies. Isn’t it time for this double entendre to end?” he said in the notes below the petition.</p> <p>Other brands have changed their names in the last year to remove racist connotations. For instance, Redskins became Red Ripper, Chicos became Cheekies and Coon Cheese was renamed Cheer Cheese.</p> <p>Now Mr Mc is calling for Golden Gaytime to receive the same treatment.</p> <p>“Under the law they are seen the same, discrimination means being treated unfairly or not as well as others because of a protected characteristic like age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race or disability,” he said.</p> <p>“It’s not my place to tell Streets what to call their rebranded product, but I do feel it’s time that the Golden Gaytime is called out for being outdated, especially when Streets is releasing new products and cross promotions in 2021.”</p> <p>Mr Mc revealed he had faced a lot of grief for speaking out about the name but refused to back down.</p> <p>“Just to be a gay man, even in 2021 is still hard … (we) still have a long way to go to be fully accepted as equals, but if we see an area in life that’s not equal, and we are able to change it for the better, why wouldn’t you speak up,” Mr Mc said.</p> <p>“This is why I'm speaking out against Golden Gaytime.</p> <p>“I’m not calling for the product to be cancelled, I’m calling for the product to remove Gay from its name.”</p> <p>A Streets spokesperson told NCA NewsWire that the Golden Gaytime was released in Australia during 1959 when the word “gay” had not yet been applied to gender preference.</p> <p>“The origin of the ‘Gaytime’ name was and remains related to having a joyous or happy time and is meant to capture the pleasure that comes with enjoying an ice cream,” they said in a statement.</p> <p>“The ‘Gaytime’ name is not and never has intended to cause offence and this petition is the first that we have been made aware of.</p> <p>“As a Unilever brand, Streets has a deep and longstanding commitment to help build a more diverse, equitable and inclusive society for all.”</p> <p>Golden Gaytime has a different name in other countries. In New Zealand it is known as a Cookie Crumble.</p> <p>“Gay and Gaytime no longer mean what it used to. Now gay is either ‘I'm gay’, and not as in happy, or ‘that’s so gay’, which is an insult. But either way this ice cream should be called happytime, “ one respondent to the petition said.</p> <p>Unilever has been contacted for comment.</p>

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“Vile monster” found eating ice-cream after killing his wife

<p>Disturbing bodycam footage has shown the moment a man who shot his ex-wife through the window of his car enjoying a Magnum treat.</p> <p>The bodycam footage released by Northamptonshire Police was taken hours after murderer Michael Reader shot Marion Price.</p> <p>Reader carried out the killing after a "controlling and abusive campaign" during the pair's marriage.</p> <p>Reader's best friend Stephen Welch was also a "willing and knowing accomplice" and helped dispose of Reader's clothes after the murder.</p> <p>Reader made the decision to murder his ex-wife after he was ordered to pay her £10,000 as a final divorce settlement.</p> <p>The footage is shocking, as Reader feigns ignorance after being informed he's being arrested for the murder of Price.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840361/man-ice-cream.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/7c6c87a1d0464f5ea540d339aaa7b452" /></p> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>"Can you fill me in? What has happened?" Reader can be heard asking as handcuffs are put on him.</p> <p>"When did this happen?" he asks the arresting officer.</p> <p>Reader had controlled and manipulated Price throughout their marriage, which was made clear at sentencing in a victim personal statement from Price's son Gary.</p> <p>He referred to Reader as a "vile monster", who "preyed on [Ms Price's] good nature"</p> <p>He said: "We would find out he was obsessed with money, manipulating, controlling, disgusting and very sad."</p> <p>Mr Price said his mother was "the most amazing, kind, bubbly, excitable, beautiful human being".</p> <p>"I really hope that people will read or hear about my mum's story and help at least one other person to spot the signs they are in an abusive relationship," he added.</p> <p>Reader was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 31 years and his accomplice was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 27 years.</p> <p><em>Photo credits: Northamptonshire Police</em></p> </div>

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“What a monster”: Mum shocks the internet with bizarre habit

<p><span>A woman has stirred the Internet into a frenzy over her mother’s bizarre ice cream habit</span><br /><br /><span>“My mom always eats the chocolate and puts it back in the freezer like that,” the woman captioned an image.</span><br /><br /><span>The picture shows a magnum ice cream with the chocolate shell eaten off and the vanilla ice cream still on the stick.</span><br /><br /><span>Ice cream addicts took to the comments to call out the mother’s crazy habit.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839886/ice-cream-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/942489c867434e8683f84f0f98eb17ea" /><br /><br /><span>“She’s a monster,” one person joked, with another adding: “I refuse to believe this is real”.</span><br /><br /><span>“Run away and disown her,” a person said, while another called the move “gross”.</span><br /><br /><span>The woman cleared up any confusion saying her mum only carries out the weird habit about once a month and "leaves the vanilla part for my dad to eat".</span><br /><br /><span>“Does she know she can buy chocolate that isn't attached to ice cream and eat that,” a person commented.</span><br /><br /><span>“Also - if it’s the weird sort of chocolate that comes on ice cream bars that she is into specifically, and not just chocolate in general, you can buy that at the grocery store.”</span></p>

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