It’s true what they say – there is someone out there for everyone. With over eight million people in London alone, trying to find a prospective partner online can help to minimise the dating noise. Nowadays, dating apps cater to pretty much every niche under the sun, so there’s no reason why you can’t find “the one” all from the comfort of your mobile phone. But for those just getting into the game of swiping left and right, how do you know where to start? Here’s how the confusing virtual landscape of modern love looks today: Badoo: to meet anyone Launched by Russian tech entrepreneur Andrey Andreev, Badoo is the biggest dating app in the world. The app launched in 2009, three years before Tinder, and it now has 380 million+ customers, operates in 190 countries and is available in 47 different languages. In 2017, Badoo launched a facial recognition feature which allows users to upload an image of a person they like, whether that’s a … [Read more...] about Summer loving: the best dating apps and websites for 2019
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Homes and jobs for Plymouth among Labour election promises
Plymouth Labour are focusing on homes, jobs, schools, the environment and keeping council tax low in their campaign to retain control of the city council at local elections in May. They set out five key priorities in their election manifesto launched at the weekend: building homes for Plymouth - They promise to deliver 1,000 “truly affordable” homes for sale and rent each year for the next five years; caring for Plymouth's environment - They will “lead the battle” against single-use plastics, put their new Plan for Trees into practice and campaign for a National Marine Park for Plymouth Sound; more and better jobs for Plymouth - Labour will invest in developments like Langage, Oceansgate, Hearder Court and in the city centre to bring well-paid, secure jobs; council tax as low as possible – They say council tax is unfair as it hits people on lower incomes hardest, and they pledge to keep any council tax rises they are forced to make “as low as … [Read more...] about Homes and jobs for Plymouth among Labour election promises
Woman who searched online for ways to die calls for social network policing
A woman who searched online for ways of ending her life has joined calls for social networks to be policed. Campaigner Natasha Benjamin told Birmingham Live that she has written to Instagram bosses calling for disturbing material to be taken down. Five years ago she began trawling the internet for painless ways to die. Thankfully, she found an inspirational website that brought her back from the brink. But, she says her life could have panned out very differently if she'd discovered similar material to teenager Molly Russell. The 14-year-old died in 2017 - and her dad Ian believes Instagram is partly responsible - because he found distressing material about depression and suicide on her account. Natasha, who suffered domestic abuse as a child, said: "I’d reached a point where I just felt I couldn’t do this anymore. "I began to look up ways to die painlessly because I was in enough pain as it was. “If I could die painlessly, at least I could say some part of my life … [Read more...] about Woman who searched online for ways to die calls for social network policing
NTAs 2019: Ant and Dec win Best Presenter for the EIGHTEENTH time
Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly claimed the award for Best TV Entertainment Presenter at the National Television Awards on Tuesday evening, despite Ant's well documented absence from TV for much of the year. Accepting their prize via. link from the Britain's Got Talent auditions - in his first TV appearance since his drink-drive arrest in March - Ant admitted he 'didn't really feel he could accept' the award, and went on to praise his presenting partner Dec for holding down the fort during his break. It came in an awards show which also saw Bodyguard and Emmerdale come out on top with two awards each, while Peaky Blinders won the coveted Best Drama, and This Morning scooped Best Daytime for the ninth year in a row. They did it! Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly claimed the award for Best TV Entertainment Presenter at the National Television Awards on Tuesday evening, despite Ant's well documented absence from TV for much of the year He said: 'This is a genuine shock … [Read more...] about NTAs 2019: Ant and Dec win Best Presenter for the EIGHTEENTH time
Sentinel 100: Our most inspirational and influential people for 2019
Welcome to The Sentinel 100 - a collection of some of the most inspirational and influential people across our patch. This list, which was prompted by the popularity of The Sentinel Hot 100 Businesses list, is not comprehensive. How could it be? There are literally thousands of people across the Potteries and the wider region who inspire us, provide valuable leadership in many spheres, inspire us, consistently raise a smile, or are genuinely the glue that bind our communities together. You'll find new and familiar faces this year, and hopefully a few surprises... BISHOP GEOFF ANNAS Bishop of Stafford Bishop Geoff is responsible for the Stafford episcopal area – the northern two thirds of Staffordshire. He has spent most of his ministry in urban areas – a decade in south London followed by 16 years in Southampton before coming to Staffordshire in 2010. He was consecrated by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul’s Cathedral and … [Read more...] about Sentinel 100: Our most inspirational and influential people for 2019