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A MUM has defended smoking cannabis as she claims it makes her more patient with her two kids. Caitlin Fladager,  27, lives in Vancouver, Canada, where recreational and medicinal marijuana use is legal. But despite this the mum-of-two says that she is constantly subjected to judgement from other mothers. But Caitlin says that lighting up a joint is no different to winding down with a glass of wine, taking to Instagram to defend herself. “Yes, I have two kids. Yes, I smoke weed”, she wrote earlier this month. “It’s so funny to my how frowned upon marijuana is. No one looks twice when a mom says she enjoys “mom juice” aka wine, after her kids are in bed. “But when a mom says she smokes weed, it’s a huge shock.” Caitlin got pregnant with her high school sweetheart Noah when she was 18 years old and the married couple now share two children, Adriana and Jack. She says she wants to “raise awareness” of how marijuana can actually help up women become better mums to … [Read more...] about Smoking cannabis makes me a better mum – I was never the most patient with my two kids, now I am

WHEN Saffron Drewitt-Barlow feels her skin is lacking a bit of glow, she knows exactly what to do – get online and book a first-class plane ticket for her favourite beauty therapist. Money is no object for the 21-year-old, which is why she’s able to splash $10,000 a time arranging for her number one facialist to fly from her home in Brighton to Saffron’s family mansion in Florida. Far from being a rarity, it’s something Saffron does every month or so (Covid permitting)… and it’s just the beginning of her mammoth beauty spend. The daughter of Britain’s first gay dads, ex-couple and multi-millionaires Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow, also forks out over $12,000 a year to keep her hair extensions looking good, has a make-up artist on her books for whenever she needs him and gets her lashes and nails down every couple of weeks. It’s all part of Saffron’s Absolutely Fabulous life , which she’s detailing in her new Fabulous column. She’s already touched on the unusual family … [Read more...] about I spend $200k a year on beauty – I never wash my own hair, jet my facialist in from UK & spend 4 hours a day on make-up

GATWICK Airport is introducing new charges for anyone being dropped off at the North Terminal. All the passengers will face a £5 charge at the airport under the new plans. This will affect all vehicles, excluding blue badge holders, at North Terminal from March 8, when staying for up to 10 minutes. Anyone staying longer will be charged £1 a minute up to £20, up to a maximum time of 30 minutes for £25. The new rules will eventually be enforced at the South Terminal but an official date has not been confirmed. Passengers who want to avoid the new charges will instead have to be dropped off at the long-stay car parks, where they will have to get a free shuttle bus to the airport. Gatwick’s chief commercial officer, Jonathan Pollard, said the new scheme was to help passengers consider more "sustainable transport options". He added: “We plan to use this charge to build on these services by using a proportion of the revenue raised to support new sustainable transport … [Read more...] about Gatwick to charge passengers £5 for being dropped off at the North Terminal

Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) have placed the Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance, according to local media. That designation gives state agents more powers for surveillance in certain circumstances, including potentially tapping the party's communications. The BfV refused to comment on media reports from Der Spiegel magazine, the DPA news agency and public broadcaster ARD. The Interior Ministry, which oversees the BfV, said it would neither confirm nor deny them. Why has there been no official statement? The BfV is apparently unable to announce the decision officially because of an ongoing legal dispute. A court in the city of Cologne last week rejected an urgent motion by the AfD to stop the BfV from placing it under formal investigation . The party said any announcement that it was being investigated would undermine its right to fight the election on an equal footing to other political parties. In response, the … [Read more...] about Germany places entire far-right AfD under surveillance — reports

As he pulled on an England shirt again Kyle Sinckler stopped to think who he was about to represent. A nation in lockdown, looking for a reason to be cheerful on yet another blank weekend. Kids, like his twin brother and sister, climbing the walls at home, unable to go to school or take part in any sort of sport. He then went out and delivered a man of the match display which led Eddie Jones to liken him to a tiger. “Eddie made the point in our team talk beforehand that 8.7 million people watched our game against Scotland,” said the Bristol prop. “You can only imagine how many of them are kids that look up to us as players. “My little brother and sister play football, rugby, tennis and at the moment they are just stuck at home. We wanted to put smiles on faces.” Sinckler’s performance on his first game back from suspension was emblematic of this England victory. It was about taking responsibility for past failings and showing lessons had been learned. In England’s case … [Read more...] about Kyle Sinckler earns his stripes on redemption day for him and England in Six Nations