Find below some useful information about the application or renewal of a child’s British passport.

Find below some useful information about the application or renewal of a child’s British passport.

News Unknown   08:11

 Children’s passport varies in many ways from that adult passport in terms of cost it is cheaper to get and also lasts half the time of an adult passport.

For any British citizen to travel abroad, a passport is a must have, thus, parents can file an application for their children’s passport from birth till they are 15 years of age.

Though there is Fast Track service for those needing it urgently, under normal circumstances, it takes only three weeks to get it ready.

For all British nationals residing in the UK, they can either apply, renew or update thier child’s passport online https://www.gov.uk/apply-renew-passport or via post.

Or else parents can collect a paper form from the nearest Post Office and post it or use the Check and Send service.

Children aged 12 or over, will need to complete section six of the form. Also, a counter-signatory will need to sign the form if:

·         they’re aged 11 or under

·         they’ve never had a British passport before

·         they can’t be recognised from the photo in their old passport

·         their old passport has been lost, stolen or damaged

Along with the application form, you’ll have to send in passport photos and identification documents.

The same passport photo rules apply for a child’s passport as to an adult’s. Therefore, the submission of original identification documents is needed as an evidence that the child is indeed a British national e.g. birth certificate.

Meanwhile, a 15 year old child, who is going to be 16 within the next three weeks, must apply for a 10-year adult passport.

But the HM Passport Office advises: “Your child can use their child passport until it expires, even if they’re over 18.”

Finally, the cost of getting a child’s passport if done online or by post is £46, while those using the Post Office Passport Check and Send service, will pay £55.75. Which can be paid by credit card, debit card, cheque or postal order.

Swedish Councillor narrates reasons workers should be given an hour s3x break

Swedish Councillor narrates reasons workers should be given an hour s3x break

News Unknown   12:25

A Swedish councillor has made a proposal which states that people should be given one hour s3x breaks from their various places of work either to go home or hang around the office and enjoy brillian s3x.

The proposal states that taking time to briefly leave your office desk to have s3x would go a long way to relieve office stress, increase focus, and make workers happier – and, as a result, better at their jobs.

At work, that can only be a good thing. Happy workers are productive workers, right?

He said “I get why people might be a little freaked out by the idea of their co-workers running off for a quick bang sesh. But that’s something I reckon we should change.”

“I’m tired of the fact that when we’re at work, we pretend to be work-focused machines that don’t have human needs or a life outside of work.”

“We pretend that we don’t fancy our co-workers, because that would be inappropriate. We pretend we’re not exhausted after getting hardly any sleep. We agree to stay late because we don’t want to admit that actually, while we don’t have concrete plans, we’d quite like to go home and eat a giant bag of tortilla chips in front of the TV.”

“We try to stay as silent as possible when we’re having s3x and our housemates are home. We’re embarrassed of buying condoms. If we’re asked what we did last night, we’d never say that we spent a few hours engaged in some intensely passionate love-making involving a blindfold and The Weeknd playing in the background.”

“For some reason, even when we’re proper adults, we’re still set on pretending that we’re not s3xual beings. Which is really bloody weird.”

We all have s3xual needs. We all do s3xual stuff. Why are we acting like it’s a big secret?

“But even if you’re not on board with my personal mission to make everyone talk about s3x, you should be on board with the concept of s3x breaks.”

Why? Because the way we’re currently working is ruining our lives.

Unless you work in one of those ‘cool’ offices with bean bags and free snacks, you’re probably working in a culture that encourages you to stay late, eat your lunch at your desk, and always be on email alert in case anyone needs anything.

We have a work culture that tells you that the more time you spend at work, the better work you’re probably doing. We’re praised for prioritising work above everything else, given promotions because we’re ‘committed’ and ‘hard-working’ over the person who leaves on time.

This is leaving us stressed, overworked, racked with guilt every time we take a sick day, and spending hours faffing about on the internet when we’ve finished our work because we feel like we can’t leave early.

And it’s wrecking our relationships, because we’re prioritising everything else over fulfilling our romantic and s3xual needs.

S3x breaks are a brilliant idea because they give us permission to pause our focus on work and get back to another side of ourselves: the side that’s s3xual, romantic, and isn’t constantly thinking about hitting targets and ticking off to-do lists.

The ideal, I reckon, is fully flexible working hours that allow us to take breaks whenever we need, get our work done when we feel most capable of doing it, take holidays when we’re feeling overworked, and never feel like we have to ‘show our face’ at the office when we don’t actually have any work that needs to be done.

I get that there are things holding companies back from implementing that ideal.

So maybe the best option for right now is introducing moves like s3x breaks, to force us to switch off from work for an hour and be our best, happiest, non-work selves.

I dream of a working environment where we’re judged on the quality of our work, not how much time we spend at the office.

But while we wait for that, I’m all for giving people permission to have s3x midway through the day.

Let’s start the work revolution with a bang.

Source: Metro, 2017

Find list of ten countries begging their citizens to have productive s3x

Find list of ten countries begging their citizens to have productive s3x

News Unknown   10:39

Experts have for many decades explained the importance of s3x, some have even said it has the ability to prevent people from going mad from frustration, it diminishes stress and makes you sleep better. Above all, it is also an important factor in keeping the human race from extinction.

Report has that nations of the world need fertility rate of only two kids per woman to reach what demographers call ‘replacement fertility’ – the rate at which births fill the gaps left by deaths.

Analysts have come out lists of countries that do not meet that rate, and also the various method being employed by their government to encourage their citizens to have more productive s3x.

Find below a list of ten (10) countries begging their citizens with some kind of incentives in order to increase their working population:

Denmark:

The Danes have such a low fertility rate (around 1.73 children per woman) that a national travel company has come up with a series of bribes to get women to have more kids.

First, Spies Rejser offered to provide three years’ worth of baby supplies to couples who conceived on a holiday booked through the company. And now it’s come up with a campaign called ‘Do it for Mom‘ – a video which guilt trips couples into having kids so that their mums don’t miss out on having grandkids.

Russia:

According to Tech Insider, Russia is experiencing a shitstorm of anti-baby factors. HIV and alcoholism are widespread, women aren’t having kids and men are dying young.

It all got so bad that in 2007, the government declared 12 September the official Day of Conception – where people get the day off for making babies.

Women who give birth exactly nine months later – on 12 June, win a fridge (?!?!?).

Japan:

We know that Japan is experiencing something of a dry spell. A 2011 survey found that 61% of unmarried men and 49% of women aged 18-34 weren’t in any kind of romantic relationship.

To try and get their young people creating families, scientists came up with Yotaro – a robot baby designed to give people a preview of parenthood. Students at the University of Tsukuba theorised that if young people could see themselves as potential mothers and fathers, they’d be more emotionally ready to settle down.

Romania:

During communist times, if you weren’t providing future state labourers by having kids, you had to pay instead. There was a 20% income tax for childless couples, and in the 1980s, women were forced to take gynaecological exams to ensure that all pregnancies went to term.

Today, the fertility rate is still rock bottom.

Singapore:

Singapore has the lowest fertility rate in the world, with just 0.81 children per woman.

To deal with the crisis, the government came up with National Night – an event sponsored by the mint company Mentos to encourage couples to ‘let their patriotism explode’.

They’ve also placed a limit on the number of small one beds available to rent to encourage cohabitation, and the government reportedly spends around $1.6 billion on various programmes to get people to have more s3x.

In fact, the government offers cash to people who have more than one child. Parents receive a ‘baby bonus’ of around $4,400 (£2,545) for their first two kids and $5,900 (£3,413) for their third and fourth.

South Korea:

Offices turn off their lights at 7 pm on the third Wednesday of every month – AKA Family Day. Workers are encouraged to get themselves home so that they can enjoy some lights-out action.

India:

While the general population of India is thriving, their Parsis community is slowly dwindling. And that’s lead to a number of questionable ads encouraging people to ‘Be responsible – don’t use a condom tonight’.

Other campaigns have shamed men living at home with lines like ‘Isn’t it time you broke up with your mum?’

Brutal but effective – there were just 61,000 Parsis living in the country in 2001, and at the last census, there were 69,000.

Italy:

You wouldn’t think somewhere as passionate as Italy would have a sex drought, but their fertility rate is below the European average.

So, the Italy has started running campaigns to remind Italians that time stands still for no (wo)man.

Lines include: ‘Beauty knows no age, fertility does,’ and ‘Get going! Don’t wait for the stork’.

Hong Kong:

Inspired by Singapour, Hong Kong started giving out cash to couples to try and encourage them to have kids.

Alas, the plan never quite took off.

Spain:

As employment rates are rising, fertility rates are dropping. Half of young people are out of work. And to combat the trend, the Spanish government have hired a special commissioner to try and reverse them.

SHOCKER: As a 96-year-old man narrates how he lived as a gay for 95 years without anyone knowing

SHOCKER: As a 96-year-old man narrates how he lived as a gay for 95 years without anyone knowing

News Unknown   09:06

How it surprising it is to see a 95-year-old great-grand father who has been married for 67 years coming to the media to tell the world how became a gay when he was just 5-years-old. And how he pretentiously with it for over 90 years of his live.

It was in 2016 Roman decided to make gay life public, as he finally opened up to members of his family, saying there are certain things he wants to let the entire world to be aware of.

Roman, who lives in Los Angeles, explained: "I just told them plain that I was born and I was all my life gay.

"I told them the whole tragedy of my life and then they understood what happened to me.

"Can you imagine 90 years to be in the closet?"

Davey of You Tube then asked Roman if, now that he's out of the closet, he wants to have a boyfriend or companion, and he quickly replied 'yes'.

Does he have a type? Well, no. "I don't care!" he admits. "I don't look at the face, I look at the heart. Somebody to lean against. Somebody who feels the heart ticking - and nobody can do that unless you let them."

And then came an utterly heartbreaking confession.

Terribly, Roman doesn't feel as though he will be able to find a partner at his age - after so many wasted years.

"I'll be very honest about it," says Roman, "I really don't need any either physical or mental connections, I don't need [them].

"But I want to - I want to go to sleep and have somebody close to me, not for any other reason but to be sure that someone cares, you know? That's all."

Roman said to Davey: "For you it's easy to find. For me, I'm too old already. Who needs an old junk?"

He then asked what Davey thought of him and if he had the "right" to come out at this age.

"It's never too late to be your true self," Davey said.

Davey told Mirror Online: "Roman's story is very complex. On one hand, it's the triumphant story of a 95 year old man coming out of the closet - and shedding the weight of a nine-decade secret. That is certainly something worth celebrating!

"On the other hand, Roman's story is also deeply emotional and, at times, quite difficult. At some level, it's the story of lost opportunities

"You can't help but wonder, had the circumstances been different, how Roman's story could have ended differently.

"And you also feel for Roman's wife. While they undoubtedly loved each other in a deep way, both Roman and his wife deserve passion and sexual intimacy. Did they have that despite Roman being gay?

"But despite the story's complexity, Roman's desire to feel the heartbeat of someone who loves him is fundamentally human. It's a simple yearning that drives all of us. In it, we see Roman's humanity. And we see ourselves.

Mother never knew her new-born baby was always crying because he was highly dehydrated and starving to death

Mother never knew her new-born baby was always crying because he was highly dehydrated and starving to death

News Unknown   09:12

The recent explanation of the mother of a new-born son has revealed how babies could still starve to death, despite being breastfed constantly.

Four days old baby Landon Johnson died of heart attack due to severe dehydration.

This sad incident occurred despite his mum, Jillian, breastfeeding him and seeking the advice of doctors about his constant feeding.

Five years on, she has written about her experiences for blog Fed is Best in the hope that others may learn from them.

She says the best advice she has been given since is to follow breast feeding with a bottle to ensure your baby has eaten enough.

She wrote saying ‘Did you know newborns aren’t supposed to cry all the time?

‘They’re supposed to eat and sleep and dirty their diapers. I had no idea that he was inconsolable because he was starving — literally.’

After stating anxiety over Landon’s continuous feeding and crying, Jillian was told he was latching well and ‘cluster feeding’.

Even though one consultant did mention she may have trouble producing milk because she was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), no one suggested supplemented feeding.

.’We took him home … not knowing that after less than 12 hours home with us, he would have gone into cardiac arrest caused by dehydration,’ she continued.

‘When a baby is only on the breast, how do we gauge how much they’re actually getting out? Sure, there should be wet and soiled diapers, and weight checks, right? And where is the limit as to weight loss and a minimum for the diapers changed?’

The newborn was rushed to hospital where an MRI scan showed he had a brain injury from the cardiac arrest.

Fifteen days later the decision was taken to turn his life support off.

‘I realised in my grieving that there could be so many more parents that needed to hear it or talk about it but were never given the opportunity,’ she said.

‘I had the opportunity to get the dialogue started and it needed to be done. I only wish I did it sooner.

‘I’m so grateful knowing there’s a foundation (Fed is Best) dedicated to educating parents on the importance of feeding your newborn – whether supplementing or breastfeeding. I’m pro-feeding. Plain and simple.’

Man 54 raped his 16-year-old daughter just to prove to her that s3x with men (opposite sex) were better than being a gay

Man 54 raped his 16-year-old daughter just to prove to her that s3x with men (opposite sex) were better than being a gay

News Unknown   09:02

54-year-old father who was approached by his 16-year-old daughter who confided in him as her dad to disclose to him about how she has been battling with her identity, but got raped by the same father who failed to control has temper as he raped her just to prove to her that s3x with men (opposite sex) was far more better than being a gay.

It was also revealed that the same father had in the past raped his other daughter during 20 years of s3xual exploitation. And has been now been handed a 21-year prison term after he found guilty of three rapes during the 1980s and 1990s.

Judge Andrew Lockhart QC told the brute: “The court heard from both of these two women. They have both been severely psychologically damaged by your behaviour.

“Listening to [one of the victim’s] evidence of her feeling of guilt at leaving her sister to face you was the most harrowing of evidence.”

The father had pleaded not guilty at Warwick Crown Court to nine charges of indecent assault, one of indecency with a child and three of rape. But was however convicted of charges levelled against him.

It all started with s3xual cruelty of one daughter and, after she left home, moved on to abusing the other daughter.

The judge told the defendant he had committed serious s3xual offences against his daughters for 21 years.

He described how the older girl had been groomed from the age of 11.

“It affected her greatly," he said. "She left the home, and she thought her sister would be safe, because she thought you would never touch (her) in the same way.

“But you groomed your [other] daughter in the same way and began assaults on her.

“As a 16-year-old girl she realised she was gay and, struggling with her identity as many people do at that age, she decided to tell you.

“You reacted by showing real and uncontrolled anger, and you decided to rape her to show her why it would be better to have sex with men than women. Her evidence made harrowing listening.

“That rape involved degradation and humiliation. The offence demonstrated your hostility towards her as a lesbian.”

Speaking after the sentencing hearing, an NSPCC spokesman said: “The victims in this horrific case have shown incredible courage to speak out and ensure this evil abuser is brought to justice.

“It is vital they now receive the support they need to attempt to move forward with their lives.

“This case shows that survivors of abuse will be listened to, no matter how long ago it happened or who the abuser was. They do not need to suffer in silence.