Books

Children's book of the year: Good night stories for Rebel Girls

I read and review a lot of books every year. I reckon in the region of 100 between novels, manuals and picture books. The book market is growing at an exponential level particularly children’s titles. There’s a book with a very unique interactive content and approach that has particularly struck a chord with me, and that is Good night stories for rebel girls. So much so that I have…
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Pregnancy & Birth

Natural Cycle IVF is not new

The first IVF baby in the world was from a natural cycle in 1978 in UK. IVF (In vitro fertilisation) is a medical procedure where an egg (or eggs) is fertilised outside the body. It can be done to aid conception when couples or single women are having difficulties conceiving naturally. There are many patients who have failed or are not candidates for stimulated IVF and have…
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Books

Book review: BILLY AND THE MINPINS by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake

September is Roald Dahl’s birth month, and each year on phizz-whizzing Roald Dahl Day on 13th September, the annual, global celebration of the world’s number one storyteller, there are special events and publications. This year there’s a new release of the classic BILLY AND THE MINPINS (published by Penguin), illustrated for the first time by Quentin Blake which completes Dahl and…
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Competitions

Win a Sightseeing Cruise for you and your family on a City Cruises riverboat

  London Mums have partnered with City Cruises to offer a family the chance to win a Sightseeing Cruise on a City Cruises riverboat. One lucky entrant and family will enjoy great views of London’s famous landmarks, like the London Eye and the world famous Big Ben, pass under the world famous Tower Bridge and then head downriver towards Canary Wharf and Greenwich.   Hop on and off any…
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Movies

The teenage years

  As parents we wondered what the teenage years will be for our children. I have caught up with the cast of Andi Mack to talk about teenage life. What’s the toughest part of growing up? What’s the best advice they’ve received as a teenager? The answers are all here…    PEYTON ELIZABETH LEE: THE TEEN QUEEN! Peyton plays Andi Mack in Disney…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 Milton Hygiene Kits

  Milton, the UK’s leading sterilising and hygiene expert, has been keeping families safe from germs for over 70 years, both at home and while out and about. We’re giving five lucky readers the opportunity to win a Milton Hygiene Kit, including Milton Antibacterial Surface Wipes, Milton Antibacterial Hand Gel, Milton Antibacterial Surface Spray and Milton Washing Up…
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Newsletter

London Mums Back to School 2017 newsletter including FREE events in London

  Dear London Mums   School is back and our job as masters of entertainment is over for at least another month and half. Work feels like a holiday (giggle).   I don’t know about you, but for me things are changing as my son has just started secondary school and I need to adjust at being mummy taxi now (before we used to walk to school) and to being head of police when…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of comedy Colossal Blu-Ray starring Anne Hathaway & Dan Stevens

  Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an out-of-work party girl who finds herself in relationship trouble with her sensible boyfriend, Tim (Dan Stevens), and is forced to move back to her tiny hometown to get her life back on track. She reconnects with childhood friend Oscar (Jason Sudeikis), a good-natured bar owner with a coterie of drinking buddies (Tim Blake Nelson and Austin Stowell), and resumes her…
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Movies

Films Heads up: The Glass Castle (out on 6 October 2017)

  The Glass Castle is a new movie adaptation from the book by Jeannette Walls – her memoir about her bohemian childhood spent travelling around with her alcoholic father (played by Woody Harrelson) and an artistic mother in poverty most of the time. The trailer looks great and shows glimpses of powerful performances by Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson. The…
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Movies

DVD review: Baywatch starring Dwayne Johnson & Zac Efron

  Based on the original TV series, Baywatch the comedy brings back great memories from my childhood adding hilarious jokes and more contemporary scenarios. An extended version will be available first on Digital Download on 21 September   and the original version on DVD along with an Extended Edition on Blu-ray™ and 4K Ultra HD™ on 25 September 2017. It has a 15 UK rating for strong…
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