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The Irish Sun
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
My name is so bad that people assume it's short for something else but I'll have the last laugh with my epic comebacks
HAVING a unique name has its ups and downs, but having to constantly explain it to new people cant be pretty exhausting. That's what this person recently discovered, and it's no wonder people were left scratching their heads. 2 The Reddit user explained that they needed something to tell their new co-workers Credit: Getty 2 Reddit users came up with some funny responses they could share next time someone pried Credit: Getty They took to Reddit to reveal their unusual moniker - Rat. "I'm doing a lot of introductions at the moment, and people are always intrigued by my name, they keep asking the history behind it or what it's short for," they explained in the viral post. The only problem was the name isn't short for anything, so there was nothing to tell. And although they did have one funny comeback to the constant questions, the same response was getting a bit old, they explained. READ MORE ON UNIQUE NAME "Aside from the jokey answers like ' They continued: "I'm getting kind of sick of having the same conversation if I'm real, so does anyone know a name that Rat could be realistically short for? "It would certainly make introductions a bit less painless for me. I just moved to a new job, and they're more of a posh crowd who are ve r y nosy lmao. I can see the questions brewing." Luckily, the fellow Reddit users had some incredible responses lined up for any further prying questions. Most read in Fabulous One said: "You gotta hit 'em with the ol' Rat-a-tat-tat." And a second came up with a whole list of potential names including Ratthew, Rattlesnake, Ratorichal question, and Ratasha. Made In Chelsea star gives birth to baby boy as she reveals son's adorable name A third took a different approach and said: "An answer like 'Rattus rattus' could help drive the full name point home in a slightly sarcastic way." Another joked they should tell people the name is short for 'Mouse'. "My parents called me 'Brat' but I dropped the first letter," was another suggested response. But others though telling people another backstory was a better idea as one said: "It's your nickname from prison. You ratted everyone out and got early release. Better to not ask why you were in." "It is short for Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat, obviously," someone else joked. Meanwhile, some Reddit users were more focused on why Rat didn't know where their name really came from. They said she never asked when they were younger, but have now missed the opportunity to find out from their parents. "I've never asked. I think maybe it was after a musician or artist back when they were kids, but then again, my best friend growing up was also a boy called Badger," they explained. "I'm not even the first Rat I've met, we both thought each other were taking the piss though when we first met because it's a bit rare. "I'm White British, so as far as I know there's no cultural meaning to it." Are Unique Baby Names Worth The Hassle? YOU may think having a unique name helps you to stand out, but is it all it's cracked up to be? Fabulous' Deputy Editor When I was a child, all I wanted was one of those personalised keyrings with my name on it. But no joy, the closest I could find was Rosie, Joseph (not great for a little girl) and Joanne. Josie is short for Josephine, which is a French name, and I managed to reach my 20s without ever meeting anyone who shared it. When I try to introduce myself to people, I get all sorts of random things - like Tracey and Stacey - which can be pretty annoying. Although I have come into contact with a couple of Josies over the last year - there seems to be a few of us around my age - it's still a much rarer name than most of my friends have. On the whole I don't mind it, at least it's not rude or crazily spelt. And it means I can get away with 'doing a Cheryl' and just referring to myself as Josie. I'm getting married this year and some friends are shocked that I'm changing my surname, as it's not seen as very cool or feminist to do so these days, but I explain to them that I'm not that attached to Griffiths as I'd always just say 'hi it's Josie' when ringing a mate up. I think it's nice to be unique and I'll definitely try and replicate this when naming my own kids. It's the rude names you've got to watch out for, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I'll definitely be avoiding those.
NDTV
21-06-2025
- Health
- NDTV
Belly Fat Linked To Higher Risk of Psoriasis, Says Major Study
A new study has revealed that excess belly fat may do more harm than just affect appearance-it could significantly raise the risk of developing psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin condition. Researchers from King's College London analysed data from over 330,000 individuals in the UK and found a strong link between abdominal fat and psoriasis. Published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, the study evaluated 25 different fat-related body measurements. Those tied to belly fat, such as waist-to-hip ratio, abdominal fat ratio, waist circumference, and total abdominal fat tissue, showed the strongest associations with psoriasis. Surprisingly, traditional indicators like Body Mass Index (BMI) were found to be less accurate in predicting this risk. Experts believe the study highlights the need for more targeted health evaluations beyond BMI, especially as belly fat becomes an increasing concern in public health. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that can have a significant impact on quality of life. Many individuals with psoriasis also have elevated levels of body fat. While it is well established that increasing levels of body fat raise the risk of developing psoriasis, the impact of specific fat distribution and genetics remains unclear. Researchers of the current study analysed data from over 330,000 participants with White British ancestry in the UK Biobank, including more than 9,000 people with psoriasis. They examined 25 different measures of body fat using both traditional methods and advanced imaging techniques, assessing how each was associated with psoriasis. Lead investigator Ravi Ramessur, MD, St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, explains in a statement, "Our research shows that where fat is stored in the body matters when it comes to psoriasis risk. Central fat - especially around the waist - seems to play a key role. This has important implications for how we identify individuals who may be more likely to develop psoriasis or experience more severe disease and how we approach prevention and treatment strategies." Catherine H. Smith, MD, also at St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, and senior author, adds, "As rates of obesity continue to rise globally, understanding how different patterns of body fat influence chronic inflammatory conditions such as psoriasis is important. Our findings suggest that central body fat contributes to psoriasis risk irrespective of genetic predisposition and reinforces the importance of measuring waist circumference and proactive healthy weight strategies in psoriasis care." Because this study only included individuals of White British ancestry from the UK Biobank, the generalisability of these findings to more diverse populations may be limited. Future studies incorporating datasets with dermatologist-confirmed diagnoses and broader ethnic representation will be important to further validate these associations and refine risk stratification approaches. Dr Ramessur notes, "We were surprised by how consistently strong the association was across different central fat measures and how much stronger the effect was in women. The observed links between central body fat and psoriasis suggest that there may be underlying biological mechanisms contributing to the disease that are not yet fully understood and which warrant further investigation."
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Grooming gangs scandal: Damning key findings from the Casey review
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced details in the Commons of the review by Dame Louise Casey into Britain's grooming gangs scandal. She stressed the 'damning' findings were a 'stain on society' in the UK with appalling cases of abuse in a string of towns including Rochdale, Oldham, Rotherham and Oxford . The key findings include: * Children need to be treated as children * Too many grooming cases have been dropped or downgraded from rape to lesser charges because 13 to 15-year-olds were perceived to have been 'in love with or consented to sex' with the perpetrators * The law should be changed so adult men who groom and have sex with 13–15-yearolds received mandatory charges of rape * In three police force areas, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire, where high-profile cases involving Pakistani-heritage men have long been investigated and reported, the suspects of 'group based child sexual offences were disproportionately likely to be Asian men' * 'Ignoring the issues, not examining and exposing them to the light allows the criminality and depravity of a minority of men to be used to marginalise whole communities'. * In a dozen live, complex, group-based child sexual exploitation police operations, a significant proportion of these cases appear to involve suspects who are non-UK nationals and/or who are claiming asylum in the UK * Two thirds of overall cases had no ethnicity data recorded. The Government should make mandatory the collection of ethnicity and nationality data for all suspects in child sexual abuse and criminal exploitation cases * Grooming gang prosecutions and investigations had also been identified where the alleged perpetrators are White British, European, African and Middle Eastern * There is 'continued denial, resistance and legal wrangling' among local agencies on grooming gangs * Further local investigation are needed but they should be overseen by a national commission with statutory inquiry powers * A national criminal operation is needed to catch more grooming gang paedophiles, which will be overseen by the National Crime Agency * With taxi drivers using their vehicles to target vulnerable teenagers, the Department for Transport should take immediate action to put a stop to 'out of area taxis' and bring in more rigorous statutory standards for local authority licensing and regulation of taxi drivers. * Around 500,000 children a year are likely to experience child sexual abuse (of any kind). * However, for the vast majority, their abuse is not identified, and it is not reported to the police either at the time or later * Police recorded crime data shows just over 100,000 offences of child sexual abuse and exploitation recorded in 2024, with around 60% of these being contact offences (and the remainder online offences) * Of these contact offences, an estimated 17,100 are 'flagged' by police as child sexual exploitation in police recorded crime data * The only figure on group-based child sexual exploitation comes from a new police dataset (called the Complex and Organised Child Abuse 7 Dataset - COCAD) which, while suffering a number of limitations, has identified around 700 recorded offences of group-based child sexual exploitation in 2023. * National police data confirms that the majority of victims of child sexual exploitation are girls (78% in 2023) with the most common age for victims being between 10 and 15 years old (57% in 2023). * Most perpetrators are men (76% in 2023). The data suggests that the age profile of perpetrators varies, with 39% of suspects aged 10 to 15 and 18% aged 18 to 29. This younger age profile is likely to be resulting from an increase in reporting of online and child-on-child offending
Kiwiblog
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Kiwiblog
UK migration trends
Matt Goodwin looks at how current migration trends will change the UK, if unchanged. Key findings: The proportion of the UK that is 'White British' will drop from 73% today to 57% in 2050 and 34% in 2100 The non-white proportion will increase from 20% to 59% by 2100 19% of the UK will be Muslim by 2100 Hard to imagine that Japan would (for example) have an immigration policy where native Japanese would become a minority in Japan within two generations.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Revealed: The spiralling cost of housing foreign-born tenants
Foreign-born heads of households in London cost Britain around £3.6 billion a year in discounted rent, Telegraph analysis suggests. Nearly half of all social housing in the capital, 48 per cent, is occupied by foreign-born heads of household, data from the 2021 census shows. This is well over the national average of 19 per households benefit from cheap rents which, when compared to private rent in London, average out at a discount of around £11,600 per year per household. Responding to the figures, Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, said: 'This research shows how the huge costs of mass, low-skilled migration are often hidden from the public. When you lift up the bonnet, it's clear that the level and composition of immigration have been hugely economically harmful for decades'. The figures also show some 35 per cent of working age foreign-born heads of households in London's social housing are either unemployed or economically inactive, despite living in one of the UK's most prosperous regions. The most recent ONS figures show that output per hour worked in the capital is approximately 26 per cent higher than the UK average. The figures cast further doubt on the UK's migration policies. Last year, the Office for Budget Responsibility found that low-paid migrant workers were costing taxpayers more than £150,000 each by the time they hit state pension age. The proportion of social housing allocated to foreign-born lead residents varies drastically across the capital. A majority of social housing is occupied by a foreign-born lead tenant in 14 of the city's 32 boroughs, with only 10 areas in the capital falling below the level of 40 per cent. Over 60 per cent of social housing in Brent and Westminster is allocated to foreign-born lead residents but this drops to 16 per cent in Havering. To come to the figure of £3.6 billion, The Telegraph matched rents for London's 'general needs' social housing stock across local authority and private registered providers with median private sector rents for properties with equivalent numbers of bedrooms. This suggested that socially rented properties were approximately £11,992 cheaper per year in 2021. Adjusted for estimated service charges, the net discount works out at £11,610. Added up across the city across the whole of the population, this suggests a total subsidy of approximately £7.7 billion. If households headed by foreign-born residents take up a proportional share of this sum, it would amount to roughly £3.6 billion per year in total discounts. Separate data from the English Housing Survey suggests that there is significant variation between ethnic groups with regards to social housing use. Roughly 48 per cent of Black Caribbean households, 40 per cent of Black African households, and 40 per cent of Bangladeshi households in England live in social housing, compared with 16 per cent of White British households, and 5 per cent of Chinese and Indian households. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
