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Weddings are undoubtedly stressful affairs for the bride and groom. A 2020 survey by Zola found that 72 percent of couples said they were either “very” or “extremely” stressed during the planning stages for their big day. However, as important as a wedding might be to those involved, it’s not a matter of life and death and a little perspective is always important. But one wedding bride called Delaney appears to have overstepped the mark in the most extreme way possible ahead of her nuptials after lambasting her 13-year-old cousin, who was set to serve as flower girl, for shaving her head....

In a viral post shared on discussion website Mumsnet, user Thatissorude explained the bridesmaid did not attend over fears of what guests would say about her weight. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of obese people in the U.S. stood at 41.9 percent in 2020. The woman added in the Saturday post: “AIBU (am I being unreasonable) to think that a bridesmaid pulling out of the wedding one hour before they were due to get hair and makeup done is a bit rude?...

Chick lit is growing up. In 1998 a wise-cracking, boy-crazy British career girl named Bridget Jones took publishing by storm and spawned dozens of imitators. Now a new breed of fictional heroine is bringing Bridget’s wry humor and brutal candor not to dating but to motherhood; publishers call the new genre “mommy lit.” So far this summer, “Babyville,” Danielle Crittenden’s “Amanda Bright@Home” and Adele Parks’s “Larger Than Life” have hit bookstores with the same candy-colored covers as their chick-lit cousins....

Man Utd target Griezmann City have paid a fee of £300,000 for the 26-year-old, having activated his release clause. Taylor has enjoyed a somewhat meteoric rise through the divisions, and has played in the fifth, fourth, and third tiers in the last 21 months. He could make his debut in the Championship this weekend against Rotherham, but is unlikely to feature for the club in Tuesday’s encounter against Sheffield Wednesday....

“Ambassadors and their staff will now have to be much more circumspect, and that will be costly for national security,” Brett Bruen, former director of global engagement in the White House under former President Barack Obama, told Newsweek. “There won’t be honest assessments included in those cables, which are the most widely consumed form of communication from overseas.” “You will still have video conferences and calls on secure lines, but those don’t get the same distribution,” Bruen added, noting that no ambassadors resigned or were kicked out of their jobs after Wikileaks leaked a cache of diplomatic cables in 2010....

Now all eyes turn to Jordan Spieth, who won the Masters and the U.S. Open in a magical season. St. Andrews beckons with its pot bunkers, challenging links set-up and a mystique few courses match. MORE: Recent Open winners | American Open champions | Looking back a 2014 Open When is the British Open? The Open Championship play runs July 16-19. Who has U.S. television coverage of the British Open?...

“There are international conventions in place that prevent the destruction of cultural heritage,” a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whom Trump has repeatedly praised and called “a friend,” told reporters on Monday. “Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites,” Trump tweeted on Saturday. Continuing, the president warned that “some” of the designated targets were “important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD....

FAI in favour of expanded World Cup The 40-year-old British man, who had been employed at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, passed away on Thursday. “The relevant authorities have been notified and the next of kin has been informed,” the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy said in a statement. “An immediate investigation into the cause of this fatality is underway and further details will be released in due course....

The couple, who announced their engagement in September, shared a series of videos on their respective Instagram accounts that showed them in a range of passionate displays from their private jet to their secluded swimming pool. Their series of clips kicked off with Spears, 40, sharing footage of Asghari, who turns 28 on March 4, kissing her sparkling engagement ring as they sat on their plane, heading for an undisclosed location....

Milano, 50, tweeted her concern for Spears, 41, in December when fan conspiracy theories were circulating that the singer was missing or that something was amiss. “Someone please go check on Britney Spears,” she tweeted on December 20 and limited the replies to only people Milano followed or had mentioned in the tweet. But Spears noticed the tweet and shared it to her Instagram stories, just days after police completed a welfare check on the singer on January 25 at the request of fans who had called the authorities when she deactivated her Instagram....

The pop star married her long-term boyfriend Sam Asghari in June after five years of being together at her former home in Thousand Oaks, California. The star-studded ceremony took place at her home where a chapel was created especially for the highly anticipated nuptials. On Wednesday, Spears took to Instagram and shared a photo of her dream venue—an ornately decorated church, but she revealed there was one big reason that prevented her from tying the knot there—that she is not Catholic....

The pop star’s notorious conservatorship, which gave other people control over her personal and financial decisions, was dissolved in November after more than 13 years. She testified in June that she had been made to see therapists under the arrangement. On Thursday, Spears took to her Instagram account to post a video of herself portraying both therapist and patient. Talking to the camera, she said: “Hi, so as your therapist today, I’m here to just ask you a couple of questions....

Understanding the differences between a cold and bronchitis can help you determine what to do to get better. The most significant difference between the two is that a cold is a viral infection in the upper respiratory tract while bronchitis is a lower respiratory infection that affects the bronchial tubes, the airways that carry air to your lungs. Therefore, with a cold, you will feel it in your nose or sinus area, but you will feel it in the lungs if you have bronchitis....

Moore is out indefinitely. Moore left the Broncos' 27-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the first half Sunday night after being unable to accelerate on Jamaal Charles' 35-yard run. He was replaced by veteran Mike Adams. The Broncos said he had a lower leg injury and removed him from the game. During the night, Moore called the team's athletic trainer because he was still experiencing pain and swelling and was told to see a doctor, who determined he needed what's called a fasciotomy....

Elway did land Peyton Manning – who had a successful four-year run that led to the franchise making two Super Bowl appearances and winning Super Bowl 50. Last week, however, Denver was forced to start practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton at quarterback because Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles were forced to sit out because of COVID-19 concerns. The rest consists of in-between success and failure, but 13 different quarterbacks have started for the Broncos since 2011....

Former Denver quarterback Bill Musgrave, who was most recently the offensive coordinator for the Raiders, will be the new quarterbacks coach as new Broncos head coach Vance Joseph continues to compile his staff. Running the Broncos offense will be former Chargers coach Mike McCoy. He’ll be in his second stint as the Broncos offensive coordinator. McCoy was Denver’s OC from 2009-12 under coaches Josh McDaniels and John Fox. “Mike is a hell of a play caller,” Joseph said Thursday....

Linebacker Von Miller, who has 60 sacks in five seasons in Denver, is set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. But NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Denver will use its franchise tag on Miller and try to work out a long-term deal during the offseason. MORE: Ranking the best Super Bowl losers | Peyton Manning ‘near tears’ in Broncos meeting It wasn’t an easy decision for the Broncos, because up-and-coming quarterback Brock Osweiler also is an impending free agent and Peyton Manning will likely retire....

Where there is fire to go with the smoke fogging the question, the topic continues to draw attention. Saturday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Pettine got his say in the situation. In a word: Whatever. Pettine called rumor "noise," preferring to focus on a job that was his, not one for which he was possibly a second choice … or worse. Harbaugh, coach of the San Francisco 49ers, remains in his job....

Pryor’s current one-year deal worth $1.67 million is set to expire at season’s end, when he would become a free agent unless he is re-signed by the Browns. The team has nearly $50 million in salary cap space. WEEK 7 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has been in Cleveland recently, the report notes. Pryor, who leads the team with 33 catches, 413 receiving yards and four total touchdowns, said that last month he wants to remain a member of the Browns as long as Hue Jackson is coach....

Cleveland has battled injuries and COVID-19 concerns to curb the momentum of making the playoffs last season. Pittsburgh hasn’t been as ravaged, but the concerns there have been a struggling run defense and not enough offense. That’s led to both teams teetering around .500, despite high levels of young and veteran talent. The Browns want to finish with another winning record at the least. The Steelers, who won the division in 2020, are starting at going first to worst....