1 week agoBlogsComments Off on The exact shopping list of Zara summer tops that fit big boobs and DON’T ride up or aren’t see-through on size 14 plus
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: People walk past a Zara fashion retail store in Cheapside on October 14, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)
When you have a bigger bust shopping for tops that actually fit can be a bit of a task.
If they’re not leaving a gaping hole in the middle, they’re squashing your bust so much you can barely breathe.
However, one brand that is usually associated with having a small fit when it comes to sizes, has pulled it out of the bag with its range of bust friendly summer tops.
Zara has a range of stretchy tops that actually fit and flatter your bust, don’t show your bra or squash your boobs.
It’s a miracle.
Plus some of them start from as little as £9.99.
Here, Deputy Fashion Editor Abby McHale gives a rundown of the best bust friendly tops from Zara that are perfect for summer.
Not only is the butter yellow colour the shade of the season, but the fabric is stretchy enough to fit across your chest.
Whilst v necklines are flattering on larger busts you shouldn’t be afraid of higher necks such as this, as when you get the right fit it doesn’t make you look top heavy.
The ruched detailing down the side of this top also adds to the shape of the whole look.
Similar to the formula of the other tops, this butter yellow top has thick straps and a square neck to make for a winning combination.
With cutout flower embroidery at the bottom to add extra attention to detail, this shade and style is perfect for summer.
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A slightly different shape to the other tops, this round neck, short sleeve top has a ruched detail down the middle which is great for a fuller bust as it eliminates the chance of gaping, as the fabric overlaps.
Dipping into a reverse V shape at the bottom for extra shape, this is a different take on a flattering style of top for summer.
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1 week agoBlogsComments Off on HSE reveal six ways to prepare for motion sickness when travelling on holiday with kids this summer
THE HSE has revealed its top six ways to help Irish parents prepare for motion sickness when travelling with children this summer.
Get a smooth, safe break this year as the healthcare provider has released its leading advice for parents.
The HSE have shared their top tips to get a smoother journey this summerGetty - ContributorThere are six key ways to prevent motion sickness for your child when travelling
With the start of summer holidays approaching, HSE child health experts have shared top tips to help parents.
The information aims to help parents prepare to keep their children safe over the coming months.
As some kids might be out of their usual childcare or school routine or in less familiar places on holiday or visiting relatives.
This can mean they might be exposed to risks they wouldn’t normally encounter on a regular basis.
But there are some things parents can do to help make sure children have a fun, relaxing and exciting time over the summer months, while also staying safe.
HSE National Clinical Lead, Child Health Public Health Dr Abigail Collins, shared her two cents on keeping kids safe during the holidays.
How to prevent motion sickness in kids
Travel or motion sickness is caused by repeated movements when travelling. For example, going over bumps in a car or moving up and down in a boat.
Early morning starts or departing just after food can also make children feel worse when travelling, so just remind yourself of when your child has felt unwell and try to organise the travel to make it a more comfortable experience for the whole family.
During the journey, try to:
Reduce motion if possible – for example, sit them in the middle of a boat, and avoid placing them in the back row of seven-seater cars near the wheel
Distract them by talking, listening to music or singing songs – encourage them not to read, watch films or use screens
ask them to look straight ahead at a fixed point, such as the horizon, instead of moving objects like passing cars or rolling waves
Breathe fresh air if possible – for example, by opening a car window
encourage them to close their eyes and breathe slowly while focusing on their breathing
Break up long journeys to get some fresh air, drink water or take a walk
You can also talk to a pharmacist about particular remedies to help prevent or relieve the symptoms oftravel and motion sickness.
She said, “At home, we are often more aware of the potential dangers, but with good weather, we might be spending more time outdoors or in less familiar places.
“Children are naturally curious, so it’s good to be aware of some of the steps you can take to help keep them safe over the coming weeks, whether it’s in the garden, park, visiting another home or on holiday.
“This includes thinking ahead to the potential risks such as unsupervised access to a balcony or swimming pool, or going to a family member’s home which hasn’t been childproofed.
“And with warmer weather here or overseas, it’s important to take steps to prevent heat exhaustion and sunburn.
“Parents can find advice on a wide range of topics on the HSE’smychild.iewebsite, to help keep children safe and healthy during the next few months.“
The healthcare organisation have revealed the most important thing is to always supervise your child at all times.
It was also advised to think ahead when visiting new places, especially when going somewhere new with your child.
For example, a relative’s home might allow your child easy access onto a balcony or a busy road or when abroad be careful of access to pools.
Heat stroke and exhaustion
Although, children do not sweat as much as adults they find it harder to stay cool. When it’s hot, you should make sure that babies and children drink enough fluids.
Children’s bodies heat up much faster than adults’ bodies. This is why children are more at risk ofheat stroke.
To help prevent heat exhaustion or heatstroke:
drink plenty of cold drinks, especially when exercising
take cool baths or showers
wear light coloured, loose clothing
sprinkle water over skin or clothes
avoid the sun between 11am and 3pm
avoid extreme exercise
It’s also important to think aboutwater safety as summer holidays might mean opportunities to splash and swim in local lakes or beaches, or swimming pools here or abroad.
To keep children safe from water outside there are many things you can do including:
Empty, store upside down, fence off or safely cover anything that can collect water. This includes ponds, barrels, water troughs, buckets and basins.
Never leave a child alone in a paddling pool.
Empty paddling pools after use and store them so that they cannot fill with rainwater.
Be aware of puddles – remember children can drown in small amounts of water.
Never leave children alone on a farm. Fence off exposed areas on farms, including slurry pits.
Teach your child to swim when they are at the right age. But you should still always supervise a child in and near water. You should do this whether they can swim or not.
Poisoningis most likely to happen to children age one to four years, with lots of ordinary household products being poisonous including dishwasher tablets, plant feed, batteries, room fresheners including liquid reed diffusers, plants, and essential oils.
Top 5 ways to keep your kids SunSafe this summer
Follow the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5 S’s to protect your children’s skin:
Slip on clothing that covers your skin, such as long sleeves and collared t-shirts.
Slop on sunscreen: Use sunscreen with SPF 30+ for adults and 50+ for children which provides high UVA protection and is water-resistant. Reapply regularly.
Slap on a wide-brimmed hat.
Seek shade: Sit in the cover of trees to avoid direct sunlight. Use a sunshade on your buggy or pram. Keep babies and children out of direct sunlight.
Slide on wraparound sunglasses.
You can reduce the risk of poisoning by keeping products out of your child’s reach and sight.
For more information on how to keep your kids safe this summer, visit the HSE’s Mychild.ie.
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1 week agoBlogsComments Off on Latest Budget 2026 blow with ‘won’t repeat’ €2.6bn social welfare cost of living alert amid €140 Child Benefit shake-up
THERE will be no multibillion euro cost of living busting package of support for households in the upcoming budget due to concerns that a Trump slump will wipe out Ireland’s corporation taxes.
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe confirmed Budget 2026 “will not repeat” another €2.2 billion of living package, saying past budgets introduced measures when inflation was at highs of five, 10 or 15 per cent.
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, Tanaiste Simon Harris and Public Expenditure Minister Jack ChambersCillian Sherlock/PA WireTaoiseach Micheal Martin also ruled out a repeat of the bonanza cost-of-living packageThierry Monasse/Getty Images
The Government has instead this year leaned more towards the possible introduction of “targeted” payments for those most at risk of poverty.
Donohoe said he is “well aware” of the impact of the cost of living crisis but said there are risks when it comes to funding permanent measures with tax receipts that may not always be available in the future.
With concerns that Trump’s tariffs could wreak havoc on the Irish economy, Donohoe warned that there will be no repeat of the cost of living supports of the past.
This is despite the Dail hearing yesterday how skyrocketing grocery prices is leaving people struggling to keep their heads above water.
Speaking to RTE’s Morning Ireland, Donohoe said: “I’m absolutely well aware of the impact of the cost of living and what it means for so many people in our country in our society.
“I see it and I experience that. I know the difficulty it poses for many, for very many in our country.”
He added: “What every budget has done is it finds different ways of helping with the cost of living.
“But I have to make the case again here today that the kind of measures that we’ve had in the past of €2.5 billion packages.
“Packages of that scale were in place when we had inflation of five, 10, 15 percent. And we should not and I believe will not repeat that again.
“But we will find other ways, budget by budget and over four to five budgets instead, helping with and responding back to the needs within our society.”
It included two doubleChild Benefitpayments handed out before Christmas, €400 extra for carers and €300 for those onFuel Allowance.
Budget 2025 also provided an additional October cost-of-living double payment as well as the usual social welfare Christmas bonus.
But Donohoe and Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chamberspreviously admitted that they are reluctant to make any spending or taxation decisions in Budget 2026 that “create new risks”.
This means that the social welfare bonus payments and energy credits of recent budgets will not be a feature of this year’s budget announcements.
ECONOMY ‘CHALLENGES’
Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty told the Dail this afternoon that food prices in particular were putting people under pressure as he called on the Government to take action.
In response, Tanaiste Simon Harris claimed the Government were already helping people with the cost of living through measures like the carers grant, the back to school allowance and the pay increase for public sector workers – all of which will be paid out over the summer.
The Fine Gael leader admitted that there will be no repeat of the support packages of recent budgets but there will be moves to help people cope with the cost of living through different measures that are currently up for negotiation.
Donohoe said there are “challenges” ahead for the Irish economy as price hikes, “recessionary trends” and the looming impact of US tariffs barrel towards us, but said we are heading towards those challenges in a “position of strength”.
He said different scenarios for the Irish economy – where tariffs were and were not permanently applied by the US – have been taken into account.
Anything we do in this space needs to be targeted and focused on those on low incomes, particularly workers.”
Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary
Donohoe explained: “What we remain to see yet is what the United States assessment will be, which is why it’s important that we have surplus in our public finances and we have so many people at work.
“These are the kind of challenges that we could need to confront but I have confidence that we can do that.”
He declared: “Our agenda and objective in the budget, when it comes in the autumn, will be again to provide within the social protection payment programme and in terms of taxation, to do what we can to alleviate the pressures on people.”
‘TARGETED’ BUDGET EFFORTS
The news of a more cautious budget comes as Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary confirmed his Department would be taking a more “targeted” approach to address poverty, particularly child poverty.
He vowed that any changes made to the social welfare system this year will be targeted and “focused on those most at risk” of poverty and those in consistent poverty.
The Fianna Fail TD said the Programme for Government includes a “range of measures” to support children and their families in Budget 2026.
He explained: “One such commitment is to explore a targeted child benefit payment and examine the interaction this would have with existing targeted supports to reduce child poverty.
Calleary said the Department of Social Protection is examining a targeted second-tier of the €140 Child Benefit payment but added that it is a “complex issue”.
'OUT OF CONTROL' PRICING
By GRAINNE Ni AODHA
THE “crazy” increase in the cost of everyday food items has been raised in the Dail, as the opposition accused the Government of being inactive on the issue.
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said that in the past year, butter had become a euro more expensive, a kilo of Irish cheddar was up 57 cents, and two litres of milk was up 27 cents.
She cited figures in the Irish Times that indicated a kilo of chicken had cost €4.99 euro in 2022 and now costs €11.
“That’s just crazy,” she said, telling the Dail that prices were “out of control”.
“Many households are now paying 3,000 euros extra a year in the supermarket than they were in 2021.”
She accused the Government of having “failed to exert any real pressure” on retailers, after a junior minister handling the issue was “unceremoniously ignored”.
The Dublin Central TD blasted: “Your latest plan, it seems, is to do absolutely nothing, to stick your head in the sand, allow people to be ripped off week in and week out.
“Let me just give you some more CSO data – over five years, sugar is up 54 per cent.
“A filet of cod, up 55 per cent, pork sausages 21 per cent, lamb 48 per cent, spaghetti up 46 per cent.
“Nothing has changed, people are still to the pin of their collar.”
He explained: “Táimid ag obair ar an two-tier payment. We are looking at that but there is quite a lot of work involved and it is a complex issue to examine.”
The proposed Child Benefit shake-up would lift some 55,000 children out of income poverty and 25,000 from consistent poverty, according to a recent report from the Economic and Social Research Institute.
The €140 flat payment will still be paid to everyone, regardless of income.
Calleary said the Department of Social Protection needs to work “collectively” with other Government Departments to ensure there are no “unintended consequences” as a result of the payment.
He explained: “If we are to do this, people cannot lose out. We have to look at expanding the working family payment and the child support payment as part of targeted measures.
“Anything we do in this space needs to be targeted and focused on those on low incomes, particularly workers.
“We have to ensure that people do not get a lower payment under a new system than they are currently getting.
“That could be an unintended consequence of some of the work we have seen today.”
‘EXPANSIONARY PACKAGE’
Tanaiste Simon Harris told colleagues that the Budget will be an “expansionary package” and most of the measures will take effect next January.
Speaking at Wednesday’s Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting, Harris said one normal Budget will be announced in October.
Although nothing has been confirmed and Harris said decisions have yet to be made, he told the meeting that the VAT rate for small businesses will be cut permanently in the Budget.
He also said childcare fees must be permanently reduced over the lifetime of this government.
Harris also said the cost of education, across all levels, must be reduced along with healthcare costs, and significant progress should be made in children’s disability services and special education.
Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe said the specific cost of living package seen in past budgets were when inflation was higherREUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneDonohoe said there are ‘challenges’ ahead for the Irish economyGetty Images - Getty
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo has penned a new mega-money deal at Al-Nassr until 2027.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens, with the winger preferring a move to Stamford Bridge this summer, according to reports.
In other news, Liverpool have announced the £40million signing of Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez.
1 week agoBlogsComments Off on Three Met cops who strip-searched black girl, 15, GUILTY of misconduct – but are cleared of racially profiling her
THREE Met Police officers who strip-searched a black 15-year-old girl after wrongly suspecting she had cannabis have been found guilty of misconduct.
The teen, known only as Child Q, was removed from an exam at her school in Hackney, East London, by the female cops.
She was forced to remove her sanitary towel during the “disproportionate” and “humiliating” strip search.
The ordeal sparked fury after the Met were accused of targeting the girl because of her race.
PC Kristina Linge and PC Rafal Szmydynski were today found guilty of gross misconduct following a tribunal.
PC Victoria Wray was found to have committed misconduct, the panel in South East London found.
The panel heard how black schoolchildren were more likely to be treated as older and less vulnerable than their white peers.
But the hearing did not find that the officers were influenced by Child Q’s race nor was the girl’s age a factor in her treatment.
Cdr Kevin Southworth said: “The experience of Child Q should never have happened and was truly regrettable.
“We have sincerely apologised to Child Q since this incident happened.
“Again, I am deeply sorry to Child Q and her family for the trauma that we caused her, and the damage this incident caused to the trust and confidence black communities across London have in our officers.”
Police were called to the school in December 2020 after believing the teen girl may have been in possession of drugs.
She was forced to expose her intimate parts while no appropriate adult was present.
No drugs were found during the search, which was described as unjustified, inappropriate, disproportionate humiliating and degrading.
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Warren has been in cricket administration for almost 30 years, including stints as head of events for both the International Cricket Council (ICC) and for the England and Wales Cricket Board.
He sits on the ICC Chief Executives Committee and ICC Women’s Cricket Committee, is the Chair of the European T20 Premier League.
He was also a member of both the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and the Olympic Council of Ireland Disciplinary Panel, and is a former Board Director of both the Federation of Irish Sport and the European Cricket Council.
After the board meeting where his resignation was formally advised, Warren Deutrom: “It’s hard to explain my feelings since making this decision.
“The role of Cricket Ireland CEO has covered more than a third of my life and two-thirds of my professional career. It has felt more like a vocation and a true labour of love than a mere job.
“The attainment of ICC Full Membership and Test status is the most significant achievement I’ll look back on with pride – indeed, if the first decade of my role was about trying to achieve ICC Full Membership/Test status, the next decade has been about trying to live up to that privilege.
“Today, with new ICC funding, with permanent infrastructure planned, a World Cup to co-host, a central contracts system for both men and women, and the European T20 Premier League on the horizon, I’m more confident than ever that the foundations are there to realise that new vision, so it’s the right time for me to hand over the baton.
“While the absolute highlights of the role are too numerous to mention, the most powerful memories I’ll take with me are of our Irish cricket family – the good people, the kind people, the mentors, the taskmasters, the wonderful colleagues, and the countless friends I am privileged to have made along the way.
“I look forward to saying a personal thanks to as many people as possible over the coming weeks.”
The Chair of Cricket Ireland Brian MacNeice thanked Warren Deutrom for all his works over his nearly 19 years.
He said “The measure of success for any CEO is have they left the organisation in a better place than they found it. There is no doubt Warren has achieved that.
“It’s obvious that cricket – and more specifically, Irish cricket – hasn’t just been a job for Warren, but rather a passion.
“He has driven some of the most significant achievements our sport has ever seen – especially the attainment of Full Membership of the ICC.
“He took over an embryonic organisation, led it through an unparalleled period of growth, managed the organisation through challenges such as the economic crash and Covid, and always maintained an eye on the big picture.
“A role like this invariably demands an extraordinary level of skill, dedication, enthusiasm and selflessness, three attributes Warren has in abundance.
“He ends his tenure with not only a list of achievements, but several substantial projects in development – such as the stadium and co-hosting of the T20 World Cup – that suggest a bright future for Irish cricket.
“On behalf of the Board and staff of Cricket Ireland, I thank Warren for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the role of CEO – and I wish Warren and his family all the best in the future.”
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