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GCSE girl with facial piercing not allowed to attend lessons

A schoolgirl who is due to sit her GCSEs in two weeks has been banned from lessons after refusing to remove a facial piercing.
Georgia Bell, 16, who attends Highdown School, was told by teachers yesterday she was unwelcome in the classroom unless the piercing above her lip, done five weeks ago during the school holidays, […]

If You’re Considering a Tattoo, Read This

Tattoos may deposit more than color underneath the skin. Like car paint pigments. And lead.
These are just a couple of the substances that scientists have discovered taint some tattoo inks, raising safety concerns over the widely popular but loosely regulated industry. “Consumers should be aware of the fact that we really don’t know what’s being […]