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Can someone tell me what kind of pastry you use for mince pies please?!

My husband is a delivery driver. He normally starts work at 330 am, and the time he finishes depends on where he has to go that day. His shortest working day is 12 hours, and 95% of that is spent driving. His longest day is about 17-18 hours. Are there rules on how many hours driving he can do in one day? The problem is there's no way to prove how many hours driving he does. Also, are there rules on how many hours he can do in one day? By the time he gets home tonight, he's going to have 7 hours max before he has to start work again, and that's before he has his tea, shower etc. His work keep promising to do something but they seem to be false promises, and as he is salaried, he's currently earning less than £4 per hour!

I am getting married on 14th August and am trying to get my flowers sorted. We are on quite a tight budget. Do i need to have flower arrangements at the chuch? Does anyone have any ideas how we can make the chuch nice and pretty without spending a fortune? Any ideas greatly appreciated!

My fiance has been made redundant and is due 3 weeks redundancy pay. His boss wants to give it to him in 3 lots, so that he doesn't have to pay it all out at once. Is he allowed to do that? I thought he had to do it in one lump sum? Any help would be greatly appreciated, as my fiances boss has already done him out of 6 days holiday pay and gone about the redundancy in the totally wrong way. We're in the UK. Thanks in advance :-)

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and i had my show on Saturday night. I've been getting contraction pains since, but they seem to get worse and closer together and then ease off. The Dr said my little boy will be fine if he comes now as i had the steroid injections earlier in my pregnancy. I also have spd, so in a lot of pain from that as well. Does anyone have any tips or advice to get things going a bit faster?

My partner and i are getting married in August. My engagement ring is gold, because i wanted to use my late mothers. My partner is not a big fan of gold, and would like a silver or white gold wedding ring. Do our wedding rings have to match? Or does it even matter if i have a gold engagement ring and silver or white gold wedding ring?! Also, can someone please tell me what in the colour scheme has to match please? I'm struggling to decide on colours and getting very confused!! Thank you soooo much for any help!

I am 8 months pregnant and we found out recently that my fiance is going to be made redundant. His employer has said that he will keep my partner on until i go into labour, then give him his 2 weeks paternity leave and then make him redundant. He will nly get 3 weeks redundancy pay, does he pay tax on this money? Also, my partner would like to retrain as an hgv driver once he has been made redundant, is there any way he would be able to get help paying for this? Thanks for any help x

I am currently 25 weeks pregnant with our first baby. When i was 16 i had a stillborn baby who was 8 weeks early. Because of this, i have to see my consultant quite alot and the doctors think that this baby may be early as well. Last week i got alot of pains and had to go to the hospital. I called my fiance back from work to come with me. The Drs think it was an infection, but my fiance had to take a couple of days off of work to keep an eye on me in case the infection brought on my labour. All in all he had2 1/2 days off work due to this last week. His boss has spoken to him today as he is worried about how much time off he will have to have, but i was wondering if anyone knows what rights my fiance has, as i am now not only worried about how early the baby will be, but about my partner losing his job for having to have time off. I know he is entitled to 2 weeks off for paternity leave when the baby is born, and we are going to write a letter requesting this for the date the baby is due, but what if we keep having scares like last week and what if the baby is early, can he be refused his leave? His boss having such a lack of understanding has really upset me, i know he has a business to run, but i just want to make sure we know what all our rights are because he will try and get out of everything he is obliged to do. Any help appreciated!

I am currently 25 weeks pregnant with our first baby. When i was 16 i had a stillborn baby who was 8 weeks early. Because of this, i have to see my consultant quite alot and the doctors think that this baby may be early as well. Last week i got alot of pains and had to go to the hospital. I called my fiance back from work to come with me. The Drs think it was an infection, but my fiance had to take a couple of days off of work to keep an eye on me in case the infection brought on my labour. All in all he had2 1/2 days off work due to this last week. His boss has spoken to him today as he is worried about how much time off he will have to have, but i was wondering if anyone knows what rights my fiance has, as i am now not only worried about how early the baby will be, but about my partner losing his job for having to have time off. I know he is entitled to 2 weeks off for paternity leave when the baby is born, and we are going to write a letter requesting this for the date the baby is due, but what if we keep having scares like last week and what if the baby is early, can he be refused his leave? His boss having such a lack of understanding has really upset me, i know he has a business to run, but i just want to make sure we know what all our rights are because he will try and get out of everything he is obliged to do. Any help appreciated!

She seems okay in herself, she is still playful and lively, but sometimes she shakes really badly and in the past week or so she seems to be malting an awful lot. Obviously it's the middle of winter, so sure this isn't right, but sometimes her fur is seeming to come out in clumps. She doesn't seem ill, but am still concerned.

My fiance and i are expecting a baby in June and would really like to get married before the baby is born. My fiance has been christened, but i have not. Because of this, and because if the fact that i am already pregnant, is it possible for us to be married in a church? And does anyone know what they roughly charge?

I know that it is traditional for a man to give his partner an eternity ring on the birth of their first baby, but i would also like to buy my fiance a present to give him when our baby is born. I'm only 12 weeks gone, so know i have plenty of time, but i'm just trying to get some ideas. I want something meaningful, but as he doesn't really wear jewellery i am a bit stuck!! Any ideas would be greatfully recieved!!

I got a pos preg test about 2 weeks ago. I thought i was about 6 weeks, but now think i may have got my dates wrong. I had a scan last week as i was getting tummy pains and drs thought it may be ectopic. Couldn't see much so had another on mon. They could see the gestational sac, but not the yolk sac. At the bottom of the gestational sac there was like a flickering, the guy said it might be the babys heartbeat, but could also be mine so couldn't put it in the scan report, but he also said he was quietly confident all would be okay. Saw the Dr again yest after having repeat bloods to check hcg, and he said as it should double every 48 hours, he said it may be a failing pregnancy as it had only risen by about 50%. I have just read that it should double every 48-72 hours, so from that, i should be about right. I'm just worried that they couldn't see the yolk sac yet. Has anyone had any experience of this? I am so worried.

My fiance and i would like to start planning our wedding, but i really don't know where to start?! Has anyone got any advice?

I have my in-laws coming for tea and i was planning on making a syllabub for dessert, but can't find my recipe! Does anyone have one please?!

I have an 8 month old collie puppy. She is quite well behaved, but when she is left on her own she chews whatever she can find. We are moving to a new, rented house next week, and i need to get her out of this habit. We have tried making sure she has plenty to keep her entertained, but whatever we do doesn't make a difference, she will still chew anything. She chew through an electric wire last week, while it was switched on! Has anyone got any tips to get her out of this habit?

My sister is a tiny size 4 and struggles to find nice clothes that fit her. She is going to a wedding soon, and cannot find anything to wear. Does anyone know anywhere she can find clothes that will fit, but on a budget! Thank you.

I am 24 and my fiance is 26. I feel that i have alot to offer a child, and am interested in doing this. Does anyone know what fostering agencies look for i potential foster carers? And how i would go about it?

Does anyone know whether it's possible, and if so, where, i can get packet, or ready made diane sauce, to go with a steak?

6 of us have decided to do a come dine with me type thing, and have to do a 3 course meal for us all for a budget of £15. I'm not a bad cook, but am struggling to come up with some original ideas that are reasonable simple to do within the budget. We're scoring each other, so need something good!! Any ideas would be very gratefully recieved!!